tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post3707399232756045116..comments2023-12-11T15:35:23.779-08:00Comments on Pulp 2.0: That Sound You Hear is the Comic Industry Petrifying...Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-38671463771784420142008-05-12T06:15:00.000-07:002008-05-12T06:15:00.000-07:00ComicMix is producing free online comics with the ...ComicMix is producing free online comics with the same talent pool as traditional print companies. Mike Grell, John Ostrander, Bo Hampton, Tim Truman, Mark Wheatley and Mike Baron, to name a few.<BR/><BR/>They are publishing well known series, like "GrimJack" and "Jon Sable," as well as new titles. <BR/><BR/>There comics-reader interface is simple and clean, easier to navigate than Adobe Reader. It replicates the experience of reading print comics better than any interface I've seen on the web.<BR/><BR/>No, I don't work for ComicMix. I'm just a fan. But ComicMix seems to be following your business plan pretty closely. They have created a sharp, professional site. <BR/><BR/>ComicMix.com: I HIGHLY recommend the site. While you are there, check out "GrimJack," "EZ Street," "Demons of Sherwood" and "Jon Sable." These are all sharp, well drawn, well written, cutting edge comics. These are not just the best free comics on the web, these are some of the best comics being published today.<BR/><BR/>I'm trying not to sound like a hyped-up, fan-boy geek. I guess I do. I'm just very excited about ComicMix. <BR/><BR/>You are right, ComicMix deserves more attention from the mainstream media and comics press.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673189030644074151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-79432531240347872552008-05-06T11:04:00.000-07:002008-05-06T11:04:00.000-07:00Glenn -I don't disagree with you. Where we differ ...Glenn -<BR/><BR/>I don't disagree with you. Where we differ and where I think webcomics should step up and take control is in the following two areas:<BR/><BR/>1) Public relations - webcomics companies should be publishing their readership numbers in places like Newsarama, CBR, The Beat, Comics Journal, etc...as well as MAINSTREAM PRESS like Entertainment Weekly. They have not done so. <BR/><BR/>2) You need one company with a solid business plan and plenty of capital to create a webcomics experience that mimics traditional print comics and gets the numbers that outstrip DC or Marvel. You need a company that uses the same talent pool as print comics and pulls those print readers over to the web. <BR/><BR/>Thus far, neither of those things has happened, and until they do - webcomics are going to be the red-headed stepchild of comics.Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-39037659272422419042008-05-06T10:54:00.000-07:002008-05-06T10:54:00.000-07:00Web comics are already more read than printed comi...Web comics are already more read than printed comics. Girl Genius gets more pages views a day than X-Men sells in a month, and GG isn't even the most widely read one out there. And yet, GG is only know by a small fraction of the Internet audience and/or general audience, because the audience is so fragmented.<BR/><BR/>Believe me, I'm pretty well versed on this stuff as well-- and every day, I find another long-running high quality webcomic that I never heard of. The problem is one of perception: we think that print comics readers and webcomics readers overlap heavily on a Venn diagram, but in reality, they barely touch.Glenn Haumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825568109767338845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-44790701246208632552008-04-12T01:02:00.000-07:002008-04-12T01:02:00.000-07:00Glenn -No offense but the fact that I, a person of...Glenn -<BR/><BR/>No offense but the fact that I, a person of reasonable internet intelligence and capability has NEVER EVEN HEARD OF THE SITE YOU MENTION means that webcomics are dropping the ball in terms of overtaking the traditional comic book publishing model. <BR/><BR/>Please reread the first sentence of my post. The old way is losing ground to the new, but the new is fucking sitting on their hands and not publicizing themselves at all. <BR/><BR/>They should be the number one selling (or most-read)comics of the month EVERY month. They should be getting the headlines in TCJ, WIZARD, ETC... <BR/><BR/>DC and Marvel should have had spikes driven through their hearts by now... but the webcomics guys haven't stood up and done the job. <BR/><BR/>When a company advertises and / or publicizes (and can prove) they have more readers than the big two then we will have a fight worth seeing. Until then it will be a slow crawl..<BR/><BR/>Webcomickers - build a real business okay. You are already doing well in terms of ROI. Nows the time to put a bite into the big two's collective ass.Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-12908859581263447752008-04-12T00:49:00.000-07:002008-04-12T00:49:00.000-07:00Tsk. You haven't been going to ComicMix for free c...Tsk. You haven't been going to <A HREF="http://www.comicmix.com" REL="nofollow">ComicMix for free comics</A>, have you?Glenn Haumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825568109767338845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-81561314920653099502008-04-08T08:42:00.000-07:002008-04-08T08:42:00.000-07:00The answer to all of this is of course, to shift a...<I>The answer to all of this is of course, to shift all comics to the web... and to make them free.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>That's exactly what I'm doing, Bill. 'The Black Tower' will be a free (ad supported) online interactive webcomic series, with product placements written directly into the storylines. The first issue is still being written and drawn but I've already got several banner ad and product placement clients onboard. Although I don't expect to get rich from this project, the bills will get paid -- with a little extra left over for me to buy some new shoes.<BR/><BR/>KJC<BR/><BR/>www.theblacktowercomics.comKelly J. 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