Superman’s Ex-Girlfriend, Lana Lang
Unofficial, Unsanctioned, Unsolicited–Colleen Coover’s “Superman’s Ex-Girlfriend Lana Lang!”
How To Create A Comic
Webcomic artist Brian MacLachlan has plotted out an outline to help aspiring web comics creators get going. He even answers, “Where do you get your ideas from?” Includes many references to indie and especially Canadian indie artists. (Thanks, Humash!)
Agatha H and the Airship City
Agatha H and the Airship City looks like pretty promising steampunkery, “push[ing] the boundaries of Steampunk past the polite boundaries of pseudo-Victoriana and into full-on techno-madness!”
Arrgh, Comic Piracy!
Turns out that piracy might help out comics in the same way that it can help out musicians. Indie creator Steve Lieber’s sales were boosted after a 4chan user uploaded scans of his book, Underground. Comics Alliance has some thoughts.
Comics in Trouble
Both the webcomic Achewood and the comics publisher, Slave Labor Graphics, are seeking donations.
Small Press Combo Attack
Time to check in with a few small-press books. This is where where a lot of people get their start, and it’s also where the books can live quite happily apart from the concerns of multinational conglomerates.
The Cultural Gutter 