Webcomic Beacon Newscast: Comic News & Discussion for July 29th, 2012

Ben Carver (Animation Aficionados) joins in on this week’s webcomic and comic news discussion, starting off by talking about the women geek “posers”, Marvel harassing journalism, “Freemium” running its course, and more! Thom Revor rejoins us with Eric Kimball and Marie Tary head this week’s show with last week’s comics news brought to you by Jason Strawsburg and Eric!

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Top Stories

Marvel “consultant” harassing news sites for doing journalism to it
Original Source: BoingBoing

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Buzz

Is Sexy Cosplay Wrong?  The Debate
Original Source: Bleeding Cool
Additionally: The is in response to Joe Peacock’s article at CNN Geek Out

Waren Ellis’ 3 Panel Open
Found via: Robot 6
Original Source: Warren Ellis

Finding That a “Dynamic” Pose is Defined by Gender
Found via: Escher Girls
Original Source: Keyboard Smash

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Business

Downturn in online Ad Revenue
Original Source: Paid Content

Freemium has run it’s course
Original Source: GiGaOM

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Webfiction World #13: Crowdfunding and Alternative Business Models

MCA Hogarth rejoins Webfiction World to talk with A.M. Harte and Greg X. Graves. This episode we talk about MCA Hogarth’s professional ventures; and move on to discussing crowdfunding and alternate business models.

Reading:
Flight of the Godkin Griffon: The Calvary Captain by MCA Hogarth, read by Fes Works

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Break Music: Precious Consort by various Lapfox Trax artists (Five)
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Notes: Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, GoFundMe, Daron’s Guitar Chronicles by Cecilia Tan, Creating Short Fiction by Damon Knight,

Producer’s notes: I know that Kicktstarter and IndieGoGo are both viable options for crowdfunding. They both have different options, pros and cons; however, Kickstarter is only for USA residents. I am personally unfamiliar with GoFundMe.

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Webcomic Beacon #238: Interview with Brad Brown and Leslie Ortego of Blaster Nation

Brad Brown and Leslie Ortego join Fes Works and Mark Savary this week. Another member interview from The Hiveworks; it’s time for Blaster Nation! Lots of questions from the live chat on Vokle, for this episode! Fes recounts his trip to urgent care and exposure to Moulin Rouge; plus there are discussions of Team Fortress 2 and Nintendo based movies. Fes also mistakenly accuses Leslie of drawing a giant co… well, he was wrong anyway.

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Promo: Animation Aficionados
Break Song: NYU Girls Wouldn’t Talk To Me If I Were on Fire and Had a Bag of Money by Joshua Grosvent

Notes: Octopus Pie, Questionable Content, Riley (Dead Winter), KoryBing (Skin Deep), That Guy With The Glasses’ Moulin Rouge musical review, Dallas STRIP, InterventionCon, Misfile, Saboten Con, Mecha Con,

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Webcomic Beacon Newscast: Comic News & Discussion for July 22nd, 2012

Dean Esmay (Dean’s World) and Chelsea Bueckert (Mysti’s Domain) joins in on this week’s webcomic and comic news discussion, starting off by talking about the Digital Price Fight that happened at SDCC, Penny Arcade’s Reality Show idea, and the display of women in the comic industry. Marie Tary head this week’s show with last week’s comics news brought to you by Jason Strawsburg and Eric Kimball!

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Top Stories

SDCC: Digital Comics Price Fight
Original Source: The Beat

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Buzz

Oni Press Adds Webcomic Collections
Original Source: ICv2

Marvel announces it will continue making sequels to everything and then some other stuff
Original Source: Boing Boing

XKCD Takes on Hypothetical Questions of Physics
Original Source: Daily Cartoonist

12 Dead, 38 Wounded Following Shooting at ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Midnight Showing
Original Source: Mtv Geek

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Business

Ron Perazza can’t keep a job it seems
Original Source: Bleeding Cool

Things are looking better in the comic market
Original Source: The Comics Chronicles

Diamond Offers Retailers Expansion Incentives
Original Source: ICv2

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Webcomic Beacon #237: Interview with Julie Sydor, and her Snowflame fan comic!

Julie Sydor joins Fes Works this week. We talk about her comic past as it has eventually led her to create the fan comic for Snowflame!

Promo: The Geek Life

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Notes: Song of Straygo, Sparking Hostage Estate, Atop the Fourth Wall (New Guardians #2), Yamino (Tumblr), First Issue, Atop the Fourth Wall (Sir Charles Barkley and the Referee Murders), Dinosaur Comics, Dr. McNinja,

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Webcomic Beacon Newscast: Comic News & Discussion for July 15th, 2012

Ben Carver (Animation Aficionados) and Sean Kleefeld (MTV Geek and Kleefeld on Comics) join in on this week’s webcomic and comic news discussion, with the biggest discussion points being Penny Arcade’s Kickstarter donation drive and Charles Carreon. This last week’s comics news is brought to you by Thomas Revor, Jason Strawsburg, Eric Kimball, and Alex Heberling!

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Promo: Animation Aficionados

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Top Stories

Penny Arcade Crowd Funds to remove Ads from their site
Found via: Fleen
Original Source: Penny Arcade’s Kickstarter Page

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Continuing News

Oatmeal Spells F U in Money Shots
Original Source: Boing Boing

“Rapeutation”: Charles Carreon still not done with The Oatmeal
Found via: Boing Boing
Original Source: Ars Technica

Carreon Takes Credit for Raising Money for Charity
Descripton:
Carreon’s quote from the Digital Life Article: “While it’s not the largest sum of money I have ever had a substantial role in raising,” he wrote to me, referencing the $211,223.04 collected by Inman’s fundraiser, “it is the first time I’ve seen it go to charity, and I think it’s great.”
Original Source: Digital Life

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Buzz

ComfyCon is Go!
Original Source: Something Positive

Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Winners 2012
Description:
-Best Digital Comic: Battlepug, by Mike Norton
-Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Ramón K. Pérez, Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand (Archaia)
Original Source: Comic Con

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Webcomic Beacon Newscast: Comic News & Discussion for July 8th, 2012

Ian Samson (City of Reality and The Wotch) joins in on this week’s webcomic and comic news discussion, starting off by talking about the Declaration of Internet Freedom. This last week’s comics news is brought to you by Thomas Revor, Jason Strawsburg, Eric Kimball, and Marie Tary!

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Promo: Lapfox Trax

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Top Stories

Harvey Awards Nominations Announced
Original Source: Robot 6

Best Online Comics Work
Battlepug, Mike Norton
Bucko, Erika Moen And Jeff Parker
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant, Tony Cliff
Gronk, Katie Cook
Hark! A Vagrant, Kate Beaton

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Buzz

Declaration of Internet Freedom
Original Source: BoingBoing

Battle Pug short interview
Original Source: Comics Alliance

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Business

The Whole Story; name your price on a digital collection
Found via: Robot 6
Original Source: The Whole Story

More Data about Kickstarter
Original Source: Comix Tribe

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First Issue Review #56: Zenoscope’s Grimm Fairy Tales: Neverland: Hook #1

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Season 2 – Episode 3:
Comic book review of Grimm Fairy Tales: Neverland: Hook l #1 (2012)

Written by Joe Brusha | Art by Jim Rodgers | Colors by Stefani Rennee
Lettering by Jim Campbell | Edited by Ralph Tedesco
Published by Zenoscope


Outro Music: Powerhaus (Remix) by Mayhem and Klippa
Reviewed by: Fes Works, Marcus, and Melissa Kaercher.

View our episode update schedule and more!

If you had no heard, Marcus discovered he had cancer, and presently going through chemo. Thus the reason for the delay in updates. But he’s doing better after the surgery, and we will start scheduling episode recordings around his schedule. We will also look into having guest reviewers as well.

Remember that we abridge the comics we review, and the show is by no means a substitute for reading it yourself. If any comics we review pique your interest, there are MANY places to pick these up! We highly recommend you check out your local comic book shop first, as that is the BEST experience for reading comic books. Otherwise there are many sources online to read and buy comic books in a digital format: Marvel Digital Comics, Dark Horse Digital, IDW, DC Comics, Image and more on Comixology, Drive-Thru Comics, and Graphicly.

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Webcomic Beacon #236: Interview Chloe C. of Go Get a Roomie

Chloe C. (Go Get a Roomie) and Antares (Hiveworks) join Fes Works and Kelly Turnbull for this week. Go Get a Roomie is a part of the new webcomics collective, Hiveworks.

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Music: Waiting for the Night by Furries in a Blender (Storm World)
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Notes: Sister Claire, Four Tales, Misfile, Blaster Nation, Namesake, Crazy Sunshine, Blank It, 91.8 The Fan,

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Webcomic Beacon Newscast: Comic News & Discussion for July 1st, 2012

Onezumi and Harknel (Intervention Con) join in on this week’s webcomic and comic news discussion; largely to discuss recent topics on (trigger warning) rape in storytelling and rape culture. This last week’s comics news is brought to you by Thomas Revor, Jason Strawsburg, Eric Kimball, and Marie Tary!

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Promo: The Geek Life podcast

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WebcomicZ

ReviewZ: Bug! by Adam Huber.
Review by Caitlin Hart

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Top Stories

Seth McFarlane’s movie Ted similar to webcomic Imagine This
Found via: Daily Cartoonist
Original Source: Editor and Publisher

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Buzz

Site that make reading webcomics easier
Original Source: i09

Gay pride Comic Characters
Original Source: Comics Alliance

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Continuing Stories

On the other hand, Inman’s Set up his “money shot”
Original Source: Washington Post

Registrar.com caves to Carreon and surrenders private registration information
Original Source: Ars Technica

Carreon now suing California State Attorney General Kamala Harris
Original Source: Ars Technica

Carreon also filed an injunction to stop the donation of money to the charities
Original Source: Ars Technica

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