Comic Book Resources has an interview with the creative team behind Truth, Justin, and the Amercan way, Scott Kurtz (PvP), Aaron Williams (Nodwick) and Giuseppe Ferrario. The comic will be a five issue miniseries published by Image Comics. Continue Reading
Buzzscope has an article on the comic publisher Speakeasy Comics and the effects on Diamond’s stricter policies. Speakeasy publishes the print version of webcomic Butternutsquash, the first issue is to hit the shelves on December 28.
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Publishers Weekly has an article on webcomics with all the usual suspects covered.
Mention Web comics and you’ll most likely get a blank stare. Although there are probably thousands of comics on the Web—and more going up every day—they remain esoteric to the mainstream comics world, let alone to the book publishing world. However, for their growing legion of fans—who number in the millions—Web comics are the wired world’s answer to Garfield and Dilbert. But even as their popularity grows, questions remain. Will print collections of the best known Web comics cross over to the book audience? And can print comics find a wider audience on the Web?
Apparently, Marvel announced the launch of digital comics yesterday according to a post at The Beat. To read the complete comics you need to register, which according to the website is free. Continue Reading
The Penny Arcade reports that their Child’s Play Charity Dinner were held on December 13 and raised 82 100 USD. The meter on the Child’s play site shows that more than 200 000 USD has been raised so far. Continue Reading
The first page of the Sam and Max webcomic has been posted on Telltale games website. Interesting to note is that the page uses rollovers to display narration, sound effects and events in the page.
Official press release here. Continue Reading
Comic Book Resources ponders Marvel Editor in Chief, Joe Quesada recent musings on online distribution.
As with the shift to “exclusive distribution,” if Marvel leaps on the Internet distribution bandwagon virtually every other publisher in the business will as well, to “stay competitive,” and where that will leave comics shops, already battered by the steady growth of graphic novel sales in general bookstores, is anyone’s guess.
Earlier this week, Scott Kurtz announced Truth, Justin and the American Way a five issues mini serie to be published by Image Comics. The series is written by Kurtz and Nodwick creator Aaron Williams and illustrated by Giuseppe Ferrario. More info at PvPonline. Continue Reading
The AV club has an interview with Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder who talks about the Boondocks animated tv show and the demise of the newspaper market. Continue Reading
Don’t forget to add youself to the Map of Webcomic Creators if you haven’t already. North America is dominating, but there are some creators scattered around the rest of the world as well. Continue Reading
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