Everybody has a story about Philadelphia, and some of them are about... all of the great stories from the preceeding year. It's the ubiquitous yearend wrap-up. Read and enjoy.

Y'know how you see something you've been working on in another context and it brings the reality of the situation into sharp focus? That just happened to me when I saw the How To Make Webcomics book promoted on the Image Comics Web site.

Pre-orders for the book from stores are far exceeding anything I had anticipated for this thing. It's gonna be an excellent 2008!

Check out the latest Webcomics Weekly Podcast, featuring Scott Kurtz, Dave Kellett, Kris Straub, and myself. If you get off on cartoonists talking shop, this is a must-listen. You can follow the RSS here.

Show notes from Episide 19: Calls from our Webcomic Hotline (214-717-5487) and from our bursting e-mailbag. Among our topics: Dave's secrets to planning a book-release party, Web design dos and don'ts, How cartoony is too cartoony, longform comics on the Web, and comics during Christmastime.