tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post5649171015348455104..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: A Brief History of Comics Snarkingyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-29245500507790833742008-08-23T00:01:00.000-04:002008-08-23T00:01:00.000-04:00Just another note: The Arlo Page still exists and ...Just another note: The Arlo Page still exists and I still stand by my claim that it's named after Arlo Guthrie. Or something.CIDU Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201727054316610929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-11225659064105612102008-08-21T23:16:00.000-04:002008-08-21T23:16:00.000-04:00I think it's largely a matter of focus. Josh and B...I think it's largely a matter of focus. <BR/><BR/>Josh and Bill have each found their own niche and are becoming experts in their own right. Bill's got the Obscure Comic department, and (as you mention) Josh is starting to zero in on the serialized strips more than the joke-a-day jobbies. So if someone else finds a specific thing to discuss, they can probably go far. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, <I>too much</I> focus leads to fatigue. I'm thinking of Garfield Without Garfield, which can only go so far before the joke gets old. <BR/><BR/>I don't really think that WaPo's comics blog is really all that good, but that's just my two cents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-78692470744959637012008-08-20T22:51:00.000-04:002008-08-20T22:51:00.000-04:00Just for the sake of accuracy... CIDU began in 199...Just for the sake of accuracy... CIDU began in 1994, and my first crime site didn't show up until 1997. The only connection between the two was that I'd include links on CIDU to the more offbeat crime articles.<BR/><BR/>May 31 of 2007, I switched CIDU over to a WordPress template and began increasing the updates from sometimes-weekly-sometimes-monthly to daily.<BR/><BR/>-Bill BickelCIDU Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201727054316610929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-51037539349530244652008-08-19T18:11:00.000-04:002008-08-19T18:11:00.000-04:00http://www.dailycomicsreview.com/This one's pretty...http://www.dailycomicsreview.com/<BR/><BR/>This one's pretty thoughtful, and has gotten me interested in a few strips I hadn't read before.<BR/><BR/>In addition to the foobiverse's journal, I also adore April's Real Blog<BR/>http://aprilsrealblog.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>And while it's not a comics blog, per se, it is a blog by a cartoonist, and it's one of my favorites<BR/>http://richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/Cedarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828779727874213014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-15134190756209206412008-08-19T06:46:00.000-04:002008-08-19T06:46:00.000-04:00I think Josh did a partial list of single comic bl...I think Josh did a partial list of single comic blogs recently. And the <A HREF="http://community.livejournal.com/binky_betsy" REL="nofollow">Foobiverse!'s Journal</A> is in some ways as big or bigger than Comics Curmudgeon.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-54421368026497659882008-08-19T05:17:00.000-04:002008-08-19T05:17:00.000-04:00You have, of course, left out all of the many sing...You have, of course, left out all of the many single comic blogs. Some comics are even capable of supporting multiple dedicated blogs. FOOB comes to mind, with both pro and anti blogs. Not every comic can support a blog, some for lack of readership, some for sheer mind-numbing vacuity, some because they are self-snarking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-51953808815464869012008-08-19T00:05:00.000-04:002008-08-19T00:05:00.000-04:00How many blogs about comic strips can the internet...<I>How many blogs about comic strips can the internet support?</I><BR/><BR/>One...two...three...(krnnch): three.2fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.com