Keenspot Adding At Least 4 New Webcomics

Soon after the official announcement of the addition of Boy Meets Boy, El Goonish Shive, and Gaming Guardians to the Keenspot line, a new wave of cartoonists have openly announced that thay have been invited to join up with the popular webcomics hub.

Proclaiming it either directly on their site, or through public message boards, Mark Mekkes (Zortic), John Troutman (Basil Flint, P.I.), Brandon “Scrubbo” Sonderegger (Silly Cone V), and Joe England (Zebra Girl) have confirmed the invitations, as well as their acceptance, into the Keenspot fold.

The reasons for this sudden invitation boom have not been fully or “officially” explained, though they do not come as a complete surprise. During the Keenspot panel hosted at the 2003 San Diego Comic-Con in July, Keenspot administrators mentioned the planned addition of at least a dozen new titles to the Keenspot lineup in the ensuing months. Continue Reading

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Ignatz Award Winners Announced

The Ignatz Award winners were announced at the end of SPXPO last weekend and they include webcomic denizens: Jason Little, Jason Shiga, Derek Kirk Kim and James Kochalka.

Outstanding Artist:
Jason Little, Shutterbug Follies (Doubleday Graphic Novels)

Outstanding Story:
Fleep, Jason Shiga (Sparkplug Comic Books)

Promising New Talent:
Derek Kirk Kim, Same Difference and Other Stories (self-published)

Outstanding Online Comic:
American Elf, James Kochalka, www.americanelf.com Continue Reading

WirePop announces the addition of Fantasy Realms

Wirepop announced today the new webcomic “Fantasy Realms,” by Niko Geyer and Clay Gardner, will be joining the webcomic line-up on WirePop.com, the growing Manga and Manga-styled webcomic subscription magazine.

“Drop dead gorgeous artwork. That is the first thing that comes to mind when you look at the comic ‘Fantasy Realms’ by Niko Geyer and Clay Gardner.” said George Panella, WirePops’ Publisher “Soon after, you realize this artwork is surrounding an original and warm story that is a crafted art in itself. This is the perfect package of form and function and we are very proud to have ‘Fantasy Realms’ on WirePop.com.” Continue Reading

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