The BiBP (Buddies in Big Places) webcomic (www.bibp.com) will begin a new plotline with its 708th strip on 30 June, 2003! Entitled "Too Big for Diapers," it involves a very wild look into the antics of the Cumbrian Royal Family.

Kip Manley has an interesting piece in his blog Long story; short pier posted on 6/26 called "Why You Don't Read Comics." Much of it first printed in Anodyne Magazine, it's a well-researched thought piece on problems in the comics industry now and in 1998 (when the original article was printed). It touches briefly on web comics in a couple of places and is otherwise just pretty darned interesting. Direct link here.

Some newpaper coverage of Lea Hernandez and Girlamatic.

that fetus-x ad on the banner rotation... I'm all for freedom of expression and all that, so I'm not saying you should take it down... But on a personally note, that ad immediately turns me off to visiting that site... and possibly any other site that's affiliated with it... just my $0.02

WirePop -- www.wirepop.com -- The first online publisher and subscription site of Manga and Manga-styled English comics, announced today that it will be extending the initial submission phase for the WirePop.com comic line-up. George Panella, WirePops' Publisher, made this decision after receiving many requests by eager artists that more time was needed. "I felt it was only fair to give everyone a decent amount of time to submit their work. Since it is summer and many people are busy it seemed to make sense that more time would be needed." said Panella. "I think this extension will give WirePop a better variety of comics to choose from to add to the final line up."

WirePop will publish 20 exclusive webcomics on it's upcoming website WirePop.com by independent comic book creators. "There are a lot of very talented artists just waiting to be published and bring their great stories and art to the public eye," said Panella "and WirePop is here to help them get there."

The extended submission now ends on July 31, 2003. "Now's the time to submit and join this growing company." said Panella.

For more information go to WirePop.com.

Pushdot Studio, a gallery dedicated to archival-quality prints of digital art located in Portland, Oregon, is showing for the month of July "The Art of Storytelling: Comics in the Digital Age," a collection of work by seven cartoonists who either publish on the web, or use a computer to create their work.

CBR spoke to Jason Thompson about his webcomic, The Stiff, on Girlamatic and his editorial duties for Shonen Jump. Read the whole story here.

WirePop -- www.wirepop.com -- announced today the new webcomic "Realms of Ishikaze," by Dan Hess, will be joining the webcomic line-up on WirePop.com, the growing Manga and Manga-styled webcomic subscription magazine.

"We are really glad to have Dan join the WirePop.com crew.” said George Panella, WirePops' Publisher. "He brings with him great experience, comical plotlines and a unique style all his own. His comic, 'Realms of Ishikaze,' will easily attract the large group of gamers that play online role-playing games by giving a light spin on the daily dealings in a virtual world."

Short article in NJ Ledger about donation models for websites, including a mention of nerd-boy.

All this week guest artist comics at Man Man. 'Nuff said.