Digital Strips

After a lively discussion about the nature of criticism in webcomics with Phil Kahn we review three excellent comics, Brainwrap Comics, Panda Express, and Melonpool

This week we play the final interview recorded during ConnectiCon 2005, an interview with the people responsible for the web comic ...And Then You Die. We also mention the new writer we have on the blog, details on our next contest, and play some new comic audio ads.

This week we feature a roundtable discussion on the growing trend of web comic communities, or web comic collectives. Independent cartoonists are banding together into their own tight knit communities for cross promotion and resource sharing. In this show we talk to 3 representatives from different collectives, Transplant Comics, Boxcar Comics, and Eyeskream Comics, to get their perspectives on the subject.

This week's podcast is all about Zoinks! Magazine, the Webcomics Newspaper. Zoinks is out now, so be sure to get your copy soo. We feature an interview with Bill Charbonneau, the magazine's creator.

This week we review three web comics with the help of special guest Phil Kahn, a fellow web comic critic. We talk about Scooter and Ferret, Rob and Elliot, and Star Cross'd Destiny.

The Webcomic Telethon Wrap-up. This week we discuss the Web Comic Telethon. We talk about some of our favorites and conduct an interview with Brad Guigar, the charity event organizer.

This is a bonus episode of Digital Strips in which we give an update of the Webcomics Telethon. Guests include Phil Kahn, Ryan Estrada, and Brad Guigar.

This week we return to ConnectiCon 2005 with an interview with the folks behind the web comic Least I Could do.

Interview with Penny Arcade. This week we play an interview we recorded last week with the Gabe and Tycho from the web comic Penny Arcade.

Interview with Comedity. This week we play an interview we recorded at ConnectiCon with the guys from the web comic Comedity. We also play an audio letter that sparks more debate over Manga.

This week we have a web comic review show. We discuss Combustible Orange, The Pet Professional, Bot and Cam, Cortland

This week we play another interview we recorded during ConnectiCon 2005. We speak with Richard Dachtera, the cartoonist behind Surliness.

An interview with Ryan Estrada, the cartoonist currently attempting to complete the 168 hour comic.

An interview with Tim Buckley, the cartoonist behind Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Reviewing comics. We talk about Year One, Penny and Aggie, Extra Life, and Prof. Paradox.

This week our show is recorded during ConnectiCon. ConnectiCon is the largest multi-genre convention in New England and it Features the genres of anime, gaming, web-comics, science-fiction, fantasy and more.

This week we announce the winners of four categories of the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards (WCCA). It is our pleasure to be part of the WCCA and during this show we get to announce the winners of the categories Outstanding Newcomer, Outstanding Writer, Outstanding Artist, and Outstanding Comic.

This week we feature an interview with Sebastien Dumesnil and Robert Nichols, the filmmakers responsible for the upcoming documentary film Adventures Into Digital Comics. The filmmakers discuss the people in the film, the motivation behind making it and the controversy the trailer has caused.

This week we interview Christian and Madsen, the creators of Little Gamers. This is a daily gag strip featuring iconicly designed characters cracking wise about video games, movies, other web comics, and pop culture in general all with an attitude that betrays the otherwise "cute" look to their strip. During the interview they discuss how they got started, art for art's sake vs. art for commerce, and their opinions of other web comics.

Today we feature part 3 of an interview with Scott Kurtz, the creator and artist behind PVP, and our conversation with Eric Burns, the writer behind the excellent comic review site Websnark. In this part of the ongoing conversation we discuss more about the recent documentary upset and comics fandom in general.