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Sal · April 2012

Colin you fuckup

Romanian My Escutcheon · April 2012

rfilyaw wrote: »

Spoiler:

Guys, I'm sorry I didn't track these two foul men down and break their fingers before this happened.

This one's on me.

Whyther · April 2012

Sal wrote: »

Colin you fuckup

Hey lay off Colin, man.

He didn't ask to such a fucku-- success-challenged individual.

SabreMau · April 2012

Seriously · April 2012

speaking of

wasn't there going to be nips at some point did I miss out on the nips

Sal · April 2012

Sal · April 2012

Seriously wrote: »

speaking of

wasn't there going to be nips at some point did I miss out on the nips

the nips slipped you by

Seriously · April 2012

son of a bitch

If I don't see some cartoon nips soon...!

crwth · April 2012

i was going to be racist but decided against it

crwth · April 2012

let's all not be racist together

Antimatter · April 2012

http://www.ambarb.com/

Kochikens · April 2012

http://fourfears.com/

Kochikens · April 2012

Also this is really interesting:

http://www.comicbookbin.com/Interview_TJ_Amal_Creator001.html

CBB: TJ and Amal is a buddy comic strip. We’ve seen a few of those, even in the super hero genre. But I’ve never seen one like yours. What inspired you to create this feature?

E.K. Weaver: There wasn’t a single, specific inspiration. I’ve always adored films and TV shows where the character relationships and character development are the defining factors. I love comics and animation that use silence and body language to convey as much information as dialogue. On top of that, I’m a big fan of the “strangers thrust together by chance gradually form close bonds” setup (e.g. Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo)… so I guess I’m just making the kind of story I’d want to read.

CBB: When reading TJ and Amal, I really found myself liking the story and the very realistic feel. One thing that did bug me in a way was the yaoi label applied to it. It felt like it wasn’t written for me even though I enjoyed it a lot. Like I was not the targeted demographic group supposed to read it. How do you feel about such labels and how they influence what people will say about comics or even how they recommend them?

E.K. Weaver: Genre labels can be both convenient and frustrating. If you’re primarily interested in sci-fi, for example, it’s handy to have that label to gravitate towards. But for works that span genres, or don’t adhere to genre conventions, labels can be reductive and even detrimental. TJ and Amal isn’t aimed at any particular genre or demographic. I hope it’ll attract readers who enjoy fun dialogue and interesting characters, but beyond that… nope, that’s all I care about. I honestly don’t have a solid label for it, myself.

I used to get pretty down when someone would label TJ and Amal “yaoi”, since that label carries a connotation of shallowness and meaninglessness, but… I don’t know, fretting about it, trying to fight it seems like a waste of energy. People will call it what they want, and if the story is strong enough, it’ll break past those labels.

Kochikens · April 2012

Damn, half her book orders go to Europe. That is a really interesting article, and one of the best interviews in regards to webcomics I've ever read.

SabreMau · April 2012

Penny Arcade

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