*checks calendar*Really? 2014 is over? How did that happen so quickly? I had a year PACKED full of conventions and shows, and next year I'll step back a bit from the con-circuit and focus more on creating content. Hoping you had a year full of artistic/creative growth, made some mistakes ... Continue Reading

Wow, is it already December?!? Time to get in gear for Christmas, what better way to get ourselves in the mood than to visit a site that is just chocked full of Yule tide cheer, Cool Yule Comics.  Geroge Broderick, Jr's tagline for this site is "Why Can't Everyday be ... Continue Reading

I'm going to do something a little different this month and leave the entire month dedicated to the Pick of the Month main posting.  The POTM for November is "The Infinite Corpse".   Due to the number of artists involved, and hopefully one day you as well, there will not be ... Continue Reading

I hope you have enjoyed finding out about Steve Ogden's new comic Doctor Magnifico.  If you haven't dropped over to check out the comic do so now...well, after you finish reading this of course, then do so.  It's been a great month spotlighting Doctor Magnifico and seeing another great work ... Continue Reading

Back in April of this year a gift was brought to a cat named Sam, and a gift was brought to all of us, a new comic by Steve Ogden, Doctor Magnifico.  As for Sam, the gift of a new cat, Nina, was not exactly what he hoped for.  But for ... Continue Reading

September has been a fun month to visit David Hurley's wonderful webcomic "Don't Pick the Flowers".  Now that you've taken some time to familiarize yourself with David's work, let's take a little bit of time and learn some more about David himself as he takes on our "10 Questions for ... Continue Reading

Don't Pick the Flowers is one of those great comics that remind us that it's OK to be unique.  It follows the lives of Suzanne, her brother Vincent and their pet duck named, well none other than Duck.  Suzanne and Vincent are your typical brother and sister, picking at each ... Continue Reading

Cloudscratcher takes you right into the heat of the battle with the first comic, opening the first chapter with a KA-THOOM!! and throwing you the reader right into the middle of the conflict with the Margoth Empire.  We meet along the way the motley crew that makes up the Cloudscratcher, some ... Continue Reading

  So far this month we've visited an alien world where we've watched as Ten tries hard to make his mark in Shades of Gray, but let's take a look now at the young lady behind this wonderful world Christine Dufor as she takes on our 10 Questions for the Pick ... Continue Reading

Calm down, before you start getting all hot and bothered it's not that "Shades of Gray", this one gives you an actual story with characters you'll care about.  Shades of Gray takes us to an alien world, where we meet Ten.  Just like all of us Ten has wanted for ... Continue Reading

  The month of June we've gone bananas for Chris Simonite's "Gorilla in the Midst", but let's take some time and meet the creator himself.  We here at the Alliance like to throw our 10 Questions for the Pick of the Month at our artists just like Gus likes to throw his ... Continue Reading

Let’s say you make the best damn pizza ever. You decide to go into business making pizzas. You get all the ingredients just right. But instead of having a traditional brick and mortar store, you decide to only sell your pizza ON-LINE! The internet is going to make you rich, ... Continue Reading

"If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, it's a duck" And so all the rumors of Bill Watterson doing some art for the comic "Pearls Before Swine" by Stephan Pastis are true! Read Stephan's full post HERE. Here's a sample comic too: His story proves ... Continue Reading

Chuckles Mulligan has a problem at home, no matter how he tries he can not ignore the Gorilla in the room...the literal Gorilla in the room.  Gorilla in the Midst by Chris Simonite takes us into the world of the Mulligans as Chuckles wife Hilda opens up their home and ... Continue Reading

We've had a lot of fun in May spotlighting the latest comic creation by Minna Sundberg.  Minna definitely shows her talents and creativity in the wonderful comics she has created, but let's take some time and get to know Minna a bit better as she takes on our "10 Questions ... Continue Reading

90 years have passed since the rash illness wiped out a large majority of the world.  Stand Still. Stay Silent takes us into the post apocalyptic world where the "Silent World" have been left untouched for years and rumors have turned to myth, and now it's the time for a ... Continue Reading

Dynagirl writer Cary Kelly sits down and tackles our 10 Questions for the Pick of the Month. Enjoy! 1. First comic you read as a child? It was a Batman book, no doubt about it. Neal Adams drew it, and I remember being amazed even then, as young as I was, at ... Continue Reading

This article is going to be a little change of pace for us here at the Alliance. We here at the Alliance do all this stuff for free. We do it willingly as we hope that folks can learn from our experiences, good or bad. And it seems to work ... Continue Reading

“Five years after the tragic end of Fallen Justice we find Kerri Masters struggling in more ways than one with the events of the past. She has retired, and seemingly moved on from her former life as one of the most powerful heroes in the world. But when she meets ... Continue Reading

Let's start April off with some handy links! I have found each of these helpful and hopefully they'll shed some light on your art or workflow as well. Perspective Tutorial Found this on Tumblr and it's a cool tutorial and primer on perspectives. It covers the basics and some typical errors. I've ... Continue Reading