tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79340332011-11-28T00:17:11.120Z...is all about exploring the comic medium. Starting out from my homepage, I travel from one new comic to the next using the links page. Every blog entry is essentially a 'review' for the corresponding comic, all seen through the eyes of a new visitor and potential reader. Think Lonely Planet, but for webcomics!Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.comBlogger1751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-22065623647465752852011-06-11T01:44:00.013Z2011-06-11T15:32:38.512Z

Sometimes, living where I do at the present, it's easy to forget that despite all its modernity, Malaysia is still a country run by people who cling on to archaic laws when it comes to press freedom. I stay out of politics mostly, really, but sometimes reminders of this still hits home hard when it rears its ugly head.Here's some background: There is this thing called the Printing Presses and

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-64129060942069427452011-04-16T03:34:00.001Z2011-04-16T10:44:52.613Z

First and foremost, I apologize for the morbid subject matter. I am absolutely sure it's unlikely this is a topic you want to spend your weekend pondering over.All that said, we all know we're going to die someday, but most of us don't like thinking too much about it unless an occasion gives us reason to. I'm sure some psychologist out the already has some fancy name for it but I honestly don't

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-84932182682901821312011-04-15T12:38:00.003Z2011-04-15T12:41:50.032Z

So I've just renewed my lonelypanel.com domain for another... well... let's just say I've renewed it for quite a number of years.Time to start making use of it again... now where do I start?

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-68888050242582982372010-12-13T14:03:00.001Z2010-12-13T14:06:05.417Z

So last year I challenged myself to finish TLS by this time this year.And sadly, I didn't make it, although in hindsight it was a very conscious action on my part, I simply stopped updating because I hit a block. Although saying just a block was solely the cause wouldn't strictly be true. Thinking back, the biggest mistake I made with it probably was getting too ambitious, switching to making it

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-79523617619076426682010-08-07T13:39:00.003Z2010-08-07T13:53:11.297Z

My Dear Wacom Intuos 4 Tablet,I love you. I really do. Almost a year ago I brought you into my life to fill the gap which my dear faithful Graphire 2 of many years left, and you have fulfilled and exceeded my expectations. Well mostly.But recently I have been finding it hard to get my art flowing, and for some reason I keep finding these little scribbles everywhere: On my Post-it note pad at work

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-50699950321476002822010-07-11T09:21:00.008Z2010-07-11T10:06:41.097Z

After ten hours in one of the new Cathay Airlines planes enroute to Hong Kong, my mind is overcome with one single overwhelming thought.Whoever who designed the new non-reclining seats need to be shot with a tennis ball machine. And I would aim for the spine just so they would know how they made us suffering passengers feel.I don't know what they were thinking, but their sliding implementation of

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-78959009069797511962010-07-06T07:17:00.004Z2010-07-06T07:46:40.988Z

It's been a while since I've really thought (or done anything) about comics theory. Actually I have been lax in the comics department in lieu of my sudden reemergence of interest in the written word. It's a phases thing. I operate like that. Well that and my day job requiring me to travel to a whole different country for months does not help.Anyway, as I spend hours over my word processor getting

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-28894434290022212752010-07-05T18:19:00.006Z2010-07-05T18:27:44.018Z

Well my stint in the US is almost over, I guess I should write about it sometime.It's a what, a 16 hour flight home? I'll write about it THEN. And get around replying to my emails.But for the meantime, allow me to distract you with how much I love this page: Thumbnail from Darken, click to go to actual page.Hee hee I'm pretty sure Komi could make a board game out of this...

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-75785144680767455522010-06-21T19:46:00.003Z2010-06-21T20:18:38.585Z

Mos has been ragging me to update my blog to let you all know that I am alive. Sigh. Right. Sorry guys. I've been neglecting my email and all that too. Just in case you've been wondering what's happening.So uh, I think previously I mentioned being sent off to the States for work stuff. So yeah. I am in the States now. The peculiarly named Orange County in particular. Sitting in a hotel room with

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-3665901497563481312010-01-18T16:14:00.005Z2010-01-18T17:03:08.201Z

Obviously this isn't Colby's art style. You wouldn't think it was mine either... except that it is. Yeah I have a few art styles... But well done LinT!It's not often that you get to witness a webcomic ending.No I don't mean an ending as in creator gets bored and/or is kidnapped by real life and disappears for a few years *looks around innocently*. I mean a proper proper ending. Like "They all

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-54435012197303464802009-12-14T15:04:00.004Z2009-12-14T17:06:26.499Z

"Oh rub it in Daenon. Why don't you?!" - JinWow. It's been another year already.Last year, I challenged myself to ramp up the number of updates to my experimental comic The Longest Sojourn in order to finish it earlier so I could continue working on The Jaded.I did some calculations, and decided to double the number of updates so I did not have to be doing TLS by this time this year. So how did I

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-50095533941393099642009-11-05T15:52:00.003Z2009-11-06T00:21:10.326Z

I have a confession to make.I like collaborations and crossovers. Sometimes. In fact, I have a positive hankering to find ones which are done well.The problem is that they rarely are. Which is perfectly understandable. After all the more people you add to a project, the more ridiculously obfuscated and difficult to manage it gets.At the present, my mental backburner can't seem to stop thinking

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-38690335424116252432009-10-30T18:20:00.004Z2009-10-30T18:55:01.353Z

Well, I'm busy as heck, but I did take a little time to do a quick halloween pic of my TLS characters dressed up as anime characters! See if anyone can actually name them all!Enjoy your Halloween, don't eat too much candy ;) And happy comicking!

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-17432465730574523642009-10-11T10:12:00.011Z2009-10-12T14:16:35.205Z

Back in March (Yes that IS how long my backlog is) Kat from Sunset Grill sent me this email:Hi there,Stumbled on The Longest Sojourn lately and was rather surprised torealize that it was by the same person doing this blog (which I'd beenfollowing for a few months longer). I think I failed a spot checkthere. At any rate, I'd love to have your thoughts on my comic, SunsetGrill, whenever you have

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-18859652054131660052009-09-30T13:23:00.009Z2009-10-01T17:10:56.510Z

In the heart of Kuala Lumpur there lies a place of called Plaza Low Yat. It is called an "IT Mall". Everyone knows it as THE place to buy anything electronic. I'm told that in US they call them "Fry's" or something like that. Or was it "Curry's"? No, wait- I think that's British. Hm... fries and curries...Well, anyway... in KL it's Plaza Low Yat.Mind you this place which exists in perpetual

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-25963989899141583622009-09-13T03:45:00.006Z2009-09-13T04:39:47.973Z

I'm not sure how I found Catalyst. It's been on the edge of my radar for quite a while now, but I never did remember how I found it.However... I came across it regardless, on a whim I went through the archives recently. It's quite a fun read... the art is gorgeous, the characters (well some of them) are interesting and the world is nicely different and original.I won't say the writing is bad or

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-10292130610389627642009-08-16T06:08:00.003Z2009-08-16T06:33:14.611Z

Today's Postcard will be a surprise to some. I'd originally decided to NOT review this comic, but I spent so much time replying the author as to why that was so that I realized that it was pretty much an anti-review. It then struck me that such information would actually be really useful to some other authors in the same boat, more so than an actual review so... here we are. An anti-review

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-61617330650513232622009-08-09T14:31:00.007Z2009-08-09T14:41:27.321Z

The nice part about cafes with wifi is that when you're moving house and have no internet connection set up: you can still log in and do a quick blurb on your blog.This does not apply if you are overwhelmed at work, your colleagues are dropping like flies because H1N1 means anyone with flu symptoms gets sent home for a week, and it sucks to be the healthy ones left. Anyways, I'm moving house.

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-15195662936697481902009-07-29T15:23:00.002Z2009-07-29T15:32:51.674Z

It's been a busy month for me, mainly with coming back from a trip, planning another one, entertaining people and planning to move house.And possibly yet another dive trip to Sipadan, one of the meccas of diving... :DAnyway I apologize if I've been behind on the blogging. Heck I'm even behind on my comic, so I guess the blog is suffering a bit. But as you all know I'd rather write when I truly

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-16997676968718288962009-06-24T15:31:00.005Z2009-08-09T14:42:08.866Z

Hm, It's been a while since I've actually looked at Comic Dish. Last I've actually heard of them they were a bunch of formerly Comic Genesis-hosted people venturing into doing their own webcomic hosting, but it appears they've been doing podcasts and news as well. (Man... I remember when Digital Strips was the only webcomics podcast around!)And for a long time too. Damn. I hate being out of touch

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-37583425313086695262009-06-20T12:04:00.004Z2009-06-22T13:44:45.851Z

Edit: The title of the featured comic should be Luke Surl Comics, not Luke's URL Comics... My bad! I can't change the title since that would mess up the URL (oh irony!) but yeah... my bad!Today's postcard is something I haven't paid attention to for a long time: humour-based short strip comics.I'll put my disclaimer right in the beginning: I am biased in my tastes, and I admit it. I prefer

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-22383292974721821442009-06-18T13:15:00.004Z2009-06-18T14:49:34.000Z

I came across this piece by The Economist on comics and Stan Lee.In case you don't know, The Economist is a published news magazine, the type that stuffy businessmen carry around and read while flying business class in between meetings. Safe to say, comics are NOT usually a topic found in the The Economist. Most of the time they concentrate on real-world happenings and science stuff, like

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-89156235373814469932009-06-17T15:29:00.005Z2009-06-17T16:21:16.199Z

IT would appear that I chose a bad time to switch to a domain name, as it seems Blogger's just been hit with a problem that left them unable to forward readers from http://webcomicfinds.blogspot.com to http://www.lonelypanel.com . This problem seems to be affecting all blogger sites, so I'm worried about anyone accessing using the old address being unable to find the blog :(I kind of miss the old

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-57122579140142600452009-06-16T16:43:00.005Z2009-06-16T16:54:15.782Z

In all honesty, I never really liked the generic sounding-ness of "Webcomic Finds", so when I hit a chord on that topic in my last Hotspot, I decided to seize the opportunity and claim "Lonely Panel" which I really liked the sound of. I've frequently described Webcomic Finds as a "Lonely Planet for Webcomics", so it seemed appropriate that I end up with a final name with a multitude of

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-21054937874222799392009-06-16T14:16:00.003Z2009-06-16T14:55:30.014Z

It is inevitable... after I read a comic that presents something new, my brain has been running over time thinking about webcomics."Eh... How is this different from what you usually do, Ping?"That's probably what you're thinking. I should probably rephrase that better: Maybe my use of "web comic" is a bad choice. A digital comic is probably closer to the truth.Hm... a Comp-mic? Pixelmic? Comixel?

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-8401437069704337122009-06-11T11:21:00.001Z2009-06-11T11:21:49.105Z

This Week in Webcomics has done a review of Rice Boy, which I also reviewed back on my 39th Journey Leg.   The fun thing about having more than on review is that people see different facets of the same thing, so it's worth a read to compare the different styles and perspectives present.    Honestly I think we need to come up with a system to link all the reviews from different review sites in a

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-78078620492912112512009-06-07T10:57:00.004Z2009-06-08T00:24:52.268Z

Today's postcard is notable in that this is the first Postcard I've been asked to do not by the creator of a comic, but an ardent reader of it instead.Hello,As you probably have guessed, I'm emailing about a webcomic: Hero, by Hwei Lin Lim. I know that you are extremely busy and probably have a request list the length of an astronomical unit, but on the off chance that you have a bit of time...If

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-27228454622789216152009-06-07T05:08:00.007Z2009-06-07T07:05:22.552Z

I've done a couple of different styles of comics, from full colour to sepia-tinted greyscale. But pure black and white is not something that I've really explored or practiced, so it's only been recently that I've really paid it close attention.I actually did fine-art for my A-Levels, but I try not to talk about it too much lest I be mistaken for a "snotty fine artist". IMHO that fine art

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-46693430483320492752009-06-04T14:20:00.009Z2009-08-09T14:44:43.524Z

I apologize for the long silence folks. No I didn't drown on my diving trip or anything.But I did drown in work when I came back.In fact right now, I'm positively inundated with work which is being done in-between training sessions. It's seriously killing me. I need another diving trip already.I'm putting finishing touches to the Black in Black Pinging Art entry, but in the meantime, allow me to

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-75518358809492066812009-05-13T12:23:00.004Z2009-08-09T14:44:35.992Z

Well, I'm off for some Sun, Blue Ocean and living on a boat!I've been preoccupied with getting ready for my upcoming dive trip this weekend, so you'll have to excuse my slowdown in posting.Be "Back in Black" next week, so see you then!

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-66880426524105252942009-05-06T13:52:00.006Z2009-05-09T06:32:38.466Z

Wayfinder and Kensington Mouse, the two mascots for Webcomic Finds. Wayfinder is something of my avatar, and is based on my physical appearance except for the Explorer's hat. They both made their first appearance in the "The Essence of Infinite Canvas" comic I did for Comixpedia (now Comixtalk). The drawing is done in pencil and inked by fountain pen. Not the best of tools, but it was the only

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-81573671902731250442009-05-04T14:33:00.003Z2009-05-04T14:51:21.222Z

I'm not a fan of romance in comics. Probably because most of the time, they feel very contrived, cliched or just badly done in general.All that said, this week's installment of The Battle of Dovecote Crest had me punching my fist into the air and going "YAAAY!"And I love how I absolutely can't predict what will happen next. It's a nice moment, especially after all the trouble they had over the

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-64908842019316032032009-05-01T15:41:00.004Z2009-05-01T17:29:17.172Z

When I'm in my contemplative mood, which usually comes after a slew of reviews, I take a break and think... and experiment. It's part of the learning process, and I've learnt to just go along with it instead of pushing myself to do reviews despite the requests that pour in. (The waiting list is well into double figures now, but uh... until next review cycle?)However I can't refrain from checking

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-10460098050758523802009-04-23T15:18:00.004Z2009-04-29T15:40:24.837Z

If I have a fault, it is I try to do too much and end up doing too little at the same time.In the same way, I try to get learn too many things and end up not mastering any of them. Or at least that is how it feels to me. It's only been recently when I finally resolved to pick a select few skills I wanted to really really hone, and stick with them. Right now they are sort of limited to comics,

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-56021748470712537872009-03-29T02:51:00.014Z2009-03-30T09:35:53.344Z

I'm not sure why I'm hitting a superhero streak in the postcards, it's just the order the requests have been coming in I guess.Hi! You might be interested in the new online comic "The Pen",available for free at www.thepencomic.com.The Pen follows the inmates and staff at Wentworth Ridge Penitentiary,a correctional facility for superpowered criminals. In the currentstory arc, prisoners and guards

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-79869489720646392012009-03-23T16:27:00.005Z2009-03-23T16:42:42.891Z

Some of the requests I get are short and sweet, but they work.Hey, Check out this webcomic, its dark and edgey.... in need of a reveiw  http://www.anarchycomic.comCheers,DaraghDark and edgey eh? I can go with that. I haven't read a dark and gritty comic for a while... this could be good.Nice cover page. The monologue is a little pompous though...Hm. Why does it keep switching from first to third

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-49321901999988934002009-03-22T14:53:00.001Z2009-03-22T15:33:50.451Z

Wayfinder and Kensington the Mouse lounged by the side of the busy festival street, watching the fracas between a group of overly confident hooligans and a rather portly Shaolin Monk."So Ken..." said Wayfinder as one of the men lost a front tooth, "Where do you think we should go next?"Kensington, who was preoccupied with a piece of spilt melon, did not bother to issue anything more than a

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-23874481916637514542009-03-15T12:26:00.012Z2009-03-25T14:33:56.139Z

If I didn't have that regulator in my mouth, I'd be grinning my trademark cheesy grin, I bet. Incidentally, trying to draw comics underwater... not so good when there's a current, actually.So... I do other things in my life besides making comics and writing about comics... and making them. I work in a totally non-comic related job, I indulge in culinary endeavors (and enjoy them), I brave leeches

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-32930813273827714492009-03-04T15:13:00.004Z2009-03-04T15:26:11.565Z

This seems to be a good week for memorable webcomic moments. First we get someone being clouted in the face with a shoe, then we get this:Given that in the entire comic run of LinT I don't think we've ever seen Zedwig even come close to a smile, that cheesy grin is creepier than what he's saying. Even more so when technically Fang (that's the blonde) supposedly has Zedwig under mind-control. On

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-13839859837629740852009-03-03T15:50:00.006Z2009-03-04T15:26:44.281Z

From the most recent installment of Penny and Aggie:I snorted with laughter. Then I read it again and couldn't stop giggling.Other than the richly-deservedness of it, why do I have the overwhelming urge to place an order for the Marshall shoe now?

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-53137144133919566692009-03-01T03:43:00.004Z2009-03-01T07:13:52.422Z

In my previous postcard we had an example of how bad presentation and marketing correspondence can negatively colour one's impression of a comic. Today I'm going to do the polar opposite and show how good presentation and communication can elevate one.Some time ago, I received this email from Bridget, the artist who does The Battle of Dovecote CrestHello Ping,Just wanted to make a request for a

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-393964046017943902009-03-01T03:09:00.004Z2009-03-01T03:22:28.404Z

I really hate spam and spammers. About as much as I despise the online game World of Warcrafts "Gold Sellers".When both of them are trying to invade my blog, I get REALLY peeved.In case any of you were wondering why your comments weren't showing up on the blog, I had to turn on comment moderation because they were spamming the comments with their ads and I was tried of playing catch up and

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-52771487132247989862009-02-15T12:33:00.003Z2009-08-09T14:41:05.253Z

"Sorry Ping, but you need to go to Thailand for 2 weeks." My supervisor looked really serious.I tried to look nonchalant. "Ok when?""Tomorrow morning."It was 3pm in the afternoon.Man my life is interesting.

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I don't rank comics by star ratings, but I do sort them into categories based on how I perceive them.But for your convenience when browsing reviews by category:What a Find! - Comics with special and unique characteristics that enthralled me, and which I can whole-heartedly recommend to others.Place of Interest - An enjoyable comic that while wasn't earth-shattering and might have some flaws, is a

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-89280227413985957672009-02-07T08:38:00.006Z2009-02-07T09:07:40.432Z

Today we're looking at Addanac City, which has had a request correspondence worth reposting:Hi there, I was just letting you know about this webcomic that's been out for a minute that's pretty funny (at least, I think so. I'm the creator.). It's called ADDANAC CITY, and it's about a seven-year-old kid named Hank who always seems to get into hot water with his friends, family, and school officials

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-66111012402536145272009-02-01T08:28:00.006Z2009-02-07T09:10:09.456Z

Anyone who knows me will know that I am a terrible correspondent. I tend to leave requests a bit long on reply, so here's one of my earlier comic review requests.In fact, this was one of the ones that got me started on the whole Postcard thing.I've left it a little bit later to give it a bit more time to build up more of an archive, but maybe four months was a little much...Ping,I'm Kyle Sanders,

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Comic: Shi Long PangBy: Ben CostaSetting and Elements: "17th Century China"Content Type: Action/Adventure, HistoricalArt Medium: Full-Colour, Heavy Inklines, SimplifiedArt Style: Manhwa-Simplified Cartoon hybridIs About: The adventures of a shaolin monk who is forced to wander away from his monastery.Website: http://www.shilongpang.comFrequency: Weekly (about)Availability: FreeFirst

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-88511961023867827022009-01-05T14:38:00.014Z2009-01-05T15:31:51.944Z

Sorry for the lack of posts recently but naturally I'm spending my holidays with my family overdosing on turkey and doing all those family thingies that people do.I also decided to take a break from exploring webcomics and switched to exploring a real life destination that was on the "list of things to do before I die". So I spent my Christmas and the few days thereafter in Siam Reap,

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-82693021643224168442009-01-01T16:52:00.003Z2009-01-05T13:30:47.037Z

I just wanted to wish everyone a good New Year (I'll give you the full details later, maybe).Here's to a new year of comics!

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-35347167934381112412008-12-14T17:11:00.004Z2009-01-05T13:19:36.619Z

So it was my Birthday on the 13th (last Saturday).While I spent it in a manner that was err... interesting, what I want to talk about today is how birthdays make you think about your life and all that you have achieved and all that you haven't.In my previous Hotspot I talked about time and comics, and the good thing about it is that it made me look beyond the present and what I wanted to be doing

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-23983964278372368622008-12-08T10:51:00.001Z2009-01-25T06:35:41.297Z

Comic: The Cattle Raid of CooleyBy: Patrick "Paddy" BrownSo I got this request to look at this comic from not an email, but one of the comments in my previous postcards.If you like "story-oriented comics", you might consider checking out mine. "The Ulster Cycle" is a series of serials set in Iron Age Ireland and based on Irish legend. The first story, Ness, followed the daughter of the king of

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-75364870481995898172008-12-07T13:23:00.003Z2008-12-07T13:40:46.937Z

Being the ardent reader of No Rest For The Wicked that I am, I was overjoyed to find Andrea's resumed updating NRFTW again!I first reviewed NRFTW back in some of my early journey legs. And while some comics have dropped off my reading list, NRTFW was one I faithfully followed, even during the hiatused times. I used to say that discovering NRFTW was one of the finds that made starting this blog

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-40647125009537934172008-12-03T16:14:00.003Z2008-12-03T16:30:43.533Z

I'm sorry for the slow timing to the next writeup. I logged into my Yahoo! mail account to find it emptied and most of my mail missing, including the mails from people who wrote with review requests and other Webcomic Finds stuff.Needless to say, I am very very upset. No I still haven't figured out what happened.I'll be picking up the pieces and doing damage assessment. If you've written to me

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-49184753807923492022008-11-17T11:55:00.007Z2009-01-25T06:37:05.210Z

Comic: Dresden CodakBy: Aaron DiazSetting and Elements: Surreal, Sci-Fi, Semi-FuturisticContent Type: Philosophical, Adventure, Action, SatireArt Medium: Full Colour, TabletArt Style: Semi-realistic CartoonyIs About: Kimiko, a transhumanist roboticist and her adventures dealing with her disillusionment with humanity, space robots and other things.Website: http://dresdencodak.comFrequency:

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-75392707520906791572008-10-30T05:43:00.004Z2009-01-25T06:37:16.618Z

Comic: Carribean Blue (http://www.katbox.net/cblueen/)By: Ronaldo RodriguesWelcome to another episode of Postcards. Today I am going to look at another comic request:Hi, I'm the artist behind the Caribbean Blue webcomic, a full color (save for guest pages), weekly comic, located at http://www.katbox.net/cblueen/. I came across your comic review site and I was hoping you guys would consider me

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-75473485531832448322008-10-28T15:05:00.003Z2008-10-28T15:24:36.232Z

Well folks, it's that time of the year again and NaNoWriMo, or November the National Novel Writing month is upon us.I want to write a novel. In fact, last year, at around this time, I tried to start one but I was in the midst of a depression and upheaval that I'd rather not talk too much about. As you might have expected, the project didn't quite get off the ground. What I learned however, no

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-20133219342379453962008-10-22T16:48:00.006Z2008-10-23T14:22:25.109Z

Something I read on my friend Xmung's blog today got me thinking about how the timeline in webcomics travels at a speed so differently from our own. I forget the exact wording but he was talking about his comic Magellan and how his latest chapter took 3 years to finish. 3 years in a long time in real life. At least it was for me during my self-imposed withdrawal from the webcomics world while I

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-39558983694132146802008-10-12T04:31:00.014Z2009-01-25T06:37:36.355Z

A quick introduction to Postcards:Ever since I've been writing Webcomic Finds I've often received requests from people to have a look at their comics and review them. But due to the format and methodology of Webcomic Finds' selection process I've been unable to accommodate them until I came up with the idea of Postcards.I like to think of Postcards as less of a review, more of a critique, as

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-53533057551902007602008-09-02T22:11:00.001Z2009-01-25T06:37:46.443Z

I couldn't find a link image from their link page, so I borrowed one from the archive page insteadComic: Sam and Fuzzy By: Sam LoganSetting and Elements: Present-Day, Alternate reality Content Type: Humour, AdventureArt Medium: Black and White, Line ArtArt Style: Stylised CartoonyIs About: The adventures of the eponymous Sam, a "normal small-town guy" and his friend Fuzzy. Who is a bear... like..

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-65224294717519400122008-08-27T16:15:00.001Z2008-08-27T16:17:16.414Z

I'm doing a bit of renovating guys, that includes upgrading the template to the new blogger version (which hopefully has a better navigation than this one). Webcomic Finds won't be looking like itself for a bit until I work out the kinks! Stay tuned!

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-31525587021337166932008-08-26T16:07:00.003Z2008-08-27T18:23:49.004Z

I have to admit, I have having a bit of a conundrum about something.I enjoy writing my reviews, and I know a number people do enjoy reading them, and a good number of creators enjoy getting feedback. Some have even written to me to specifically ask for reviews (I'm still trying to figure out how to respond to that. As you know I daisy chain my comic reviews, so even if I do oblige I might have to

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-6391566427319875862008-08-01T16:24:00.012Z2009-01-25T06:38:56.059Z

Comic: Kristy Versus The Zombie ArmyBy: David TekielaSetting and Elements: Surreal Reality, Modern-DayContent Type: Horror, Action, AdventureArt Medium: Inks, Digital ColourArt Style: Cartoonish, Manga influence is heavy.Is About: A girl named Kristy who hunters Zombies. And other evil things.Website: http://kristyvsthezombiearmy.com/Frequency: FridaysAvailability: FreeFirst Impressions and

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-61957188379847526792008-07-29T15:01:00.006Z2008-08-27T17:29:59.062Z

Thirteen is an unlucky number, or so they say. I never did understand the reason behind it, but it must be pretty big, they rename floors of buildings 12A etc etc just to deny the existence of a 13th floor.So this is my 13th Hotspot... any connection? I hope not.Anyway a commenter named Bengo (I do apologise, I suppose it reflects badly on me and my 3 year absence that I didn't know who he was)

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-46182095273728833052008-07-12T06:05:00.010Z2008-08-27T17:37:43.006Z

Now if you recall, back in my last actual log I checked out Dementia of Magic. So in grand Webcomic Finds' style, I'm continuing from DoM's link page. There are many well known webcomics there, but the absurdity of the concept made this one stand out:Comic:By: Chris Hastings (Pencils and Writing), Kent Archer (Inks)Setting and Elements: Modern Day, Surreal RealityContent Type: Action, HumourArt

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-13925126194154887732008-07-08T12:42:00.002Z2008-07-08T12:45:31.609Z

So I haven't been able to update The Longest Sojourn this week due to the site and server being down every time I've tried.I wonder what's going on?I guess that kinda rules out me doing any reviews of any CG comics either :(

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-85578241518291630762008-07-01T13:09:00.004Z2008-08-27T17:27:53.993Z

And yet it is a very long time as well. So many things have happened I don't think I recognize webcomic-dom anymore.Oh scratch that, I don't think it can even be called webcomics-dom anymore. On return from my self-imposed exile from the world of webcomics I find that it seems more "mainstream" than newspaper comics nowadays. Certainly none of that "GOSH! They've got comics on the web!" vibe it

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1132637389938558782005-11-22T05:23:00.001Z2008-08-27T17:29:39.927Z

My latest column is up over at Comixpedia. It deals mainly with typical mystery tricks, and just for kicks I inserted some webcomic personalities and mascots in the comic. I may be a limited artist in some aspects, but I do flatter myself that I can ape art styles somewhat.However, I have to say the recent theme, Mystery comics, gave me a bit of a twinge, because even more so than fantasy or

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1131521736938017592005-11-09T06:59:00.001Z2008-08-27T17:30:46.556Z

As you all know, I've been busy recently and even went for a spate of time without reading webcomics. Now that I'm bent on catching up, I'd like to share two moments from two of my favourite comics where I laughed so hard I choked:The first is from LinT, where great drama and strife is being enacted.Both moments need context to understand, so I'm going to be obliged to give a quick background

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-9140875850755238662005-11-05T05:09:00.001Z2009-05-09T06:25:17.631Z

Hey everyone! It's been a while, but I've been too busy (god forbid) to draw so the blog didn't get updated in the meantime.Today I'm making a cover for Chapter Four of The Jaded. It's been a custom for me to have a portrait of a different character for each cover, so we had Jade for Chapter One, Jin for Chapter Two, Doc Ice for Chapter Three... now it's Lysanne for Chapter Four.The chapter name

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1130522289716667392005-10-29T02:03:00.001Z2008-08-27T17:31:18.209Z

Time flies when you're running around applying for jobs and going for interviews. I do apologise to those of you who worried about me. I didn't realise over a month had passed before Kelly over at Comixpedia gave me a poke about my Essence contribution. Which, btw, you can read here. I grouse a lot about vampires there.As you will no doubt have noticed, there is a new review below. Hooray!Lastly,

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1125164290100193342005-10-28T17:30:00.004Z2009-03-25T14:13:23.039Z

Comic: The Dementia of MagicBy: Nicholas KillewaldSetting and Elements: Fantasy, Magical World, DnD InfluencedContent Type: Adventure, HumorArt Medium: Inks, Cel-shaded coloursArt Style: Simplifed Cartoony.Is About: The adventures of a thief and his soceress sister in a land ruled by and inept king who is constantly conscripting peasants into his army.Website: http://

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1126467105538981122005-09-11T19:27:00.001Z2008-08-27T17:33:37.031Z

...hasn't been a very good month so far, to put it mildly. Bad luck and more bad luck keeps stacking up one after another. I won't bore you with details. I'll just say comics aren't exactly my top priority right now.I do have the report of the next leg (Dementia of Magic) in the works, but that's about it.This is just in case you're wondering why I haven't been blogging much.

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1124588542984643722005-08-23T00:55:00.002Z2008-08-27T17:37:37.396Z

It took Eric Burn's Websnark to remind me, but Webcomic Finds turned 1 year old on August 12th... And I completely missed it.Which annoyed me really, because I had a feature planned for it and stuff. I wanted to summarize the picks of the year.Better late then never I guess.A little over one year ago, I thought what a great idea it would be if I started reviewing comics. I liked doing it. I'd

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1124578382470343882005-08-20T21:24:00.001Z2008-08-27T17:36:12.902Z

Several months ago, there was a completely new comic that debuted on Graphic Smash.It was called The Tenth Life of Pishio the Cat. Other than having an incredibly long title, it also had something many other comics didn't... a refreshingly original plot for a webcomics and non-human centric characters.From the very first few pages, I fell in love with Zack Giallongo's amazing art and set-up. This

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-5263728335647735752005-08-19T01:26:00.001Z2009-05-09T06:23:07.619Z

Today I'm working on a page of The Jaded. "Summer Afternoon Stories" is a run of short stories I'm planning on having in-between chapter instead of "Outtakes". I'm also using this opportunity to try out some experimental stuff.I'm drawing a page where Lysanne and Doc Ice are tramping around in the Lanner Place shrubbery looking for Lysanne's lost shoe. Why the shoe is lost I won't get into, but

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1124325837346430552005-08-17T22:42:00.001Z2008-08-27T17:38:24.753Z

Apparently a journalist called Sarah Boxer from the New York Times wrote an article on webcomics.And apparently it didn't go down very well in the webcomics world.Eric over at Websnark wrote a strongly worded essay on it. Comixpedia has a raging debate going on as the indignant community rush to defend themselves.Me? I don't understand how something so simple can be so damn convoluted.Or to be

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1123347259961064152005-08-06T16:35:00.001Z2008-08-27T17:39:52.595Z

Ok, there are few comics out there that I can genuinely admit to waiting breathlessly for updates because they have me hooked so badly. But I can certainly say Andrael Peterson's No Rest for the Wicked is one of them.For those of you who need an introduction to NRFTW, I point you towards the 6th Leg of the blog, which is where I fins stumbled across it (and was very very very glad I did).But what

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1123213037881766472005-08-05T02:52:00.001Z2008-08-27T17:40:57.297Z

I'm not sure how I missed it, seeing that it was on Websnark, but Dave Roman's Astronaut Elementary apparently moved from GAM to WCN, which is the webcomics equivalent of shifting rooms in the same building, except that one is behind the subscription curtain and one isn't.I like Dave Roman and his stuff, and naturally his being able to unleash his creativity unrestricted upon the rest of the

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1123184462561436382005-08-04T18:47:00.002Z2009-01-25T06:40:43.946Z

After a nice long rest, we're back to travel the world of webcomics again! Today we're continuing from where we left off. If you recall (I highly doubt you do, it's been a heck of a time) the last time I was over at Super Hero Vindibudd and the banner of the ninja-cat caught my eye, leading me to...Comic: CatharsisBy: J. BoekeSetting and Elements: Modern Day, Slice of Life, SurrealContent Type:

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-54819232082477568132005-08-03T14:08:00.001Z2009-05-09T06:21:42.636Z

So here I am drawing the last page of The Jaded Chapter 3: Black Earth.The scene I'm trying to illustrate is Doc Ice sitting in the passenger seat of a car, with Jade in the driver's seat and his crucifix earring very visible. Jade asks Ice a question, Doc answers cryptically.So here's the preliminary sketch (digital equivalent of a penciled sketch) that I use for layouts.As you can see, there's

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-78771829173097175182005-08-02T22:40:00.001Z2009-05-09T06:20:45.859Z

Ah, my great nemesis. The foot. Worse than the hand... mainly because I don't get to draw it as much.So today I decided: "Enough of avoiding the monster!", sat down and devoted a couple hours to studying the human foot.One thing I hate about drawing the foot is that it's so hard to find detailed tutorials on it. Most books devote pages after page of how to the draw the face, body and hands, but

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1122671801049487312005-07-29T20:48:00.001Z2008-08-27T17:42:12.810Z

Webcomics Nation launched today. Granted, I've been a beta tester for WCN for a while so it hasn't really felt very different for me.I do find myself in an interesting position of course, as you know I'm involved in Comic Genesis (formerly known as Keenspace) and now I'm also in the rival WCN camp. Given that CG is having humoungous teething problems at the moment (Teething? More like

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-89974090795693923662005-07-29T02:27:00.001Z2009-05-09T06:19:55.052Z

Today I'm sketching a logo image for The Longest Sojourn. So here's another grand opportunity for a study of the male anatomy again.This is based off a reference picture, but some fun things to notice. End of the shoulder muscles (deltoids?) line up with the bottom of the breasts in an arc. You'll also notice I used the symmetry grids from the first study to draw the muscles in. The way of

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1122381910756829212005-07-26T12:20:00.001Z2008-08-27T17:42:26.372Z

I forget to mention my latest "The Essence of..." column is up on Comixpedia. Also up are a couple of other articles, including "Feeding Snarky" by Eric Burns and an interesting soapbox by Kelly J Cooper.There's also a Inverloch interview, for those of you who are Sarah Ellerton fans.Speaking of Inverloch, I must say the writing really tightened up recently. I didn't think you'd be able to

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-29177052626699678882005-07-25T16:29:00.001Z2009-05-09T06:19:07.546Z

Today I'm taking an hour or two off to draw a picture of Comic Genesis (Formerly Keenspace)'s mascot, Gen-Chan. I've also decided to use the opportunity to study women's anatomy from sideways.I want to draw space-chan with a cannon over her shoulder, from a semi-sideways view, which I'm generally not good at, so A good reference is very important to get it right.As usual, I turn to the internet

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1122263536251786352005-07-25T03:39:00.001Z2008-08-27T17:43:22.774Z

I actually wrote and finished this review over two months ago. However, by some accursed misfortune, my first attempt got eaten by Blogger, and I stupidly did not save a copy. Frustrated, I wrote up the same review a second time, posted it, and found to my horror, half of it got eaten by blogger again. And like the idiot I was, I forgot to save the article again.Ever since then, with

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-13928902700324308392005-07-25T00:37:00.002Z2009-05-09T06:15:17.624Z

I've never been good at drawing man-chest. You can tell from some of my earlier work I haven't any godly idea how to depict that very um... vital part of attractive men without it looking grotesque. Since I constantly complain about men who can't draw women's breasts right without looking like a pair of helium balloons, it's only fair I learn to draw men's chest properly too. So today I decided

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-76857238301365780042005-07-25T00:29:00.002Z2009-05-09T06:34:30.629Z

So what is this, exactly?I've decided to keep a journal... but it's an art journal. This is an attempt by me to replace my old Art Tutorials, with hope it'll make me easier to keep records of my art progress and write tutorials at the same time.For those of you who don't know me, I'm Ping Teo. I do a couple of several online comics. I'm more well known for the Graphic Smash Series The Jaded,

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1121953717273454702005-07-21T13:37:00.001Z2008-08-27T17:43:48.505Z

I woke up to the sound of helicopters again. And this time around I didn't pay them as much attention, as they've been flying over quite regularly since the London Bombings a couple of weeks ago.But just as I was about to set off, I got a call from my sister, and heard that some wanker bombed Warren Street station. (I'm told it was a nail bomb, not as serious as the last one)I live in the Euston

Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-1120994495361658812005-07-10T10:36:00.001Z2008-08-27T17:44:27.056Z

(Holy Crap! An actual Webcomics Find Post! Who'd have thought?!)There are many reasons I like hanging around the Keenspace/ComicGenesis forums. The main one is I get to see all the budding talent first-hand, as most people start off at Keenspace and go indie when/if they get successful. Personally I think that's a great system.Eric Burns wrote this long snark about the School of Keen a few months

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After a late night out with a friend watching Kung Fu Shuffle Hustle, I woke up this morning to the sound of helicopters circling.It took me about half an hour of the constant noise to make me realise something was wrong. Logging on to BBC's website, I quickly found out that it was due to a series of Tube 'explosions' on the London Underground.But the enormity of the situation didn't sink in

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Star Sailor. The Killers. U2. OMG. Absolutely amazing.I might talk about the full thing later, but that was just mind-blowingly fantastic.Whoo!Edit: Mos has a report on the concert here.

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I forget to mention that I'm currently being very very very irresponsible regarding my online projects. Not only is my The Jaded buffer at an all-time low (I'm so sorry T. Please don't kill me!) I haven't been particularly active with blogging either. And I still have a half-completed review that I haven't the heart to just bang out haphazardly because I dont't want to produce some half-assed

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I won't do this very often, because I try to keep this blog and my personal life separate.But...I Graduated!!I haven't been in the mood to write or draw much lately because of the incessant worry, but now that it's all done. Whew.Now excuse me, I need to go dance a happy dance.

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I think I can almost safely say in my whole life, I have read a staggering total of 3 romance novels. As you can tell, I'm not exactly a big fan of them. Out of those three, I paid zero money for them. Two of them were books left by a previous tenant in a flat I rented, and one was one I borrowed from someone because I had nothing else to read.On thing I couldn't help noticing was all three of

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Because between my initial tabloid idea, Minivet's fictional headlines and xmung's naming sense, I think we have.Now if I can only stop laughing...

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Another week of drama and controversy in webcomic-dom. Keenspot artists go independent and form Blank Label Comics, which looks to be interesting and bears keeping and eye on. Keenspace gets the decision to be renamed confirmed but the chosen new name of Toonspace isn't sitting too well and now everyone's scrambling for an acceptable compromise.Me? I'm sick of all the hoo-hah and I am not going

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The deadline for WCCA nominations is less than 24 hours away, so this is in just before the deadline.I'm not really in the mood for lengthy discourse, because I have been bitten by the DRAWING bug, which means I don't feel like writing but drawing lots and lots of pictures and practicing my anatomy instead. Usually I'd just procrastinate, but with the approaching deadline, I'll just reel off the

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Yes, I'm a little busy at the present. Watch out for WCCA part 3 shortly and Super Hero Vindibudd next week or so.In the meantime, Websnark has some pretty hot discussion going on. Lots of drama, but the one thing that really caught my attention was this:Chris Crosby:on Monday, the Keen Four voted unanimously on what to change the name [of Keenspace] to. There should be a public announcement of

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