Category Archives: Comic

A Followup

TweetPerhaps related to my recent post on helping artists, I got a great email today: Dear Zach, I received some comments on a page of mine where it said ‘STOLEN from http://www.smbc-comics.com/‘ on http://www.funzors.com/media/condom-explosion-151/ would you like me to delete … Continue reading

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On the Proper Care and Feeding of Artists

TweetHey geeks, Recently, a bunch of we cartoonists got in a discussion about what’s appropriate and what’s not appropriate in terms of copying people’s styles, reposting people’s stuff, and so on. I think most people do these sorts of things … Continue reading

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Convention Tips

TweetFunny thing – after a big convention, there’s always the same behavior among cartoonists. We, of course, talk about business, sales, atmosphere, and so on. But, a big topic of conversation is always fun/weird stories about reader encounters. The funniest … Continue reading

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So You Wanna Be A Webcartoonist #6

TweetChapter 6: The Great Purge of ’08 As many fellow cartoonists probably remember, late ’08 was a bad time. A lot of people were lamenting a hard year due to the recession, which had just started in earnest. But, worst … Continue reading

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So You Wanna Be a Webcartoonist #5

TweetChapter 5: College and Comics Going back to college was awesome. The biggest thing that changed was my attitude toward math. In high school, I was literally a D student in Calculus. I still remember a friend thinking I was … Continue reading

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So You Wanna Be a Webcartoonist? #4

TweetChapter 4: SCIENCE! I realized there might be a way to have the stress of a real job without feeling like I was wasting my time: COLLEGE! But first, let’s back up a minute. I was still working my closed-captioning … Continue reading

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New Yorker Cartoons

TweetWhee! I removed a few files that were busted, some duplicates, and the Pandora’s overstuffed box of comics that implied anything with children. Yes, a few made me laugh, but holy crap guys! Disclaimer: I’m not claiming any rights to … Continue reading

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So You Wanna Be a Webcartoonist? Part 3

TweetChapter 3: The New Beginning Although I was still working for the most evil man who ever lived, I was suddenly enjoying life a LOT more. I was up late and up early in order to do comics while working … Continue reading

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So You Wanna Be a Webcartoonist? Part 2

TweetAuthor’s note: This one doesn’t have a huge amount of comicking, since it covers a period where I didn’t do very much. But, hopefully it’s still fun to read and sets up what’s to come. *** Chapter 2: Zach Goes … Continue reading

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