WCA 2004 -- Introducing "Online Comics Day!"

Howard Tayler · Post by **Howard Tayler** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 7:22 am

phactorri wrote:okay so we do one comic promoting webcomics as a genre and link you guys to that particular strip/page?

is that what this is? *is a little slow*

Bingo.

--Howard "was his name-o" Tayler

Nyke · Post by **Nyke** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 7:24 am

orion wrote:Sounds cool to me.

By the way since he only has two posts should he be put in the box?
Just wondering.

To be sent into The Box, you must:

A. Promote your own webcomic in its own topic (good or bad, you'll be sent to it, posts in comic plugging are immune, unless they're moved from here).
-or-
B. Have a useless first post.

Neither was fulfilled, so he's just not Box material.

Ghastly · Post by **Ghastly** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:32 am

Comics Awareness Week is a non-profit, grass roots movement to help dispel the myths that currently deter potential readers of comic books

Ten Myths About Comics Dispelled

MYTH: Reading comics leads to drawing comics and that way lies madness.
FACT: Hey, chances are you're already a little off to begin with so why let that stop you. Besides, not all comic artists are crazy. There's... you know... that guy who does the thing... person.

MYTH: Comics are for kids.
FACT: Are you kidding? Have you seen the average breast size of a female comic character? No kid is going to appreciate that the way a mature reader such as yourself can. Sometimes you can even sort of see a nipple.

MYTH: Getting into comics is expensive.
FACT: Not at all, comic books are just a few bucks and you only have to buy the books you like... and any cross over issues... and maybe an extra copy to leave in a mylar bag as a future collectable investment. But hey, there's webcomics, and most of them are free as the wind. Of course you'll want to show your support by buying T-Shirts. You know to impress members of the opposite sex by showing them you're in tune with the hip underground internet indie scene and what-not. Some of them even sell print versions too.

MYTH: Superman can beat up The Hulk.
FACT: Yeah right! First of all, The Hulk has that whole rage thing working for him. Superman is all goody-two-shoes and stuff and The Hulk is all "HULK SMASH!!!". Plus, The Hulk is green. That means he is made of Kyptonite which means when Superman gets near him he becomes as weak as a little girly-girl crying for her lost kitten.

MYTH: All comic books are about superheros in tight spandex costumes.
FACT: On the contrary. There are several comic books that are the pretentious ramblings of psuedo-philosophers. They're all dark and angsty-like and if you quote from them you'll give your friends the impression you have some depth.

MYTH: All webcomics are about roommates who play videogames.
FACT: The web is a rich and diverse ecosystem of different comic genres. Indeed there are webcomics about roommates who play videogames. However, there are also webcomics about roommates who all go to the same school and play videogames, roommates who all have the same job and play videogames, roommates who are all Furries who play videogames, roommates who live in an anime universe who play videogames, and roommates who all go to the same school, work at the same job, are Furries who live in an anime universe and play videogames. It's all part of a unique and rich tapestry.

MYTH: If I read comics people will think I'm a geek.
FACT: I've been talking to your friends. Everyone already thinks you're a geek so what have you got to lose.

MYTH: There are too many crappy comics out there.
FACT: They're not "crappy", they're "differently abled".

MYTH: All webcomic artists do is whine and moan and get into ego fueled pissing contests.
FACT: Nonsense! They also ask for PayPal donations.

MYTH: If I get into reading comics I'll never get laid.
FACT: Why nothing could be further from the truth. Dozens of people who have become serious comic readers have actually had sex with another human being.

Phalanx · Post by **Phalanx** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:52 am

Howard Tayler wrote:
phactorri wrote:okay so we do one comic promoting webcomics as a genre and link you guys to that particular strip/page?

is that what this is? *is a little slow*
Bingo.

--Howard "was his name-o" Tayler

Hm. Sounds fun.

The last thing I did that was similar to this was a rather disturbing 'female comics awareness' picture.

But as soon as that pesky DNS resolves for me I'll have to remember to have a look.

Orion · Post by **Orion** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:06 am

Phalanx wrote:Ah the things I miss.

Did orion just try to put Howard Taylor in the box? HHahahahhaaa.

Yep, bold as brass and three times as shiny.

RPin · Post by **RPin** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:27 am

Ghastly wrote:Ten Myths About Comics Dispelled

What about the Ten Myths About Keenspace Comics Dispelled?

Faub · Post by **Faub** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:44 am

This just means I have yet another page to make this week.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 12:20 pm

Schweet. Every year I think about participating, and every year I, er, don't. But this year...this year will be different!

Well, if I can get to the webpage, anyhow. It's still giving me error messages, even after I try reloading.

Phact0rri · Post by **Phact0rri** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:38 pm

yeah I'm gonna give it ago I suppose *looks at my list of things to do this month* well I'm gona try...

Isukiyomi · Post by **Isukiyomi** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:12 pm

Sort of on topic. I actually want to check out this Online Comic Day thing, but I can't because its says that either it's not done propagating or my browser is non-compliant. I'm not tech savy...I don't know what version of Internet Explorer I have and whether to upgrade because I keep getting this message from the Keenspace Login Page...

If you are seeing this exact same page over and over, your browser is not sending the form correctly, please upgrade to a standards compliant browser or turn off software firewall/privacy software

what you should I do?

Zhan_Dvega · Post by **Zhan_Dvega** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:22 pm

*peeks in* Erm, I have a question. Does the WCA comic entry have to be cannon? Like, instead of making it at "...enspace.com/20040505.html", can it just be somewhere off to the side, like "...enspace.com/wca.html"?

Howard Tayler · Post by **Howard Tayler** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:38 pm

Zhan_Dvega wrote:*peeks in* Erm, I have a question. Does the WCA comic entry have to be cannon? Like, instead of making it at "...enspace.com/20040505.html", can it just be somewhere off to the side, like "...enspace.com/wca.html"?

You mean "canon," right? Because with THREE n's you're shooting something.

Anyway, no it does not have to be canon, nor part of your regular archives. It'd be nice if folks perusing your site could find it without knowing exactly where it is, but it's not required.

--Howard

Howard Tayler · Post by **Howard Tayler** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 5:00 pm

Quick update -- we're still seeing DNS failures all over the place. It SHOULD have cleared up already, but it's possible that one or more major DNS hosts have not refreshed, and thus the change is not propagating.

We're working with our ISP on it right now, just to make sure that the problem is not on our end.

--Howard

Evil Jamie! · Post by **Evil Jamie!** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 8:01 pm

Sortelli wrote:Hey, what say we permanently retire that freaking box for like, forever?

That's the best idea in the world ever.

Faub · Post by **Faub** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:34 pm

Umm... I'm adding the link in lowercase if that works for you. The uppercase is not valid XHTML.

Also, I just registered and it claims I haven't submitted a "feature button." The FAQ says nothing about it and there's no input box to submit one. What is this?

Howard Tayler · Post by **Howard Tayler** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 7:32 am

The Feature Button is an image we'll use in rotation so that the page has some examples of participating 'toonists art on it. 100x100 pixels is the space you have to play with.

In order to upload it, you'll need to log in and then click on "Comics Settings." You'll see your current settings. Now click on "Edit Comic" and you'll have a form you can use to upload a button.

The button will be hosted from the comicsday.com server.

--Howard

Howard Tayler · Post by **Howard Tayler** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 7:46 am

And one more thing... when you register, you're automatically registered for the comicsday.com forums (http://www.comicsday.com/forums) where questions like this are less likely to be seen as off-topic.

--Howard

[AlmightyPyro] · Post by **[AlmightyPyro]** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 9:25 am

The powers of this infamous "Box" perplex me beond all reasonable doubt...

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What was I saying?

Ian the Scribe · Post by **Ian the Scribe** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 9:54 am

Hmm... okay, if I can come up with something, I'm in. After all, it's for a noble cause.

-Ian the Scribe

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 11:40 am

I'm in this again. 5 May, you say? IT'S TIME FOR SUCKING HITS FROM MORE POPULAR COMICS... uh, I mean, paying respect to the art of webcomics and promoting this honorable but neglected art genre...

Phalanx wrote:Did orion just try to put Howard Taylor in the box? HHahahahhaaa.

I soo wish I came here first... I mean, I dislike the box as the next guy, but putting keenspoter in a box...
Even if he was once keenspacer and probably ferquenting this forum back when I wasn't even born...
...Just too tempting...