So what does a gal have to do to get into The Comics Journal...
Over 1578 pages of material, the last three issues of The Comics Journal included 11 pages by or about women cartoonists. Is this exclusion hurting diversity in comics or just the dying breath of pap pap comics?
New comics website launches: 13th Dimension
Like a Phoenix from the ashes...in our recent obituary for MTV Geek we noted that the NY Post's Parallel Worlds site also seemed to be gone. And indeed, a NY Post website design claimed its young life. However, undeterred, editor Den Greenfield has teemed up with Asbury Park Comicon's Cliff Galbraith for a NEW SITE, 13th Dimension.
The great blog death of 2013 claims another victim: MTV Geek shuts down –...
I noticed this morning that they hadn't updated and that, coupled with the recent editor search, sent my Heidi sense tingling and yes indeed, MTV Geek is no more.
Friends and fellow geeks — We're...
iFanboy joins the 2013 comics media disruption
As you probably heard over the holiday, iFanboy is packing in its "day to day" operations, which seemed like a euphemistic way of saying they won't be running a costly and unprofitable daily website...
Tumblr alert: INTRAPANEL
You have to actually go to the site to experience it, but Matt Maxwell's new tumblr INTRAPANEL includes giant close up macro lens photos of classic comics (as well as references to past "Future...
INTERVIEW: Matt D. Wilson’s Second Guide for World Domination
With the launch of The Supervillain Field Manual this month, Matt D. Wilson has now provided the world with two sets of notes for supervillains looking to take over the world, conquer any hero...
RIP: Blog@ Newsarama?
Blog@Newsarama is both a long-running site in itself and the remains of one (The Great Curve) and the father of another (Robot6) blog that will all be remembered when the million selling "History of...
Stop wondering where all the female creators are, and go find them!
Following on from Heidi’s post about gender issues in the comics industry, the best response seemed clear: I should probably write a post about some gender issues. Which leads me to a question which...
First Look at Zero Week at Parallel Worlds
As we suggested yesterday, The NY Post has launched a new nerdy news blog called Parallel Worlds, edited by Dan Greenfield and others. The site has entered into a networking agreement with The Beat...
The NY Post is joining the nerd blog fray with Parallel Worlds
Official launch seems to be tomorrow, but in case you missed the bold-faced names, the NY Post seems to be launching its very own nerd/comics/gaming blog, called Parallel Worlds. The logo features the senseless...
Check it out: Sloane’s Tiny Tiny Stories
Comics have always been a collaborative medium (though you can dispute the extent of contributors input and editing til the cows come home) but the internet has certainly opened up the concept, allowing it...
Comics Alliance comes back as part of Townsquare Media
Comics Alliance is officially back, purchased by Townsquare Media, another conglomerate of primarily music sites which is owned by a former AOL exec who helped develop Comics Alliance. Along with CA, Townsquare picked up...
