In Tad Williams’ The War of the Flowers, protagonist Theo Vilmos is the singer for a modern day rock band. After discovering his uncle’s book, he is transported to a world inhabited by fairies, trolls, and other mystical creatures. Understandably, Theo is disoriented, but at the same time he’s awed by the fantastic [...]

It looks like Kris Straub, Brad Guigar, and Scott Kurtz have responded to the powderked touched off by Mr. Kurtz’s blog posts about critics. Webcomics Weekly #44 - Everyone’s a Critic A couple of key quotes: Scott Kurtz: “I appreciate & read the works of critics.” Kris Straub: “There’s inconsistency and difficulty in listening to unsolicited critiques.” Scott Kurtz: “I [...]

It’s harder to think of a more controversial figure in animation than John Kricfalusi. Oh, sure, you can make a case that Ralph Bakshi guy. Yet the guy is more or less universally respected in animation circles for forwarding the cause of adult-themed cartoons. Those who don’t care for such things hardly [...]

Scott Kurtz has been making waves lately with a recent blog post. Here’s the key paragraph, methinks: I’m not sure how I ended up in so many tug-of-war competitions with bloggers, where the outcome of our match determines the superior position: creator or critic. But it seems to be cropping up again. There is a strange sense [...]

The Comic Fencing guys take a look a Gunnergrigg Court! Wait… why does that sound familiar? oh, right… I reviewed it on this site some months ago. Still, I reveled in the chance to take a look at it again. Opinions were split… two negatives, two positives. And I think [...]

So who is this Chris Sanders guy? Well, first off, he looks a lot like Anthony Bourdain. Second, he’s got great taste in the ladies. His cheesecake art is not only attractive, it also gravitates toward a healthier, more rounded (yet not overweight) feminine form. Let’s, what else? Oh, yeah, [...]

Hilarious stuff, in you’re a fan of the stylings of one Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Scott Kurtz of PvP, by the way, appears at the 2:38 mark and is the butt of some fat jokes. Scott seemed to be pretty stoked about it. Also funny: Triumph giving nerds wedgies. [...]

It’s time for a Comic Fencing review again! After handing out negative reviews, I think I was due. This time, we’re reviewing Ramon Perez’s fantastically surreal webcomic Kukuburi. And, for the first time in a while, I handed out 5 golden stars. I haven’t read the other reviewers’ opinions yet (this [...]

As reported by the Comics Curmudgeon, Medium Large is BACK!

Hoo hah!

For those who don’t know, Medium Large is written and drawn by Francesco “Ces” Marciuliano, the same writer of comic strip Sally Forth. Medium Large provides hard evidence that Marciuliano is not a total square like his newspaper strip suggests.  If you’re new to Medium Large, I highly suggest reading through the Teenage Girl President archives. Silly, glorious, wonderful stuff.

I encountered the subject of today’s Webcomic Overlook after The Floating Lightbulb did an interview with its creator, Steve Hogan. Immediately, I fell in love with the art. It was so 60’s. You know contemporary retro artists like Darwyn Cooke and Mike Allred? Pretenders to the throne! They mar their [...]