Webcomics in paper formats
Webcomics printing collections are getting more and more common. This boom is likely to be, at least partly, the result of a number of Print On Demand printers aiming specifically towards comics. This is a roundup of a couple of webcomics who have print comics available in recent days. Continue Reading
The publisher recently released the first of four issues that make up the Oddly Normal mini series. Oddly Normal was originally featured on subscription site Girlamatic.com. Continue Reading
Although the Penny Arcade guys have said they cannot talk about the details of their settlement with their former business partner, they have said that they now have all of the rights back to the Penny Arcade webcomic, offline and on.
They are apparently selling the last copies of the only PA book previously published at their appearance at Seattle’s Sakura-Con this weekend. Gabe writes, however, that they will soon begin selling online an all new line of books featuring all of the Penny Arcade archives. Continue Reading
Nth Degree is seeking a comic strip to fill a vacancy on its comics page. This popular quarterly fanzine is now entering its fourth year in print, and is distributed to more than 50 conventions annually. Webcomic titles such as Bob the Angry Flower, Neko the Kitty, The Perry Bible Fellowship and PartiallyClips have regularly appeared in its pages. Continue Reading
From David Allen at Plan 9:
Hi! I am sending this note out to let you know that Plan Nine is “moving”. After years of struggling with bad software and having our web site, email and shopping cart software handled by three different groups who didn’t play well together, I have managed to get our whole operations under our control. Our new site is at:
Along with APE and MoCHA, I think SPXPo is the most webcomic-friendly venue going. The vibe at SPXPo is artist-friendly and a lot of attention is paid to non-superhero comic book type works. (I’m not even sure if I’ve ever seen a Marvel or DC type at SPXPo).
Webcomic creators might consider crafting a print version for the SPX Anthology as the SPXPo crowd is probably a good audience to get your work in front of. Submissions for the anthology must be received no later than June 30, 2005. Continue Reading
E-merl.com has updated just in time for Easter with all the details of Merlin’s latest print comic, The Girl Who Talked.
“A girl who was raised by mimes. A man from another Earth. A woman who can smell tomorrow. Peek into the dislocated lives of three inhabitants of an Unfolded Earth in an all new sequence of interlinked monologues.”
Stop by the site to read a free three-page preview of the book and then – if you’re feeling extra flush – maybe even buy a copy! Or why not two copies? They’re extra cheap at twice the price! Um… yeah. Continue Reading
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
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
In February we reported about Amy Kim Ganter’s upcoming series Sorcerers and Secretaries, to be pubished by Tokyopop. Tokyopop is now also accepting preorders for Van Von Hunter Vol.1. Continue Reading
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