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Developers, Look: Webcomics Nation API
Submitted by Joey Manley on May 23, 2007 - 09:50
The Webcomics Nation API will allow, among other things:
- Posting comics, blogs, etc., to any WCN-engine powered site from any CMS or blogging tool with WCN API support.
- Delivering certain public data (comics or blog posts, traffic numbers for individual comics, favorites lists, etc.) to robots, spiders, and other CMS's who know how to ask for it and have permission to do so.
So there's that!
Unknown Webcomic Cavalcade: Quarter Four
Submitted by Joey Manley on April 28, 2007 - 08:53
Quarter Four by Saadat Bari is an accomplished, but quiet, take on the "college room-mates" genre. The setup goes like this: a guy with strangely alien social skills moves into a place with three other long-established room-mates, and shakes things up a little. You probably think you've heard this joke before.
Unknown Webcomic Cavalcade: Flipside
Submitted by Joey Manley on April 26, 2007 - 08:11
This is a review of Flipside by Brion Foulke.
More Art Theft?
Submitted by Joey Manley on April 23, 2007 - 08:33
The creator of the manga-style webcomic Shonen Punk is accusing a small-press webmanga repackager of re-publishing his work without acquiring permission, or providing compensation.
Graphic Novel Review: Best American Comics of 2006 (edited by Harvey Pekar)
Submitted by Joey Manley on April 5, 2007 - 10:01
Believe it or not, I've just posted a substantial review to GraphicNovelReview.com, after allowing that site to lie fallow for several months. My apologies.
Fiona's Time Machine launches at Adult Webcomics
Submitted by Joey Manley on April 1, 2007 - 09:44
Via Adult Webcomics editor Joe Botts: Today we are proud to announce the launch of our new series, Fiona's Time Machine, by the artist known only as "Adam," on AdultWebcomics.com!
Modern Tales Family Goes Downloadable
Submitted by Joey Manley on March 11, 2007 - 22:13
Today I'm happy to announce that the Modern Tales family of websites (Modern Tales, GirlAMatic, serializer and Graphic Smash) is the first major webcomics network to embrace the downloadable CBR format for full-length, high-resolution d
Happy 5th Birthday, Modern Tales
Submitted by Joey Manley on March 2, 2007 - 09:56
I've heard that 99% of start-ups fail within the first five years. So this is a significant moment for us.
Also: five years is the longest I've ever held one job.
TalkAboutComics Podcast: Todd Allen and the Economics of Webcomics
Submitted by Joey Manley on February 27, 2007 - 17:33
Joey Manley interviews Columbia College business professor Todd Allen, whose 2003 study "The Economics of Webcomics" will be released in a heavily-revised second edition in a few weeks.
WCN Now Has Inline Comments
Submitted by Joey Manley on February 10, 2007 - 18:08
Just a note to mention that I've added inline commenting functionality to the comics hosted on WCN. Creators can turn this feature on and off, so it won't always be available. More information here.
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