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Webcomics?
Let's just say I'm a bit skeptical.
The ubiquitous online phrase is now the tagline of Zudacomics.com, a new digital imprint being launched by DC Comics in October which will publish webcomics featuring new characters and concepts by creators yet to be found. The official announcement of the new webcomics venture came via The New York Times.
“There is an explosion of creativity in web comics,†said Paul Levitz, DC Comics President & Publisher in a release. “We want to build a great stage for this new generation of creators to perform on, a solid system for their work to reach audiences online and in print, and for the creators to share in the profits their creations can generate. In this time of rapid technological and cultural change, DC wants to be a good publisher for the evolving and growing community of online comic creators, so that we can be their partner for showcasing new kinds of works to entertain future generations.â€
Let's just say I'm a bit skeptical.
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I wasn't really thinking DC would be getting into the comedy business?
I think DC's already in the comedy bussiness, don't they publish Mad magazine? I get what you're saying though, I would/would have expected DC to try and bolster their super hero holdings before taking the risky plunge into pubishing more comedy comics.
The medium's best suited to comedy and, occasionally, drama, in my opinion.
But then, I haven't read every webcomic.
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Dr. McNinja? It's comedy, but it's an action comic too. Besides, nothing says they have to do one panel/page at a time instead of just doing monthly full comics.
http://dominic-deegan.com/ has done fairly well.
It even has full blown story arcs.
DC's webcomic division should just exist to give John Allison lots of money.
As I understand it, if your vision is good, their editorial staff will pick you & pay you to make the webcomic for them. Later on down the line, maybe they'll buy the IP from you. Maybe it will get published into print, but that's not the "grand prize" or anything. It seems their main idea is that it's not just a collective of webcomics like Dayfree, but a webcomic community site that lets viewers determine the success of each strip.
What I don't like all too much is how they're making them all conform to the same canvas size. I imagine some creators will want their strip in a small 3 panel format, and some will want full blown pages.
On the other hand, most good comics are already a source of income for their creators. Even if it's not enough to live on, a lot of people are making a nice little chunk of change from t-shirts, self-published books, and as revenue. Fuck, even shit like Dominic Deegan and the Wotch make their creators enough money to do it full time.
Still, maybe this will give aspiring creators yet another way to get their foot in the door to make print comics. I'm still waiting for when I'll be able to buy the newest issue of Batman online rather than having to go to the comic shop and buy an overpriced, flimsy, ad-filled print comic though.
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4:3 is basically just like two comic pages side by side. Two pages of 2:3. It seems like it would be good to make "widescreen" comics with huge panoramas. Still, they should've given maybe two or three options instead of just the one.
This actually sounds pretty interesting. Thanks for the heads up Blank.
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You don't read J. Grant's comic? Shame on you. It's funny.
They should sign the woman who does Lackadaisy.
I must find out more