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Friday Arktoons

HYPERGAMOUSE Episode 23: Intimidating

RIGHT HO, JEEVES Episode 21: Fink-Nottle’s Fear

RADIO BOY Episode 1: The Creator of Radio Boy

SHADE Episode 13: A Secret Revealed

SAVAGE MEMES Episode 24: Sex Worker

You’ll definitely want to check out Arktoons today, as we’re introducing the first of several new series that have come to what is rapidly becoming the best comics platform on the Internet, namely, Hawaya Nistamicha’s RADIO BOY.

HYPERGAMOUSE Episode 23

Wednesday Arktoons

ALT★HERO Episode 23: The Moral Level of War

SOMETHING BIG Episode 12: The Crew

SAVAGE MEMES Episode 23: Science

THE HAMMER OF FREEDOM Episode 24: Logistical Assault

THE HAMMER OF FREEDOM Episode 24

Meanwhile, there is big news developing in the comics industry, as The Legend Chuck Dixon has gone public with charges that DC Comics has not paid royalties owed to various creators for over ten years. Coming on top of the Marvel lawsuits as it is, it’s becoming clear that the Big Two are in increasing disarray.

In a recent Facebook post, Dixon divulged that DC has not paid international royalties for the overseas reprints of their work in other languages since at least 2009, which was well over a decade ago and before the launch of The New 52.

“Seriously, DC Comics stopped paying freelancers any international royalties in 2009,” Dixon shockingly revealed, adding he and others never received any notice and the DC office acted like it was no big deal. “They never sent out any of their patented ‘friendly’ letters to inform us. They just stopped paying and hoped no one would notice.”

What’s worse than the dishonesty and callous inattention DC showed, Dixon continued, is that the withholding of royalties really hits writers, artists, and industry pros with a lot of noteworthy titles to their name in their wallets, especially when the foreign publishing market continues an upward trajectory.

“Given the fact that foreign publishing (particularly in Europe) is more robust than ever, writers, artists and others are being cheated out of thousands of dollars annually,” he said.

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Tuesday Arktoons

STONETOSS Episode 21: Su Casa es Su Casa

BEN GARRISON Episode 22: Facebook World

CHUCK DIXON’S AVALON Episode 22: Calling All Units

In not-entirely-unrelated news, new Arkhaven illustrator has posted a sample of his current work for WITCHSTALKER, which will be appearing on Arktoons in a few months. It’s not hard to see why Joe Bennett isn’t shedding any tears above leaving Marvel behind. I mean, that much toxic masculinity and virulent femininity is more than a little triggering.

JOE BENNETT’S WITCHSTALKER

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Saturday Arktoons

SEASONS Episode 20: Something Wrong

CHUCK DIXON PRESENTS: MYSTERY The 4th Dimention Nr. 3: Emerging From the 4th Dimension

CLASSIC GARRISON Episode 13: Liar-in-Chief

CHUCK DIXON PRESENTS: COMEDY Mrs. Pepper Nr. 1: Before Class

In other ‘toon-related news, the once-mighty DC Comics is now reduced to putting its comics on Webtoons like any other sad, lonely, and sexually-confused SJW who considers xirself an artist.

“DC is excited to introduce our iconic characters to a new generation of fans worldwide,” said DC General Manager, Daniel Cherry III. “We’ve been working closely with the Webtoon writers and artists to adapt our characters and stories to Webtoon’s mobile format. Our shared goal is to create fun and compelling DC stories that all readers will enjoy. This partnership is yet another example of DC’s ambition to ‘meet fans where ever they are’ and continue sharing DC fandom.”

The flagship series for DC on Webtoons is BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES, which is described as follows:

Batman needs a break. But with new vigilante Duke Thomas moving into Wayne Manor and an endless supply of adopted, fostered, and biological superhero children to manage, Bruce Wayne is going to have his hands full. Being a father can’t be harder than being Batman, right?

It’s pretty intense. The second episode, for example, is a compelling, character-rich drama that concerns which of these multiracial superhero children adopted by a rich, eccentric, rage-filled man gets the last cookie, when all the cakes and cupcakes simply won’t do. This is, apparently, what passes for “fun and compelling”.

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