— January 5th, 2009

In the new year, I’ve decided to take back over all the creative regins on my comic strip “Ding!”. Once again, I’ll be writing and drawing the strip. But that’s not all that’s changing.

World of Warcraft isn’t just a game. It’s a community of shared experiences and I thought it would be awesome if “Ding!” reflected that, while at the same time giving some WoW fans a chance to see some of their exploits immortalized in a webcomic.

Following the brilliant format of my buddy Brad Guigar’s Phables, I’m changing up “Ding!.” No longer will the strip follow the exploits of Kissybear and the Panda Attack guild. Instead Ding! will tell YOUR stories about you and your local band of heroes.

If you have a great WoW story that you would like to share with the Ding! audience, just email me your story in your own words. Be sure to include your character name, and server so I can give you credit (if you don’t want people to know that information, a fictional name can be made up for you). Don’t be shy about including a screenshot of your toon so I know how you’re dressing these days (and I can recreate all your leet gear in cartoon form).

If your story is picked and turned into a Ding! comic, you’ll receive an 11×17 print of the strip, so be sure to include a contact email address with your submission.

Send me your hilarious or awesome WoW story today! I’d love to turn it into a comic strip.

Ding strips will return next Wednesday on a once-a-week schedule.




— January 8th, 2009

I just got done listening to the latest episode of “The Sound of Young America” featuring an interview with Achewood creator Chris Onstad. It was a fantastic interview that really got me pumped up about making comics and really making 2009 a fantastic year for my own projects.

Chris talks a bit about the importance of getting to cons and interacting with his fans in real life, and the pressures he feels once he gets home to create work worthy of their investment. That really spoke to me.

You know, we cartoonists don’t have a central office with a watercooler we can all talk at. So these little peeks into each other’s lives and thoughts helps SO much. If you are compelled to make any type of creative work, be it webcomics or photography or screenwriting or music…listen to this podcast. It’ll fire you up.

The most exciting part was at the end when host Jesse Thorn announced next week’s show would feature “Wondermark’s” David Malki!.




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