Huh boy. I just looked at my website this morning and realized it says updated Thursdays and Sundays when it should say Wednesdays and Sundays. I don’t know how something like that can slip by my notice for so long. Anyway, I will fix it when I get home from work tonight.
October 2008 Archive
Webcomic Harrassment
I was reading an article at Occasional Superheroine about Megan Rose Gedris, the creator of two lesbian webcomics, getting some ugly hate messages on her LiveJournal. You can read the article here. It gave me food for thought as I’m currently doing a story arc about homosexuality.
Over the past month or so, I have been wondering about how “Weekends With Carl” would have been received if it was about two women rather than two men. Have Carl be a sassy black lesbian (name her Carla), and have Ryan be a naive girl from the country (Ryan is already a girl’s name). Part of me wonders if it would be an easier sell. It’s more like, “Ooh, maybe they’ll kiss,” rather than “Aw Gawd, they’re not going to kiss, are they?” And it would give me am excuse to have my Project Wonderful ads feature cute girls (which seem to get better click-throughs)
But then I would have been a target to the crap described in the article above.
One of my fears when starting “Weekends With Carl” was that someone might use it to justify their anger or hatred towards homosexuals. After all, Carl is not a character without flaws. There have been some comments on the blog about how Carl should be punched in the face, but I think that has more to do with the words coming out of the character’s mouth than the fact that he’s gay. Thankfully, I haven’t gotten any comics as gruesome and disturbing as the ones Megan got.
Hopefully I never will.
Art and Story Alive!
I was off work yesterday, so I participated in the Art and Story Alive podcast. We talked about many things, including PC Weenies turning 10 years old (which is amazing) and my 24 hour comic. We also discuss topics like social networking and changing your character designs over time. The podcase also features the very talented Kevin Cross and Jerzy Drozd.
My 24 hour comic has been posted!
My comic for 24 hour day can be viewed here.
SAP it up!
I won’t be at the Sequential Artists’ Pub tonight because of preparations for 24 Hour Comic Day, but that doesn’t mean YOU shouldn’t be there. Here’s the skinny:
This Friday (10PM EST), featured guest Brandon McKinney to the Sequential Artists’ Pub. (You can see a peek of his artwork above.) Brandon is an immensely talented artist – his professional portfolio includes work for Lucasfilm, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Electronic Arts, and much, much more. More recently, Brandon’s work appeared on the Army of Two graphic novel.
24 Hour Comic Day Plans
24 Hout Comic Day is almost here! I will be drawing with my fellow Conspirators at Book Arts in Minneapolis. Due to scheduling conflicts, I will not be able to participate for the full 24 hours, but that does NOT mean I won’t attempt to make a 24-page comic! That’s right, I may have to cut a few corners and use smaller pages, but I will attempt to complete a 24-page comic in 14 hours or less.
You can follow our progress at our official 24-hour comic website. I will also be chronicling my slow descent into madness on Twitter. Check it for hourly updates!
