With the 31 October update, we conclude the web edition of the first issue of Sugary Serials, the full color, all ages, Saturday morning cartoon-inspired comics anthology. So, as promised, the print edition is now on sale at our IndyPlanet store!

One in a continuing series of books I picked up at this year's Small Press Expo -- a brief plug for Subculture#1 which does a nice job of capturing a variety of socially maladjusted comic book fanboys. It doesn't venture too far from the stereotypes of geekdom in this first issue -- in fact it amps them up tossing a "hot chick who likes comics" into the mix, automatically flummoxing males left and right... That probably sounds more negative than I mean to - regardless of my description it's a pretty funny book and the art is a good match - a bit cartoony but just a bit. Stan Yan has some chops.

Moreover the creators seemed like decent dudes and I checked out the previews of issues 2-4 at their Comicspace site (there's a preview of issue #1 here) which looked pretty promising -- not sure if I'm going to run out and buy them, but if it was online I'd definitely add it to my reading queue.

Hey everyone, long time no see. Two months ago I started putting up a new webcomic, one I'm gonna stick with for the long haul. It's called The Good Crook and I'm pretty excited about it. The title of this post is a pretty good summary of what it's about, but hopefully you'll want to take a look for yourselves.

It'll update every MWF until it's done, for serious.

INTERVIEWS

• FLEEN scores an interview with Aaron Diaz, creator of Dresden Codak creator on his decision to quit his job and become a full-time webcomicker, merchandise, and what it’s like leaping into the unknown.

ZUDAMANIA

• Zuda said it was going "live" today but so far... no webcomics to be found on the site.
• Webware profiles Zuda. (Not much "new" in this piece but if you've missed the recent hype about it's launch today...)

Justify My Hype

• Check out the wordless comic Washed Ashore by Kid Nemo. Cute.
• Also been meaning to plug the students n' sorcery webcomic AEther. Good stuff - check it out.
• In your mind's browser... clear your cache. Funny bit from The Joy Of Tech.
• Wonderella usually cracks me up but this one goes out of its way to go one more unexpected left turn to hilarity...
• From the archives: Teaching Baby Paranoia explains how government jobs are made...
• So I married a werewolf... Ryan Estrada has a funny one-shot comic up.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BLOGS

• Hey, play Team Fortress 2 at the Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal server (80smachine.homeip.net port 27015).
• Top 87 "bad predictions" about the future. The humor potential is enormous...
• The blog Webcomics Asylum wants you to draw their mascot "Chimpy".
• Tom Spurgeon has 5 good stories about comics - a nice essay from Tom on appreciating some of what the current era of comics does have.

CONTEST

• Karas the Revelation - come on who wants to be winner #3?

Your interested in just what Zuda Comics is going to offer and you wonder if you have what it takes to be a member. Take a look at Comic Book Resources write up on what Zuda is leaving the gate with. I wouldn’t call these guys powerhouses in the industry but they all have talent. [...] foo

Your interested in just what Zuda Comics is going to offer and you wonder if you have what it takes to be a member. Take a look at Comic Book Resources write up on what Zuda is leaving the gate with. I wouldn’t call these guys powerhouses in the industry but they all have talent. [...] foo

Well we have the five contestants who survived to the second round of BSC Webcomic Idol:

• Templar, Arizona
• Lucid TV
• Grumps
• Bear and Kitten
• Simulated Comic Product

Voting goes all week - only one of these entrants will get eliminated in this round. I'll try to have some comments up on them during the week (I may be channeling my inner-Simon Cowell or my inner-Paula Abdul, we'll have to see...)

Well, it's done.

The first issue of Geoffrey Thorne's Dreamnasium is finished and posted for your viewing pleasure.

This first story was a bit of a test for me, to see if I could actually do it. Turns out I can.

So I'm going to keep at it.

The first story was totally wordless so that anyone could follow along. The next story, PENCIL TEST, is more traditional so, if you don't speak English, find a buddy and read together.

 (although, if you don't speak English, you won't understand this post so, I guess, feel free to ignore it).

This is a big deal and should lead to an even bigger and better platform for independent webcomic creators - more details (of course) at Talk About Comics here.

The full "press release" is after the jump...