Howtoons -- cartoons for maker kids

Posted by Cory Doctorow, August 28, 2007 4:17 PM | permalink

Howtoons -- the comic strip for kids that explains how to build cool stuff -- has just launched on the Web. Howtoons runs in Make Magazine, and it's always one of my favorite departments. This is the kind of thing that I ate up when I was a kid -- for me, it was Doctor Zed in Owl Magazine, but Howtoons is a hundred times hipper and more fun. Link (Thanks, Robbo!)

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#1 posted by Robbo

, August 28, 2007 5:32 PM

I was a fan of the Mighty Mites myself.

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#2 posted by Jason

, August 28, 2007 6:01 PM

That just rules. I've wanted one of those things every time I see them but refuse to pay $50. I've never thought to just make one for $15 or so.

Sweet.

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#3 posted by Anonymous , August 28, 2007 6:17 PM

OT, but your site's RSS feeds are messed up.
This post says it is the latest post, but the feed has 7 newer posts listed and the links are all broken (get the Object Not Found! error page.)

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#4 posted by Talia , August 28, 2007 8:57 PM

Looking at that comic, all I can think is ".... this just won't end well." :P

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#5 posted by J Schreiber , August 28, 2007 9:09 PM

@#3: I need to kick Feedburner ... ok should be up to date now, and should also have post author names.

Older / Newer working should be working if you're a the new permalink location.

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#6 posted by prehensile

, August 29, 2007 1:52 AM

When I was a kid, it was the indescribably wonderful Tim Hunkin's Rudiments of Wisdom. Random facts AND cool stuff to build. Made me the man I am today.

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#7 posted by Anonymous , August 29, 2007 7:14 AM

"a hundred times hipper" - ?? Are kids really still saying things like "hang loose," "killer," and "dude"? Hipness is dead then...

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#8 posted by Anonymous , August 29, 2007 10:33 AM

As an aside, the drawing suggests that adding screws to the 'stopper' will strengthen it. If we are talking about 'wood wood,' versus particle board or plywood, this is not necessarily the case -- more screws may increase the likelihood of splitting, esp. if they are co-linear. --Don Hersey

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#9 posted by Anonymous , August 29, 2007 2:01 PM

Just yesterday, I was wondering if, where, and when there might be a maker daycare. You could call it Maker's Care. No, wait, that wouldn't work...