Fleen: The Awkward Christmas Dinner Of Our Obligation To Existence

So, the innaugural New York Comic-con has come and gone; logistical problems aside (too many people, too little space, all the high-traffic booths together), it was apparently a success for the webcomickers in attendance. Both Bryant Paul Johnson and Phil Kahn came up to introduce themselves, the Blank Label guys are all super-nice, and our illustrious publisher bought me beer. A success by any measure! A few wee items to tide you over:

First, on behalf of the BLC crew, a piece of advice for Reed Exhibitions: you screwed up bad by rescheduling their panel. Funny, engaging guys were not able to participate, and it was to the detriment of your show. When the next NYCCC comes up, stick by the schedule you promise. Second, a piece of advice for all webcomics fanboys and fangirls out there: the secret to getting creators to like you is to bring them something they want; bribery works! Third, there will be reviews running this week of books I picked up, and some follow-on interviews in the coming weeks.

Other impressions:

If he ever decides to give up webomics, Steve Troop has a future in both puppeteering and puppetmaking
Brad Guigar and Paul Southworth? Separated at birth
Dave Kellett is funny in a way that a safe-for-six-year-olds newspaper-style audience will never appreciate
Kris Straub has the ability to kill furries with his mind, for which he deserves your undying thanks
These three ladies had the booth next to the CBLDF; if you’re one of those guys that gave us money or bought a membership just to have clear sightlines, thank you

News: Fleen will shortly have a new contributor! Due to overwhelming response regardaring This Week In Webcomics Boning, we have obtained the services of an insider. Join us on a trip inside the seamy underbelly of webcomics: the booze, the drugs, the parties, the fast cars and faster women … each Thursday, all this and more will fall under the scrutiny of our very own Tuesday Crimson. Naturally, we will be protecting Ms Crimson’s identity closely, but trust us: she’s got the dirt.

I know you guys here at Fleen are desperate for traffic, but don’t try to stir up controversy by insulting Brad Guigar. He is a such a nice man, and he deserves better.

You’re above that, Gary.

Actually, in that particular photo, Brad is bearing an eerie resemblance to Gary himself.

Ever thought of growing a goatee, GT?

who goes to these cons?

Who knew something I did would lead to so much boning? Besides all the ladies, I mean.

As a cartoonist who has hickeys on his skin more often than not I will never tell you anything.

As a cartoonist who goes through a lot of trouble to generate fake hickeys in highly-visible areas of his body, I will never tell you anything that is even remotely true.

If he ever decides to give up webomics, Steve Troop has a future in both puppeteering and puppetmaking

You mean he hasn’t given up webcomics?

Just kidding, Steve. We love you. More specifically, we’d love you to draw more Melonpool.

Hmmm…. now there’s an interesting idea… maybe someone should ask me what’s in store for the puppets and the comic, eh? ;)

I’ll do it.

Steve! What’s in store for the puppets and the comic?

I’m working on a puppet movie.

I can’t help but think that maybe Tuesday Taupe or Monday Mauve would have been a better choice for you guys.

[…] In case you don’t get it: the “Webcomics Boning” idea started when Gary at Fleen read the Websnark post, Submitted without protection, which was in response to this Checkerboard Nightmare strip. Gary coined webcomics boning, and the response was good enough that they decided to make it its own column. […]

[…] Since I started writing this post, I came upon some more Fleen-erbation. From La Casa Comics: First off, Fleen has a new column called â€œThis Week! In Webcomics Boningâ€œ. Much like this fellow, I donâ€™t really like Fleen. I thought this column, however, was actually pretty funny. Until I noticed the columnists name: Tuesday Crimson.In case you donâ€™t get it: the â€œWebcomics Boningâ€? idea started when Gary at Fleen read the Websnark post, Submitted without protection, which was in response to this Checkerboard Nightmare strip. Gary coined webcomics boning, and the response was good enough that they decided to make it its own column.Of course, the websnark post was from Wednesday White. So, Tuesday Crimson. Yeah. Now that you get it, itâ€™s still really, really not very funny. […]

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