tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31266982011-07-14T19:38:16.941-05:00Not necessarily evil, but not necessarily good...Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.comBlogger4381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1147450517945799712006-05-12T10:57:00.000-05:002006-05-12T11:15:57.160-05:00

Okay, we're finally ready to make an announcement. It's no surprise that we here at the Evil Network have had a great working relationship with Zoinks! Magazine, created by the illustrious Bill Charbonneau. Zoinks! is a fantastic 'zine highlighting the best (and oftentimes, unheard of) talent the webcomics industry has to offer. John and myself both write for Zoinks!, and we both blog for Evil

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Yes, we're acutely aware we have been neglecting our blogging duties as of late. There is a reason for this, and this time, it isn't just being busy (our usual excuse). I've finished my big project (successfully, I might add), and have had a chance to focus on other projects recently. The continued blackout is because we have a great announcement to make, an upcoming partnership that will allow

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Looks like the preeminent webcomics podcast (and fellow Zoinks! Magazine contributor) is in trouble. From Zampzon:"Here's what happened. Someone went into several previous posts on our site and made a comment on each post. The comment contained a long list of pornographic terms and links to pornographic sites.""A few days ago we started noticing that our traffic had increased significantly. As of

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Okay, so it's Kris Straub again:"Everyone should pay tribute to the grandfather of sci-fi webcomics, Melonpool. It's its tenth anniversary. Great comics never die, they just stop updating."It should be noted that Melonpool updated on Friday, for the first time since before last Christmas. Thanks, Steve! The question now is, are you keeping it up, or was this a one-time thing, making sure the

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You're telling me that we have to wait until Monday to see what happens next in both of these strips?Cruel. That's just cruel.

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For the next few days, posts to the Evil Network may be a tad bit nonexistent. The fact of the matter is that I have a huge work project (of which I am the project manager) set to complete here over the next week. Due to this, any and all time available to me at the moment is becoming more scarce than usual. The project will be officially completing about this time next week, and I expect that

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Every now and then, David Malki ! hits on a topic that seems so utterly obvious, I find myself wondering how we had gone so long without a video of the idea posted to You Tube. Several times over. Here, it's the concept that a guy can get robbed, molested, and beaten to a pulp by a vicious thug, and then left to die with a note attached "from Batman" saying he's the offender; lock him up. And

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1145995906478067922006-04-25T15:11:00.000-05:002006-04-25T15:11:46.646-05:00

From Jon Rosenberg's LiveJournal:It is the perfect house for Barbecue Parties. How do you want your burger cooked?Jon just invited the entire internet to his house for a BBQ. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

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If you recall, about a week ago, Arthur came across what he believed to be a duck egg (Coral cache). Immediately, some sort of primal, "motherly instinct" (evidently only found in male ducks) kicked in, and Arthur felt obligated to care for the abandoned egg. On Sunday, we discovered the appalling truth (Coral cache).I mention this only because I find uncontrollable joy in watching the subtle

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Dean Trippe is looking for a design of an "alternate universe" version of his pint-sized hero, Butterfly, presented in the ever-popular contest format:In an upcoming Butterfly storyline (in the fall) there are going to be alternate universe versions of our little hero making their way into the Butterfly universe. We’ve all seen the Dark Mirror universe, Earth 2, the Ultimate Universe, etc. Draw

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Tom Brazelton (FYI -- sounds like "razzle dazzle") over at Theater Hopper unveiled the cover artwork that he and Chris Cantrell put together for our June issue of Zoinks!. It looks fantastic, and as with any issue, I can't wait to have it in my hands.Tom also says some nice things about me, none of which are true. Except the part where I did my homework. That was spot on. Oh, and the things he

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Gabe is absolutely correct when he says that the Penny Arcade podcast is number 4 out of the top 100 subscribed podcasts, beating out notables Onion radio news and Ask a Ninja (both of which are on my subscription list). This just goes to prove that the Penny Arcade has an immense amount of power. They can create a podcast containing nothing more than 45 minutes of the two of them casually

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1145558530184318292006-04-20T13:42:00.000-05:002006-04-20T13:42:10.323-05:00

1up (the gaming website of the Ziff-Davis media empire) has posted online half of the interview they had with Penny Arcade masterminds Tycho (Jerry Holkins) and Gabe (Mike Krahulik). The entirety of the interview is available in the May issue of Computer Gaming World magazine.In the interview they talk about everything from favorite games and favorite strips, to hating on Harlan Ellison at

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Because it sounds much better coming from him than from me, here's Kristofer Straub (with a 'K' and an 'F') of Starslip Crisis:We need to talk about something important. Dave mentioned my name in his Zoinks interview. If you're not subscribing to Zoinks yet, you're an inhuman monster.On a side note, the whole "Kristopher" thing? Yeah. John's fault. Just saying.

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T Campbell and Gisèle Lagacé are holding a contest requesting any and all types of Penny and Aggie-related fanstuff to promote their upcoming first P&A collection: The Best of Enemies.According to T:Virtually anything that's based on Penny and Aggie qualifies: games, icons, fanart, Photoshoppery, fanficiton, novelization, poems, filks, essays, mp3s, audio performance, video performance, animation

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Tom Brazelton, creator of the highly realistic situational webcomic Theater Hopper is one of the victims of the next issue of Zoinks! The June issue will be focused on the blockbuster movie craze (side note: guess what movie comes out in June? C'mon, guess!), and features Brazelton, along with Chris Cantrell of Please Rewind. They've both collaborated on the cover art, and they each get their own

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Tyler Martin knows his way around a comic strip. When he first launched On the Rocks, I thought the art was a bit simplistic. Very basic lines, no detail, flat colors. But it was funny. In recent weeks, it's not only gotten funnier, but Martin has also started introducing sporadic blasts of mind-numbing detail. My favorite example of his amazing skill isn't even found on On the Rocks -- it's over

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Mike Arrington alerted me to the fact that Feedburner is now offering RSS via email. Basically, it's a mailing list. However, the functionally fantastic element to this mailing list is that it's all controlled by your Feedburner feeds. Instead of sending you an alert that there is a new post on your favorite blog, or even just static text, it sends the post itself, images, links, etc. all intact

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I hacked together the unofficial blogger template code with some actual blogger code and came away with something more functional and still stylish, with some extras, courtesy of Feedburner.Let us know what you think (now that you can comment)!

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OK, maybe I should have tested this template a little more thoroughly before posting it. I've been told (not through the comments, of course) that visitors are unable to leave comments. This may not be a bad thing, but I suppose it's an unwelcome design flaw. That's what I get for attempting to use unofficial code.I can't include a post link. That's unfortunate.Besides that, I've discovered that

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1145394016906576472006-04-18T15:58:00.000-05:002006-04-18T16:00:16.910-05:00

Expect more spring cleaning in the coming days, weeks, and potentially...months.Category: evilnetwork

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PvP by Scott KurtzThis is probably one of the single greatest things I have read all year.In case you're curious, the comic is in reference to this particularly heated "discussion" on--of all things--dick and fart jokes.

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Note the date.Odd...UPDATE: over on Yirmumah.com, DJ has posted a quick notice that the problem is fixed. You may need to perform a hard refresh of your browser, clearing the cache in order to view the site. Do this with a Ctrl-F5 in IE, Shift-Ctrl-R in Firefox. It should be noted that after performing a hard refresh in Firefox AND clearing my browser cache, I still can't see the site content.

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At first glance, it would appear as though Paul is getting political on us. He's stirring up dissent. Peter's obviously unhappy with what the president is planning to do (you know, invade Eyeraq), and who knows where that hippy history teacher of his is placing his allegiance.But don't forget: this is Paul Southworth we're talking about. The recipe is take one tongue and insert it firmly into

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I can't say for sure that the word 'softer' in the title of the webcomic A Softer World is really appropriate. The subject matter is varied, and oftentimes is much more coarse and mentally jarring than soft.The webcomic by Joey Comeau and Emily Horne is a series of three photographs (or, sometimes, the same photograph placed three times from various angles) with some added narrative or dialogue.

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Somewhat obscure reference in today's Penny and Aggie to Farris Hassan, the 16-year-old kid who secretly traveled to Iraq in an effort to find some way to assist the crumbling nation. As part of KeenSpot's Spotlight 2006, which has a road trip theme. Evidently, Aggie's planning to take her peace march straight to the war zone.Here's hoping she doesn't get herself killed.Category: webomics

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For those playing at home, you may or may not need a quick recap of the complicated interpersonal relationships represented in Evil, Inc. You see, there's Miss Match. She's a supervillain. Then there's Captain Heroic. He's a superhero. And, well, they're married. To each other. And since no one else knows their alter-ego identities, no one is keen to the fact that there's a superhero and a

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I just finished reading George R. R. Martin's "A Game of Thrones" this weekend, and I've got the desire to talk about it.Warning! The potential for spoilers is highly probable!This is a story unlike any I've ever read previously. Martin's ability to subtly blend a true-to-life tale of deceit and betrayal with very soft-spoken magical and fantasy elements in one medieval world is unmatched. You

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I guess I need a podcast category image, because more than likely, I'll be talking about podcasts somewhat regularly around here. Ever since I downloaded iTunes, I've been addicted to podcasts. Here's a rundown of some of the podcasts I've been listening to regularly and that I wholeheartedly endorse for consumption.Webcomics PodcastsBlank Label Comics: by far the most entertaining podcast I

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If Mike Arrington thinks it's a bad idea, then it has to be a really, really bad idea. It just sounds so completely off the wall, I'm wondering if it's an April Fool's joke that accidentally went public. A company called Jigsaw will pay people to load up their address book. Then, they make the data available for download by anyone with less than half a heart and no brain. It's colossally fearsome

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There are a couple of formatting issues to sort out and I have to write the book-jacket description, but the manuscript is now officially out of my hands.Hopefully, things don't blow up on T regarding this project. And we all know how these things can get out of hand.I'm rooting for you, T. I'll be picking up my own copy when it hits the shelves and forming my own opinion soon after. We all know

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So, evidently there's word that Iwata's keynote address on Thursday at the Game Developers Conference will shed light on the Nintendo Revolution in such a way as to give us a glimpse into its final moniker. As Revolution Fanboy suggests, it would NOT be highly recommended to change the name of the console with the name "Revolution" so tightly woven into the fabric of the media machine, but

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It looks as though the Penny Arcade team has decided to join up in the new internet trend of podcasting. They've posted a preliminary podcast out at Filecloud (a vicious file download system that is conceivably worse than FilePlanet in utter unnavigability, if that's even remotely possible). Here's hoping that future episodes will logically be made available in iTunes, instead of forcing

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So, evidently they're going through with it. Lucas will be directing. Don't get your hopes up."Hopefully if we can make it work and everybody's excited and watches it we will keep on going," said McCallum. The series will be set between episodes three and four of the film saga. It would cover the 20 years in the life of Luke Skywalker growing up that remains a mystery to most film-goers. McCallum

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Everyone seems to be chiming in on the current storyline over at PvP. Scott Kurtz has been on a cheesy 80's movie storylines kick lately, with time-travelling in a Delorean and the current homage to "Freaky Friday" with Skull and Brent switching bodies. It's fun to watch and see Scott take his characters through these situations. It's even more entertaining knowing what the outcome could be, and

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I've got a sekrit projekt in the works at the moment that shall be unveiled (hopefully) soon. As part of this sekrit projekt, I've been playing around with Wordpress blogging software. Now, as a disclaimer, I've been using Blogger for nearly five years. I know the tool. I love the tool. I swear by the tool. But it has its limitations. After playing with Wordpress for about a week, I've discovered

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This is GREAT news. Fantastic news. I want to kiss the man at Ubisoft reponsible for this news. Beyond Good & Evil remains one of my favorite games on my GameCube, and here's hoping that the alleged Revolution sequel is just as engrossing and enchanting as the original.Apparently, this new game - which has supposedly been in development for a few months - will carry forward much of the gameplay

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1142284955589366902006-03-14T16:22:00.000-06:002006-03-14T16:22:04.453-06:00

Two discoveries today, both noted for their eloquent simplicity and humorousnessocity.The first is Savage Chickens by Doug Savage. Gag-a-day chickens. Drawn on a Post-it® note. All you purist unbelievers who feel that any gag-a-day webcomic that utilizes animals in any form is a blatant Far Side copy should check out Savage Chickens and see the artform become original once more.The other is Robot

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Disclaimer: I don't review webcomics. Webcomics criticism is being dragged through the mud a bit as of late. But more than that, I feel it's relatively difficult to review something that isn't complete. But that's a debate for other channels. Right now, I'm commenting on something I noticed over at Gossamer Commons. But this isn't a review. It's commentary. Remember that.I love my job over at

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The new James Bond movie may well end up being a steaming pile of waste. While I'm the first to encourage "shaking things up", so to speak (being a proponent of shaking, not stirring, of course, and yes, I'm aware that that's not really all that funny of a joke), this recent news just does not bode well for the Bond franchise.No Q? No Moneypenny? James Blonde? Making mistakes? I'm sorry, but this

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I like to see this. Google has been snatching up Web 2.0 companies left and right in the past couple of years, and Writely is one piece of internet-based software I've been hoping would see a larger audience. For those who may not know, Writely is collaborative online word processing software, and it's an ingenius system. Here's hoping we'll be seeing more pieces of Google's "alleged" online OS

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Man, everyone is redesigning their websites these days. Comixpedia, Mousewax, Goats, Zoinks! -- everyone is moving to a minimalist "Web 2.0"-ish" style interface, rounded corners, clean, crisp backgrounds (usually white), subtle tones that mesh well and don't use more than two variants of a specific color shade (well, everybody but Zoinks!). And they're using sleek webtools like Drupal and Mambo

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As if Brad Guigar didn't have enough work to do with Evil, Inc., Courting Disaster, Everything Cartooning, various duties at that one webcomic collective, and creating custom forum signature banners, he's now gone and started up a new webcomic called Phables.Phables is a much larger comic presentation, only appearing every other week (which bodes well for Guigar actually getting some sleep)

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Is there a such thing as the perfect game? Japan seems to think so. In a land that holds RPGs from Squeenix in a higher regard than their own pitiful existence, all four reviewers of the highly respected game review magazine Famitsu gave Final Fantasy XII a perfect 10 out of 10, for a combined perfect score of 40 out of 40. An amazing feat given the tepid reception of recent FF-series games such

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It seems like I'm still on hiatus, doesn't it? I had the timing way off on coming back from hiatus, as I completely forgot that I have a busy week at work the next few days, and home life hasn't gotten any simpler.In any case, here's a great essay about CoH you should read, and this is an extremely funny Starslip Crisis.Who am I kidding, they're all funny.See you when I can.

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There's an article by game designer Raph Koster circulating the net at the moment (first springing up on Boing Boing) that talks about Raph's unique concept of an MMO revolving around the idea of healing and medicine as opposed to combat and raids.But I don't want to talk about that.I want to talk about the article that Raph linked to.Raph mentions an article from an mmo player and blogger named

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Fellow Evil Network cohort ArshrAAm has finally ended his love affair with a certain temptress known as Everquest. Unless I'm mistaken, he's quit previously, and then got sucked back in. But now, there's a sort of finality felt in his recent LJ post. I think he may be free of the beast permanently. And more power to him.Cause, you know, City of Heroes is SOOO much better than Everquest.

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1141334842187175962006-03-02T15:27:00.000-06:002006-03-02T15:29:13.333-06:00

It appears as though the Transformers we know and love will be getting a bit of a facelift in an upcoming series from IDW Publishing. This series, called The Transformers: Evolution features an out-of-continuity world where the Transformers exist as steam-powered machines in an industrial revolution-like period.Their poor little website is getting hammered from every direction with this news, so

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1141314757081795042006-03-02T09:52:00.000-06:002006-03-02T10:26:05.180-06:00

You can do some fairly amazing and innovative things with a web-based format for your comics. However, everyone has to understand that there are limitations. And sometimes, those limitations are simply your own ability to code a proper HTML table. That's what makes Jam's comic yesterday so damned hilarious.By the way, if I haven't mentioned it previously, you really should be a fan of Jam

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Well, I've been away for the better part of a month now, and I come back to find that not much newsworthy has transpired in the webcomics universe in the past couple of weeks. Not a shame, really, merely an observation.Now that the new addition has adequately taken root within our household, I feel as though I now have the time and energy to once again regain a solid footing on this blog. So,

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I know I've been keeping largely quiet these days (I'm enjoying the time off while we adjust to our new addition to the family), but I felt this was worth mentioning.With all the controversy these days over the Danish drawings of the Muslim prophet Mohammad, it was really refreshing to see Fleen hit up Mohammad "Hawk" Haque to get the perspective of an actual Muslim cartoonist.Fantastic interview

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1140528808673424122006-02-21T07:30:00.000-06:002006-02-21T16:14:34.856-06:00

Well, you should know I have a fondness for the original Katamari Damacy (although I didn't like it's sequel). I was shown this flash game where you have a bird's eye view of the Prince rolling up small objects. It's at least worth a play. It's not very complex, but still a few minutes of fun can be had.

Dacquinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1140527840394054932006-02-21T07:12:00.000-06:002006-02-21T07:17:20.406-06:00

Everyone's reporting on this. Twilight Princess is getting held until Fall now, which will also be around the time when the Revolution will be released.Now, we've been a patient gaming group. We took the end of 2005 thing well. We were slightly miffed when we found out it'd be the Spring of 2006 when we'd get it, but we're losing it. This Zelda looks so close to the perfect Zelda game and you

Dacquinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1140526297367090622006-02-21T06:45:00.000-06:002006-02-21T06:51:37.383-06:00

Nowadays, you don’t see many puzzle games that are incredibly tough and well thought out. When I think of hard puzzles, I seem to remember Lemmings right off the bat. It’s a very simple game, yet it’s one of the hardest things you’ll ever try to beat. What’s the object of this game? Your lemmings need to get to the exit of the level, but bless their hearts, they’re just mindless lemmings

Dacquinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1140282198920000072006-02-18T11:02:00.000-06:002006-02-18T11:03:18.920-06:00

Well, I heard this little bit of news and I couldn't be happier. The World Series of Video Gaming is coming to Louisville, KY and can you bet your butt I'll be there. Although, there's nothing confirmed gamewise, I'm pretty sure there will be a lot of kicking ass with a huge LAN and consoles the far as the eye can see.Also, sorry about the lack of posts. Got a new computer and neglected to add

Dacquinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1139268136663057152006-02-06T17:19:00.000-06:002006-02-06T17:22:16.676-06:00

Born Sunday afternoon at 3:39pm. 8 lbs., 7 oz., 21 in. long. He is healthy and he is beautiful.More pictures are on their way, just, you know, probably not today.

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I read this, and I did a small celebration in my house. Kojima said that "It's impossible" to do a movie with Uwe Boll. Thank goodness SOMEONE has the sense to say no to him.But while we're at it, lets let him try to remake Super Mario Bros. Maybe he'll do a better job with it than the original movie did in projecting who the Mario Brothers are.

Dacquinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1138651331798564322006-01-30T13:58:00.000-06:002006-01-30T14:02:11.800-06:00

I don't usually link to Penny Arcade because they get about a billion unique visitors a day, and frankly, they don't need my help. But I couldn't resist mentioning today's installment as it so poignantly illustrates the inherent problems with Infinium's current business model, and simultaneously causes the worldwide collective scratching of heads as gamers attempt to understand how they keep

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1138650873539933572006-01-30T13:44:00.000-06:002006-01-30T13:54:33.593-06:00

I had planned to post this here because it's definitely interesting and absolutely worth mentioning. Brian Ashcraft was tossing out entries every so often, and I was waiting for it to be completely finished before linking it. Luckily, it finished today, and Brian helpfully posted a linklist of the commentary.Shigureden (Autumn Shower Palace) is a private museum maintained by a company of the same

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Well, I'm a big fan of musical video gaming (DDR, Guitar Hero, Amplitude) and then I heard this was coming out.Karaoke Revolution: Country.I don't really have a problem with it. I just live in a place where people would rather go out, get drunk, and then karaoke country songs than play a game that emulates the experience, minus the booze. My females friends think it's a joke. I personally

Dacquinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1138377822788948762006-01-27T10:03:00.000-06:002006-01-27T10:05:22.513-06:00

From Cat and Girl, recently introduced to me. Dorothy brings us the hundred daily dreads of everyday living, or at least the first 34.Just wanted to mention this as a pivotal example of why I love webcomics so much. Forget transcending the panel and other such nonsense. I capsulize this concept in one simple word:Freedom.Thursday and Friday bring us more dreads.

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1138246947302122472006-01-25T21:42:00.000-06:002006-01-25T21:43:07.716-06:00

You know, for all its petty squabbles and drama and in-fighting, the webcomics community sure does know how to come together for great causes. A few months ago, Blank Label organized the Webcomics Telethon for Hurricane Relief, and now we have Shed Fat for UNICEF (not the official name).Actually, it's the webcomic version of NBC's the Biggest Loser, where teams of "hefty" people battle it out to

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1138208375247302452006-01-25T10:53:00.000-06:002006-01-25T10:59:35.280-06:00

I have a feeling that this is exactly what my cats are thinking when I'm not around.And, it bears mentioning, if you aren't already, you should be reading Mousewax. Brandon Lewis is a clever monkey.

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1137620597406407112006-01-24T16:42:00.000-06:002006-01-24T16:40:07.580-06:00

UPDATE: we've received comments from people saying that forcing suggestions to be funnelled through the discussion group significantly limits participation. True. So, we've opened it up. You can now submit just about any way you desire. Help us out! We need a new identity!The Evil Network has been around since roughly 2000 AD, and honestly I believe I originally set it up in late 1999. In any

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A couple of nifty webcomic creator tutorials have popped up on the internets this week. One is from Hawk and Ananth of Applegeeks. They will be posting a new image every day this week showing the steps they take to create a comic. While not a true "tutorial", it is an interesting insight into their collective creative process. The other comes from Kazu Kibuishi of Copper, and includes extensive

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1138067380130472862006-01-24T09:49:00.000-06:002006-01-24T09:51:38.536-06:00

I honestly can't remember who introduced me to the Green Avenger. I think I may have come across Abby in the BLC forums, where she and I both tend to frequent. In any case, I'm enormously glad I happened across the comic. I'll tell you why. With bullet points.The art isn't "fantastic", but it's good, and it's definitely improving. It's obvious that there is a lot of heart and dedication being

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1137795162607153482006-01-20T16:12:00.000-06:002006-01-20T16:16:16.743-06:00

Samwise the Bard, once a weekend staple for Kurtz, returns (however briefly) for a short stint in the current PvP storyline. Samwise was the star of a webcomic precursor to PvP that Kurtz did called Samwise: the Ultima Online Series. Interestingly enough, this webcomic notes the first appearance of Skull the troll.Huzzah!

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I don't review webcomics. Webcomics reviewers have had a bit of a bad rap lately. But more than that, I feel it's relatively difficult to review something that isn't complete. But that's a debate for other channels. Right now, I'm commenting on something I saw on Penny and Aggie today. But this isn't a review. It's commentary. Remember that.I'm a big fan of Penny and Aggie. I'm also a big fan of

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1137550476754332492006-01-17T20:14:00.000-06:002006-01-17T21:26:12.193-06:00

We've known for a while now about the Penny Arcade collectible card game, and now it looks as though we're mere moments away from concept becoming reality. As disturbing as this may sound, I can't wait to get my hands on Tycho's deck.Moving on!In other CCG-related news, one of my CoH compatriots recently picked up the CoH CCG starter pack, and was kind enough to get me one of my own. I haven't

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1137513016702260972006-01-17T09:22:00.000-06:002006-01-17T13:45:09.086-06:00

We're long overdue for a spotlight around here, and so I thought I'd pull one out of the waiting list and add it to the hit list.Unshelvedby Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaumunshelved.comThere aren't many comics out there that explore the ins and outs of operating a library, and there's good reason for that: no one else would be able to make it this funny. Non-sensical situations, a sarcastic and

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No, I haven't left yet. No baby emergency at the moment. Note to self: don't post about a future hiatus, and then become noticably absent for a couple days. I'm still here, just haven't really found anything the past weekend really newsworthy to post about. Which is really sad, actually, since I have the itch to complain about things.I guess I could always complain about the lack of interesting

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1137201827147458462006-01-13T19:12:00.000-06:002006-01-13T21:39:42.196-06:00

I honestly can't remember if I've mentioned that my wife and I are pregnant with our second child. If the case is that I haven't, then the chance is even greater that you didn't know the baby was due any day now. The actual due date is posted in the javascript warning message above--an ominous forebearer of a future date, tediously calculated with the latest paper wheel mathematical due date

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It's time for your sporadic City of Heroes update, and this one comes with audio visuals! In order to cash in on the enormous potential for MMORPGs in Korea, NC Soft is launching CoH in Asia, adding a brand new group of Asian-inspired heroes to their current roster. A fantastic introductory CGI video has been released demonstrating the powers these new heroes wield. And no, that isn't a typo. The

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Looks like reknowned FANTASTICIAN® Kris Straub has posted a step-by-step Tutoralanium­™ (our word, not theirs) on how to do your OWN BLAMIMATION®! Don't forget to purchase their copyright on the Webifuture® before you begin.

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Well, this is just wonderful. I had changed out all my Firefox live bookmarks from del.icio.us links to BlinkList blinks. And what happens the very next day?Outage. Deja vu. Seething hatred.I'm becoming a Luddite.UPDATE: Okay, BlinkList is back online, and all is well with the world. I'm NOT becoming a Luddite. I do have to say, however, that I find BlinkList to be several times over far better

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1137039851718011282006-01-11T22:02:00.000-06:002006-01-11T22:26:37.163-06:00

Or at least, that's how it appears. I was over at Comixpedia (happens quite frequently now that I'm a news editor there), and I was wishing Maritza Campos congratulations on her recently-celebrated 7-year anniversary. It occurred to me that although I've known about College Roomies from Hell!!! for most--if not all--of those 7 years, the comic wasn't currently in my bookmarks, which is

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1137005487104896502006-01-11T12:51:00.000-06:002006-01-11T12:51:27.196-06:00

Rick Healey (who goes by the name 32_footsteps on NetJak and on Websnark comments) recently got the pleasure of interviewing Jack Thompson. The interview is a surprisingly interesting read. Healey asks some great questions, and he claims that Thompson was actually pleasant and congenial with him, though be forewarned: Thompson does refer to gaming as a "masturbatory activity".

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1136918942509660872006-01-10T12:49:00.000-06:002006-01-11T15:23:05.206-06:00

This has to be the only way Garfield can really be salvagable. You visit this site and three randomly selected Garfield panels are placed before you. You can "lock" any number of them in place, and re-randomize the remaining panels until you get a work of comedy genius that Jim Davis (or his staff, since he doesn't draw the comic anymore) could never have come up with himself (themselves, since

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1136861200365585822006-01-09T20:46:00.000-06:002006-01-09T20:46:40.433-06:00

So, Drunk Duck is back online. No word yet on how long they plan to stick around this time.

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1136835983539502282006-01-09T13:46:00.000-06:002006-01-09T13:46:27.063-06:00

Bill's finally gone crazy. He's decided that the special holiday pricing for Zoinks! Magazine subscriptions of $6 for 6 issues was soooo good, he's extending the offer for all of 2006!You have absolutely no excuse to subscribe now.

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From the makers of Ico, we now have Shadow of the Colossus. I’ve heard a few things good and bad about this game, and since I’ve played Ico, I thought that this deserved a go. I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed this game a lot more than Ico, not to say that Ico is a bad game, but the puzzles are much more fun to play here, especially since they’re alive.The story is very simple, boy loses girl,

Dacquinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1136695053758306312006-01-07T22:37:00.000-06:002006-01-07T22:37:33.843-06:00

Looks like Scott Kurtz has posted yet another Blamimation attempt. This one is much higher quality than previous attempts, but fear not! It is equally as amateur and hilarious as its predecessors.In addition, Kristofer Straub has posted two of his own creations on the Blamimation site. One for Checkerboard Nightmare and another for Starslip Crisis. You have to check them all out. Otherwise, you

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I never thought we would be hearing concrete details regarding the mysterious Revolution from a kids magazine, but a recent demonstration for NGK with Nintendo's Revolution in Tokyo has garnered some fantastic insights:They report, "The Revolution will be available later this year. You'll be able to use it with games you already have as well as with new games. Here are some old favorites and a

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T Campbell has unveiled a new and improved version of the Clickwheel iPod comic delivery service, and they're looking for more content:Here's the crazy thing: everyone at the company freely admits that WE DON'T KNOW which kinds of comics are going to be most successful on the iPod. So go ahead and apply for an account now, while the applying's good!There's some quality entertainment to be viewed

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I have seen the future, and it is being reported by the Scottish:The theoretical engine works by creating an intense magnetic field that, according to ideas first developed by the late scientist Burkhard Heim in the 1950s, would produce a gravitational field and result in thrust for a spacecraft.Also, if a large enough magnetic field was created, the craft would slip into a different dimension,

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1136500986819866012006-01-05T16:43:00.000-06:002006-01-05T16:44:27.606-06:00

In what has to be one of the oddest press releases I've read in quite some time, Jeffrey Rowland will begin publishing Wigu on a monthly basis starting February 1st, somewhere.Rowland has yet to decide on a printer for this independently published work of mind-boggling genius, but insists that it will be released by February 1 even if he has to hand-print each copy with his own thick, black blood

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1136489449790206542006-01-05T13:30:00.000-06:002006-01-05T13:48:23.396-06:00

We've created a discussion group for the Evil Network! It's hosted on Google Groups, and everyone seems to have a Google account of SOME sort nowadays, so maybe we'll get more sign-ups here than we did with our message board (that I blew up a short while ago due to lack of interest). I'm not sure if any of the 50-100 daily lurkers here want to begin talking to each other, but at least now the

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I'm not going to say anything more on the subject. That number speaks for itself.Good job, everyone. Good job...

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As if it wasn't bad enough that movie studios were already producing crap, now they're putting crap in Sony's fabled next generation media storage, Blu-Ray in the next step of on ongoing march towards an inevitable format war. Here's the meager offerings:SonyResident Evil: ApocalypseXXXSpeciesRobocopHitchThe Fifth ElementHouse of Flying DaggersBram Stoker's DraculaLionsgateRambo: First BloodTotal

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Looks like the future has finally come. Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub have put togther a website for Blamimation that will eventually host tutorials for creating your own Flash-based webcomic animation. For now, it contains a note from world-reknowned Fantastician, Kris Straub:BLAMIMATION(tm) is a landmark in IMAGINITAINMENT(tm) that uses specialized techniques to deliver an INCREDITRONIC(R)

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The next issue of Zoinks! Webcomic Magazine is fast approaching. Normally we take a moment to recognize the interviews Dac and I are doing and add those comics to our listing. The problem is that Gisèle Lagacé and T Campbell's Penny and Aggie and Tim Buckley's Ctrl+Alt+Del are both already on the list! I guess that means I just need to add the comics featured on 01comics in honor of my interview

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Scott Kurtz has teamed up with Kris Straub to create PvP Alive!, a (semi)-animated form of PvP.To bring PvP ALIVE! to life, I consulted with world renowned 'Fantastician', Kristofer Straub about finding an affordable and efficient way to bring PvP ALIVE! on a regular basis. Kristofer has recently been tinkering with a new media called BLAMIMATION that he's been looking to try out on a new

Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494158047794116677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126698.post-1136157531601784462006-01-01T17:18:00.000-06:002006-01-01T17:18:51.613-06:00

I had some things I wanted to point out some things about Guitar Hero that aren’t guidelines, but are personal feelings about the game.1. You’ve failed the song if you don’t nail the final note. Sure you passed the song, but come on, if you screw up that final note, no one should be clapping for you. You didn’t end the song properly. BOO!!! (Just to let you know, I’ve failed many songs that

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Playing this game was fun at Best Buy. Owning this game now, I realize there’s a few steps you must take to really get all the fun out of Guitar Hero. Pay attention class.1. Buy the game. You people who play on the regular controllers because you rented this off of Gamefly are missing something. Actually, you’re missing everything. Buy the game and buy the controller. No one in their right mind

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Eric Burns is a big name in webcomics, and now he's about to become a very busy name. Joey Manley has asked Eric to take over editorial responsibilities for the Modern Tales subscription webcomic service.And at the same time, Webcomics on the internet have also changed and evolved. We're not where we were in 2002. And so sites like Modern Tales have to evolve and change. Manley has some really,

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Kris Straub brought Chex back before, and had promised that instead of a regularly updated webcomic, it would only appear when some kind of drama popped up in the webcomics landscape that simply begged to be commented upon in Chex's usual sarcastic, flippant style. According to today's update, it appears as though his return is no longer arbitrary, but somehow permanent. And, in addition to that,

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I haven't mentioned Oh No Robot yet, have I?Oh No Robot is a reader-crafted webcomic search engine created through a joint task force consisting of Ryan North and T Campbell. The concept is simple. You have a webcomic, and you sign up at Oh No Robot. Put a bit of code on your comic display pages (it can go somewhere above your AdSense code but should be well below your Analytics code, and it

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Since this relates to my particular line of work, I thought it would be interesting to note Computerworld's pick of the top IT career prospects in 2006. Evidently there is expected to be a great demand for developers, project managers, and security experts, and judging from our own IT environment (wherein I am a project technical analyst), I agree with their thoughts. They are definitely good

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A World of Warcraft-playing friend of mine will be interested to know this tidbit that's floating around the net today. Evidently, WoW players will be looking forward to the Draenei as their new Alliance race. Though, I'm not sure how Draenei will fare against the already-confirmed new Horde race, the magic-immune Blood Elves. My guess is that this is a good first step to getting players to

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How rude! Here we go, taking a few days off for the holidays, and we don't even bother to let everyone know we're out. Inexcusable behavior! We deserve public beatings, and dammit, I intend to make sure Dacquin gets beaten severely for our negligent actions.In the past week, we've enjoyed our Christmas holiday, as I'm sure you have, also. I managed to score some excellent gifts this year, and

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