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By: Fleen: Written by bitter, haggard wordbeasts » Holiday Rounds

Fleen: Written by bitter, haggard wordbeasts » Holiday Rounds — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:38:10 +0000

[...] Gary In case you were wondering, this is why Bill Amend deserves your thanks. I can’t help but think that had FoxTrot come along later, or broadband earlier, he would have been one of us (heck, he wrote the foreword to Attack of the Bacon Robots). In style and sensibility, his work really was the precursor to the geek aesthetic that dominates so much of webcomics, and it’s good to know that he won’t ever be farming out his work. [...]

By: Fleen: Written by bitter, haggard wordbeasts » You Won’t Have Dave Kellett To Kick Around Anymore

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 22:12:06 +0000

[...] Fleen: Any thoughts on Tycho’s blistering “Webcomics Manifesto” in Attack of the Bacon Robots? [...]

By: Fleen: Written by bitter, haggard wordbeasts » SDCC Recap: Webcomics 103 Class Notes (Part Two)

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:49:46 +0000

[...] Recall that this session took place at the largest collection of comic book fans on the continent, and perhaps not all of them have shed the dead-tree sensibilities; if you’re doing webcomics because your ultimate goal is to do a comic book/comic strip, some of this advice may not help much. But also recall that Khoo’s been working for Penny Arcade for four years, and Attack of the Bacon Robots! only came out six months ago. In the meantime, there’s been no shortage of income for Penny Arcade Industries, during a period when the print comics market is rapidly shrinking. Takeaway — If you think being on the web is slumming, these lessons probably aren’t for you. [...]

By: Fleen » In The Final Analysis

Fleen » In The Final Analysis — Fri, 12 May 2006 04:05:41 +0000

[...] They’re targetting the right demographic: webcomics readers are loyal to their favorites and, to quote Tycho’s manifesto, “will take care of you”. [...]

By: Fleen » You Won’t Have Dave Kellett To Kick Around Anymore

Fleen » You Won’t Have Dave Kellett To Kick Around Anymore — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:53:38 +0000

[...] Fleen: Any thoughts on Tycho’s blistering “Webcomics Manifesto” in Attack of the Bacon Robots? [...]

By: Prodigal

Prodigal — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 18:07:21 +0000

It’s a myth that Websnark has accidentally created that you somehow need an elaborate, wordy review to get an idea across.

Except that they didn’t do such a thing, and all…

By: Eric Burns

Eric Burns — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:00:21 +0000

(For the record, I have a history of occasionally posting essays that are thirty words long, boiling down to hey, this is funny, today.

The key is to say enough to make your point. If that takes only ten words, that only takes ten words.

By: Eric Burns

Eric Burns — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:55:52 +0000

I’ve always found it mysterious how they managed to stay alive long enough for him to get involved in the first place.

They showed up day after day, in a field that at the time wasn’t oversaturated, and they were consistently funny.

Plus, they had some luck in there. But you can’t beat the combination of “talent” plus “work ethic,” for my money. It carried Gabe and Tycho when their business decisions weren’t so hot, and these days it will lead to their eventual takeover of all government functions.

By: mr k

mr k — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:07:00 +0000

hey, I like fleen, it gives reviews in tasty bite size morsels, while websnark is more like a full steak dinner- both have their place.

By: Snipergirl

Snipergirl — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:08:20 +0000

Actually I concur with Tangent- my favourite reviews on Fleen are the slightly longer ones because they do more of a job than just say “this is good” or “this is terrible” without enough qualification. I don’t mean to advocate Websnarking- that is just excessive. This post gets it just about right. I think that this post is a fine piece of writing indeed! Keep it up d00ds :).

On the topic of Penny Arcade… I think they are once again evidence that the REAL moneymaker in terms of webcomics is indeed one that rewards its readers rather than punishing them. As a student with no credit card or real funds to pay for a PayPal or BitPass account, I and a large proportion of the webcomics audience would simply be unable to read any webcomics if a certain business model were suddenly adopted overnight by the webcomics world. And people forget that poor students grow up to be reasonably well off professionals in the end, grateful and willing to buy ridiculous amounts of pretty merch…