The NPR show Market Place has a short feature on Scott Kurtz' self-syndication scheme. The piece offers both Kurtz' views on the matter, as well as some interesting counter-points.

Found through Bob Stevenson's blog and Digital strips.

Critically-acclaimed online comic ATHENA VOLTAIRE will be moving from ModernTales.com to its sister site, GraphicSmash.com on April 4. The comic, which Warren Ellis described as “if THE MUMMY and VAN HELSING were actually, you know, good,” was recently named one of the best webcomics of 2004 by The Webcomics Examiner. The series follows the exploits of the titular heroine, a globetrotting aviatrix, as she battles Nazis, mercenaries and the occult.

From the Netherlands comes A Dog's Life, Tommya's autobiographic semi-daily webcomic, in which he draws himself as a dog. Tommya says "Sometimes funny, more often awkward."

After four years of avoiding guest art, Checkerboard Nightmare is looking for guest strip submitters for the coming month of June. Details are in the news section of the site.

Roger Langridge was nominated for a Reuben for Best Comic Book for Fred the Clown.

From David Allen at Plan 9:

Hi! I am sending this note out to let you know that Plan Nine is "moving". After years of struggling with bad software and having our web site, email and shopping cart software handled by three different groups who didn't play well together, I have managed to get our whole operations under our control. Our new site is at:

plan9publishing.com

This new book by John Scalzi entitled "Agent to the Stars" features a cover by Gabe of Penny Arcade and will be printed in a limited 1000-2000 edition run. It's also available online.

The plug for the book on the Penny Arcade website is already drawing some new fans to Scalzi's work.

Labgoats.com, Petie Shumate's science-centric webcomic, has returned from hiatus. According to Petie, he is all but finished with his dissertation, and decided to come back to the one thing that keeps him sane.