Super Siblings - All ages comic strip for geeks with kids.

“Put Down”

Patrick — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:31:54 +0000

Super Siblings Web Comic Strip for the week of August 30th, 2010 by Patrick Scullin. Can you say Freudian slip?

Aw Yeah! I Like Pink Very Much Lois!

Patrick — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:45:42 +0000

I wanted to give a shout out to my buddies Art & Franco and wish them luck with their new podcast Aw Yeah Podcast. They’re genuine nice guys and it’s fun to hear them chat and get a little taste of their now famous telephone creative sessions. Art & Franco are the creative team behind Tiny Titans, Bill Batson, and Young Justice (oops Spoiler). Their podcast is featured on the Word Balloon network by the all-knowing general Zod – John Siuntres. In their honor I put together a little sketch of their antics.

“Red Ring of Death”

Patrick — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:26:46 +0000

Super Siblings Web Comic Strip for the week of August 23rd, 2010 by Patrick Scullin. Oh the horror, the humanity…

“Last Words”

Patrick — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:20:25 +0000

Super Siblings Web Comic Strip for the week of August 16th, 2010 by Patrick Scullin. This may or may not have happened with a certain someone I know recently.

#webcomicschat - iSad

Patrick — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:15:01 +0000

First off let me apologize for taking a break from #webcomicschat the past few weeks. A few things got in the way and I wasn’t able to make it work. I look forward to getting back on track and mixin’ it up with my tweeps. That said, #webcomicschat will be in the afternoon or late evening on Wednesdays, Pacific time. If you have any topics you’d like to discuss post them with the #webcomicschat hashtag during the week and we’ll work them in.

This week I had a good conversation with @adreanaline (You can check out her comic here). She was brave enough to stay up late and offer opinions. I started by asking for thoughts on the iPad. For a few months before and after the launch of the iPad I was literally frothing at the mouth because of all the possibilities for digital comics publishing it offered. I had a real sense of fear that I was missing the boat if I couldn’t get my work packaged and available in some form on the iPad. Since then I’ve worked really hard to find a way to do it. Some things have worked and some haven’t. What has changed for me is a bit of that initial urgency I felt. Pandora’s box has been opened. The iPad is already here… so now what?

One of the main reasons I’m in love with the idea of the iPad is the fact that to a certain degree, it levels the playing field. It allows indy publishers to sell right next to the big boys. With that said, it’s still not an easy task. Forward thinking companies have already created their own reader apps and there are a variety of comic reader apps out there vying for attention. Panelfly, Comixology, Graphic.ly to name a few. The effort involved in creating a custom reader app is still a significant deterrent for independents and most existing app companies are so busy with big publisher demand that they don’t have time to pay attention to the little guys. So where does that leave us? In my opinion the best bet is still the kindle or the ibookstore. The marketplace is broad and the formatting isn’t too difficult. The most effort required is probably optimizing your panels and images for the device. So for myself I’m focusing on those two arenas. Feel free to post your ideas and comments here as well.

“Constructive Criticism”

Patrick — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:05:58 +0000

Super Siblings Web Comic Strip for the week of August 9th, 2010 by Patrick Scullin. This may or may not have happened with a certain someone I know recently.

“It’s Good To Be A Geek”

Patrick — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:37:50 +0000

Super Siblings Web Comic Strip for the week of August 2nd, 2010 by Patrick Scullin. Even though in today’s world it’s cool to be a geek, it’s still not cool to be a geek.

“Signs”

Patrick — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:40:07 +0000

Super Siblings Web Comic Strip for the week of July 26th, 2010 by Patrick Scullin. Get to know your GSL- Geek Sign Language.

Adios Comic-Con 2010

Patrick — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:42:57 +0000

Comic-Con 2010 is now one for the history books. What an adventure this year turned out to be and what a great time I had. This will also go down as one of my most successful cons so thanks to everyone that came by and laid down some cold hard cash! It’s hard to write down everything that happened but I’ll try to give you some highlights. In particular it was gratifying to have readers return and tell me how much they’ve been enjoying the strip. You’ll never know how much that truly means to me.

I hate naming names because I always leave people out but I want to mention a few inspiring friends. As always thanks to Art, Franco and Jimmy who always make me feel welcome. Their work on the Tiny Titans is always inspiring. Also, thanks to new friend Matt Kindt for spending some time with me. Also, I can’t fail to mention the real James Clark, creator of “Guns of Shadow Valley”. Fans of Super Siblings will recognize that James Clark is also the name of our beloved geek dad. Who knew there was a real Jim Clark out there and that he wrote comics! On the other hand I’m very disappointed in Harrison Ford, Natalie Portman, and Nathan Fillion all of which never did make it to my table.

This year’s celebrity sightings include Matt Groening, Seth Green, Blair Butler, and the Old Spice Guy. I also met other pros and business muckety-mucks, so if you happen to be one of them and you’re reading this blog, give me a call I’m ready to work for ya!

As usual Comic-Con is both exhilarating and totally exhausting— I wouldn’t have it any other way.

“Comic Direction”

Patrick — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:47:17 +0000

Super Siblings Web Comic Strip for the week of July 19th, 2010 by Patrick Scullin. I speak nerd.