Archive for ‘March, 2010’
PC Weenies Mugs: Prototypes are in!
by Krishna on March 29, 2010 at 7:22 pmThe prototype mugs I ordered from Zazzle came in today. I’m really happy with how they turned out. I’m looking into a few other mug manufacturers right now, to see if I can find a place that delivers high quality at a lower price point.
I’m guessing in order to do that, I’ll need to order in lots of at least 30+ units. I’m also looking into packaging and shipping options. In the meantime, hope you enjoy the preview.
In other news, I fixed the Contact page. For some reason it wasn’t working the way it should’ve. It’s all better now. Special thanks to reader Jason Kelly for the heads-up!
-Krishna
Time for a little father / son time in today’s ‘toon. Enjoy!
I didn’t realize this until today, but on Friday I drew the 1,450th PC Weenies strip. Bob’s come a LONG way from this, in the span of 11 years:
-Krishna
One of the best ways online comics get exposure is by way of various social networks like StumbleUpon, Reddit, Digg and Facebook.
You can help The PC Weenies grow its audience by simply sharing your favorite PCW comic to these avenues. It’s totally FREE and takes less than a few seconds to do. It’s the *best* way you can support the comic, outside of purchasing my books and ordering guest-star appearances.
So, I have a mission for you, Dear Reader (should you choose to accept it)
1. Find your top three PC Weenies comics in the archives.
2. Pick your favorite social networking site.
3. Share the ones you love one one of these networks. (To make it easy, you can use the icons below each comic).
You may post a few comics on your own site as well, as long as you host the comic on your own server, and show attribution by linking back to www.pcweenies.com.
This is a grassroots movement that I feel will help bring the comic to new audiences, which in turn will allow me to continue to invest in making more PCW ‘toons for you.
Thanks!
-Krishna
Hot off the presses! The iPad ships April 3rd, but today’s comic will be shipped online (in final form) by this evening tops! How’s THAT for service? :)
-Krishna
Update: Inks and colors added!
My new business cards arrived. These were ordered from Overnightprints.com. You can find coupon codes for Overnight prints via RetailMeNot.
-Krishna
Art & Story Supreme:
On Wednesday this week, my friends Mark Rudolph, Jerzy Drozd and Kevin Cross launched Art & Story Supreme!
I’ve been an avid listener of the regular Art & Story podcast for quite some time now. The show focuses on the craft of making comics – and while there are other podcasts that attempt to cover similar ground, in my humble opinion, nobody gets “under the hood” with the medium better than Jerzy, Kevin and Mark. These guys not only speak with passion about their medium of choice, they truly *GET* comics.
So what is A & S Supreme?
It’s premium (paid) content for Art & Story listeners, which includes 29 additional audio podcasts, 3 video demonstrations, a forum to hang out with all your art buddies (minus the riffraff), AND office hours with Kevin, Mark and Jerzy. If you’re a cartoonist looking to hone your skills, whether it be writing, pencilling, inking, coloring, etc. – you’ll really appreciate the time and energy these gentlemen put into their shows.
More information about Art & Story Supreme is here. You can even “test drive” the premium content for 15 days to see if it’s your cup o’ tea.
Stick Figure Comics:
With the massive popularity of XKCD, there seems to be an abundance of “stick figure” webcomics out there. The humor and the aesthetic seem to fit well with XKCD…. BUT…. there are a whole host of imitation XKCD-type comics out there that just seem to fall flat.
Are artists just being lazy or is the aesthetic done purposely as part of the humor? Or are cartoonists just jumping on the bandwagon of what’s currently popular? I suppose that’s open to debate. My guess is that is a combination of laziness and bandwagon jumping. And that makes me sad. I shed a unicorn tear everytime I see a stick figure comic on the web.
So I’ll come right out and say what’s been bothering me for months:
STOP MAKING STICK FIGURE COMICS THAT RIP OFF XKCD and LEARN HOW TO DRAW.
(And listen to the Art & Story podcast!)
-Krishna
Time for some new studio photos. You can see my latest desktop arrangement below:
The latest addition to my studio is the small foldable table that serves two purposes – to house my laptop and to give me an area where I can actually write / draw. The monthly calendar was purchased to help me track appointments / To-Do’s / etc.
-Krishna



















