Tag: webcomics

Last week’s subtle SMBC.

Catching up on my webcomics, I came across this one.  It’s an example of one of the reasons why I regularly peruse Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal; the cartoonist often draws stuff that says one thing on the first reading, and then the opposite on a deeper one.

In this case: the old guy gives a conceptual framework to the kid, who then uses to communicate with the other kids (who have been given similar frameworks, or at least recognizable ones).  This communication allows all the kids to grow up with a unique perspective and framework for life, which he then uses to achieve his childhood dreams and succeed in the larger society.  And then, at the end of his life, he makes sure that the next generation can do the same thing.

Isn’t that the goal?

You know, it’s the oddest thing.

There’s a webcomic out there whose artist is pretty good, and who definitely needs money. And every so often I feel guilty about reading said webcomic, and not giving the artist any money… but every single time that I start feeling really guilty, the artist engages in political hate speech! Right out of nowhere! Completely egregious!

And then I don’t feel guilty anymore.

Moe Lane

PS: Taunting the artist with this by name is more or less immoral; not because it’s wrong to teach people the practical consequences of hate speech, but because I would enjoy it just a shade too much, and not in the right way.

Reimagining the Justice League.

Good stuff as usual from Aaron Diaz; I liked especially re-imaging Lex Luthor as a benevolent, friendly geek in his public/corporate persona.  It’s a step up from the usual knee-jerk ‘visibly evil mega-corporation villain.’  The rest is visually interesting, in the retro-Futurist way that Diaz likes to draw technology.

Now if he’d just update Dresden Codak more often…

:Raised eyebrow: You would think that a three-time Hugo nominee…

…(Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary) would at least get a personalized rejection slip for his short story, instead of a form letter.  Particularly when it’s been submitted to, and forgive me for saying this, an online SF magazine that is not perhaps as well known as Taylor’s webcomic.

Please understand, I’m not in any sort of nerdrage over this; for all I know, the story was crap.  It’s just a little… startling that the publisher didn’t jump on the chance to get a “name.”  Possibly it’s a good startling, but it’s startling all the same.

“The Watcher of Yathagggu.”

I’m a little surprised at myself that I haven’t mentioned this webcomic before: after all, The Watcher of Yathagggu is Cthulhu Mythos/steampunk* (and quite unsettling), and everybody knows how I feel about those two different genres.  This one’s also sorta-kinda post-apocalypse, in that special Mythos way.  All in all, it very favorably compares with Lovecraft is Missing, which is finally updating again, by the way.

Anyway, the current chapter to TWoY starts here, but there’s a decent-sized, tasty backlog to it. Go check it out.

Moe Lane

*Although it may be more electro-punk by now.

So I’m watching Gabe draw today’s Penny Arcade comic…

…live over here; and this song comes on while he’s drawing.

Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand, Primitive Radio Gods

 

It’s pretty good.  How’s the band generally?