Category Archives: Comics
Two Sci-Fi Webcomics You Should Check Out
Skipjack Skipjack is a webcomic / comic book that I found at the recent New Orleans Comic Con. Written by Ryan Christopher Lord and drawn by John Stephen Lord, Skipjack is the story of a human crew of pirates in space. No, not “of the Caribbean” type, but the type that is only a step removed from Han Solo in … Continue reading
Why They Can’t Read Your Webcomic
You may be missing out on a large audience share AND better placement in the search engines. Most webcomics are created so that all of the and the dialogue are in one static image file. While this works perfectly well for most English-speaking viewers, there are advantages to transcribing the text in your comic strip or page and making it … Continue reading
Costumes at the New Orleans Comic Convention
New Orleans showed its love for comic books and geek culture at today’s Wizard World New Orleans Comic Convention. Fans packed the floors to see TV and movie stars from sci-fi shows like Buffy, Star Wars, Batman, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and more. Several comic book artists and writers were also signing and selling their materials. One of the most … Continue reading
Get Your ComicPress Webcomic Found in Google
The combination of ComicPress and WordPress is a fantastic invention for webcomics creators everywhere. Artists and writers alike are able to spend more time on their craft rather than trying to mess with HTML, and users automatically have a way to interact with their readers through the comment system. But how do you get your readers there in the first … Continue reading
Pinterest and Social Media for Writers
Well, this week’s installation of Lazy Saturday, but I have a few things I’m very interested in sharing from this week. I’ve been spending a lot of my time at the day job looking through social media in an attempt to see how it can best benefit our clients. We use Facebook and Twitter, but what other platforms even exist … Continue reading
Twitter Hash Tag Report
Twitter is a fascinating social media platform with many unique characteristics. From my efforts with this site as well as with my day job, I have found Twitter to be highly effective in generating clicks for websites. Twitter has an edge over Facebook in creating highly focused content for topics that the user chooses. (More on this in an upcoming … Continue reading
Reflecting on the Age of Apocalypse
An examination of Marvel’s Age of Apocalypse storyline from the X-Men books to see if the writing and art still holds up in 2011. Continue reading
