Webcomic Beacon #193: Newscast #23: Comic News & Discussion for June 5th, 2011

T Campbell rejoins Eric Kimball and Alex Heberling for this episode of the Webcomic Beacon Newscast. We may not have been able to go over all articles in depth, but everything is linked to for your own convenience.

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News

Project Wonderful Adds Achievements
Original Source: Blogic Wonderful – via: ComixTalk

Penny Arcade Optioned for Movie (Sorta)
Original Source: Hollywood Reporter – via: The Daily Cartoonist

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Tech

Twitter and Photobucket Merge
Original Source: GiGaOM

Companies Focusing on Gamification Growing Rapidly.
Original Source: GiGaOM 1, GiGaOM 2

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Biz

Published Author Walks Away from Publisher to go Independent
Original Source: Collective Ink Well

Deviant Art Posting Can Lead to Mainstream Success
Original Source: USA Today – via Bleeding Cool

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Webcomic Beacon #192: Newscast #23: Comic News & Discussion for May 29th, 2011

The Webcomic Beacon Newscast is taken over by Fes Works, Tanya Higgins, and Mark Savary. The regular crew, ALL of the regular Newscast crew was not available.

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News

Howard Taylor Hits 4000 Consecutive Strips
(Original Source: Schlock Mercenary – via: Fleen)
Additionally: Other long Running webcomics on TV Tropes

PC Weenies Going on Indefinite Hiatus After 13 Years
(Original Source: PC Weenies – via: Robot 6)

iTunes Store Lets You Search for Comics
(Original Source: ICv2 – via: Robot 6)

Least I Could Do Kickstarter to Make An Animated Pilot Episode
(Original Source Collection: Fleen and tweeting – via ComixTalkThe Kickstarter)

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Tidbits

Law and Order Shows Appreciation for Webcomic
(via: Comics Alliance)

Cryptozoic to Bring the World of Warcraft & Starcraft Mangas to the Digital Realm
(Original Source: BlizzPlanet – via: Robot 6)

“Differently Abled Webcomics”
(via: MTV Geek)
(Comics: That Deaf GuyThe Bifter)

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