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evil, inc. (Brad Guigar) starslip crisis (Christopher Straub) sheldon (Dave Kellett) PvP (Scott Kurtz) Comments: The Peter Pan fantasy comes true. Four best buddies do comics, attract fans, hit the con circuit and write a book together about how it's done. It's interesting to see how they interlock. Guigar is the joker, Kellett the grownup, Kurtz the mercurial giant with a charming kid voice, Straub is the technician. We can learn a lot from what they say, but possibly the best lessons are in what they do. These guys know a lot about how to live. November 2008: What a sap I was when I wrote that, idiotically offering image over substance like a cub reporter. I'm not sure what's more distressing about these guys: their lack of intellectual rigor, or their willingness to hurl insults at people when the mood strikes. They are among the major embarrassments of the trade, and the least honest. |  Kurtz, Kellett, Straub, Guigar at Emerald City in Seattle, 2008
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al and scout (Ed Cho) gadfly (Wayne Bertsch) mike the otter (Bob East) random assembly (Samantha Allen) rogue robot (Amory Abbot and Ben Roe) toon it up (Ron Braun) my life in a cube (Shane Johnson) johnny saturn (Scott and Benita Story) hockey zombie (not reported) |  Better Lee than Me |
(Not all have sites at this time.)
Theme: Indiana-based comics people.
Comments: Our only collective organized around a state identity, this one looks like fun. They get together in undistinguished restaurants and hang out and do jam comics. Lee Cherolis, for whom the phrase "a good egg" was first coined, is my contact person for this one.
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for the reels (Jon and Joe from Denver)
the best band in the universe (Louisa Dahmani and Katerina Borovilov)
muddle creek (Jerome Benedict)
elderly apple (Andrew Schnorr)
the gods' pack (Sarah Sawyer)
the luminaries (David Dees)
minos the minotaur (Dumb Bum Comics)
barista girl (Ratchet)
anything at all (Eric J. Peterson)
a rusty life (Johnathan Bigelow)
ripeville (Joe Kloepfer)
goo from another dimension (Tyler Payant)
y2cl (jhorsely3)
Comments (November 2008): When the site owner pulled the plug on Comic of the Month, one of the better comic collective sites online was destroyed. The members were quick to rebuild under the Ink Spots name, with most of the previous membership making the move. A friendly group; I hope they can revive their excellent forum.
 Eric J. Peterson, creator of "Anything at All" |
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calamities of nature (Tony Piro)
goo from another dimension (Tyler S. Payant)
roomies (Marko Fithian)
67th avenue (Jamie Sawatsky)
September 2008: Allows members from other collectives to join. Includes a reader popularity list, but two of the top comics have stopped updating months ago. Some members are by anyone's standards sloppy with their presentation.
