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Robin Hood values are steeped in Dead Scholars’ Whispers and Shaderunners, two free heist webcomics. When the going gets tough, sometimes it’s necessary to take extreme measures. Robin Hood robbed the rich to give to the poor and a host of heist stories have since explored what it means toRead More →
Until Nintendo releases Animal Crossing: New Horizons on March 20, check out these webcomics. Despite a growing campaign asking Nintendo to release Animal Crossing: New Horizons Early in light of the developing coronavirus outbreak and encouragement for people to practice social distancing, it looks like the Switch game still won’tRead More →
Oni Press has announced three new print collections of popular webcomics, to be released this summer. Works of designers Kyle Latino, Branson Reeseand Rachel Dukes will all be presented in physical format for the first time. In May, Latino’s Young Adult Fantasy/Comedy Comic The dwarf’s wild beard will be collected.Read More →
So you want to get into webcomics, but you don’t know where to start? No problem! Here are five tips to welcome you into their wonderful world. Don’t let the starting art/writing put you off Webcomics are, by and large, an amateur medium, and most webcomic creators start out withRead More →
William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog for seven years. Douglas joined NHL.com in March and will write about people of color in the game. Today, he features Ngozi Ukazu and Gaby Epstein, women of color who write webcomics and hockey books on the LGBTQ theme. NgoziRead More →
As newspapers slip into the past, Sunday comics follow suit, leaving readers with one less source of comic relief in their daily lives. Fortunately, webcomics are picking up the cause, as hundreds of artists realize that their comics could gain traction online. In a world where you no longer haveRead More →
More than 130,000 people attended Comic-Con International 2019: San Diego, and the number has grown every year since the first convention in 1970. Directors and actors from famous superhero adaptations have used this event to endorse and announce exclusive details for their upcoming projects. . As the convention’s popularity grew,Read More →
Webcomics/webtoons are amazing. Not only are they accessible and easy to read thanks to their vertical scrolling format, but IN COLOR. I’m a die-hard manga fan, but I prefer the experience of reading webtoons because I find them more practical and aesthetically pleasing. A few years ago, when I discoveredRead More →
Webcomics are nothing new. They’re also not that up-and-coming thing I “need to tell you about.” They are part of the cultural pantheon, the nerdy landscape – launching successful careers, conventions and memes that have adorned everything from t-shirts to energy drinks. But sometimes, even when a comic genre isRead More →
Comics exist everywhere: in paperbacks, hardcover books, Sunday papers and, of course, on the Internet. A new collection from Comixology sheds light on the field of webcomics and the unique ways they are spreading across the internet. Hit Reblog: The comics that caught fire comes from Hope Nicholson and MeganRead More →
Webcomics are a great and fun thing to read online, especially when updated daily. Sometimes they even reach the end of their intended course. But what happens when authors wander off, lose focus, or disappear into the underground sphere of the Internet? There’s no guarantee of completion, and some projectsRead More →
For many artists with a sense of humor, comic books are a no-brainer when it comes to visually expressing their ideas and feelings. Taking the form of sequential images with superimposed captions and speech bubbles, the narrative art form first became popular in America and Japan in the mid-20th century.Read More →
We’ve talked about indie comics and what they do for the LGBTA fan community… but what’s more indie than webcomics? Often the product of a single artist, webcomics offer a unique opportunity to showcase the queer community in all its glory. With hundreds of possible comics, this list barely scratchesRead More →
The country of Arkerra is in turmoil. Trolls, goblins, gnolls and other “savage races” have banded together against the human empire of Gastonia and their allies. It’s to a band of adventurers who work to keep the peace. Do the Peacekeepers – Byron Hackenslasher the human berserker, Syr’nj the science-mindedRead More →
What happens when comics evolve for the future? For decades, comics and even press comics have maintained a certain look and a certain format. But now, with the omnipresence of e-readers and smartphones, how will comics adapt to this new screen reality? It turns out that a new comic bookRead More →
One of the risks of following a new webcomic is that the story might never end. You might end up with a comic that lasts for years to get the creator to drop it. But there are some great webcomics that have come full circle instead of fading into oblivion,Read More →