Webcomic Beacon #36: More on Conventions! … Also: Web Stats

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Fes, Tanya, and Aaron bring up the topic of CONVENTIONS on The Webcomic Beacon once again! This time we talk about Tanya’s experience at ComicCon! Later on in the show we talk about tracking web stats for your website! This week’s cover is done by Plughead of Sarah Zero! Thanks! Also, thanks to Jennie Breeden for introducing the show!

 

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Mary Savary brings us a Webcomic Review of Transmissions! Don’t forget the Strip Fight.org Weekly Ringside Update! Milestones reported: School Spirit (600), 8:1 (5 years), The KAMics – Gertrude & Bruinhilda (100). Also we have a Beacon Searchlight of Circle vs Square this week!

Notes: Sites mentioned: The Devil’s Panties, Rooster Teeth, Webcomic Crossover & Cameo Archive, Geek Kon, Lab Bratz, Fallcon, Diana Nock’s Jinxville, Imaginary Friends Forever, Midwest Furfest, Code Name: Hunter, Hyatt Art Forums, Site 5, Go Daddy, Quantcast, Project Wonderful, Go Stats, Extreme Tracking, Stumbleupon, StatCounter, Miss/Mr/Thing ComicGenesis 2008, El Goonish Shive, The Geek Media, P.S.I., Betapwned,

Also, check out these other webcomic podcasts: The Gigcast and Podwarp 1999!

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Webcomic Beacon #35: Comic Reviews: Comic Fencing and Webcomic Rescue #1

Fes and Aaron are joined by Delos of Comic Fencing! A multi-reviewer, comic review site. Briefly we are joined by John of The Rampage Network. Speaking of which, The Webcomic Beacon will be moving there next week. We’ll keep you posted!

This week we also have our first Webcomic Rescue segment covering Minos the Minotaur! Plus we touch base with Tanya while she’s at San Diego Comic Con! Also we have a Beacon Searchlight of Random Acts Comic this week!

Mary Savary comes back with a Webcomic Review of Inappropriate Irving (possibly NSFW)! Don’t forget the Strip Fight.org Weekly Ringside Update! Milestone reported LATE: Spiky Haired Dragon and Worthless Knight (700).

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Congrats to the winners of the Jenny Everywhere “Draw” to Win WAGON Webcomic Battle Trading Card Contest! 1st place to Benj Christensen, 2nd to Jakob Burrows, and 3rd to Zach Holmes! See all of the entrants here on The Shifter Archive!

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Webcomic Beacon: Jenny Everywhere “Draw” to Win contest results

Thanks to everyone that submitted to the contest, and congratulations to our winners! Additional postings will be post on The Shifter Archive website in a day or two. Winners, if you see this post before you get an e-mail, you will also be mentioned on the Webcomic Beacon when we record later today.

The “Draw to Win” contest was a join venture between The Webcomic Beacon podcast and the WAGON Webcomic Battle Trading Card Game. It ran during the Summer of 2008.

The contest was to get submissions of people Jenny Everywhere for special Jenny Everywhere cards for the trading card game.

Actually, it was the top 3 winners (by website voting), whose standings determined the cards. There were a total of 9 entrants.

The 3rd and 2nd place got to have an official card in opposing decks that were to be released (the “Alpha” and “Beta” decks). Both had very similar card stats, with slight opposing differences.

The 1st place winner got to be the first “starred” special card. It is an incredibly powerful card that was only available from special promotions; mainly from meeting The Webcomic Beacon or WAGON at conventions.

First Place (51%, 67 Votes)

Second Place (20%, 26 Votes)

Third Place (12%, 16 Votes)

Link to contest page.

Webcomic Beacon #34: Merchandising!

Fes, Tanya, and Aaron are joined by Tanya Higgins and Scary Voice Mr. Christopher Solace of A Better Way Merchandising Service (Launching Aug 12th). They also demonstrate how we use the show for shameless self promotion. But we do talk a good deal about merchandising for a webcomic and we glaze over putting up a store.

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This week we set our Beacon Searchlight on Hexagon Death Squad! Don’t forget the Strip Fight.org Weekly Ringside Update! Milestones reported this week: Rooster Teeth Comics (300), Amazoness (100), Questionable Content (5-Years).

Also, don’t forget to vote for the Jenny Everywhere “Draw” to Win contest! Right here on The Webcomic Beacon, brought to you by The Shifter Archive and WAGON Webcomic Battle! Voting Ends Saturday night!

(voting completed on older site)

Notes: Sites mentioned this week: Sweet Baby Ribs, Swag Junkies, Cafe Press, Lulu, The T-Shirt Warehouse, Shirt Supplier, Odd Child Underground, Ka-Blam, Exciern, The GigCast,

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Webcomic Beacon #33: Conventions and Self Insertion

Fes and Tanya start talking about some conventions for a little bit, but not before talking about ADHD, Scooby Doo, and  riding bikes… Um… what else? Oh yea, then we eventually moved on to self insertion.

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This week we set our Beacon Searchlight on Steal This Comic!
Don’t forget the Strip Fight.org Weekly Ringside Update!

Milestones reported this week: Dreamland Chronicles (700 Strips), Synthetic Life (200 Strips), Orange Hat Girl (1 Year), X, Why (100 Strips). We also bid farewell to Minus and Zortic.

Notes: Sites mentioned this week: Questionable Content, Lab Bratz, Code Name Hunter, Penny Arcade, Sorcery 101, Angry D Monkey, Darken, Cornstalker, Webcomic Crossover & Cameo Archive, Action Porn, The KAMics, Dan and Mab’s Furry Adventures, Jenny Everywhere: The Shifter Archive, WAGON Webcomic Battle, PodWarp 1999, ETI-PI,

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Webcomic Beacon #32: Webcomic List Sites & Advertising

Fes and Tanya talk about those webcomic list sites, such as The Webcomic List, where you can submit your webcomic to an ever expanding index. We also talk about advertising your webcomic through services such as Project Wonderful. Also, this week’s cover is from Nathan Hommond of Jazz and Jess.com. Another great way to advertise, by sending in Fanart!

Mark Savary reviews Set Apart this week, and we set our Beacon Searchlight on The World Explodes! Don’t forget the Strip Fight.org Weekly Ringside Update!

Milestones reported this week: A Pessimistic Sense of Inadequacy (P.S.I.) hits 200 Strips and 2 Years! (Missed a few I should have mentioned, we’ll get them next!)

Don’t forget the “Draw” to Win Contest! in conjunction with The Shifter Archive! Ends July 21st!

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Sites mentioned this week: The Webcomic List, Top WebComics, Buzz Comix, Online Comics, WebcomicZ, Choice Comics, Comixpedia, Wikipedia’s List of Notable Webcomics, Belfry Webcomics Index (site recently overhauled), ComicSpace, WikiFur, Piperka, TG Comics, El Goonish Shive, The Whiteboard, The Cornstalkers, Zero Punctuation: Gamer Webcomics,

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Webcomic Beacon #31: Character Archetypes & Community Showcase: Cornstalker

Dawg and Komiyan of the Cornstalkers joins Fes and Aaron for another Community Showcase! Afterwards we discuss Character Archetypes in webcomics! No review this week, but we set our Beacon Searchlight on Insert Comic Here! Plus the Strip Fight.org Weekly Ringside Update!

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Milestones reported this week: Calamities of Nature hits 1 year and Extra Life hits 7 years & 900 strips!

Also don’t forget the “Draw” to Win Contest! in conjunction with The Shifter Archive!

Notes: Sites mentioned this week: Angry D. Monkey, Darken, Cortland, Point Guardian, Super Fight Fight, Legostar Galactica, Reckless Youth, Pimpette & Associates, Elf Only Inn, Oops, Nevermind, The Green Avenger, Tales of the Traveling Gnome, Tales of Pylea, Knights of Vesteria, AntiBunny, Unamused Comics, Ugly Girl, Commissioned.

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Webcomic Beacon #30: Adult Webcomics with Josh Lesnick

Since no one else will admit to it, why not dedicate a whole show to it? Josh Lesnick joins Fes, Tanya and Aaron as we discuss quality adult webcomics! Remember that most of the webcomics we talk about on this show are for people 18 years or older.

Mark Savary finds needs a drink after reviewing Lunar Antics, and we set our Beacon Searchlight on Toy Division! Plus the Strip Fight.org Weekly Ringside Update!

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Milestones reported this week: Cooties turns 2 years! (We missed a few. We’ll get those next week!)

Notes: Sites mentioned this week: Cute Wendy, Girly, Slip Shine, Doctor Voluptua, Adult Webcomics, Lucy Luv Bottom, Fiona’s Time Machine, Elle and All The Others, Fur After Dark, Club Stripes, Sabrina Online, Badly Drawn Kitties, Realitease, The Challenges of Zona, Anders Loves Maria, White Lightning Productions, Magnificient Milkmaid, Crimson Latex, Changes, Momo Impact, Moon Over June, Dragon Fest, Anathema, Cheezy World, Linburger, Zamora Theater, and the rest of the comics on Slip Shine!

Also Evil Inc, Ardra, WAGON Webcomic Battle, and don’t forget the “Draw” to Win Contest! in conjunction with The Shifter Archive!

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Webcomic Beacon #29: Wagon Webcomic Battle Trading Card Game

Michael Dellheim of WAGON Webcomic Battle joins Fes, Tanya and Aaron and we talk about a new Trading Card Game based on webcomics! Mark Savary reviews One Small Step, plus we have the Strip Fight.org Weekly Ringside Update!

Later in the show we also discuss a reinvention of the Brainstorms, where we will help existing webcomickers with their comics. Plus we bring back the webcomic Impressions in a whole new way! The Webcomic Searchlight! We start this thing of this week with Imy the Comic, Blip, and One Small Step!

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Milestones reported this week: 8-Bit Theater hits 1000 strips, The 10 Doctors hist 100 strips, Hookie Dookie Panic hist 3 years and also finishes, Out There hits 2 years, and Metrophor has turns 2!

Sites mentioned this week: Point Guardian, Mind Mistress, Also keep an eye on The Shifter Archive for a special Jenny Everywhere contest to win a place on one of 3 new cards for the WAGON Webcomic Battle and decks!

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Webcomic Beacon #28: Drawing Female Characters

Tanya and Aaron are on their own for the topic this week. They discuss drawing female characters! Certainly a challenge as it is not as simple as drawing bumps on a couple of straight lines. Really… It’s not.

Due to a crazy weekend, Mark Savary and Brett Hainley don’t have contributions ready for this show, but we do have the Strip Fight.org Weekly Ringside Update!

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Milestones reported this week: School Spirit hits 4 years!

Notes: Sites mentioned this week: The Structure of Man, TWCL Forum Discussion on the Female Form, (and I probably missed a bunch. Please add your female-drawing related links to the comments!)

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