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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Write Club! Volume 2, Episode 5: "We Are Write Club (And So Are You)"

Tim & Kurt talk about what's happening in the comics world, the recent Bergen Street Comics Parties for the "Act-i-Vate Primer" Print Anthology, Comixology's "Box 13" & Zuda Comics' "High Moon." Kurt catches us up on Secret Invasion, and on mobile comics-- specifically Comixology, while Tim muses on about his favorite horn-headed superhero. Oh, and clones...yes, clones.









Also, those of you in the NY area, come on down to XR Bar at 128 West Houston Street for the Labor Days Vol. 2 & Salt Water Taffy Vol. 3 book launch party THIS Friday the 30th!

Details Here: DETAILS!

HUGE thanks to Ten Ton member Scott St. Pierre for composing and recording our NEW original theme song. Scott, you may now proceed directly to heaven.

Intro & Outro: "Write Club Theme" Scott St. Pierre

MAXIMUM Clonage!

Write Club Funnies!

Monday, October 26, 2009

Mobile Comics: COMIXOLOGY

So, as it goes with technology, the comics scene in regards to digital technology, keeps on growing and expanding and reinventing itself. So here's a quick breakdown to keep up with what's going on out there as comics transform from "floppies" (monthlies) to trade paperbacks/graphic novels to whatever this new medium of sequential art will be called. For now, it's Mobile Comics.

Comixology. The easiest to explore and the most out there in the digi-cosmos. An App download-able from iTunes lets you download comics all within the context of one App on your iPhone/iPod Touch. The App originally cost a few bucks, but since Apple has changed their tune, the App is now free. Originally Apple didn't want any App where you could purchase other things through it, as if that was somehow tricking the customer. Thankfully instead of the limited free App, you can now get the full version for free.

Within it you can view lots of first issues for free, and the subsequent issues range from $.99 to $1.99. I haven't purchased one myself, as I'm still working through all the free comics, but with the likes of Matt Wagner and Mike Allred available up there, well, I might just need to catch up on my Madman Comics and this seems like a cheap option right now (seeing as there's no torrent giving me the whole discography).

There's also a new weekly installment of their first official FREE comic by David Gallagher and Steve Ellis, called Box 13. I've read the first two issues and it's very intriguing storywise, utilizes the technology very well, and has great art. This is the thing that should be keeping Mobile Comics customers coming back to the App Store every week.

They plan to offer the comics on their site (as well as other formats/phones/technologies) but for now their site is more a promotion for their comic pull list App, where you can go through the week's comics, sync up to your local (Comixology-friendly) comic store and have them pull your comics for you. That's actually pretty awesome. Along with reviews/previews, they offer spotlighted items with an occasional podcast, and some columns. It's a nice looking site and will blossom quite nicely I believe. Oh, and the App (man I'm tired of writing that word) has been in the Top 10 Apps for books since it came out, and I believe was the top download for comic Apps overall.

Oh, and PS...Jenette Kahn (of DC Comics) and Milton Griepp (of ICv2.com) are now on their board of advisors.

And for those of you sans iTunes check out Comixology on the web.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Mac Tonnies: Oct. 22, 2009

In his own words "I spend an inordinately large portion of my time pursuing unpopular ideas and esoteric theories with what I sincerely hope is balanced skepticism."

"I'm a skeptic, agnostic and existentialist; I perceive reality as a kind of consensual hallucination that forces us to define our sense of identity without recourse to faith or superstition."

A true bright star in a field of darkness has gone out. Tonnies death saddens me greatly; I'd been following his up-and-coming career through his articles and interviews, always meaning to pick up one of his books, but always thinking that there'd be time for that. He'd have a long career. He was a new breed of net-savvy futurism, forteana and forward thinking.

I hope he finds the answers to that greatest mystery of all.

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