Monthly Archives: September 2009

Webcomic Creator Interview: Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics

The Fabler interviews Ryan North, creator of RSSpect, Oh No Robot, and Project Wonderful. Oh, and also Dinosaur Comics. (In order of what he is least famous for to what he is most famous for.)

Ryan North is a rad fellow, and has some pretty darn interesting things to say about web cartooning. But don’t just take my word for it! See for yourself.

New Launch Announcement: Fabler 1.5

After months of slave labour hard work, Fabler 1.5 has arrived! We listened to your suggestions and the new site is more functional, easier to navigate, and most importantly – it works! The times of tribulation are over.
New Features
Touched Up Design

We cleaned up the look of the site, and added some new colors. Most importantly, [...]

Artist Interview: Jordyn Bochon

The Fabler interviews Jordyn Bochon, former Vancouverite artist turned Montreal resident.

Jordyn dishes on her experience self-publishing comics, the inspiration behind her recurring characters, and generally provides insightfully witty dialogue. (Also, this is the one and only time I will ever use the word “dishes” in this context.)

Creator Interview: Kate Beaton of Hark! A Vagrant

The Fabler Blog interviews Kate Beaton, the witty and extremely historically well-versed creator of Hark! A Vagrant.

Read! As she reveals some of her own favorite webcomics… Be amazed! As she delves into her own comic influences… Laugh! At the early jokes Kate made about her grade six teacher… Cry! At how mean kids can be. (But still laugh.)

Artist Interview: Jason Turner of True Loves

The Fabler interviews Jason Turner, who is perhaps most well known for the online-comic-turned-graphic-novel True Loves (which he co-authored with his wife, Manien Bothma).

Jason had some interesting insights to share about his inspiration, why True Loves had to be set in Vancouver, and whether or not he would abandon printed versions of his comics altogether in the foreseeable future.

Ch-ch-check it out.

Random Bits of Not Totally Useless Information Part 2: Social Media as a Comic Artist’s Best Friend

Second in a series of personal observations made about the Canadian Comic Industry.

Does social media make you go BLARG? Do you tweet about your drawings more than you actually draw?

Whether your answer is the former or the latter, you should read this post. Also if you just want a handy directory to aid in Twitter-stalking your favorite comic creators.