Command Line Comics, the longest running ASCII comic, reaches its 200th strip, and its author shows no signs of fatigue, so, if you feel like it, go read o­ne of the weirdest things the Internet has to offer. (both in english and spanish!)

The columnist who wrote a column bashing video games as "training killers" received word about the Penny Arcade Child's Play toy-a-thon and fundraiser for Seattle Children's Hospital. The Child's Play drive was partially inspired as a way to disprove the stereotype perpetuated by his column. Now he writes a column expressing his gratitude and acknowledges that he is reading a book on gaming upon which he may comment in a later column. Aaah, our lazy mainstream media. Write first, research later...

So I wanted to sign up for the Blind Date special event (should this have its own section under special events), but when I sent mail to the blinddate address linked on the page, I got an NDR saying: "Delivery to the following recipients failed. matt'saddress@hotmail.com"

So I wanted to 1) Express my interest in signing up for Blind Date and 2) say, "Hey, Matt, your mailbox is full or something" [edited] I see there are some comments under the post that say the same thing. Gah! Too many options. :P

The second installment of Scott McCloud's online graphic novella The Right Number is now available from his homepage for 25 cents. You need a bitpass account to be able to buy it.

Distribution of comics doesn't have to be through websites obviously but there is always a tension between readers and creators with these third party created distribution tools. Journalista! points us to The Comic Burrito which takes a look at Comictastic, a program that grabs webcomics automatically and as TCB notes, would easily allow one to build up a collection of a comic using the Modern Tales business model, like American Elf.

Where is the love?

RIGHT HERE, baby!

Comixpedia Event #2: BLIND DATE is now accepting sign-ups for what promises to be the weirdest, wildest, and most red-hot-lovin' event of 2004!

Well are you?

Derrick Fish has been writing and drawing the adventures of his talking dog "Dandy" every day for two years now. Dandy and Company, Fish's pet project from his grade school days, finds it's heart in the basic story of a boy and his dog, but turns it on its ear with dashes of high action, animated illustrations and even romance to make a comic strip that's more than just another "Gag-A-Day" snore.