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June 5 2008

Battlegate Webcomic Review

Okay, the first thing you need to know about Battlegate is the premise. Here's the entire setup, as taken from the Story page:"Marcko Paolo is a 19-year-old military officer starting his career at a criminal detention camp in the northernmost regions of the Kingdom of Battlegate. Although he�s a playboy with a huge appetite for big parties and pretty ladies, he takes his career very seriously. Until recently, he thought his upward trajectory was a certainty...read the rest of the Battlegate review here.

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Jun 8 2008

Don't be a clown. At long last, we come to the end of Dark Jays' Vengeance. He thought to take control of something living and breathing and uncontrollable. Perhaps he'll learn his lesson? More Frog Pond news...

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Jun 8 2008

Site News

After the next Tutorial update, I'll be switching the site over to a Wordpress content management system. I have undertaken a position as a webmaster on another site Check It Local and so I'm not going to have the free time to hand code and manually update everything. It will also spruce up the look and offer some other functionality that would be nice to have.

I've started a Frog Pond Wordpress installation which is going well, but needs some tweaking yet. After that is in place, I'll be switching the rest of the site over to focus more on webcomic reviews and maybe some assorted comic news. The personal galleries will still be available on their own pages - at least for the time being. I would like to resume producing more personal art and posting that along with webcomic reviews and the Frog Pond comic. Writing is quicker than drawing, so I've slipped into more of a writing mode that I've got to break.

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Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:56:33 -0700

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June 5 2008

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Jun 1 2008

Explanation Finally we have the explanation. It's about time.

I'll be taking a new turn with the Frog Pond, starting at the end of this storyline. It'll be a new try with an old format. Make sure you keep tuning back in. I think you'll like it.

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Jun 2 2008

Get Some Buzz Going

If you have a webcomic or an art website, you've already told all your friends and family. You've probably advertised. What more can you do? Here in part three of a series on advertising your webcomic, I offer thirteen more ways to get the word out. It's all about making connections with people.

In other news, I'm still sprucing up the site, so bear with me. The changeover is still in progress and has a ways to go.

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May 30 2008

Butterfly Webcomic Review
Butterfly is a comic about a superhero sidekick that can fly. And his mentor is sidekick to someone else who, in fact, claims to work alone. Really, they are all supported by someone else who doesn't seem to know that he's in charge. I hate spoiling the joke, so all of that is intentionally vague - but you can get a summary of who's who on the Butterfly cast page and you'll understand. For now, read the review.

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Jun 1 2008

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Jun 2 2008

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May 26 2008

Advertising Your Webcomic

Sooner or later, you realize you will have to advertise your comic to let more people know about it. Here are fourteen and a half things all webcomickers should try...

In other news, I'm still sprucing up the site, so bear with me. The changeover is still in progress and has a long way to go.

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Fri, 30 May 2008 14:24:43 -0700

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May 24 2008

Not Done With My Speech How rude. Dark Jay is not done with his speech.

(This is last week's comic. This week's is available on the 'next.'

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May 26 2008

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May 24 2008

Good Ship Chonicles Webcomic Review
I love the line from one of the earliest comics: "In space, no one can hear your dream."

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May 24 2008

Not Done With My Speech How rude. Dark Jay is not done with his speech.

(This is last week's comic. This week's is available on the 'next.'

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May 26 2008

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May 24 2008

Good Ship Chonicles Webcomic Review
I love the line from one of the earliest comics: "In space, no one can hear your dream."

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May 24 2008

Not Done With My Speech How rude. Dark Jay is not done with his speech.

(This is last week's comic. This week's is available on the 'next.'

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May 23 2008

What does a webcomic creator need to think about when creating their first comic? What things should be considered when you are just starting out? Here's the top nine things I would do if I were to start a new comic...(Note that this update is for last Monday's missed update and begins a series examining webcomic production. The next article in the series will be posted on Tuesday.)

In other news, I'm still sprucing up the site, so bear with me. The changeover is still in progress and has a long way to go.

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May 24 2008

Good Ship Chonicles Webcomic Review
I love the line from one of the earliest comics: "In space, no one can hear your dream."

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May 21 2008

The comics all the way to the end of the storyline are done, scanned and tweaked. All that remains is for me to get them posted. That will not likely happen before Sunday, so you'll get a double update then.

Lord of the Trees

Things may have finally just gotten better.

Well, of course, the boys are in full scale retreat and Dark Jay has declared himself Lord of the Trees. None of that is good, per se.

The good part is that DJ is finally done monologing.

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May 23 2008

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May 16 2008

Evil, Inc. Webcomic Review
From the website:
"Evil Inc. is about a corporation run by and for super-villains. Join the CEO (Chief Evil Officer) Evil Atom, a Silver-Age-villain-turned-businessman; Lightning Lady, a recovering supervillainess; Dr. Haynus, a brain-in-a-jar symbiotically joined to a puppy dog; and the rest of the employees who give a new meaning to 'punching in' for the day."

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May 21 2008

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May 23 2008

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May 21 2008

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May 21 2008

Site news: For some reason, Firefox 2.0 doesn't show the site's grey color while other browsers do. I'm looking into 'why' right now, which is holding up some updates. Of course, I'm also involved in a couple of other things which is taking up my time, too. Bear with me.

Just a note letting you know that you'll begin to see a new layout with some new features and ad spaces. Note that I do not intend on keeping all these adspots - it's a little much...I just want to run a little experiment for a month or so to test some research I've done on ad placement.

The Mason Kids
This is Gavin, one of the Mason Kids. I did their caricatures as a gift from their Mom to them. They had such great interests that it was fun to draw them.

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May 18 2008

Unexpected Hiccup The Frog Pond comic for today's update is all finished (along with all comics until the end of this storyline, Dark Jay's Vengeance.

Unfortunately, there is a last-second scheduling conflict with the computer I use to actually -scan- the comics. It will likely be tomorrow evening before I can get things scanned and posted. In the meantime, the Incredibles is playing on ABC Family.

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May 17 2008

Just a note letting you know that you'll begin to see a new layout with some new features and ad spaces. Note that I do not intend on keeping all these adspots - it's a little much...I just want to run a little experiment for a month or so to test some research I've done on ad placement.

The Mason Kids
This is Gavin, one of the Mason Kids. I did their caricatures as a gift from their Mom to them. They had such great interests that it was fun to draw them.

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May 18 2008

Quaking With Fear
It sure doesn't look good for Newt and Spike, does it?

Natives with Life Sabers appearing out of the woods, once again under Dark Jay's command. Looks like this could be the end...

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May 17 2008

The Mason Kids
This is Gavin, one of the Mason Kids. I did their caricatures as a gift from their Mom to them. They had such great interests that it was fun to draw them.

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5-16-8

Evil, Inc. Webcomic Review

From the website:
"Evil Inc. is about a corporation run by and for super-villains. Join the CEO (Chief Evil Officer) Evil Atom, a Silver-Age-villain-turned-businessman; Lightning Lady, a recovering supervillainess; Dr. Haynus, a brain-in-a-jar symbiotically joined to a puppy dog; and the rest of the employees who give a new meaning to �punching in� for the day." You can see the actual review hiding out in plain sight right here.

5-12-8

Promote Your Webcomic

All webcomic artists want to promote their work. That's a given. What we have been lacking is an online place to learn how to promote. How much should you spend on advertising? What else can you do to get a bigger audience? What resources exist for us to take advantage of?

It's new, but there is now such a place. Its' mission is to collect all these resources together so we can all benefit. So, go. Check out how to promote your webcomic and then suggest a resource in the appropriate heading.

5-11-8

Lord of the Trees
Things may have finally just gotten better.

Well, of course, the boys are in full scale retreat and Dark Jay has declared himself Lord of the Trees. None of that is good, per se.

The good part is that DJ is finally done monologing.

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5-11-8

Lord of the Trees
Things may have finally just gotten better.

Well, of course, the boys are in full scale retreat and Dark Jay has declared himself Lord of the Trees. None of that is good, per se.

The good part is that DJ is finally done monologing.

5-8-8

Madscott

by S.R. Gallatin

Madscott starts out as black and white line drawings but switches over to color in early 2008. A month later it switches back and for a good reason. Even though it looks good, the artist doesn't want to rely on color to carry the comic. The line drawings are not especially detailed but that's not the charm of the strip. I'll come back to that after I talk about some of the details that support it. See the rest of the review right here.

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Lord of the Trees
Things may have finally just gotten better.

Well, of course, the boys are in full scale retreat and Dark Jay has declared himself Lord of the Trees. None of that is good, per se.

The good part is that DJ is finally done monologing.

5-8-8

Madscott

by S.R. Gallatin

5-5-8

Happy Artists

After reading this article by Ben Gordon, I had to fight the urge to entitle this resource "the care and feeding of artists."

But if I had,it would have really cheapened what Mr. Gordon had to say in his article. Let's not get all artsy, angsty and melodramatic - but the artist has some desires that they might not even realize. And those who don't practice art understand even less of what an 'artist' might be going through. Take a look at what an artist needs.