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New England Webcomics Weekend
The New England Webcomics Weekend was a webcomics convention first held March 20–22, 2009 in Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States. It was organized by webcomic artists, including ''Octopus Pie'' artist Meredith Gran. A second convention occurred November 6–7, 2010. It did not repeat in 2011. List of official guests * Joey Comeau and Emily Horne - '' A Softer World'' * Chris Hastings - ''The Adventures of Dr. McNinja'' * Jeph Jacques - ''Questionable Content'' * Scott Kurtz - '' PvP'' * Randy Milholland - ''Something Positive'' * Eric Millikin - '' Fetus-X'' * Ryan North - '' Dinosaur Comics'' * Jon Rosenberg - '' Goats'' * Jeffrey Rowland Jeffrey J. Rowland (born May 22, 1974) is the author and artist responsible for ''#Wigu, Wigu'' and ''#Overcompensating, Overcompensating'', two popular webcomics. Originally from Locust Grove, Oklahoma, Locust Grove, Oklahoma, Rowland now lives ... - '' Overcompensating'' * R. Stevens - '' Diesel Sweeties'' * Bill Barnes & Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webcomic
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 writers t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Millikin
Eric Millikin is an American artist and activist based in Detroit, Michigan. He is known for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence art, augmented and virtual reality art, conceptual art, Internet art, performance art, poetry, post-Internet art, video art, and webcomics.(April 15, 2012). "Eric Millikin". '' Parade Magazine'' His work is often controversial, with political, romantic, occult, horror and black comedy themes. Awards for Millikin's artwork include the Pulitzer Prize. Together, Millikin and Casey Sorrow created and popularized the international animal rights holiday World Monkey Day. Early life and education Millikin is a descendent of Mary Eastey, who was executed for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. He began drawing horror art by age one-and-a-half, and by second grade, he was making teachers profane birthday cards showing his school burning down.Breithaupt, Christy (July 26, 2006).Dark visions: MSU grad's 'Fetus-X' comic earns national r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unshelved
''Unshelved'' is a daily comic strip set in a public library. Published by Overdue Media, the webcomic was created by writer Gene Ambaum, a librarian, and co-writer/artist Bill Barnes, and has been appearing at the rate of a strip per day since February 16, 2002, with a Virtuality, virtual newspaper circulation, circulation in excess of 45,000 readers via RSS (file format), RSS feed, website and email subscription. Beginning on February 29, 2016, Chris Hallbeck took over as the illustrator. Hallbeck had previously been a guest illustrator for over a year. On April 29, Barnes announced that he had also left as co-writer of the strip. It is part of the ''Create a Comic Project''."Healthy Holidays: Lessons Learned from a Community Education Event." Presentation. American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. November 11, 2009. On October 10, 2016, it was announced that the final comic strip would be released on November 9. Bill Barnes returned to draw and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diesel Sweeties
''Diesel Sweeties'' is a webcomic and former newspaper comic strip written by Richard Stevens III (R Stevens). The comic began in 2000,Rall, Ted (2006). '' Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists'', New York: Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine. . p. 17-20. originally hosted at robotstories.com. From January 2007 until August 2008 it was syndicated to over 20 United States newspapers, including major daily newspapers like ''The Detroit News'' and ''Houston Chronicle''. Material from ''Diesel Sweeties'' appears in Ted Rall's '' Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists,'' along with other webcomics such as '' Cat and Girl'', ''Dinosaur Comics'', ''Boy on a Stick and Slither'', ''Fetus-X'', and ''The Perry Bible Fellowship''. Stevens is a co-founder of the Dumbrella alliance of webcomic artists. Since 2002, Stevens has supported himself through online sales of merchandise related to his comics. Newspaper syndication In late 2006, Richard Stevens announced that ''Diese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overcompensating (webcomic)
Jeffrey J. Rowland (born May 22, 1974) is the author and artist responsible for ''Wigu'' and '' Overcompensating'', two popular webcomics. Originally from Locust Grove, Oklahoma, Rowland now lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts, where he continues to work on the two projects, while running TopatoCo, a company which sells merchandise based on his and other artists' comics. Jeffrey Rowland's comics are part of the TopatoCo network, along with comics such as ''Dinosaur Comics'' and ''MS Paint Adventures''. Rowland can be considered one of the small number of professional webcartoonists, as running ''Overcompensating'' and ''Wigu'', in addition to his merchandise company TopatoCo, is his full-time job and source of income. Comics Rowland's comics were used along with ''Penny Arcade'', ''Fetus-X'' and '' Questionable Content'' as an example of comics using the web to create "an explosion of diverse genres and styles" in Scott McCloud's 2006 book ''Making Comics'' McCloud, Scott (2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Rowland
Jeffrey J. Rowland (born May 22, 1974) is the author and artist responsible for ''#Wigu, Wigu'' and ''#Overcompensating, Overcompensating'', two popular webcomics. Originally from Locust Grove, Oklahoma, Locust Grove, Oklahoma, Rowland now lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts, where he continues to work on the two projects, while running TopatoCo, a company which sells merchandise based on his and other artists' comics. Jeffrey Rowland's comics are part of the TopatoCo network, along with comics such as ''Dinosaur Comics'' and ''MS Paint Adventures''. Rowland can be considered one of the small number of List of professional webcomic artists, professional webcartoonists, as running ''Overcompensating'' and ''Wigu'', in addition to his merchandise company TopatoCo, is his full-time job and source of income. Comics Rowland's comics were used along with ''Penny Arcade (webcomic), Penny Arcade'', ''Eric Millikin#Recurring themes, Fetus-X'' and ''Questionable Content'' as an example of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goats (webcomic)
''Goats'' is a popular webcomic written and illustrated by Jonathan Rosenberg. The webcomic started April 1, 1997. On April 3, 2006, after nine years drawing the strip, Rosenberg became a full-time cartoonist making his living drawing ''Goats''. In 2010, because of work on Scenes from a Multiverse, ''Goats'' was put on hiatus. In 2012 Rosenberg raised more than $55,000 via Kickstarter to print Goats Book IV, relaunch the website and finish the story with Goats Book V. On August 19, 2014, 71 comics and all e-books were republished, while Kickstarter backers have yet to receive any merchandise. ''Goats'' follows a (loose) plot surrounding the adventures of Rosenberg's cartoon alter ego, along with his friend/drinking buddy Phillip, and many characters including animals, celebrities, aliens and villains. Most of the strips are separated into story arcs, which have ''very'' different, though still coherent, plots. Except for the time that the world was destroyed, all of the strips f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Rosenberg (artist)
Jonathan Rosenberg (born November 27, 1973) is the webcomic artist responsible for ''Goats'', ''Scenes from a Multiverse'' and ''megaGAMERZ 3133T''. Rosenberg has been producing webcomics since 1997, making him one of the original webcomic artists. When the National Cartoonists Society added a new category, Online Comic Strips, in 2011, Rosenberg was the first winner. Rosenberg graduated from Cornell University in 1995 with a major in biology. Before working full-time as a webcomic artist, he also worked as a website design consultant. On January 19, 2003, Rosenberg married graphic designer/ printmaker and fellow Cornell alum Amy Melnikoff. In August 2006, the Rosenbergs moved from their Manhattan apartment to a house in Westchester County, New York. Because he was living in Manhattan at the time, Rosenberg's early work also tended to be set predominantly in this location. Later works branched off into real and imagined locations vastly disjointed from his previous comics. Works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinosaur Comics
''Dinosaur Comics'' is a constrained webcomic by Canadian writer Ryan North. It is also known as "Qwantz", after the site's domain name, "qwantz.com". The first comic was posted on February 1, 2003, although there were earlier prototypes. ''Dinosaur Comics'' has also been printed in three collections and in a number of newspapers. The comic centers on three main characters, T-Rex, Utahraptor and Dromiceiomimus. Comics are posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Every strip uses the same artwork and panel layout; only the dialogue changes from day to day. There are occasional deviations from this principle, including a number of episodic comics. North created the comic because it was something he'd "long wanted to do but couldn’t figure out how to accomplish... e doesn'tdraw, so working in a visual medium like comics isn’t the easiest thing to stumble into." Cast *T-Rex, the main character that appears in all six panels. *Utahraptor, T-Rex's comic foil, appears in the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan North
Ryan North (born October 20, 1980) is a Canadian writer and computer programmer. He is the creator and author of ''Dinosaur Comics'', and has written for the comic series of ''Adventure Time'' and Marvel Comics' ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl''. His works have won multiple Eisner Award, Eisner Awards and Harvey Award, Harvey Awards and made The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York Times'' Bestseller lists. Comics Webcomics North started the webcomic ''Dinosaur Comics'' in 2003, during the last year of his undergraduate degree. ''Dinosaur Comics'' is a fixed-art webcomic which uses the same base art for every strip. North has produced over 3,500 strips. ''Dinosaur Comics'' was named one of the best webcomics of 2004 and 2005 by The Webcomics Examiner. ''Wired (website), Wired'' listed ''Dinosaur Comics'' as one of "Five Webcomics You Can Share With Your Kids" and ''PC Magazine'' included the comic in its "10 Wicked Awesome Webcomics" list. Cracked.com named ''Dinosaur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fetus-X
''Fetus-X'' was a weekly romantic horror comic written and drawn by Eric Millikin and Casey Sorrow. Millikin is an American artist and former human anatomy lab embalmer and dissectionist.Zabel, Joe (June 14, 2004).Cutting Up The Dead: An interview with Eric Millikin". ''The Webcomics Examiner'' Sorrow is an internationally known American illustrator and printmaker. ''Fetus-X'' has been published in newspapers, books, and as a webcomic since late 1999.Bennet, Brandon (August 1, 2002).Guest appearance helps ‘Fetus-X’ move forward". ''The State News'' The first ''Fetus-X'' comics were drawn by artist Casey Sorrow, who later left to create the comic ''Feral Calf''. The storylines of ''Fetus-X'' generally revolve around Millikin's use of the occult in both romantic relationships and battles with various ghosts, demons, aliens, and monsters. The artwork is mixed media, combining expressionist paintings with found objects. The text is often written in free verse. Early comics are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Positive
Randal Keith Milholland (born November 25, 1975), better known as R. K. Milholland, is an American webcomic author. His works include ''#Something Positive, Something Positive'', ''#New Gold Dreams, New Gold Dreams'', ''Midnight Macabre'', ''Classically Positive'' and ''Super Stupor''. In 2022, he took over as author of the Popeye (comic strip), Sunday edition of the Popeye syndicated comic strip. History Raised in Bedford, Texas, Milholland attended Harwood Junior High and Trinity High School (Euless, Texas), Trinity High School in neighboring Euless, Texas. During high school he won several awards for his editorial cartoons. He went on to enroll in the art department at the University of North Texas where he spent four years. Milholland moved to Boston in the spring of 1999. He worked odd jobs, including stints at a dot com startup, scientific non-profit, medical billing and medical research companies. During this time he started the ''Something Positive'' webcomic, in respons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
