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We had a very interesting discussion at the Con's Teaching Comics roundtable about the place of criticism in the comics classroom. I believe the moderator argued for excluding professional or scholarly criticism, in order to encourage the discovery and expression of critical reading tools the students already possess.

While I am very much in favor of this, I was also reminded, during Andrew Edward's superb discussion of Alan Moore's background as a cartoonist, that Watchmen is a m… Continue

This is the link to the annotated list of Web Comics Creation Tools that EduPunker Kate Hagerty built for the Web Comics Con. Our afternoon panel was terrific, plus our first presenter had a few technical glitches, so Kate graciously cancelled her session to make more time for the panelists. Many thanks to Kate! But I also know that some of those in attendance really wanted to hear her presentation. So here… Continue

Derik Badman was giving a riveting presentation on the OUBAPO movement in comics when his avatar was raptured. He didn't tell us what it was like to meet Jesus when he came back. And much to our dismay, we had to move on to other presentations without allowing him to finish. Boo-hoo! However, he has posted his entire presentation, with audio, here. Thanks, Derik!

It's worth hearing more than once anyway. I'm going to g… Continue

Sean Kleefeld left us a link to his review of the con, but I wanted to be sure it get highlighted, and discussed! Here's his review.

It's very positive. Thanks, Sean!

Comic News
You're Invited: Met@Morph in Second Life
By Beth Davies-Stofka
Sep 30, 2008 - 10:34:13 AM

Here comes Met@Morph, the first annual Web Comics Comic-Con and Conference held exclusively in Second Life!

The Comic Book Bin, along with The Center for EduPunx and the Institute for Comics Studies, invites you to attend the inworld gathering on Friday October 3, 2008.

The preliminary schedule features an international roster of web comics creators, Second Life comics creators, scholars, teac… Continue