GoComics Decisions and Other Comic-Related Chum

First, let me say congrats to Scott Metzger on the launch of his new feature “Stewart.” His fans are rejoicing (and so am I).
Okay, here’s my dilemma regarding the Pinkerton launch. As most of you know, we’re right in the middle of a story arc that will end next week. That being [...]

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Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog by J. Mahood

Here is another Sherpa strip gone wild.  It started it’s life on Sherpa as “Hoover: The Rechargeable Dog” but due to some copyright issues with those suckmasters, Hoover Vacuums, Jon decided to change the name.  Bleeker can now be seen on GoComics.  I always thought this was a great idea for a comic strip.  It’s [...]

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The Arctic Circle by Alex Hallett

Before I get started today I wanted to say a couple things. First, thanks to everyone for the well-wishes. Pinkerton has been picked up by GoComics for internet syndication. It launches November 5th so stay tooned to pinkertonpark.com and/or gocomics.com.
Second, I swapped with Jim on the Panel Mammals posts this week so [...]

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Strongbad Vs. Webcomics

Strongbad pretty much sums up my disdain for the term “webcomics” (and webcomics in general).  Check it out.
Strongbad Vs. Webcomics

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The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn

As promised in my first blog post, I’m going to highlight the work of some folks I’ve met while doing time on the Sherpa page. Today’s feature: The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn.

Scott was one of the first Sherpa folks I talked to on a regular basis other than “hey, I like your comic [...]

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The Panel Mammals Great Space Coaster

Very recently (like three and a half minutes ago) a loyal reader of Pinkerton posted this comment in regards to the Panel Mammals:
What did you do? You started it. You begin the Panel Mammals days by shutting down 44UA and starting Pinkerton, a splendiferous move. Then Scott chainsawed Tree and is starting a new feature, [...]

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The Sherpa Brethren

If you’re a budding cartoonist and have an internet connection you’ve undoubtedly heard about the Comics Sherpa. Just for information’s sake: The Comics Sherpa service from GoComics.com lets aspiring cartoonists (or established cartoonists with a new idea) tap into the huge and loyal readership on GoComics.com for feedback and exposure. (quoted from the Comic’s Sherpa [...]

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Schulz And Peanuts

Yesterday I posted a blog on the Panel Mammals site in regards to the new book “Schulz and Peanuts” which is an unauthorized biography of Charles Schulz. It was supposed to be a generalized comment on how we’ve become a society of rubberneckers. Instead, as the replies rolled in, it turned into a rant on [...]

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