Tom Spurgeon Comments On The Eisners And Webcomics
Tom Spurgeon has written a comment on the Eisner awards potential digital comics category. Continue Reading
Month: March 2005
Drunk Duck Forum Hacked
The Drunk Duck forums were hacked this weekend. The "hacker" also sent out spam from the board email account.
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Penny Arcade Retrive Rights To Penny Arcade
Mike Krahulik reports that the legal difficulties surrounding the Penny Arcade brand have finally been worked out.
I am happy to announce that the legal issues surrounding our book have been settled. The rights to our own work are once again in our hands. This means you can finally expect to see new printed Penny Arcade material.
It is likely that this is related to the situation where Krahulik and Holkins inadvertedly signed away some of the rights to their work to an internet marketing firm, as outlined in the NY times article profiling Penny Arcade. Continue Reading
The PC Weenies featured in The Norm Magazine #7
Crossing over into print, The PC Weenies makes its first foray into comic books within the pages of The Norm Magazine #7, available this month in comic shops across the nation. Continue Reading
Sign up for the Comixpedia Weekly Webcomic Jam for April 2005
We’re looking for a few good limners to sign up for the Comixpedia Weekly Webcomic Jam for April 2005.
After two Jams where the theme was predetermined, the theme/title for the April jam is completely open. Whoever starts it, the world is their oyster. So get a move on to the Comixpedia Forums to the Weekly Webcomic Jam & sign up before all the slots are taken! Continue Reading
This Just In: Sex Sells
In the shadow of the KeenSpot Newsbox controversy, a different discussion sparked by ads is happening in a number of threads in the Talk about comics forum. The reason for this discussion is that several recent ads have contained nudity. Continue Reading
Megatokyo Vol. 3 Keeps Going Strong
ICv2 reports that Fred Gallagher’s Megatokyo vol. 3 remained at number four for the second straight week on Bookscan’s list of graphic novels sold in bookstores. Manga accounted for 46 of the top 50 titles on the list. Continue Reading
Reworked Bobbins Available in New Book
John Allison’s Bobbins characters get new life in Scary-Go-Round clothes on the printed page in Heavy Metal Hearts + Flowers, available from the SGR website here (with signature and sketch from Allison) or the Keenswag website here (cheaper but no signature or sketch).
Allison describes the book as a “96-page all-new story, reworking a Bobbins classic for the modern, discerning audience. Rich in twists and turns.” Continue Reading
GAAK creator Darryl Hughes interviewed at Silver Bullet Comics
Park Cooper of Silver Bullet Comics sits down with Darryl Hughes, writer/creator of G.A.A.K: Groovy Ass Alien Kreatures for a 2 part interview (the first part of which is here) and talks among other things about starting out in the comics biz, moving from print to the web and back again, and the benefits of print on demand publishing. Continue Reading
The Return of Juan Navarro’s Vigil
Juan Navarro returns to Vigil with a second season starting March 15th, 2005. Get ready for more great stories of life, death and invulnerability.
In addition, check out Vigil pin ups by Jon Morris, Jason Martin, Ramon Sierra, and Tim Kelly. Continue Reading
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