Due to technical difficulties part of the show wasn’t recorded, and I didn’t have time to redo it. But listen in as I talk with cartoonist and graphic designer Todd Dolce. To listen, either select the episode on my TalkShoe widget on the sidebar, or go here: Sunday Funnies #3
Sunday Funny of the Week: Wiley Miller’s “Non Sequitur” (April 27, 2008). Comic Series of the Week: Trade Loeffler’s “Zip and Lil’ Bit”. Discussion about our cartoon creation tools of choice. And the animals are invading the show! (First time using Skype for this, a few stutters, but overall the show sounds better now!)
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Sunday Funny of the Week: Luann, for May 4th, 2008: Luann at Comics.com. Comic Series of the Week: Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog: http://www.bleekercomics.com or at Gocomics.com. Today’s Main Topic: Managing a family while creating a comic series.
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Sunday Funny of the Week: Retail, May 18th, 2008: Seattlepi.com (click "Comics"). Comic Series of the Week: Sheldon by Dave Kellett, on the web at sheldoncomics.com . Topic of the Week: Emerald City ComiCon 2008. Special Guest: Danny’s wife Charly Burleson.
NEWS:
ComicPress Manager improved - from John Bintz (new features includes adding automatic default tags and titles, plus integration of the WordPress WYSIWYG text editor). The Official Version 1.0 is in the works to be launched this summer. For those that use ComicPress (or are thinking about using it), go to lunchboxfunnies.com/forum, go to the ComicPress Support Forum and John has added a thread for a Version 1.0 wishlist. Give him your ideas and he may add it to the next version.
New webcomic launches: “Yeti Park”, a comic about a Yeti managing a baseball team. If you like baseball and comics, check it out at YetiPark.com. Plus, “Duk and Run!” at chadtownsend.com/dukandrun
The National (Not-for-webcartoonists) Cartoonists Society award winners have been announced, go to reuben.org to see all the winners which unfortunately do not include Paul Gilligan of “Pooch Cafe” or Richard Thompson of “Cul De Sac”.
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Next Show - June 22nd: We discuss using ComicPress! Listen in as I try to explain the basics of setup and customization and other tips and tricks. If you have questions about ComicPress that you’d like to hear answered on the show, please contact me by June 21st! Email: danny@oycomics.com, or, enter your name and phone number below (info is kept private) and leave a voice message for FREE!
Topic: ComicPress! We touch on a handful of random topics related to this webcomics management solution
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Some sad news, comic creator and Aspen Comics founder Michael Turner died Friday, June 27th after a long battle with cancer; he was 37. Turner is probably best known for the comic book series “Fathom”, his work on the covers of many DC Comics titles and most recently the fantasy comic book series “Soulfire”. For more info about suggested charitable organizations and where to send condolences to his family, please visit aspencomics.com/news
No show next week due to 4th of July weekend.
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Topics include: the evils of portable devices, the perils of speech recognition, MacGyver, writing styles, tasering squirrels, and whether there are moose in Memphis. Special feature: song by Charly Burleson, “When My Ship Comes In”
NEWS
Danny on Sequential Artist’s Pub #4 (for about 5 seconds): http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/20378
Next Sequential Artist’s Pub: 07/25/2008 10:00 PM EST
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