News:

Comic Dish:

- Unified Comic-Making Day was this Saturday. Check out everyone's progress in this forum. What did you think of the event? Share your feedback in the main discussion thread.

- Last week's Dish discussion evoked an interesting forum discussion about what makes the anime/manga style so recognizable. Join in the discussion here.

- That same discussion was spun off into a game of sorts in this thread. When you look at the posted pictures, do you immediately think "east" or "west" when it comes to the art style?

- On April 28th, Josh Rodgers of Captain Mushface will be interviewed by Canadian radio show / podcast Where Monsters Dwell.

- The Dish needs more comics to review. Want yours reviewed? There's a thread for that.

Everywhere Else

- The Awesomer shares their list of the top 5 new features in Adobe's upcoming Photoshop CS5.

- Also from The Awesomer: a video of Japanese anime artist Yoshitoshi ABe sketching on the iPadwith his finger.

Milestones:

Nothing to see here. :( 

If your comic (or a comic you know of) has an upcoming or recently reached milestone, let us know in this thread or send an email to thedish@comicdish.com.

Review: My Roommate is an Elf by kbwall 

Discussion: Poses

Pose books recommended by Reed

People and Poses

Men and Boys

Women and Girls

Free Pose Program referenced in show - Daz 3d

News:

Comic Dish

- Aphex's Alembic Grimoire is back, in webcomic form.

- Uncaring Machine's blog Webcomic Asylum is reviewing webcomics once again.

- Aphex's Art Boot Camp has begun. The first drill, which involves shading a collection of basic shapes, can be found here.

- Unified Comic-Making Day is this Saturday.

Everywhere else

- Believe it or not, Harrison Ford will be in Cowboys and Aliens.  Did he spend too long in the refrigerator?

- From Newsvine: Another one of those "my favorite webcomics" lists.

- For the fourth week in a row, we have a list of award nominees. This time for the 2010 Eisner Awards.

- "Webcomic" is #3 on Marriam-Webster's list of the top 10 user-submitted slang words for April.

Milestones:

- Book of Biff - 4 years (April 9, 2010)

Review:

Requiem's Gate

Discussion:

 Style Discussion: Anime/Manga style

 - What is it and where did it come from?

 - Why it's popular in web comics despite decline in pop culture.

 - Strengths and Weaknesses of using the style for a web comic

 - The future of the style and those who utilize it

News:

Comic Dish:

- AoD has announced two upcoming comics that he will be working on with other Comic Dish members:

--The Princess of Windmills (Launches May 10, 2010)

Written by AoD with art by Hitotsumami

--A.T.X.S. Season 2 (Launches July 15, 2010)

Written by AoD with art by Raocow

--More information on these new projects, including sample pages can be found in this thread.

-AshenSkye's picture that we talked about briefly can be found here.

Everywhere else:

- Girl Genius and Schlock Mercenary have each received nominations in the Best Graphic Story category of the 2010 Hugo Awards.

- Time Magazine is running their yearly poll to decide the top 100 most influential people in the world. One of the nominees you can vote for this year are the "Penny Arcade guys."

- Chris Cantrell is releasing a new print collection of his webcomic, Please Rewind. The book, called At the Movies contains 48 black and white pages (approx. 100 strips).

- The Webcomic Builder has an article about How to Improve Your Art.

MILESTONES:

-Lusus Naturae by clemon - 4 years (March 19, 2010)

-The Law of Purple by Golden Dragon Girl - 1000 pages (April 2, 2010) 

-Goats - 13 years (April 1, 2010)

-Help Desk - 14 years (March 31, 2010)

Reviews:  Romance of the Five Tribes

Discussion:

Succeeding too early