A few years ago at the Alternative Press Expo, I encountered a comic called How to Be Bulletproof, by Kirt Burdick.

Brinkerhoff's long awaited debut comic book is being released in April.

"I Bet It Tastes Like Licorice" will be a full-color collection of awesomeness starring the web's favorite snarky rabbit divorcee. The first issue will be available at the Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle on March 31 and April 1. Soon after fans will be able to pick up their copy at brinkcomic.com. Any overstock from the convention will be available for a limited time as signed copies from creator Gabe Strine.

BUSINESS

• Scott Adams discovers he can collect some scratch from selling original art from his Dilbert comic. My impression is that sales of art in the "comic book" world is pretty common now and it's also something many web-based creators have pursued. I don't know if this is common or not with newspaper artists. (Click here to check out Adam's site for selling his original art) Also interesting here is that Adams only has a limited set of art to sell - his early work used an ink that has already faded and more recently, he does all of it on the computer.

CONVENTIONS

• Fleen has a brief preview (embedded in a post about wikipedia antics) about webcomics appearing at this summer's San Diego Comicon. This year's unofficial webcomic pavilion looks to be at the section of floor bounded by booths 1129, 1137, 1329, and 1337 where Dayfree, Penny Arcade, Blank Label, Keenspot, Dumbrella and Phil Foglio will be located.

DEAD TREES

• Webcomics In Print covers the second print collection of Stuff Sucks by Liz Greenfield.
• No book for 24 Hour Comics Day. (There was a book for 2006's 24 Hour Comics Day.)
  

TECHNOLOGY

• Missed this, but Joey Manley noted that you can now podcast PDF’s to iTunes (and from there to iPodsTim Demeter says you can get PDFs on iTunes but not on your iPod.).

AWARDS

• Tim Demeter, creator and Graphic Smash editor writes about the WCCAs:
  

If you’re part of the [people who care about these awards], then in doing so, whether you like it or not, you’re subscribing to the reality of these awards; that the majority rules them, and if you want to win, you better get off your ass and do some promotional work. Just because your comic is better than one of the nominees doesn’t mean the world is going to flock to your self-perceived greatness and if you’re the only one who thinks you’re great, then you’re not great, you’re a bit of a narcissist, and I suggest you go for the other option of not caring about awards.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BLOGS

• Sigh... I've had moments like this.
• The Spires - full colour preview!
• Smithson: "Routine Surveillance"
• Scott Story has an article about webcomics in Sketch No. 31
• The latest CRYING MACHO MAN: "Heart Attack Man Sez"

In case you were beginning to suspect we'd forgotten about The Spires once we'd completed Issue 1, today at Broken Voice Comics we have proof to the contrary!

Visit the Previews and workshop section today and you can see the first page of Issue 2 in full colour (but without lettering at this stage). See - we really are all working very hard!

This week in Smithson:

23 Skidoo has moved on, to Micki's relief. She's not sure what they're up to, but it sounds like it involves her hallmate, Selena ... And now Chumucka Man has made an appearance. Doesn't anybody on campus have an 8:00 am class to rest up for?