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		<title>Webcomic Beacon #70 &#8211; The 2008 Beaky Awards!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Webcomic Beacon&#8217;s Panel of Judges (Fes, Tanya, Mark, Horatio, and Chris), bring their personal Top Ten Lists of what they feel were the best of the new webcomics of 2008 (as reported to us). Milestones: Last Res0rt (2 yrs), Times like this (200 strips), Cartworks (100 strips), The Legendary Boys of Floyd (100 strips), [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;">The Webcomic Beacon&#8217;s Panel of Judges (<a href="http://psiwebcomic.com">Fes</a>, <a href="http://betapwned.com">Tanya</a>, <a href="http://autumnlake.com/">Mark</a>, <a href="http://rampagenetwork.com/">Horatio</a>, and <a href="http://www.webcomicz.com/">Chris</a>), bring their personal Top Ten Lists of what they feel were the best of the new webcomics of 2008 (<a href="http://webcomicbeacon.com/beakys/first/">as reported to us</a>).</p>
<p><strong>Milestones</strong>: <a href="http://www.lastres0rt.com/">Last Res0rt</a> (2 yrs), <a href="http://www.timeslikethis.com/">Times like this</a> (200 strips), <a href="http://www.cartworks.blogspot.com/">Cartworks</a> (100 strips), <a href="http://boysoffloyd.com/">The Legendary Boys of Floyd</a> (100 strips), <a href="http://www.bitmapworld.com/">Bitmap World</a> (2 yrs). <strong>Other News</strong>: <a href="http://familywebcomics.com">Family Webcomics</a> looking for new members. Free ads on <a href="http://freeads.rampagenetwork.com">Rampage Network</a>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">This episode is brought to you by:<br />
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<p style="text-align: center;">Please visit <a href="http://rampagenetwork.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=58&amp;t=553">Our Forum</a> for additional discussion!</p>
<p>Thanks to <a href="http://www.dungeonlegacy.com/">George</a> for note-taking: <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://www.capesnbabes.com/">Capes and Babes</a>, <strong><a href="http://www.astray3.com/">Astray 3</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.dawnoftimecomics.com/index.php">Dawn of Time</a></strong>, <a href="http://o31.net/">o31.net</a>, <a href="http://gemini.comicgenesis.com/">Gemini</a>, and <a href="http://www.precociouscomic.com/">Precocious</a>.<br />
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<p><strong>Beaky Award Finalists</strong> (in no particular order) <strong>are</strong>: <a href="http://www.sisterclaire.com/" target="_blank">Sister Claire</a>,  <a href="http://www.lowlydregs.com/" target="_blank">Dregs</a>, <a href="http://www.xandford.com/" target="_blank">Xanford</a>,  <a href="http://www.sandraandwoo.com/" target="_blank">Sandra and Woo</a>, <a href="http://blankitcomics.com/" target="_blank">Blank-It</a>, <a href="http://www.odd-fish.net/" target="_blank">Odd Fish</a>, <a href="http://www.imycomic.com/" target="_blank">Imy</a>, <a href="http://www.daisyowl.com/" target="_blank">Daisy Owl</a>, <a href="http://www.bohdate.com/whubble/" target="_blank">Whubble</a>, <a href="http://www.inktank.com/" target="_blank">Ink Tank</a>, <a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/" target="_blank">Marooned</a>, <a href="http://www.evildivacomics.com/" target="_blank">Evil Diva</a>, <a href="http://surfboardrayguns.com/" target="_blank">Surfboards and Rayguns</a>, <a href="http://www.tryinghuman.com/" target="_blank">Trying Human</a>, <a href="http://www.harrington-artwerkes.com/Lana.htm" target="_blank">Spying with Lana</a>, <a href="http://act-i-vate.com/42.comic" target="_blank">Sam &amp; Lilah</a>, <a href="http://www.firmanproductions.com/" target="_blank">moe</a>, <a href="http://filteredfuzz.com/" target="_blank">Filtered Fuzz</a>, <a href="http://www.clockwork-comics.com/" target="_blank">Clockwork Games</a>, <a href="http://www.moosemountaincomics.com/" target="_blank">Moose Mountain</a>, <a href="http://www.vladthevegan.com/" target="_blank">Vlad the Vegan</a>, <a href="http://oneswoopfell.com/" target="_blank">One Swoop Fell</a>, <a href="http://dooomcat.com/wp/" target="_blank">Bear Nuts</a>, <a href="http://nerfnow.com/" target="_blank">Nerf Now</a>, <a href="http://gastrophobia.com/" target="_blank">Gastrophobia</a>, <a href="http://www.housepetscomic.com/" target="_blank">House Pets</a>, <a href="http://www.unionofheroes.com/" target="_blank">Union of Heros</a>, <a href="http://veiledtruths.com/strangesomeone/" target="_blank">Strange Someone</a>, <a href="http://c.urvy.org/" target="_blank">Curvy</a>, <a href="http://www.theoryofeverythingcomics.com/SNE/index.htm">Speak No Evil</a>, <a href="http://www.nightzero.com/" target="_blank">Night Zero</a>, and <a href="http://www.capesnbabes.com/">Capes n&#8217; Babes</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Here are the winners for the 2008 Webcomic Beaky Awards.<br />
They have been near-unanimously judged by the Webcomic Beacon Judges to be of the best NEW WEBCOMICS of 2008!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sandraandwoo.com/"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://webcomicbeacon.com/AWARDS/2008/2008_SandraWoo_2.jpg" alt="2008_SandraWoo_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oneswoopfell.com/"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://webcomicbeacon.com/AWARDS/2008/2008_OneSwoop_2.jpg" alt="2008_OneSwoop_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bohdate.com/whubble/"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://webcomicbeacon.com/AWARDS/2008/2008_Whubble_2.jpg" alt="2008_Whubble_2.jpg" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Judged to be of the best NEW SHORT STORY WEBCOMICS of 2008!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theoryofeverythingcomics.com/SNE/index.htm"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://webcomicbeacon.com/AWARDS/2008/2008_SpeakNoEvil_2.jpg" alt="2008_SpeakNoEvil_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://veiledtruths.com/strangesomeone/"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none aligncenter" src="http://webcomicbeacon.com/AWARDS/2008/2008_StrangeSomeone_2.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="67" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone" src="http://webcomicbeacon.com/BASE/Invisable.gif" alt="" width="21" height="21" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Each Judge&#8217;s individual picks of Best NEW Webcomics of 2008!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://gastrophobia.com/index.php"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none aligncenter" src="http://webcomicbeacon.com/AWARDS/2008/2008_Gastrophobia_2.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="67" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sisterclaire.com/"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none aligncenter" src="http://webcomicbeacon.com/AWARDS/2008/2008_SisterClaire_2.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="67" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.daisyowl.com"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none aligncenter" src="http://webcomicbeacon.com/AWARDS/2008/2008_DaisyOwl_2.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="67" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.inktank.com"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none aligncenter" src="http://webcomicbeacon.com/AWARDS/2008/2008_InkTank_2.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="67" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://act-i-vate.com/42.comic"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none aligncenter" src="http://webcomicbeacon.com/AWARDS/2008/2008_SamLilah_2.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="67" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone" src="http://webcomicbeacon.com/BASE/Invisable.gif" alt="" width="21" height="21" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">(For those interested, we have Banner and Leaderboard sizes of all winners.)</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>The Webcomic Beacon's Panel of Judges (Fes, Tanya, Mark, Horatio, and Chris), bring their personal Top Ten Lists of what they feel were the best ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>The Webcomic Beacon's Panel of Judges (Fes, Tanya, Mark, Horatio, and Chris), bring their personal Top Ten Lists of what they feel were the best of the new webcomics of 2008 (as reported to us).

Milestones: Last Res0rt (2 yrs), Times like this (200 strips), Cartworks (100 strips), The Legendary Boys of Floyd (100 strips), Bitmap World (2 yrs). Other News: Family Webcomics looking for new members. Free ads on Rampage Network.




This episode is brought to you by:
Last Res0rt, Alone In A Crowd website and  No Crap
Please visit Our Forum for additional discussion!

Thanks to George for note-taking: Capes and Babes, Astray 3, Dawn of Time, o31.net, Gemini, and Precocious.


Beaky Award Finalists (in no particular order) are: Sister Claire,  Dregs, Xanford,  Sandra and Woo, Blank-It, Odd Fish, Imy, Daisy Owl, Whubble, Ink Tank, Marooned, Evil Diva, Surfboards and Rayguns, Trying Human, Spying with Lana, Sam &#38; Lilah, moe, Filtered Fuzz, Clockwork Games, Moose Mountain, Vlad the Vegan, One Swoop Fell, Bear Nuts, Nerf Now, Gastrophobia, House Pets, Union of Heros, Strange Someone, Curvy, Speak No Evil, Night Zero, and Capes n' Babes.
Here are the winners for the 2008 Webcomic Beaky Awards.
They have been near-unanimously judged by the Webcomic Beacon Judges to be of the best NEW WEBCOMICS of 2008!




Judged to be of the best NEW SHORT STORY WEBCOMICS of 2008!




Each Judge's individual picks of Best NEW Webcomics of 2008!








(For those interested, we have Banner and Leaderboard sizes of all winners.)
 

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		<title>Episode 5 &#8211; The Web Cartoonists&#8217; Choice Awards</title>
		<link>http://webcomicbeacon.com/2008/01/06/twcb-episode-5-the-web-cartoonists-choice-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Web Cartoonists&#8217; Choice Awards are here and we talk to Frank &#8220;Damonk&#8221; Cormier all about them! Casual Ramblings from Brett Hainley continues to have no apology, and Diana Nock brings us a Webcomic Review of Dark Red. We are also newly affiliated with The Geek Media. So check them out for other geeky websites, [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong><a href="http://ccawards.com" target="_blank">The Web Cartoonists&#8217; Choice Awards</a></strong> are here and we talk to <a href="http://www.damonk.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Frank &#8220;Damonk&#8221; Cormier</strong></a> all about them! <em>Casual Ramblings</em> from <a href="http://casualnotice.com" target="_blank">Brett Hainley</a> continues to have no apology, and <a href="http://jinxville.com" target="_blank"><strong>Diana Nock</strong></a> brings us a <em>Webcomic Review</em> of <a href="http://darkredcomics.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Dark Red</strong></a>.</p>
<p>We are also newly affiliated with <a href="http://www.thegeekmedia.com/" target="_blank"><strong>The Geek Media</strong></a>. So check them out for other geeky websites, blogs and podcasts!</p>
<p>(We had to cut out Impressions this week because it was getting very long. This weeks show clocks in at about 54 minutes.)</p>
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<p>For <em>next week</em>, we will be talking about <strong>SINGLE PANEL COMICS</strong>, with <em>Special Guest</em> <strong>Chris Hallbeck</strong> of <a href="http://www.thebookofbiff.com/" target="_blank"><strong>The Book of Biff</strong></a>.</p>
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We are also newly affiliated with The Geek Media. So check them out for other geeky websites, blogs and podcasts!

(We had to cut out Impressions this week because it was getting very long. This weeks show clocks in at about 54 minutes.)




For next week, we will be talking about SINGLE PANEL COMICS, with Special Guest Chris Hallbeck of The Book of Biff.

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