First Issue Review #57: Dark Horse Comics’ Ghost #1 (1995)


Season 2 – Episode 4:
Comic book review of Ghost #1 (1995)

Written by Eric Luke | Pencils by Adam Hughes | Ink by Mark Farmer
Lettering by Steve Haynil | Colors Digital Chameleon
Published by Dark Horse Comics


Outro Music: Dead Ringer (Mayhem Remix) by Casey LaLonde, Remix by Mayhem(Lapfox Trax)
Reviewed by: Fes Works, Marcus, and Melissa Kaercher.

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Webcomic Beacon Newscast: Comic News & Discussion for August 19th, 2012

In this week’s webcomic and comic news discussion we mostly talk about what it’s worth to us when other people re-post our creative content. Thom Revor rejoins the show with Alex Heberling, Fes Works, and Marie Tary head this week’s show; with last week’s comics news brought to you by Dean Esmay, Jason Strawsburg, and Eric Kimball.

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Promo: The Geek Life

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Top Stories

Attack of the Comic Reposters
Found via: Robot 6
Original Source: San Diego Reader

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Obituaries

Joe Kubert Dies at 85
Original Source: NY Times

Science Fiction Master Harry Harrison Dies at 87.
Writer and creator of many different classic properties, such as “Slippery Jim” DeGriz (the Stainless Steel Rat),  Bill the Galactic Hero, and the story “Make Room, Make Room” which was adapted into the movie “Soylent Green”, passed away at the age of 87.

Original Source: Michael Own Carroll

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Buzz

Oatmeal’s Latest Fundraiser To Save The Tesla Tower
Original Source: Forbes
Additionally: The Oatmeal, IndieGoGo

Comic Panda Interview
Original Source: Robot 6

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Business

A look around the digital first comics landscape
Found via: Robot 6
Original Source: Publishers Weekly

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Webcomic Beacon #242: The Whole Story with Ryan Estrada

Ryan Estrada comes back to the show to tell us about The Whole Story, with Fes Works and Mark Savary.

The Whole Story was and will be a collection of Digital Comics that are bundled as a single offering; in the same manner of the Humble Bundle for independent video games. Where people can name their own price, and get the whole she-bang.

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In the FIRST Whole Story, the inclusions were:

Walk Like A Sumerian by Box Brown
The Great Disappointment by Box Brown
Heart of a Stonework by Box Brown
The Kind by Ryan Estrada
You Can Do It Dong Gu by Nam Dong Yoon
Fusion Elementary by Nam Dong Yoon
Fusion Future by Nam Dong Yoon

Promo: The Geek Life

Break Music: St. Patrick Never Drank by Mark Gunn*
*High Quality MP3 for Sale on TheFump.com

 

Notes: The Submission Guidelines for every Comic and Manga Publisher in the Universe, “proto” Heart of a Stonework webcomic, Fes cameos in Autumn Lake, Hire Ryan and other artists at Cartoon Commune, The Humble Bundle

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Webcomic Beacon #241: Podcasting Panel at STRIP: The Dallas Webcomics Expo

Recorded LIVE at STRIP: The Dallas Webcomics Expo, a podcasting panel that Fes Works crashed. On the panel, as scheduled, were Ben Carver (Animation Aficionados), Adam (The Raddcast), Kyle (The Tech Tard Show and MC²: Music Culture Comedy), and Rick (The United States of Geekdom).

Apologies for the audio quality. Ben and Fes both recorded, and the result was a combination. I will try and post another STRIP episode with Fes interviewing some creators at the expo, but the recordings were very quiet… So we’ll see.

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Webcomic Beacon #240: Interview with Rachel and Jerry Keslensky

Jerry Keslensky and his daughter Rachel Keslesnsky (Last Res0rt) joins Fes Works and Mark Savary for a short episode this week. Mainly here to talk about Jerry and his comic, Bug Budding!

This is an “EP” episode, meaning it’s a 20-30 minute episode. We pre-recorded a few of these short shows to help fill out the schedule, so people can get their Webcomic Beacon fix while we are on vacation or at conventions!

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Webcomic Beacon #239: Interview with Brock Beauchamp

Brock Beauchamp joins Fes Works and Mark Savary for a short episode this week. We are here to talk about his comic Variables at Self-Centered Entertainment.

This is an “EP” episode, meaning it’s a 20-30 minute episode. We pre-recorded a few of these short shows to help fill out the schedule, so people can get their Webcomic Beacon fix while we are on vacation or at conventions!

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What is coming for The Webcast Beacon Network and WebcomicZ?

If you have not heard it by now, The Webcast Beacon Network will be combining with the webcomic directory, news and article website WebcomicZ.

The idea is to save and expand both sites. Really the two sites have much to offer. The major difference will be that all of the articles from WebcomicZ will be combined mainly under The Webcast Beacon Network; leaving WebcomicZ strictly as the webcomic directory. Oh, the websites will also be combined into a single website, as well.

You can follow progress notes of the… well, progress… on the @WebcomicBeacon twitter account with the hashtag #WCBNZ.

There will be other changes and adjustments. More written articles will be woven in with the podcasts. More content, and better structures for presenting said content (hopefully). This should including folding in more written content, including reviews.

As we move forward, we will be looking for more self-driven individuals that are introducing in producing regular content, including reviews and tutorials. We will also be looking for people that can help find and organize news and tutorials found around the web! More details to those who express interest.

In the meantime, I will be editing older WCBN posts; adding SEO and other tweeks to old posts. There are a lot of broken links to old comics and websites, that can’t be helped; but there are still things that may go wrong with the function of this site as well. Please let us know if there are broken images, or other “weird” things that are happening with posts and content. While old links should still work, I will be changing where the podcast files are located for Webcomic Beacon episodes before 194 (they are all on the OLD Rampage Network site directory, before “The Webcast Beacon” came about.). So there might be some hiccups, but I think it won’t be a problem in most cases since those episodes are indeed fairly old.

Webfiction World #13: Crowdfunding and Alternative Business Models

MCA Hogarth rejoins Webfiction World to talk with A.M. Harte and Greg X. Graves. This episode we talk about MCA Hogarth’s professional ventures; and move on to discussing crowdfunding and alternate business models.

Reading:
Flight of the Godkin Griffon: The Calvary Captain by MCA Hogarth, read by Fes Works

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Break Music: Precious Consort by various Lapfox Trax artists (Five)
*320k, Bass-boosted MP3 available for purchase.

Notes: Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, GoFundMeDaron’s Guitar Chronicles by Cecilia TanCreating Short Fiction by Damon Knight,

Producer’s notes: I know that Kicktstarter and IndieGoGo are both viable options for crowdfunding. They both have different options, pros and cons; however, Kickstarter is only for USA residents. I am personally unfamiliar with GoFundMe.

Webcomic Beacon #238: Interview with Brad Brown and Leslie Ortego of Blaster Nation

Brad Brown and Leslie Ortego join Fes Works and Mark Savary this week. Another member interview from The Hiveworks; it’s time for Blaster Nation! Lots of questions from the live chat on Vokle, for this episode! Fes recounts his trip to urgent care and exposure to Moulin Rouge; plus there are discussions of Team Fortress 2 and Nintendo based movies. Fes also mistakenly accuses Leslie of drawing a giant co… well, he was wrong anyway.

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Promo: Animation Aficionados
Break Song:
NYU Girls Wouldn’t Talk To Me If I Were on Fire and Had a Bag of Money by Joshua Grosvent

Notes: Octopus Pie, Questionable Content, Riley (Dead Winter), KoryBing (Skin Deep), That Guy With The Glasses’ Moulin Rouge musical review, Dallas STRIP, InterventionCon, Misfile, Saboten Con, Mecha Con,

Webcomic Beacon #237: Interview with Julie Sydor, and her Snowflame fan comic!

Julie Sydor joins Fes Works this week. We talk about her comic past as it has eventually led her to create the fan comic for Snowflame!

Promo: The Geek Life

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Notes: Song of Straygo, Sparking Hostage Estate, Atop the Fourth Wall (New Guardians #2), Yamino (Tumblr), First Issue, Atop the Fourth Wall (Sir Charles Barkley and the Referee Murders), Dinosaur Comics, Dr. McNinja,