Yen Press teams with the WB
Among the more interesting news items at the BEA was the trade show debit of Yen Press. While almost every major publishing house is launching a graphic novel or two, most of the efforts...
New FIST-A-CUFFS
A new game of FIST-A-CUFFS in which readers vote on which character would win a battle, is on!
More on “Online Graphic Novel”
The creator of that Jonas Moore thing has more to say about GNs that go direct to the sponsor. This story wouldn't be so noteworthy if this kind of "advertorial" weren't becoming more and...
Now it can be told: Kevin Colden and the Xeric
A few weeks ago we posted the latest Xeric Grant winners, with the rather odd note that Kevin Colden has turned down the Xeric in order to publish on the web.
Now Colden is...
Platinum news and notes
Well, everyone is smiling today, pretty much. And now to explain a little: After I read Dave Roman's very measured and in no way inflammatory post on his live journal, it would be fair...
MOM’S CANCER wins BLOOKER
MOM'S CANCER by Brian Fies has won a Blooker Prize in the comics category. The Blooker Prizes are sponsored by POD publisher Lulu.
A comic book telling the true story of a dying woman’s battle...
Platinum’s lack of credit – UPDATE
UPDATE: AS per the comments, Platinum has now added credits for the strip. Kudos to them for doing the right thing right away.
Platinum VP Dan Forcey had this to say in Roman's ...
MTV announces “New Media Comic Book Projects”
Although this looks like one of those simple new media tech acquisition announcements, we hear quite a few people were interested in the Bomb- xx system, and the examples we've seen of it at...
Spring 2007 Xeric Grant Winners announced
Unlike the last two batches, the latest bunch of Xeric Grant winners includes several people with actual track records -- including Typer Page (Stylish Vittles), Steve MacIsaac (Sticky, Prism Comics) and all of them...
Webcomics: Infurnari’s The Process
Since it's a slow news day, we'll even link to this new webcomic, Joe Infurnari's The Process, which reminds us a lot of Philip Pullman for some reason.
The Process webcomic is an opportunity...
MYSPACE previews Countdown
DC recently announced a big pact with MySpace, the social networking site that is increasingly getting involved with comics. Today the pact erupts in a joyous union, as COUNTDOWN, the eagerly awaited new...
Comics Bestsellers: by the numbers
There's been a lot of talk lately about comics on various bestsellers lists, and of course, comics have their OWN bestseller list at Publishers Weekly. While manga has been quite rightly noted for its...
