List of Webcomic Blogs

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Webcomic blogs play an important role in creating dialogue in the webcomics community. Here is a List of Known Webcomic Blogs, based on their level of recent activity:

Contents 1 Active Blogs 1.1 Blog of Last Resort 1.2 Blog-It Llama! 1.3 Choicecomics.net Blog 1.4 Damn Good Comics 1.5 Digital Strips 1.6 Dropping My Daily Stool Sample 1.7 Fleen 1.8 The Floating Lightbulb 1.9 Lonely Panel 1.10 Tangents 1.11 This Week in Webcomics 1.12 The Webcomic Overlook 1.13 Websnark 1.14 Zhi 2 Inactive Blogs 2.1 Carzorblog 2.2 Journey Into History 2.3 Online Comics 2.4 Weekly Webcomic Reviews 2.5 Webcomics In Print 2.6 Your Webcomic Is Bad And You Should Feel Bad 3 Dead Blogs 3.1 Evil Network

[edit] Active Blogs

All of the blogs in this category have posted within the last month as of November 17, 2007, or at least have maintained their announced schedules.

[edit] Blog of Last Resort

• URL: http://lastres0rt.blogspot.com

A sister feature to the Last Resort webcomic (both by Rachel Keslensky), Blog of Last Resort is a webcomic development resource aimed both at documenting the progress of her own comic and improving webcomic creators, by providing tips on tricky subjects such as pin-ups, how to advertise a comic, effective artistic shortcuts, and the importance of finding your audience. The blog updates roughly twice a week.

[edit] Blog-It Llama!

• URL: http://www.rocketllama.com/blog-it/

A feature of the Rocket Llama Headquarters ezine which is built around its flagship webcomic, The Ongoing Adventures of Rocket Llama. The webcomic's creators and crew blog on popular culture and post interviews, including numerous interviews with competitors in DC Comics' monthly Zuda webcomics competition. Updates frequently.

[edit] Choicecomics.net Blog

• URL: http://www.choicecomics.net/blog/

A webcomic blog that discusses products, reviews, how-tos, and any resource for webcomics. The blog is just starting and is gathering contributors from the webcomic community to blog as a collective voice. Updates frequently. Part of ChoiceComics.net - where you can Share, Rate & Review webcomics.

[edit] Damn Good Comics

• URL: http://mrmyth.com/

A webcomic blog that seems more intent on exposing the flaws in other comics.

[edit] Digital Strips

• URL: http://www.digitalstrips.com/

Technically both a blog and a podcast, created by Zampzon and Daku

[edit] Dropping My Daily Stool Sample

• URL: http://www.rubbersuitstudios.com/ssblog.htm

While not completely about webcomics, Malach does discuss, critique, and praise/bash webcomics and genre on a regular basis.

[edit] Fleen

• URL: http://www.fleen.com/

Fleen is the house organ of webcomic collective Dumbrella. Though it feigns an independent voice, it promotes Dumbrella titles relentlessly. Written by a fan under the dictate of Goats comic creator and Dumbrella member Jon Rosenberg.

[edit] The Floating Lightbulb

• URL: http://floatinglightbulb.blogspot.com/

A blog of serious webcomic reporting, criticism and how-to. Author: Bengo, co-creator of Guillotine and Piledriver, Li'l Nyet, and Scratchin Post.

[edit] Lonely Panel

• URL: http://www.lonelypanel.com/
• Status: Active

Lonely Panel (Formerly called Webcomic Finds) is a blog that combines travel, adventure and comics. Features include exploratory reviews, requested critiques, comic-centric rants and brainstorming sessions, as well as studies on art/writing, with an emphasis on going off the beaten path. Think Lonely Planet, but for webcomics!" Written by Ping Teo.

[edit] Tangents

• URL: http://www.tangents.us/

Featuring meta-reviews, in-depth articles and constant criticism, Tangents is an undertaking of Robert A. Howard that takes a closer look at several popular webcomics, as well as other less-known comics that have caught his attention.

[edit] This Week in Webcomics

• URL: http://webcomicweek.blogspot.com/

Weekly webcomic review site operated by Jackson Ferrell. Features a large variety of webcomics and occasional guest bloggers. Additionally, Jackson Ferrell has been known to create original illustrations for updates and interviews, and even delivered a weekly newspost in comic form.

[edit] The Webcomic Overlook

• URL: http://webcomicoverlook.com/

The Webcomic Overlook has been active since July 2007. The blogger, El Santo, regularly reviews webcomics from a variety of genres. As of December 2008, the site has also been conducting interviews with webcomic creators. The blogger had also written reviews at the ComixTalk site and the Comic Fencing review site.

[edit] Websnark

• URL: http://www.websnark.com/

Possibly the most famous webcomic blog, Websnark is written by Eric Burns, editor of the Modern Tales collective.

[edit] Zhi

• URL: http://zhi100.blogspot.com/

Written by Scott Thornton. A blog that examines webcomics in the context of pop-culture. Probably the only comics blog that references Hip-Hop.

[edit] Inactive Blogs

These blogs have not posted recently or according to their schedule, are on hiatus, or have not otherwise officially ended.

[edit] Carzorblog

• URL: http://carzorblog.blogspot.com/
• Status: Unknown (Last Post September 23, 2007)

Written by Chris Paluszek, Carzorthade is a webcomic blog which is not afraid to be brutally honest.

[edit] Journey Into History

• URL: http://www.journeyintohistory.com/index.php
• Status: Unknown (Last Post September 17, 2007)

Journey Into History is a webcomic blog which is also a comic.

[edit] Online Comics

• URL: http://onlinecomics.blogspot.com/
• Status: Unknown (Last Post October 21, 2007, but too few posts to tell)

Online comics posts short, short reviews of webcomics. These serve mainly to recommend the comic, and to highlight one or two of its good points.

[edit] Weekly Webcomic Reviews

• URL: http://www.thechainsawblokes.com/wwr/
• Status: Inactive (Haitus)

A blog dedicated to reviewing webcomics, Weekly Webcomic Reviews is run by Peter C. Hayward of Soap and Stickies.

[edit] Webcomics In Print

• URL: http://webcomics-in-print.blogspot.com
• Status: Unknown (Last Post July 23, 2007)

Webcomics in Print deals with the merchandise aspect of the webcomic world. Mostly writing reviews about current webcomic books and minicomics, Webcomics in Print also delves into other aspects including t-shirts, badges, etc. and has a monthly competition for all people. Written by Mike Rouse-Deane.

[edit] Your Webcomic Is Bad And You Should Feel Bad

• URL: http://badwebcomics.blogspot.com/
• Status: Inactive (Haitus)

An honest and critical look at many overrated webcomics. Written by John Soloman, often hilarious, always sharp and cutting. Don't expect to be pampered here. The truth is the order of the day, and will be provided in razor-enema form.

[edit] Dead Blogs

These blogs have officially ended, otherwise implied as much, or were last updated in 2005 or earlier.

[edit] Evil Network

• URLs: http://evilnetwork.blogspot.com/, http://zoinks.boneflake.com/
• Status: Cancelled July 16, 2007

Arguably one of the oldest webcomics-related blogs still on the web. Started in late 1999, and since moved from Tripod to Blogger, Doctor Setebos (aka Nathaniel Payne) posts an eclectic assortment of webcomics news and commentary. This site is no longer being updated and now serves as an archive as of May 2006.

Nathaniel took up blogging duties at Zoinks! Magazine, which has now been cancelled.