Video of the Week: Spooksville Trailer

SPOOKSVILLE: THE BONE JANGLES CASES

Welcome to Spooksville. A demented city full of ghouls and ghosts. One particular ghoul is the skeleton detective, Bone Jangles. In this premiere issue, Bone Jangles must protect the Eyeball Kid, soul heir to the chocolate Geezus …

Killing The Grizzly #3: Life After Diamond-

Written By: Dave Baxter

PART 1 - EVERYONE PASSES "GO": THE BREAKING OF A MONOPOLY

"THE HIBERNATION PERIOD IS OVER, IT'S TIME TO MAKE SOME SOUP. The bear has awakened, and it needs to be killed. Not later, now. Or some comics creators or going to die."

KILLING THE …

Indy Comic News Interviews: Nick Defina

A new feature at Indy Comic News is 2009 Interview Questions, a short series of questions which we have sent out to various independent publishers and creators.

The questions will provide a snapshot of what they have planned for 2009 in regards to titles, con …

Video of the Week: Chet Zar 01

Born on November 12th, 1967, in the harbor town of San Pedro, CA, Chet Zar's interest in art began at an early age. His parents were always very supportive was always very supportive and never put any limits on his creativity. His entire childhood was spent drawing, …

Radical offers limited edition 3-D cover at NYCC panel

New Diamond Order Minimums Posing Challenges for Indie Publishers

The Diamond news is out. If you haven't heard already, Diamond will be making some changes that will affect the comic industry on a large scale. Here is an excerpt from the announcement made on Newsarama last week:

According to various sources across the internet, …

Video of the Week: Scott McCloud: Understanding comics

In this unmissable look at the magic of comics, Scott McCloud bends the presentation format into a cartoon-like experience, where colorful diversions whiz through childhood fascinations and imagined futures that our eyes can hear and touch.

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E-Book Spotlight #1: MISERY DEPOT

Written By: Dave Baxter

Subtitle: The Consumerist Clout of the Creative Commons

Folks can talk all they want about the theory behind digital publishing and distribution, of free marketing and the economics of intangible e-products. We can argue the pros and cons and …

Promotionally Speaking #6: So Overwhelming

Written By: Susan Soares

As I start this latest edition of my column, and preparing for a 4-day appearance at Arisia in Cambridge, MA, it brings me back to when we first started doing shows. Let me tell you a funny story. In October of 2007, we exhibited at our first …

Video of the Week: Body World

The Clear Or Not So Clear Future of Indie Comics

It's hard to determine the distant future sometimes. According to the "Chicago Daily Tribune" we should have flying cars by now based an article which they printed in 1959 called, "In 50 Years: Cars Flying Like Missiles!"

Creating a Blog: The Foundation For Getting Yourself and Your Work out There.

Getting Started with a Blog.

In this article we will be explaining one of the most important aspects that will drive traffic to your website. We will be showcasing videos and discussing our own personal experiences. Having a blog is not only an important element for …

Philip Carrer Directs Hed P.E New Music Video: Renegade

Directed by: Philip Carrer and Chad Archibald

Produced by Bleeding Apple and Black Fawn Films

Philip Carrer (Director of Masks Trailer) and Chad Archibald have teamed up to direct Hed P.E new music video for their upcoming Music album New World Orphans called …

Video of the Week: Inking with William Beachy

Jazma Online Interviews: Aaron Rintoul

Interviewed by: Richard Vasseur

Creator, Writer and Artist of Masks #1

Published by: Septagon Studios

In connection with Jazma Online, Aaron Rintoul, Creator/Artist of Masks from Septagon Studios, publisher of the Critically Acclaimed title Scorn stopped by to talk with …

Video of the Week: Zombie Cop Trailer

Zombie Cop is an original graphic novel written by Jeff Mariotte, with art by Szymon Kudranski and lettering by Brant Fowler, coming from Image Comics/Shadowline in January 2009. 136 pages, $14.99. 96 pages are a comic story, and the remainder is an original horror …

Video of the Week: Jason Dube

KCRA 3's Adrienne Bankert introduces us to JASON DUBE, a rising star in the Manga comic book world.

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Killing the Grizzly #2: The Long Tail and The True Fan

Written By Dave Baxter

Welcome back to the second installment of "Killing the Grizzly". For this, our first chance to leap headfirst into the nitty-gritty of the e-comics universe, I'd like to discuss the bare bones theory behind the digital publishing model (coupled …

The Septagon Briefing #6: Niches

Written By: Dr. Preston Park Cooper

Please refer to The Septagon Briefing #5: Genre

Publishers tend to have, or want, a niche.

A niche is like the word "crevice," and the way we're using it, in comics publishing, specifically means "a little crack in the system that …

Video of the Week: Lovecraft in Brooklyn

Sketch Theatre Artist Nate Frizzell creates a sketch video for The Mountain Goats/Aesop Rock remix of "Lovecraft in Brooklyn" / 4AD Records.

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