Due to technical difficulties with the print run, if you go to ryanestrada.com this week you can read Ped X-ing: a 168 Hour Comic free. The comic and explanation are here.

Five Ways to Love a Cockroach, a new short comic written by Alexander Danner (The Discovery of Spoons, Picture Story Theatre) and illustrated by Neal Von Flue (The Jerk, 10:30 to 12) is now online at TwentySevenLetters.com. This experiment in cynicism and infinite canvas takes a dispassionate look at love gone wrong, through the eyes of the world's most unlovable critter.

Five Ways to Love a Cockroach makes use of the latest version of Markus Müller's Infinite Canvas application, which provides a simple "click to advance" interface for exploring infinite canvas comics.

After the mild success of the last meetup, we've mobilized and we're doing it again. Possibly with more chicken eating zombie monarchs...

WHEN: Monday the 5th of September @ 7:30PM
WHERE: Fast Eddy's Perth: Cnr of Milligan and Murray st Perth
WHY: Why Not?

Also, we now have a community on Livejournal located here.

Kazu Kibuishi has made a comment prompted by the New York Times article on Infinite Canvas/webcomics:

You know, I actually prefer Copper in its digital form. To me, the way it's presented on this website is really the way I intended for people to read it, and the reason is this: I really like painting with light. Actual light.

Read the entire comment on Kibuishi's website.

Both Girlamatic and Graphic Smash have a call out for submissions.

Also from T Campbell's blog, Modern Tales is looking for an advertising sales representative.

And in a related news (ok, it's also in the same blog entry), Search Engine Comics is looking for an additional artist.

Hi all! I am currently promoting a new webcomic called Epoch Mach. For three years I did another webcomic called Dunn Boyz and am now trying my hand at science fiction. Currently, I am updating every three days and hope to reach a large audience. Anyway, check out the link if interested and enjoy the comic!

It looks like the Big Easy took a beating from Katrina - I hope for the best for everyone. My brother made it through it (he's in Lafayette) and actually had power back by last night. If you're in need of information on Katrina, the Wikipedia has done a really good job. Also this Boing Boing entry notes that the Red Cross needs donations (cash not stuff).

And not onto the webcomics news: okay not a webcomic, but geeky good fun: more Zombie flash mobs, this time in Vancouver and Austin, TX. Also check out this post on the US Air Force's study on teleportation and other sci-fi ideas. (It's a boing Boing kind of day)

I'm sure you all are already reading and listening to the Digital Strips gang but they've caught several interesting news bit lately: first off, Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics) joined up with DayFree Press. Second, Ryan Estrada seems to have gotten ill treatment from the Lulu Print on Demand Company as Lulu canceled all or most of the orders for Estrada's 175 Hour Comic Book. Last, Digital Strips "WEBCOMICS SCAVENGER HUNT" contest is closing August 31st at midnight. (Hey, I don't work for Digital Strips - it's just possible I'm finally eligible for a webcomics-related contest!)

A blog I'm not sure I've linked to before is "Oh You Pretty Things!" which offers extensive reviews of webcomics (among other media) and today has a review of Prime Evil.

Lots of good stuff fromt the Comics Reporter including the line-up for this year's SPX Anthology, a link to an article on the Quills Awards which has a graphic novel category, an interview with Glenn Danzig about his publishing label, Verotik Comics (I had no idea this even existed), and Berke Breathed talks about recent Opus strips on the topical tale of jailed NY Times employee Judith Miller. TCR also has a lengthy post on webcomics, which he considers one of the top 8 stories for the rest of the year.

And last but not least, the Washington Post has a profile (registration required) of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF).

Originally published independently in 2001, Zoinks! Magazine makes its return to promoting webcomics, and the talented people who create them, beginning October 2005.

Welcome to Week Three of Comixpedia's August issue!

This week, Al Schroeder interviews Eight to One's B. Duffy.

Matt 'netpoet' Summers reviews The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew.

And Ping Teo gives us The Essence of… Drama.