http://www.webcomicz.com/Webcomics and Webcomic Reviews. Online Comic and Webcomic News : WebcomicZen-us Copyright (c) 2010 WebcomicZThu, 29 Jul 2010 12:53:10 -0500 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/105/webcomicz-for-sale.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:53:10 -0500 After years of running WebcomicZ, the owner, Christopher Schultz, is now accepting offers to purchase the site, domain and database of webcomics. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/105/webcomicz-for-sale http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/104/webcomicz-and-webcomic-wallpapers.html Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:25:26 -0500 Ok, so it's quite obvious the site hasn't been updated to the aforementioned Version 3. Nor have any new articles been posted in, oh, 6 or 7 months. As tends to happen to MOST hobbies when one gets a real job, my attention is now diverted to real life matters. Sadly, that means that WebcomicZ and Webcomic Wallpapers (as well as a number of half-started projects) have kind of fallen into stagnation. I really wish I DID have the time to devote, but the fact of the matter is I don't. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/104/webcomicz-and-webcomic-wallpapers http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/103/webcomic-beacon-86.html Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Robin Burkinshaw (Alice and Kev) joins Fes and Mark to discuss SIMS machinima comics and a bit about homelessness. The topic goes shorter than expected, so we kinda talk about this and that. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/103/webcomic-beacon-86 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/102/webcomic-beacon-85.html Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Elissa Rose (Girl vs. Robot), Jason Braaten (Tweetics), and Jason Dunstan (Ardra) join Fes and Mark to discuss Editorial Comics! Don’t worry! We soon spin off into tangents about the evolution and quality of news and reporting in general! This is the most intelligent episode of The Webcomic Beacon yet! http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/102/webcomic-beacon-85 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/101/webcomic-beacon-84.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Philip Brown (Yosh!) joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss his comic, catgirls, magic, parallel realities in comics, and tangents. Philip also drew the cover for this week. See the full sized version, as well as other arts, in our covers and fanarts section! http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/101/webcomic-beacon-84 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/99/webcomic-beacon-83.html Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:41:04 -0500 George (Amazoness!) and Ben (Hero Academy) joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to attempt to discuss the LGBT Webcomic Charity Art Auction (Running July 20-24th, 2009), benefitting the Point Foundation… but if you are familiar our show, this is one of those “runaway episode”. We devolve into differences between the USA and UK soon enough. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/99/webcomic-beacon-83 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/96/lgbt-webcomic-charity-art-auction.html Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:40:15 -0500 The LGBT Webcomic Charity Art Auction brings together several prominent comic and webcomic artists in an effort to raise funds to help LGBT students with the costs of higher education http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/96/lgbt-webcomic-charity-art-auction http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/98/strip-of-the-week-2009-07-18.html Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Kris Straub's self-described "best chainsawsuit ever". While I haven't been through the whole archive I can surely say I laughed when I saw this. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/98/strip-of-the-week-2009-07-18 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/97/impressions-oglaf.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:13:43 -0500 OGLAF IS EXTREMELY NOT SAFE FOR WORK. There, now that's out of the way. While I would say that there are plenty of cartoon porn sites on the web today, there are only a few that I would actually classify as adult webcomics. And by adult webcomics, I mean webcomics where there are mature, erotic and sexual elements, yet the purpose of the comic remains storytelling and/or humor. Creating a webcomic for the sole purpose of showing off T&A, in my opinion, makes you porn. If, however, the erotic elements are just one element of the equation, it becomes more than that. It becomes an adult webcomic. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/97/impressions-oglaf http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/100/webcomic-beacon-82.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Arne (Union of Heroes), David (Zapano), and Sarah (Life Aint No Pony Farm) join Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss the benefits of making a webcomic in multiple languages! http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/100/webcomic-beacon-82 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/94/webcomic-beacon-81.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:55:42 -0500 Melissa Kaercher (Tin Lizard Productions) joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss Fonts and Lettering. Melissa had also drawn this week’s cover art. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/94/webcomic-beacon-81 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/93/sdcc-exclusive-print-from-monster-commute.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:48:21 -0500 Artist Daniel m. Davis, of the Monster Commute comic is offering an exclusive print at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/93/sdcc-exclusive-print-from-monster-commute http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/92/precocious-guest-review.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:34:15 -0500 Christopher J. Paulsen’s Precocious is a comic about four young prodigies who can barely stand each other, let alone anyone else. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/92/precocious-guest-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/95/precocious-guest-review-2-0.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:34:15 -0500 When I first heard of Christopher Paulsen’s webcomic Precocious, it sounded like something I would enjoy. Well drawn, updated daily, longform plotlines but daily punchlines. This strip has popped up on the majority of the webcomic sites, garnering its share of amiable critiques. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/95/precocious-guest-review-2-0 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/91/webcomic-beacon-80.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:39:52 -0500 Michael Sisk (Michael Online) joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss the new Webcomic and Inkblot 2.0, and what it means for Wordpress Webcomickers. The crew also gives overdue impressions on several previously submitted webcomics. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/91/webcomic-beacon-80 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/90/tagging-tuesday-romance.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:44:43 -0500 Romance webcomics are a very popular niche of webcomics. So, go find your favorite romance webcomic, add it or tag it on WebcomicZ. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/90/tagging-tuesday-romance http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/89/webcomic-beacon-79.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:38:41 -0500 Adam Smithee (The Apple of Discord) joins Fes and Mark to discuss what to do when you are stuck for ideas. Tanya was away this week. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/89/webcomic-beacon-79 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/88/misfile-1-print-review.html Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:45:43 -0500 "Misfile" by Chris Hazleton was the webcomic that really inspired me to get WebcomicZ up and running. At the time when I first started reading it, I had no way of knowing if it was well known or not and wanted a way to share it with other people. In fact, one of my first posts when I created the forum was about "Misfile". It's taken a while for me to make an official review but I'll be honest, I haven't read it in a while. Buying the books and posting smaller, bite-sized reviews of them seemed like a good way to read through the series again. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/88/misfile-1-print-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/87/girl-genius-volume-one-print-review.html Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 I've been a fan on Phil Foglio's work since the old Phil and Dixie cartoons in Dragon Magazine. I've heard of "Girl Genius" before, but starting a webcomic with that large of an archive can be daunting. "Girl Genius: Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank" volume one of the "Girl Genius" series, by Phil and Kaja Foglio, seemed like a nice chance to expose myself to a new series and fill my review quota for the week. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/87/girl-genius-volume-one-print-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/86/tagging-tuesday-furry.html Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Add any Furry comics you can find to the WebcomicZ database. Any already in there, add the tag "furry". http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/86/tagging-tuesday-furry http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/85/the-book-of-biff-volumes-1-3.html Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 This particular webcomic is a single panel humor webcomic bringing us the many ill-conceived ideas and misadventures of the title character, Biff. The cartoonish design of Biff helps alleviate any sense of sympathy you might have for the world's unluckiest man. In fact, you can't help but feel he brings much of his troubles on himself. Quite frankly, he's a walking Darwin award. Thank goodness for his apparent immortality, or this strip wouldn't have lasted one page. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/85/the-book-of-biff-volumes-1-3 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/84/webcomicz-milestones.html Fri, 29 May 2009 15:50:17 -0500 WebcomicZ's major relaunch began in February of this year, on its 1 year anniversary. Before that point, it was just a side project I did will working on my web development. Since that time I've put a good deal of effort into working on WebcomicZ and it's sister sites. How far have I gotten? http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/84/webcomicz-milestones http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/83/strip-of-the-week-05-29-2009.html Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 I picked this page simply because I love the way it looks. Beautiful artwork here. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/83/strip-of-the-week-05-29-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/82/the-perry-bible-fellowship-almanack.html Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Apparently this week's theme for WebcomicZ is Not Safe for Work week. First I review an adult webcomic, then an edgy religious parody, and now a webcomic known for its mature and dark humor. It just goes to show what we've all already known, comics aren't just for kids. "The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack" is an excellent example of just how wonderful it is to have creators who realize this fact and create humor for adults to enjoy. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/82/the-perry-bible-fellowship-almanack http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/81/impressions-sister-claire.html Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 "Sister Claire" is the brainchild of Yamino, a freelance artist, art student, and self-admitted fan of PowerPuff Girls. This last bit may seem like an odd fact to state until you look at the art style for "Sister Claire"; the bubbly and colorful cartoon is an obvious (and admitted) influence for the creator's work. Also drawing from PPGs is the webcomic's extreme wackiness that says "we're not taking this too seriously." And that's always a good thing. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/81/impressions-sister-claire http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/80/tagging-tuesday-steampunk.html Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 This weeks tag is "steampunk". http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/80/tagging-tuesday-steampunk http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/79/tagging-tuesday.html Mon, 25 May 2009 01:31:41 -0500 Asking members to tag webcomics for me may seem like an act of laziness... but really its just that there are far too many webcomics out there for me to tag on my own. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/79/tagging-tuesday http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/78/chester-5000-xyv-review.html Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 'Chester 5000 XYV', by Jessica Fink, is set in what appears to be a Victorian era with light steampunk elements. It is a love story between a young woman, Pricilla, and a robot, Chester 5000 XYV. One of the most distinct elements to this comic is not the presence of sex and nudity, but the fact that an entertaining and fairly solid story is told without any dialogue. The occasional symbol is used in speech bubbles to express emotion, but other than that, no one speaks through out the webcomic. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/78/chester-5000-xyv-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/70/the-lowly-dregs.html Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:30:47 -0500 All right, people. Enough is enough. Somewhere in this list there must be a comic that I won't really like and it needs to come up soonish. Every time I come across a comic on the list that I actually enjoy enough to read regularly I find myself struggling to find something to say beyond "This comic is good... and stuff. " http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/70/the-lowly-dregs http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/69/rice-boy-full-review.html Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 In any form of entertainment, trying something new is a huge gamble. Production costs, distribution costs, or simply the cost of spending time on the project; there are a number of factors that prevent many potentially excellent creative works from becoming public. Webcomics offer a way for some of these more experimental stories and ideas to be expressed by their creators. Without the power of independent publishing, I very likely would have never heard the name "Rice Boy". http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/69/rice-boy-full-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/68/strange-someone-full-review.html Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:16:02 -0500 I don't like giving spoilers away in my reviews, so writing about 'Strange Someone' is proving a little difficult. Much of the appeal of this webcomic is that it tells a not-so original story in a pretty original way. Taking story elements that are typically exclusive to one genre and fitting them into another. For example, taking superheros and putting them into a horror story. 'Strange Someone' attempts to mix two types of stories that are not generally mixed. And, thankfully, it does a decent job at it. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/68/strange-someone-full-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/67/impressions-inktank.html Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:18:14 -0500 'InkTank', a webcomic by cartoonist Barry T. Smith, is, to quote the british, bloody brilliant. And now that I've used up my comma quota for this article... moving on. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/67/impressions-inktank http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/66/strip-of-the-week-04-03-2009.html Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A funny strip that speaks to me in so many ways. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/66/strip-of-the-week-04-03-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/65/impressions-dawn-of-time.html Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:53:14 -0500 'Dawn of Time' by Michael Stearns is one of those webcomics out there that is obviously trying to be original and new. What's more important is that it is succeeding. This playful webcomic takes place in what could be described as the prehistoric era of an alternate reality. An era where dinosaurs and humans co-exist. In addition, it appears that much of humanity is relatively advanced having towns and trade centers. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/65/impressions-dawn-of-time http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/64/impressions-sandra-and-woo.html Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:33:59 -0500 'Sandra and Woo', written by Oliver Knörzer (aka Novil) and drawn by Powree, was another new find of mine that I was overjoyed to find. A black and white webcomic about a young girl and her talking raccoon. Guess which one is Sandra and which one is Woo. Woo is of the "don't tell anyone I talk" variety of talking animals. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/64/impressions-sandra-and-woo http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/63/impressions-whubble.html Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:31:59 -0500 'Whubble' is a workplace humor gag-a-day webcomic by creator Jamie Smart. And boy-howdy; what an amazing discovery this webcomic turned out to be. I honestly laughed out loud more times than I have in a long time. Its brand of humor is right up my alley and I'm so thrilled to have found it. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/63/impressions-whubble http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/57/strip-of-the-week-03-13-2009.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 MildlyHotPeppers: Pokemon of the Future http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/57/strip-of-the-week-03-13-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/59/strip-of-the-week-03-13-2009.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 An awesomely funny comic from Of Noobs And Men. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/59/strip-of-the-week-03-13-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/62/wagon-webcomic-battle-ccg.html Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 'WAGON Webcomic Battle' is a Collectible Card Game created by Michael Dellheim. The concept is pretty sweet, and was something I myself have wanted to see for quite some time. Basically, webcomic creators contribute their characters and art to the game, allowing Michael to design cards with unique abilities based on those characters, items or events. Players are able to use these cards to build a deck from which they draw and play cards to defeat their opponent. The idea of beating your opponents with cards like Ardra and Jenny Everywhere is very appealing to me. And I'm sure I'm not alone in the excitement I felt when I first heard of the game. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/62/wagon-webcomic-battle-ccg http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/61/breathless-review.html Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Breathless is a (mostly) black and white fantasy adventure comic now in it's eighth chapter. Luckily, as the comic only updates once a week, you still have time to hop on board and get current before the serious action begins... but I'd hurry if I were you, it doesn't seem far off. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/61/breathless-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/60/impressions-stick-man.html Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Despite what some may think, there is a surprising low number of active superhero webcomics. For a genre so popular in mainstream print comics, I find it somewhat odd. So, when a superhero webcomic comes along I try to take notice. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/60/impressions-stick-man http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/58/gypsy-review.html Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:47:08 -0500 'Gypsy!' by John Peters is an example of something that I had to read twice. Not knowing what to expect the first time, I was thrown by its unforgivingly eccentric presentation. Once I was accustomed to the flow of the comic, I was able to re-read it and fully appreciate it for what it was. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/58/gypsy-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/56/last-blood-volume-one.html Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:02:24 -0500 Like so many others out there I have a strange fascination with the walking undead. So when I heard about 'Last Blood: Volume One' the book was on my doorstep within a few days. Created by Bobby Crosby and Chris Crosby, Written by Bobby Crosby and Illustrated by Owen Gieni; the credits are quite a mouthful for a webcomic. So, with three contributors responsible for one webcomic how does it hold up? http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/56/last-blood-volume-one http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/55/strip-of-the-week-03-06-2009.html Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Contruction Halted http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/55/strip-of-the-week-03-06-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/54/christopher-schultz-of-webcomicz-interviewed.html Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:40:24 -0500 Christopher Schultz is interviewed by Jamais Jochim of Webcomic Reviews & Interviews. Topics discussed include: WebcomicZ, WebcomicWallpapers, WebcomicTV, and ProjectWonderful. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/54/christopher-schultz-of-webcomicz-interviewed http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/53/the-megacon-2009-webcomics-panel.html Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:53:52 -0500 Thanks to the Webcomic Folks who were nice enough to take time away from their tables to help make the Webcomic Panel such a success! http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/53/the-megacon-2009-webcomics-panel http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/52/bryon-wilkins-from-1977-the-comic.html Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:37:14 -0500 TGT Webcomics talk about Bryon’s life in the 70’s, his webcomic and maybe learn a bit about what we only see on TV and Movies from that era. Byron’s an interesting guy and it was a blast. Blasting off to the Far out 70’s, man. Rock On! http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/52/bryon-wilkins-from-1977-the-comic http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/51/webcomic-beacon-66.html Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:28:02 -0500 C.J. (Steal This Comic) joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss Ads, links, and other ways to promote your webcomic. Milestones: Capes n babes (200 strips), The Ord (100 strips), PSI (300 strips), Tally Road (200 strips), Meiosis. This week we Spotlight: The artiste Manquee, Lowly Dregs, and The Ord! http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/51/webcomic-beacon-66 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/49/autumn-lake-review.html Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 When I first placed Autumn Lake on the review list it's creator, Mark Savary, and I had only crossed paths on a couple of webcomic related forums. Since that time Mark has become a fellow co-host on The Webcomic Beacon and I count him among my virtual friends. Now, granted, I'm not much of a pissy reviewer to begin with and no one is going to be surprised to read yet another mostly positive review. Still, I didn't want to be charged with being biased without first coming forward and openly stating that I'm biased. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/49/autumn-lake-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/48/impressions-marooned.html Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Created by Tom Dell'Aringa, our subject today is a Sci-fi humor and adventure webcomic by the name of 'Marooned'. John, an astronaut, and his sarcastic robot companion, Asimov, are introduced to us shortly after being stranded on Mars. Their rocket completely out of fuel, they're introduced to a number of alien life forms inhabiting the red planet. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/48/impressions-marooned http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/50/welcome-tanya-higgins.html Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Tanya Higgins of BetaPwned.com http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/50/welcome-tanya-higgins http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/47/1977-the-review.html Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:30:13 -0500 Ahhh, the 70s. Sex, drugs, rock and roll. Good times. Or so my experience with the first 4 seasons of 'That 70's Show' would seem to imply. Being born in 1982, I missed 1977 by about 5 years; don't ask me why I felt the need to do the math for you there... http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/47/1977-the-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/46/dreamland-chronicles-print-review.html Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:19:54 -0500 'The Dreamland Chronicles: Book One' by Scott Christian Sava would normally start out of the gate with a few points against it. Typically, I'm biased against 3D comics for a number of reasons. Thankfully those reasons do not apply to 'The Dreamland Chronicles.' Instead, Scott treats us to some beautiful 3D artwork while telling the first chapter of a fun fantasy story. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/46/dreamland-chronicles-print-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/45/strip-of-the-week-02-27-2009.html Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:03:20 -0500 Mildly Hot Pepper #376: Surgery http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/45/strip-of-the-week-02-27-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/44/impression-surfboards-and-rayguns.html Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Written and illustrated by Bradley Overall, 'Surfboards and Rayguns' has this great classic modern B-movie feel to it. Imagine someone from the 60s and 70s were to make an surfing/alien movie with modern special effects. Surfer-boy hero? Check! Space aliens that get hurt by Rock music? Yup! Super-hot alien bounty hunter chick? Of course! Everything about the comic is very tongue-in check, and doesn't take itself seriously. At least... I hope it doesn't. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/44/impression-surfboards-and-rayguns http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/43/webcomic-beacon-65.html Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:38:01 -0500 Dr. Samuel Conway, aka Uncle Kage (UncleKage.com), joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss furry fandom and furry webcomics. Darcy (Code Name: Hunter), Rachel (Last Res0rt), and Trpdwarf (Around the Fur Studio) join in the call. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/43/webcomic-beacon-65 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/42/eldon-cowgur-from-astray-3.html Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:36:18 -0500 From the creative mind that blends reality with fantasy seamlessly; Eldon Cowgur author from Astray3 is truly a person to watch in the coming years. His art is an eye -opener, writing is truly superb and this is just one of his projects that he’s released on a steady basis for a while now. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/42/eldon-cowgur-from-astray-3 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/41/astray3-review.html Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:06:38 -0500 I'm breaking a rule by reviewing this webcomic today. My standards for webcomic to receive a review is 100 strips and over one year old. I'm ignoring the second half of the criteria because I can already see the quality of 'Astray3' and it deserves props now while it's still growing in readership. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/41/astray3-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/40/strip-of-the-week-02-20-2009.html Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Optipess: The Microwaveman http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/40/strip-of-the-week-02-20-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/39/marsh-rocket-volume-one.html Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:16:42 -0500 'Marsh Rocket: Volume One' has the honor of being my first solicited review. Jules Rivera, the artist and writer behind 'Marsh Rocket' asked if I would review her printed webcomic and I was more than happy to oblige. The fact that it was solicited makes what I have to say about it all the harder. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/39/marsh-rocket-volume-one http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/38/webcomic-beacon-64.html Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:03:28 -0500 Webcomic Beacon #64 - Cast Diversity http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/38/webcomic-beacon-64 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/37/comic-artist-in-need.html Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:07:44 -0500 Comic artist, Karen Ellis, burned out of her apartment http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/37/comic-artist-in-need http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/36/wapsi-square-review.html Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:30:00 -0500 While 'Wapsi Square' isn't a new or obscure Webcomic, I had only heard of it on a few occasions. Each time seemed to be a positive comment on the talent of creator and artist, Paul Taylor. As I read it, I was completely caught by surprise by one of my new favorite webcomics. 'Wapsi Square' is an excellent crafting of humor, drama and fantasy elements that tells a rich story built around Aztec mythology. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/36/wapsi-square-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/32/strip-of-the-week-02-13-2009.html Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Hilarious Pokemon parody! http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/32/strip-of-the-week-02-13-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/35/white-ninja-i-am-white-ninja-and-you-are-my-pickle-side-kick.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:32:01 -0500 Crappy art, the storyline is impossible to follow and the characters are worthlessly under-developed. It's a real shame that creators Scott Brevan and Kent Earle don't seem to have a lick of talent for writing a coherent story for 'White Ninja', because I honestly saw some potential in this webcomic. A ninja! How much more awesome can you get than following the action/adventure life of a ninja? It had the makings of a great epic, but... I mean... come on! Where did they go wrong? http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/35/white-ninja-i-am-white-ninja-and-you-are-my-pickle-side-kick http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/33/kawaii-not-review.html Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:00:00 -0500 While it's not rare for a webcomic to have characters cute enough to be on buttons, shirts or made into plushies, it is pretty wierd when those characters are representations of bowel movements and flatulence. And, as odd as it may be to say, there-in lies the charm of 'Kawaii Not'. The short 4-panel lifespan of its characters gives us some slightly disturbing and occasionally touching insight into the thoughts and lives of everyday objects. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/33/kawaii-not-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/34/webcomic-beacon-63.html Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:40:00 -0500 Webcomic Beacon #63 - Anti-Valentine's Day Special http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/34/webcomic-beacon-63 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/31/impressions-kerslash.html Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A recent addition to our site, I was almost not going to include this webcomic as an impressions when I discovered it was started in 2005. Still, since it is updating and only has 36 comics it warrants some comment. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/31/impressions-kerslash http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/16/strip-of-the-week-feb-06-2009.html Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The big reveal of the Dark Raven's Sidekick http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/16/strip-of-the-week-feb-06-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/30/be-in-a-photo-webcomic.html Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:11:48 -0500 Superhero photo webcomic 'Union of Heroes' is offering a fun and unique opportunity for fans of the webcomic. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/30/be-in-a-photo-webcomic http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/29/looking-for-group-volume-one.html Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Looking for Group is an on-going fantasy webcomic written by Ryan Sohmer and Illustrated by Lar Desouza. Originally developed as parody of MMORPGs (World of Warcraft specifically, it appears) it has developed into much more. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/29/looking-for-group-volume-one http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/28/webcomic-beacon-62.html Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:03:05 -0500 Zack (Insert Comic Here) and Rachel (Last Res0rt) join Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss some of the meanings behind, and reasons for, the names we pick for our webcomic characters. We are ALSO joined by several callers that were listening to the show LIVE on our Sunday Afternoon Broadcast! What were YOU doing? Watching the "Super Bowl"? http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/28/webcomic-beacon-62 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/26/captain-excelsior-review.html Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 "Captain Excelsior" starts out simple enough; a middle-aged divorcé seeks advice from his buddies on picking up women in the hopes of scoring a hot date for his ex-wife's wedding. Which would all seem pretty normal, except most of the advice is coming from a floating skull in a suit and some sort of lobster man. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/26/captain-excelsior-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/27/adobe-cs-can-t-paste-into-photoshop.html Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:43:08 -0500 Found another bug with Creative Suite that some of you may have run into and need some help fixing. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/27/adobe-cs-can-t-paste-into-photoshop http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/25/wacom-tablet-losing-pressure-sensitivity-in-cs3.html Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A quick Tip for those of you using a Wacom Intuos3 Tablet with Photoshop CS3 and Illustrator CS3 on Windows XP. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/25/wacom-tablet-losing-pressure-sensitivity-in-cs3 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/24/schlock-mercenary-under-new-management.html Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0500 I purchased "Schlock Mercenary: Under New Management" the other day. It had the earliest publish date, and on the Webcomic's website, it was listed as the first book. On top of that the creator, dedicated and talented Howard Taylor, recommends that new readers start with the "Under New Management" chapter. It seemed like the right way to go. After reading it, however, I have to disagree. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/24/schlock-mercenary-under-new-management http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/15/strip-of-the-week-jan-30-2009.html Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Rob's attempt to extort Elliot fails http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/15/strip-of-the-week-jan-30-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/5/webcomicz-webcomic-reviews.html Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 WebcomicZ begins reviewing webcomics. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/5/webcomicz-webcomic-reviews http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/23/the-new-webcomicz.html Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:28:24 -0500 Welcome to the new WebcomicZ. It’s still developed, designed and run by me, but it’s gotten a pretty big overhaul in both design and function. The major change will be the site's focus on news, articles and reviews. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/23/the-new-webcomicz http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/21/milestones-jan-26-2009.html Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Trying Human (100 pages), Genuine Draft (100 pages), Alone in a crowd (1 yr), Big sandy gilmore (100 strips), Heroes of Lesser Earth (100 strips). This week we set our Beacon Searchlight on The Nolans. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/21/milestones-jan-26-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/22/perry-bible-fellowship-review.html Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Take Gary Larson's "The Far Side," make it a multi-panel strip and air it on Showtime instead of NBC and you have yourself "The Perry Bible Fellowship." http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/22/perry-bible-fellowship-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/20/webcomic-beacon-61.html Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Webcomic Beacon #61 - Hobbyists vs Professionalists http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/20/webcomic-beacon-61 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/17/gunnerkrigg-court-orientation.html Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:49:04 -0500 An in-depth look at the first print volume of Gunnerkrigg Court. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/17/gunnerkrigg-court-orientation http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/8/strip-of-the-week-jan-23-2009.html Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Scorpy the Forest Friend plays a game of touch tail http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/8/strip-of-the-week-jan-23-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/18/impressions-tales-of-the-dark-raven.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A slow updating webcomic about a man's shattered dream of being a superhero. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/18/impressions-tales-of-the-dark-raven http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/7/pronquest-review.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 An unimpressive attempt and an adult webcomic parody. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/7/pronquest-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/3/strip-of-the-week-jan-16-2008.html Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A quick look at how NOT to propose. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/3/strip-of-the-week-jan-16-2008 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/19/webcomic-beacon-60.html Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Webcomic Beacon #60 - Coloring, featuring Marsh Rocket. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/19/webcomic-beacon-60 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/12/impression-spying-with-lana.html Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Spies, guns and sexy women: the makings of a good old fashioned fan service webcomic. And Spying With Lana does not disappoint in that regard. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/12/impression-spying-with-lana http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/14/webcomic-beacon-59.html Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Fes and Tanya are joined by special guest Mike Sisk (Webcomic+Inkblot), to talk about using Wordpress to run your webcomic website! http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/14/webcomic-beacon-59 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/1/odd-fish-review.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Bad Puns... Check! And we love 'em! http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/1/odd-fish-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/4/strip-of-the-week-jan-9-2009.html Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Odd Fish: Oh The Unimaginable Pain http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/4/strip-of-the-week-jan-9-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/11/impressions-music-of-the-spheres.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 I noticed this comic a few days ago sitting on one of the Top Ten lists on WebcomicZ. The name looked interesting so I clicked the link to see what it had to offer. It is now saved as one of my favorites. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/11/impressions-music-of-the-spheres http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/10/webcomic-beacon-58.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Another attempt at a genre podcast! Good thing Fes has Tanya and Mark helping to keep things off-topic and interesting! Yes, we talk about movies a lot, but what better inspiration than Hollywood? … No? Well listen anyway! Also check out some of the Apocalypse and Disaster Webcomics we talk about. Post in the comments, ones we missed! http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/10/webcomic-beacon-58 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/2/random-mode-review.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A little Dragon Ball Z with your webcomic? http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/2/random-mode-review http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/6/strip-of-the-week-jan-02-2009.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The Devil's Panties: Did You Lick Me? http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/6/strip-of-the-week-jan-02-2009 http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/9/impressions-20-something.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A weekly webcomic by Jimmy Norris follow the antics of two life-long friends and their lives as roommates. A simple, but ultimately entertaining webcomic that has a nice run ahead of it. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/9/impressions-20-something http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/13/gunnerkrigg-court-orientation.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:58:16 -0500 Gunnerkrigg Court, and excellent and very well done webcomic has made its way to print with a full-color hardcover book covering the first 18 chapters. http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/13/gunnerkrigg-court-orientation