The Café
The Dialogue has gotten a lot larger than it used to be, and my links list was getting pretty huge. So I decided to give all of them their own page, complete with descriptions like The Plate. Here, we have The Café. Cafés, of course, being a hub devoted to the casual exchange of ideas over a nice brew.
So check out these other writers.
Carzorblog, by Chris Paluszek. This one’s written by a guy who, despite his generally jovial and sunny disposition, has a lot to say when it comes to tough love criticism. Because we can’t all just laud the greats all the time.
Comics Rock, by Andrew Araki. Sparsely updated, but with high volume posts. Andrew reads entire archives of strips and then evaluates them. A good practice, and makes for solid reviews/criticisms.
Comixpedia, edited by Xaviar Xerexes. A great big e-zine for webcomics. Readers can submit news, and once a week articles are posted to the magazine section. You’ll find some written by me every now and then as well. Also host of a decently big forum, so a good spot for webcomics discussion.
Comixpedia.org, the Webcomics Wiki, Webcomics’ very own wiki for extensive entries and information.
Digital Strips, by Daku & Zampzon. A podcast on webcomics, mainly reviews and criticisms. I’ve recently joined their ranks, so you’ll hear me on the podcasts regularly. Also a great place to go for newsbits on new webcomics happenings.
Drunk Comic Reviews, a group blog featuring a good chunk of the Examiner mainstays, along with some other ordinary rabblerouser types. Oh, and me I guess.
The Evil Network, by Nathaniel & John. They talk about all sorts of things from webcomics to games, so that counts in my book.
Eyeballing It, by Kneefers. A Webcomics blog that seems to be exclusively snarks. Good for the folks interested in light fare.
Fleen, by various. A group blog that doles out webcomics criticism and commentary, with a main selling point being that it’s written by folks who don’t make webcomics themselves. So far, they do a decent job of looking at things from that perspective.
Journey into History: The HB Comic Blog, by Robert Stevenson. A Webcomics blog with a comic. Did a long string of reader-requested webcomics reviews in the characters of HB and Pink. He’s back now, with strong general commentary and editorial.
The Living Comic, by Occultatio. A now-hiatused webcomics blog, still worth checking out for really strong criticisms and writings.
Mr. Myth, by Mr. Myth. As of this writing, a brand spanking new webcomics blog. We’ll see what it’s like as it goes.
Online Comics, by Julie. Simple and honest webcomics blogging.
Savage Disassembly, a LiveJournal community with the purpose of no holds barred peer criticism. You join, you submit some work, and you wait for the inevitable evisceration. Good stuff.
Sequential Tart, a Comics Industry Web Zine. A news e-zine like Comixpedia that covers both print and web, written by women, with a focus towards women in comics.
Snarkoleptics, a LiveJournal community associated with Websnark. A general webcomics discussion community for the casual enthusiast and hardcore webcomics reader alike.
Tangents, by Robert A. Howard. A frequently updated webcomics blog and occasional movie reviews and short stories.
Webcartoonist vs Webcartoonist, by anonymous. A mock-tabloid that used to run covering webcomics drama, mocking it into silliness. I’m having trouble loading it, myself. It may not exist any longer.
The Webcomicker, by Gilead Pellaeon. Maintained with the attitude that his blog is for webcomics and webcomics only. Very strong writings and very professionally done as far as blogs go.
The Webcomics Examiner, edited by Joe Zabel. The legendary criticism zine for Webcomics as serious art. Now in a weekly article format.
Webcomic Finds, by Ping Teo. Currently in hiatus, but still worth going through for the lesser known webcomics gems.
Webcomics Are Awesome, by Josh Lesnick. A tongue in cheek look at webcomics and webcomics criticism.
Websnark, by Eric Burns and Wednesday White. The catalyst for the current webcomics blog explosion, without even being a Webcomics Blog. If you’re into webcomics criticism, you really ought to be reading Websnark.
Weekly Webcomic Reviews, by Peter C. Hayward, Esq. Peter’s been biding his time, waiting to start his webcomic blog until the time was right. And that time, apparently, is now. Scheduled webcomics reviewing with structure.
