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Webcomic Beacon #92 – Time Management

Fesworks — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:16:10 +0000

Darc Sowers (Code Name Hunter) joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss Time Management. The show goes pretty well, and is later chock full of news by the end of the show, especially about 24 Hour Comics Day this year!

Listen to Episode 92 – Time Management

Be sure to check out our TalkShoe page for Aftershow Recordings! Also, please visit Our Forum for additional discussion!

On SATURDAY, October 3rd, starting at 10am Eastern USA, we’ll be broadcasting our 24 Hour Comics Day, 24 Hour Broadcast! (see schedule)

Fesworks — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:50:06 +0000

Tyler and George (Online Internet Webcomic Show) join Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss their live action webseries, about two guys that make a webcomic, and their female roommate is along for the ride!

Listen to Episode 91 – “Webseries-es!”

Be sure to check out our TalkShoe page for Aftershow Recordings! Also, please visit Our Forum for additional discussion!

ALSO!

24 Hour Comics Day News:
? 24 Hour Comics Day is on the 3rd of October. Will you be participating? The Webcomic Beacon will be! We’ll be doing a 24 hour LIVE broacast! (See here for more details!)
? Tell us your favorite episodes of The Webcomic Beacon AND The Gigcast in our forum! We plan to rebroadcast some classics!

Webcomic Beacon #90 – Blank It! (Plus Their iPhone App)

Fesworks — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:29:41 +0000

Lemmo and Aric (Blank It) join Fes and Mark to discuss their webcomic and their iPhone Webcomic Reader Application.

For more information on the Webcomic Reader or to find out how you can use the reader for your own webcomic, contact the creator (work for hire) at: blankitreader@gmail.com

Listen to The Webcomic Beacon - Episode #90

We broadcast our episodes LIVE on TalkShoe!:
On Sunday, September 20th, @ 3pm Eastern, We’ll be discussing:
The Online Internet Webcomic Show!

Webcomic Beacon #89 – Conventions! (Again!)

Fesworks — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:59:53 +0000

Phillip Brown (Yosh!) and Darcy (Code Name Hunter) join Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss conventions they’ve been to, and are going to! We also announce that Penguicon 2010 will be The Webcomic Beacon’s destination!

Convention Links: Penguicon, Fallcon, Thing!, Nekocon, Otakon, Dragoncon, PAX, Midwest Furfest, Anime Conventions

Listen to Webcomic Beacon Episode #89 -
Conventions! (Again!)

Don’t forget we broadcast our episodes LIVE on TalkShoe! Come back on Sunday, September 13th @3pm Eastern for out next episode!

Webcomic Beacon #88 – Impressions & Call-ins

Fesworks — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:53:00 +0000

Tina Pratt (The Paul Reveres) and Michael Lee Lunsford (Super Normal Step) joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss their webcomics. The hosts also give their impressions on several webcomics.

Listen to Webcomic Beacon Episode #88 – Impressions & Call-ins!

Don’t forget we broadcast our episodes LIVE on TalkShoe! Come back on Sunday, September 6th @3pm Eastern for out next episode!

Webcomic Beacon #87 – Femme Fatales

Fesworks — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:59:46 +0000

Sean Harrington (Spying with Lana) joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss Femme Fatales! We also talk about potential objectification of women, versus empowerment. We ask what really defines a “femme fatale”, as well as touching a bit of vixens vs. fatales. Of course we tangent from there, but it’s good times!

Listen to The Webcomic Beacon Episode 87:
“Femme Fatales”.

This week’s episode is sponsored by Divis Morte.

Don’t forget we broadcast our episodes LIVE on TalkShoe! On Sunday, August 23rd, @ 3pm Eastern, We’ll be GONE! … but come back on the FOLLOWING Sunday, August 30th!

Webcomic Beacon #86 – SIMS Machinima Comics

Fesworks — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:22:25 +0000

Robin Burkinshaw (Alice and Kev) joins Fes and Mark to discuss SIMS machinima comics and a bit about homelessness. The topic goes shorter than expected, so we kinda talk about this and that.

Listen to The Webcomic Beacon: Episode 86 – SIMS Machinima Comics!

We broadcast our episodes LIVE on TalkShoe!: On Sunday, August 16th, @ 3pm Eastern, We’ll be discussing: “Femme Fatals” with Sean of Spying with Lana.

Webcomic Beacon #85 – Editorial Comics

Fesworks — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:08:17 +0000

Elissa Rose (Girl vs. Robot), Jason Braaten (Tweetics), and Jason Dustan (Ardra) join Fes and Mark to discuss Editorial Comics! Don’t worry! We soon spin off into tangents about the evolution and quality of news and reporting in general! This is the most intelligent episode of The Webcomic Beacon yet!

**Listen to The Webcomic Beacon: Episode 85 – Editorial Comics, with Elissa Rose of Girl vs Robot!**

We broadcast our episodes LIVE on TalkShoe!: On Sunday, August 9th, @ 3pm Eastern, We’ll be discussing: “SIMS Comics and Homelessness” with Robin of Alice and Kev.

Webcomic Beacon #84 – Catgirls & Magic & Tangents (oh my!)

Fesworks — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:08:33 +0000

Philip Brown (Yosh!) joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss his comic, catgirls, magic, parallel realities in comics, and tangents. Philip also drew the cover for this week. See the full sized version, as well as other arts, in our covers and fanarts section!

Listen to The Webcomic Beacon: Episode 84 – Catgirls & Magic & Tangents (oh my!)

We broadcast our episodes LIVE on TalkShoe!: On Sunday, August 2nd, @ 3pm Eastern, We’ll be discussing: “Editorial Comics” with Elissa of Girl vs Robot (previously postponed, this is the reschedule).

Webcomic Beacon #82 – Multilingualizing Your Webcomic

Fesworks — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:37:26 +0000

Arne (Union of Heroes), David (Zapano), and Sarah (Life Aint No Pony Farm) join Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss the benefits of making a webcomic in multiple languages!

Listen to Webcomic Beacon #82 – Multilingualizing Your Webcomic

We broadcast our episodes LIVE on TalkShoe!: On Sunday, July 12th, @ 3pm Eastern, We’ll be discussing: “Editorial Comics” with Elissa of Girl vs Robot.

Webcomic Beacon #81 – Lettering & Fonts

Fesworks — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:46:55 +0000

Melissa Kaercher (Tin Lizard Productions) joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss Fonts and Lettering. Melissa had also drawn this week’s cover art (see the whole thing in our Art Section!)

Font resources discussed, include: Your Fonts custom font creator tool, Ninja Lettering, High-Logic FontCreator, ComicCraft, Blambot, 1001 Free Fonts, Darwinatrix, and identifont.

Listen to Webcomic Beacon #81:
Lettering and Fonts

We broadcast our episodes LIVE on TalkShoe!: On Sunday, July 5th, @ 3pm Eastern, We’ll be discussing “Multi-lingual Webcomics and Webcomicking”.

Webcomic Beacon’s Fes Now Broadcasting His 24 Hour LEGO Webcomic Attempt

Fesworks — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:39:12 +0000

Fes readies his LEGOs for his attempt at a 24 Hour Comic. He will be broadcasting his efforts (technology pending) on Ustream on Friday 17th, 3pm Eastern (-5 GMT, DST). Which should about about when Australians start 24 Hour Comics Day.

View continuous info at www.Fesworks.com/LEGO/.

For more information on 24 Hour Comics and 24 Hour Comics Day, please check out the Wikipedia Article.

Trading Card Game Based On Webcomics

Fesworks — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:00:36 +0000

The WAGON Webcomic Battle is a trading card game that revolves around many different webcomic characters and plot devices. At present, there are 11 different webcomics that have contributed to the game’s cards. Plus the Jenny Everywhere winners of the “Draw” to Win Contest posted on The Geek Media a few weeks back (first place shown at left).

The preliminary deck, Deck Zero, includes characters from Chooken, Prepare to Die, Roomies, Sarah Zero, Stridsparters, and War of Winds; had been out for several weeks. The games official launch decks, Alpha and Beta, are currently available for presale and will ship in October. Webcomics in these decks include NSTA, Ardra, P.S.I., The Best of What’s Left, Unamused Comics, and the 2nd and 3rd place Jenny Everywhere contest winners.

People who pre-order BOTH the Alpha and Beta decks, will get a bonus card, The Kitten of Chaos!

In addition to this news, the newly added Geek Media Affiliate, The Jenny Everywhere Shifter Archive, will be having a drawing to give away FIVE (5) of the promotional, Ultra Rare Jenny Everywhere card. The card, drawn by Benj Christensen, will never be available in any deck, nor any booster pack. To enter the drawing, Just send an e-mail to TheShifterArchive@gmail.com with “WAGON DRAWING” in the subject. Include only your first name and mailing city within the e-mail. (Used only for this drawing, no hidden mailing list signup.) Winners, chosen at complete random, will be mailed the rare card when the Alpha and Beta decks are mailed.

VOTE NOW for the Jenny Everywhere “Draw” to Win Contest!

Fesworks — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:22:39 +0000

With NINE entrees, there is quite a variety to pick from! Nut only THREE may win! Good odds actually. The top three voted will earn a place in the WAGON Webcomic Battle Trading Card Game, as the “official” Jenny Everywhere Character Cards for the game. First place earns an promotional/rare card status.

CLICK to VOTE!

Click to see results!

Voting ends Sunday Morning on the 27th at 12:01 am -6 GMT DST. Winners will be announced on The Webcomic Beacon podcast and website.

This contest was a join effort between both WAGON Webcomic Battle and The Shifter Archive; and has been presented by The Webcomic Beacon, an affiliate of The Geek Media.

“‘Draw’ to Win” Trading Card Game Contest!

Fesworks — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:26:11 +0000

“Draw” to Win Contest!

As heard on The Webcomic Beacon, The Shifter Archive and WAGON Webcomic Battle bring you a contest where you can draw and win your very own trading card for the new webcomic themed trading card game!

How to ENTER: Basically draw a Jenny Everywhere character for the allotted space for a character card (see sample to left).

Where to submit: FESWORKS-at-GMAIL-dot-COM
Subject: “Jenny Everywhere 2008 Contest”.

When is it due?: Monday, July 21st @ 12:01am

What can you WIN??: First, second, and third place winners will receive their own WAGON Webcomic Battle Deck AND THEIR WINNING CARD! Not to mention that their winning cards will be distributed along with the cards to all that order them!

CLICK HERE FOR ALL CONTEST DETAILS!!