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DJ Coffman on Ending Yirmumah and Artistic Ambition

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on May 27, 2010 - 08:23

Long post from long time webcomics creator DJ Coffman about ending his webcomic Yirmumah and focusing himself on new projects.  DJ Coffman has always been fairly controversial with a lot of folks, but he's also been consistently active with a number of titles published on the web such as Yirmumah and Hero By Night, and he's been involved in a number of different approaches to trying to makea a living out of comics.  It'll be interesting to see where he goes next.

Another Platinum/DJ Coffman Update

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on June 23, 2008 - 13:02

DJ Coffman blogs more about his attempts to get some of the rights to Hero By Night returned from Platinum.  Earlier this spring Coffman blogged about shutting down production on the comic book Hero By Night because Platinum hadn't been paying him and other creators working on the book.  Coffman, understandably, has tried to be careful to layer his concerns within praise for Platinum -- he remains one of the company's biggest boosters online.  One wonders if Platinum will do the right thing by Coffman or just not do anything at all...

In related, but better for Coffman news, his other webcomic Yirmumah returned to Keenspot this month.

Forget it, Jake. It's Friday.

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on October 19, 2007 - 07:51

Rolling news update today:

MILESTONES 

DEAD TREES

In its heyday, MAD magazine was required reading for happy mutants. Every (cheap!) issue was jam-packed with terrific cartoons, highlarious parody, social commentary disguised as sophomoric humor, and quite a few jokes that I pretended to get but was secretly too young to understand. The Don Martin Department was always my favorite section (along with Dave Berg's strips and the sacred fold-in) so I'm salivating over the publication of The Completely MAD Don Martin, a beautifully-packaged two-volume collection of everything Martin ever did for MAD, from 1957 to 1987.

REVIEWS 

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BLOGS

Yirmumah Returns Today

Submitted by Coffman on October 1, 2007 - 12:42

The YIRMUMAH webcomic returns today with Coffman & McDeavitt back at the helm. The new giant sized comics will update M-W-F and also the site now features out of print ebooks for free download.

What Are Your 5 Funniest Webcomics?

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on September 19, 2007 - 09:08

Sid picks his 5 funniest webcomics (link just slightly b/c of cartoon nudity NSFW): Xkcd; Basic Instructions; Wulffmorgenthaler; Ctrl+Alt+Del; and JOHN AND JOHN.

I've read all of those except for John and John and while I've laughed at all of them I'm not sure any of them would make my list for the 5 funniest webcomics. For me those would be the comics that flat out make me laugh the most and the most consistently. What 5 comics would you pick?

Updates On Entries in the Ill-Fated Webcomic Directory Project?

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on July 24, 2007 - 13:31

I built a "library" of webcomics and creators back in the fall of 2005 which I put into beta before realizing it was too much editorial work to deal with and the same information could be better provided through the community edited webcomic wiki - COMIXPEDIA.

Nevertheless looking back on the assortment of names collected (some from me, some sent in from you) I wonder if anyone has any significant updates on these creators 18 months later. Maybe we should interview some of them?

Never sign a Work For Hire contract with Platinum Studios!

Submitted by strangq on June 18, 2007 - 16:43

Stay away from Platinum Studios and any Work for Hire contracts if you feel attached to your creations. I feel as though I signed my soul over in a deal with the devil.
My name is Mike Strang and I wrote a comic book for them a horror spoof entitled WEIRD ADVENTURES IN UNEMPLOYMENT...

Intravenous Comics Launches Today

Submitted by Shishio on April 19, 2007 - 07:45

The new webcomic collective Intravenous Comics launches today.

IV Comics was originally founded in October 2006 by Shishio, KL Sanchez, Lando Fitzgerald, Phillip Seals, and Nick Wright. The group has been live since February, but now that everything is finalized to everyone's liking, the group is making it official.

The March of the Collectives

March 11, 2007 - 23:44 | Xaviar Xerexes

A collective, loosely defined, is any sustained grouping of webcomic creators. What they do together varies greatly from group to group. Some are largely a peer group offering each other critical feedback and encouraging support. Others throw in cross-promotion for each others' work. Some build a collective brand with logos, advertising and a central website. Some share business experience and expertise in areas as varied as merchandise, books, conventions, hosting and website creation.

And what did I find from my research? There's a tremendous number of collectives out there (and that I never want to attempt another "survey" article again). And, oh yeah, checking out collectives can be a great way to find excellent new comics.

Thank God It's Blind Date II

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on February 22, 2007 - 18:33

We've got two more excellent Blind Date II comics for Friday!

We're heading into the home stretch Blind Date II participants! Email me those finished comics by the end of this Sunday, February 25th! The list of creators still yet to report on their "blind date" after the jump (nudge nudge, know what I mean?):