Random Thoughts

In Journalista, Dirk Deppey misrepresents my opinion on the word "minx". I didn't "take issue" with it. I was simply confused and asking for clarification. Oh well. I can't expect him to have read all my other comments on the subject. I am actually closer to Dirk's opinion of "who cares" than he realizes. I just didn't understand why there wasn't more of an outcry, since the word (in my mind) clearly had negative connotations. Now I know why there isn't an outcry. The meaning I thought the word had is apparently not what most people think. That's the problem with words. Definitions, and connotations, change over the years. A girl with her head stuck in old books is likely to get a bit confused when words don't mean what they think she means.

Bully's Fantastic Christmas Part 3.

The Beat covers the Annie Award Nominations.

Cheyenne Wright, who draws Arcane Times, got married November 1st. And he's finally put up wedding photos and afterparty photos of his Day of the Dead wedding. Girl Genius fans will note the appearance of Phil and Kaja Foglio.

FoxTrot going Sunday only. Since I stopped reading newspapers regularly, my comic strip reading has declined a lot. I don't think I've actually read FoxTrot in months.

Downloading comics. Legally. Via Boing Boing.

Inverted Jenny vote stamp turns out to be a fake.

Scary Mary. Best. Remix. Trailer. Ever.

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ThoughtsALot

Journalista has a bit of a comment about on-line comics...

The notion that the Internet might be the saving grace for serialized comics is actually fairly well-entrenched, at this point. In fact, they’ve already demonstrated the potential to not only assist in marketing but actually exceed and replace the profit once earned by comic books. Creators like Carla Speed McNeil and the Foglios turned to the Web because most comics shops are too focused upon servicing the desires of thirty-year-old Wolverine fans to be of much use to anyone else.

A person who is saavy with the net and can build a decent website can promote their comic with considerably less cost and frustration than dealing with the monopoly of Diamond Distributors or the razor-thin margins of comic shop owners struggling to survive in a tough market. Presenting a collection of an already popular comic for sale will make more money in the end than attempting to put out single issues and being crushed by the realities of the market. That's all presuming you have a product that is good enough to find a readership.

On that note, I just want to point out that Galaxion has just started a new story over on GirlAMatic. Pages will update every Tuesday. Put it on your weekly checklist.

Crime and the Comic Book Shop.

Lost Girls banned in Canada. Well, at least Customs won't let it in.

Shrek the Halls. Hmmm. Could be fun.

Strange Maps.

Awwww... Cute!