Archive for 2008


Webcomic Beacon #56 - Photo Webcomics, featuring Night Zero

This is our new default cover… for now.

Fes flies solo tonite as host. However, he is joined by Anthony Van Winkle and Forest Gibson; co-creators of the zombie, photo webcomic Night Zero! We also discuss a bit about Photo Webcomics in general. Very short show this week as we stay on topic.

Milestones: none reported.

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Sites Mentioned on the Show: Dark Red, Union of Heroes, Solipsum, Geist Panik, Photo Webcomics List Site, Alien loves Predator, The Gigcast, and Webcomic Bacon.

Thanks to Dungeon Warden for taking notes!

No show broadcast next week, HOWEVER, there WILL be a show to download (the after-show of Episode 55 to be exact).

Also check out Webcomic Bacon, the communal webcomic project we are working on, is being discussed in our forums! Check out our official forum for more details and to let us know if you are interested! Invested parties will be encouraged to come on a show to brainstorm!

TWCB is hosted on The Rampage Network and an affiliate of The Geek Media.

Webcomic Bacon - A Communal Webcomic Project

Anyone working on The Webcomic BACON, communal webcomic project, should report to The Webcomic Beacon’s forums. We are discussing website design, characters, and copyright issues. I would like to get a bunch of these sorted out before the new year, or at least primed before the new year.

Webcomic Beacon #55 - Vote Incentives & Fanservice

Cover by Thomas Overbeck of Times Like This!

Tanya and Fes are joined by Eric (of Exiern) and Stef (of Sarah Zero).  Mike (of WAGON Webcomic Battle). We discuss Vote Incentives through ranking webcomic list sites… and eventually make our way into talking about fan service.

Milestones: Sequential Art (500), Awkward Zombie (100)

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Sites Mentioned on the Show: Top Webcomics, Saturday Breakfast Serial, Belfry, Penny Arcade, Ardra, Akida, Bigger then Cheeses, Menage-a-3, Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer ?, American Gothic (NSFW), Loxie and Zoot (NSFW), Dan and Mab’s Furry Adventures, cy-boar, and Jenny Everywhere Global Comic Jam.

Thanks to Dungeon Warden for taking notes!

Next Episodes:
On Sunday, December 21st, @ 3pm Eastern, we’ll have crew from Night Zero on the show!

Webcomic Bacon, the communal webcomic project we are working on, is being discussed in our forums! Check out our official forum for more details and to let us know if you are interested! Invested parties will be encouraged to come on a show to brainstorm!

The Webcomic Beacon is hosted on The Rampage Network and is an Affiliate of The Geek Media.

Webcomic Beacon #54 - Creating Webcomic Bacon

Sorry about the Audio Quality of this episode. I know what I did wrong, but it was too late to got back and fix it. I’ll remember for next time!

Mark and Fes are joined by Mike (of WAGON Webcomic Battle) and Dungeon Warden (of Dungeon Legacy) talk about WEBCOMIC BACON! The communal webcomic project we’ve be eluding to for a while now. We develop some starting character and the setting! Be sure to check out our forums for further discussion!

Milestones: Freshly Squeezed Comic (100), Prepare to Die (800), and Fes’ Jenny Everywhere Lego Comic is finished!

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Sites Mentioned on the Show: Guest Strip Project, Tangents Review of The Webcomic Beacon, Housepets,

Thanks to Dungeon Warden for taking notes this week!

Next Episodes:
If all goes to plan, we’ll have TWO shows recording this weekend. One on Vote Incentives/Fan Service and the other covering Night Zero and Photo Comics!

Webcomic Bacon, the communal webcomic project we are working on, is being discussed in our forums! Check out our official forum for more details and to let us know if you are interested! Invested parties will be encouraged to come on a show to brainstorm!