First-World Cartoonist Problems
On his site yesterday, Scott Kurtz shared a rather interesting thought. The content you are trying to access is only available to members.
View ArticleHitch it / Ditch it: Urban Jungle, Overboard and Sketched Comedy
The Hitch It / Ditch it critiques have been one of the most popular hot seats on Webcomics.com. You know the drill. I review participating webcartoonists and list one thing I think they’re doing well...
View ArticleThe Overnight Test
I learned about this essay on creativity and business by Linds Redding from David Malki’s Twitter feed. In it, Redding relates his experience of working in an ad agency pre-Internet. He describes a...
View ArticleHitch It / Ditch It: Tavern Wenches, Seeking Shelter, Stiffs
Here’s the first of the new round of Hitch It / Ditch It critiques. The rules are simple. For each comic, I point out one thing that I think is strong and one thing that I think needs to be […] ↓ Read...
View Article“On The Spot” Hot Seat, part Two
Rules are simple, I go to your site and talk about what’s going on the day I reviewed the comic. I don’t go into the archives. I represent the viewpoint of the person who is coming to the site for […]...
View ArticleMean, insulting, degrading… and funny?
A while ago, I read an angry letter to the editor about a syndicated comic strip that drew the ire of a reader (who made the ubiquitous subscription-cancelation threat). The comic was seen to be...
View ArticleHitch It/Ditch It: Flight of the Binturong, Seeking Shelter, Ed’s R Us
If you’re new to the Hitch It / Ditch It critiques, the rule are simple. I go to your site, and I identify something that I think you’re doing well. Then I mention something that I think could be...
View ArticleHitch It / Ditch It: Botamen, Tales of Absurity, Star Power
Here’s the final installment of the first Hitch It / Ditch It critique series of the year. Rules are simple: I go to your site and find one thing I think you’re doing great and one thing that needs...
View ArticleHumor writing — one step at a time
I like writing about the writing process — especially humor writing. It’s a topic that I find many people who write cartooning tutorials shy away from because it’s so difficult to quantify. But it’s...
View ArticleApplying sitcom principles to comics
One of the major changes I made at the beginning of this year was to stop writing a daily comic strip. Instead, I started producing a graphic novel that updated on my site in two partial-page updates...
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