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September 10, 2007 - Comics For Cell Phones

Imagine reading a comic on your sell phone. This is something that may become very common in the future. Comic creators have ample opportunities in which they may choose to publish or display their comic to the masses.

In these days it is ridiculous to only consider the traditional methods of publishing. Being one way regarding publishing your comic may decrease your overall readership. Pitch your comic idea to companies and maybe they would be interested in working with you.

I mention this because this is the case for Sean Demory. Sean Demory realized a long-held dream of becoming a published comic book writer. The funny thing is that you wouldn’t find his comic “Thunder Road” in comic book stores or the World Wide Web. "Thunder Road" is the first comic book released in the United States exclusively on a cell phone, part of a lineup of mobile comic books offered by Kansas City-based uClick.

Click here to read more.

August 04, 2007 - The William Morris Agency Signs TokyoPop

Some of you may already know: Tokyopop and William Morris Agency has formed a partnership. William Morris agency is said to be the largest diversified talent and literary agency in the world; Tokyopop is known to be the #1 publisher of manga graphic novels in North America and largest supplier of manga entertainment in the world. What can this partnership mean for the popularity and growth of manga or comics in general? It means a lot for this medium. After all, collaborations between two heavy hitters usually connect to good things.

We’ve already seen a major flow of comics in entertainment and mainstream media. As a comic creator I think we see where manga/comics is headed in the western world. Manga has pretty much gained worldwide respect as a solid form of literature. And from the looks of things, the manga style would continue to grow in America and the western world.

With that said I encourage every aspiring comic creator to keep in mind that they are going to be creating literature, therefore, must strive to produce quality.

Click the link if you would like to read more on the Tokyopop and William Morris Agency Partnership.

July 12, 2007 - Baltimore Comic-Con

According to a press release found at the sight listed below it is said that Chris Pitzer and AdHouse Books will sponsor the appearances of acclaimed THB creator Paul Pope and high-profile Fables cover artist James Jean at Baltimore Comic-Con, September 8-9, 2007 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

Dan DiDio, Senior Vice-President and Executive Editor of DC Comics, will also attend the show. The convention has also added up acclaimed painter Joe Jusko (Tomb Raider), extraordinary cartoonist Rich Koslowski (The King), Mouse Guard creator David Petersen, Marvel Comics writer – editor C.B. Cebulski, and Desperadoes: Epidemic penciller – inker John Lucas in the line-up.

“We are doing our best to make this show a ‘must’ for anyone who’s serious about comics,” said the show’s promoter, Marc Nathan. “This great slate of guests we’re announcing this week would be enough to build an entire other show around, but we’re not done yet!”

There you have it. If you are serious about comics and can make it there, don’t hesitate because everyone is working hard to make the show one of the best ever. As an aspiring comic book creator this would be one of your chances to get into the mix. This is another opportunity to learn and grow in this field.

If you are interested in reading more on the guests and the events at the Baltimore Comic-con convention, click here.

July 04, 2007 - Independence Day

I would like to say Happy Independence Day to all those in the United States of America. For some reason on this day I couldn’t help but to think of one of the biggest comic book news in the year of 2007. This comic event was the death of Captain America.

It may have been a shock to many Captain America fans and it may have meant nothing to many comic book fans as well. After all, Captain America was assumed dead on several occasions and returned. Could this be another one of those cases? Maybe or maybe not, I can’t say that I really know.

By the way, why do comic book authors like doing things like killing off a major comic book character? There are some comic book creators who just have a little bit of politics in them. But, some creators do it for the shear buzz. And I’ll tell you, it works every time. Well… maybe not every single time but most of the time.

In this case of Captain America’s death, many believe it is a metaphor for the war going on in present day real world. So it is possible that Captain America’s death may relate the death of America metaphorically. This kind of makes sense since Captain America symbolized justice, defender of the weak, and all that good stuff. America itself once took pride in defending the weak, justice, and taking in the downtrodden of the world. It could mean that America has died to those things it once stood for.

This theory is actually not to far from the intention of the author. The author Jeff Loeb has confirmed this as on of the motivations behind the book. His main reason for coming up with this storyline is to deal with the grief of losing his 17-year-old son to cancer.

This reason in itself proves what a major part of creating comics has been about. Comic books provide an avenue for the author to express a part of him/herself. We have witnessed first hand how comic books can voice personal messages as well as political.

Keep in mind that expressing oneself is a big part of making comics. It helps you to develop a storyline quicker and have the guts to write it, even if it may create some controversy.

Anyhow, I don’t think a little controversy should hurt comic book creators. That is to say, when done correctly. After all, controversy does build buzz. As an unknown comic book creator, you would like a little buzz here and there.