As you read this, I'm recovering from this year's first blizzard. In a parallel way, the comic goings-on this week is a blizzard of discussion on the future of comics.

• But first: The Webcomic Beacon is a year old! Congrats!
• One of the big topic clumps is the future of comics...Here's an article that talks about what comics can't continue to do. In the comments of the

Again, this week there is a landslide of things I want to share with you...

• This isn't comics, but I'm a big fan. Don't prevaricate about the bushes.
• And this is something that expands comics a little bit. I like.
• Kleefeld had that great post about being biased toward webcomics whose art he enjoys and dismissing others. Most people would never bother to do more

Without further ado...

• Calamities of Nature Guest Strip Contest - Calamities of Nature has announced its first guest strip contest. The 3 best strips submitted by December 22nd will have their comics featured as the December 28th, December 31st, and January 2nd updates. In addition, each winner will receive a signed copy of the Calamities of Nature Volume 1 collection. If you don't win, it's still all good. All other submissions

Welcome! I continue to work on getting my various unrelated projects into a finished state. I have a lot yet to do, but making good progress. Not only would it be nice to free up some time but I want to get back to creating more Frog Pond comics.

And I've finally done it. I've submitted to… Continue reading Now I've Done It