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2006 In Webcomics
Notable events of 2006 in webcomics. Events *Platinum Studios purchases website DrunkDuck, with the purpose of publishing comic books online before creating physical releases. *Webcomics collective ACT-I-VATE debuted in February. Awards *Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards, "Outstanding Comic" won by Nicholas Gurewitch's ''The Perry Bible Fellowship''. *Clickburg Webcomic Awards, won by Liz Greenfield, Stephan Brusche, and Daniel Merlin Goodbrey. *Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Nicholas Gurewitch's ''The Perry Bible Fellowship''. * Eagle Awards, "Favourite Web-Based Comic" won by Batton Lash's ''Supernatural Law''. * Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Scott Kurtz' '' PvP''. * Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by James Kochalka's ''American Elf''. *Weblog Awards, "Best Comic Strip" won by Ryan Sohmer and Lar deSouza's ''Least I Could Do''. Webcomics started * January 5 — ''The Dreamland Chronicles'' by Scott Christian Sava * January 22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webcomics
Webcomics (also known as online comics or Internet comics) are comics published on a website or mobile app. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers, or comic books. Webcomics can be compared to self-published print comics in that anyone with an Internet connection can publish their own webcomic. Readership levels vary widely; many are read only by the creator's immediate friends and family, while some of the largest claim audiences well over one million readers. Webcomics range from traditional comic strips and graphic novels to avant garde comics, and cover many genres, styles, and subjects. They sometimes take on the role of a comic blog. The term web cartoonist is sometimes used to refer to someone who creates webcomics. Medium There are several differences between webcomics and print comics. With webcomics the restrictions of traditional books, newspapers or magazines can be lifted, allowing artists and writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Kurtz
Scott R. Kurtz (born March 15, 1971) is an American webcomic artist. Known for creating the daily online comic-strip '' PvP'', Kurtz is among the first professional webcomic creators. Career Kurtz was born to a Catholic household in Watsonville, California. He attended the University of North Texas where he created and published a daily comic strip ''Captain Amazing'' in the ''North Texas Daily,'' the student newspaper. It ran for four semesters. His first work on the internet were comics related to the MMORPG game Ultima Online called "Samwise" and later "Tales by Tavernlight." Scott also produced a comic about his life as a newlywed called "Wedlock" for the early subscription comics site Modern Tales. Kurtz also co-wrote the comic ''Truth, Justin and the American way'' with Aaron Williams. He launched '' PvP'' May 4, 1998, for a gaming website (MPOG.COM). In June 1999, Kurtz retooled the strip and re-launched it. In March 2000, he launched a print version as a bi-monthly for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Married To The Sea
''Married to the Sea'' is a webcomic by husband and wife Drew Fairweather and Natalie Dee. Both Drew and Natalie have creative input on ''Married to the Sea'' but the comic is not strictly collaborative. Each has a personal webcomic project: Drew is also the author of '' Toothpaste for Dinner'' and Natalie Dee produces ''NatalieDee''. There is one new comic on ''Married to the Sea'' daily. According to the site, it updates at midnight EST, "without exception". The comics themselves are composed of public domain images (Victorian or otherwise) combined with new captions written by the authors. Despite its dated appearance, frequent anachronistic references to current events, as well as modern technologies and concepts, make it apparent that the comic itself is being written in the present day. Married to the Sea has been described by ''New York'' magazine as "brilliant" and "lowbrow". The comic draws its inspiration from many different domains, including popular music and enterta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Adventures Of Queen Victoria
''The New Adventures of Queen Victoria'' is a daily webcomic created by Pab Sungenis. It uses the photo-manipulation technique popularized by Adobe Photoshop and other image editing programs to insert actual photographs and paintings of the characters into situations, instead of more conventional methods. It was syndicated online by GoComics, a division of Andrews McMeel Universal, and has been collected into six trade paperback editions. Publication history The strip debuted in a discussion on a LiveJournal blog on February 8, 2006. Sungenis, who had been planning on creating a webcomic called ''In The Land Of Wonderful Clipart'' (the title was an homage to Winsor McCay's ''Little Nemo in Slumberland'') did the first strip as a one-shot joke commenting on what he perceived as a lack of humor in the comic strip ''Garfield''."Pab Sungenis" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minus (webcomic)
''minus'' is a webcomic created by Ryan Armand that ran from February 2006 to July 2008. It was a member of Koala Wallop, a webcomic collective that also included '' Dresden Codak'' and ''Rice Boy''. It was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2007 in the category of Best Digital Comic. New strips were usually released weekly on Thursdays. Many of the strips are standalone stories, though several follow a longer story or theme over the course of several weeks. The original website that hosted the webcomic is no longer available; therefore, it can only be viewed through independent backups. Conception ''minus'' is a large-format colour strip, drawn and painted on 15x20" illustration boards. On the strip's Web page, Armand states that he imagined ''minus'' as "a comic strip for a newspaper in the early 20th century", in reference to both the art style and amount of space given (far greater than the usual three or four panel layout of most newspaper strips). He has cited the works of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jimi Homeless Experience (webcomic)
''The Jimi Homeless Experience'' is an online social/ political cartoon strip created and written by Jon Kinyon. The webcomic is drawn by underground artist Big Tasty, who is a frequent contributor to ''Girls and Corpses'' Magazine. The strip is primarily about a small group of social outcasts and proudly flaunts its Grotesque orientation and black humor. This webcomic has been part of the BuzzComix web portal since January 2006. Related works * The Jimi Homeless Experience released ''Are You Homeless?'', a full-length CD of parody songs written and produced by Jon Kinyon. It features parodies of some of Jimi Hendrix' biggest hits. * A Jimi Homeless stop motion animation was featured on MyToons MyToons was an online business that developed a free online community for animation that supported content sharing and social networking. MyToons.com was headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The site was founded in 2006 by Paul Ford, Stacey Ford ... in March 2008. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Clem
Mitch Andrew Clem (born September 15, 1982) is an American cartoonist best known for his web comics '' Nothing Nice To Say'', ''San Antonio Rock City'', and ''My Stupid Life''. Biography Early life Clem was born in Minneapolis, on September 15, 1982. He moved around through various locations in Minnesota, including Coon Rapids, Brooklyn Park, Andover, Melrose, Duluth, and St. Cloud. He says that this is a result of his "rampant inability to sit still for more than six months at a time." Clem became interested in comic strips as a child, reading the newspaper strips. He cites ''Calvin and Hobbes'' and ''The Far Side'' as the most influential on him in those days. He also credits ''Looney Tunes'' as being a childhood influence on his interest in cartooning. In the later part of elementary school, he began developing an interest in superhero comics Batman and the Flash. In high school, his interest in comic books grew to include what he calls "really weird indie books," '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
