Say you’ve created a webcomic, and found (or are finding) your audience. The next question you might have is “how do I make money at this?“ On Saturday, moderator Bill Barnes (Unshelved) and a panel of money oriented web cartoonists: Robert Khoo (Penny Arcade) Howard Tayler (Schlock Mercenary) Phillip Karlsson (Dumbrella Hosting) Jennie Breeden (The Devil’s Panties) and Scott Kurtz (PvP) gathered to talk about the cold, hard numbers of web cartooning.
Early Friday morning, the independent comics co-op Blank Label Comics offered a look at its unique recipe for success. The panel was moderated by the hosts of the popular Blank Label Comics pod cast, Dave Kellett (Sheldon) and Kristofer Straub (Starslip Crisis). Joining them were David Willis (Shortpacked), Paul Taylor (Waspi Square), Howard Tayler (Schlock Mercenary), Steve Troop (Melonpool) and Brad Guigar (Evil Inc).
As soon as Layne Toth learned that Scott Licina announced the new Fangoria Comics line, she tracked him down and asked him 13 questions, an appropriate number considering the horrific subject matter about this new venture!
How do you find that audience? On Friday afternoon, Rich Stevens (Diesel Sweeties) Kristopher Straub, (Starslip Crisis), Scott Kurtz (PvP) and Jerry and Mike, a.k.a Tycho and Gabe from Penny Arcade gathered in a packed room in the San Diego convention center to help aspiring web cartoonists answer that question.
Two rooms were filled almost to capacity at Scott Shaw!’s Oddball Comics panel at SDCC. Joined by his son Kirby, Shaw! got a warm reception from the audience, eager to hear more about this subject and laugh at the suggestive covers.
There was a nice group of people waiting to get into the panel featuring Dave DeVries of Marvel Comics and creator of The Monster Engine; and Alex Jimenez video game designer for Capcom, The 3DO Company and Tesseraction Games. The duo talked about their upcoming massive mutiplayer online game (MMOG).
The big news out of today’s Dick Tracy panel is that IDW is going to be releasing collections of the strip ala the popular Fantagraphics’ Peanuts/Dennis the Menace format. The collections will have introductions from consulting Editor and Dick Tracy expert, Max Allan Collins. Collins has written several Dick Tracy appearances and is excited about these new collections of the original source material.
Four rooms were filled with standing room only in the Cartoon Voices panel hosted by Mark Evanier and featuring Maurice La Marche, Katie Leigh, Greg Berg, Gregg Berger, and Michael Bell. Muppet Babies, Pinky & The Brain, Transformers, Rugrat and Plastic Man were just a few of these shows this bevy of talented actors lent their voices to …
Jeff McLaughlin, professor at the University of Thompson Rivers and R.C. "Bob" Harvey, author of "The Art of the Comic Book" and "The Genius of Winsor McCay" were on hand to talk about Comics as Philosophy at San Diego Comic-Con as part of the Comics Art Conference.
There were two rooms filled to capacity for the Mark Evanier hosted panel, The Art of Cover. Basil Gogos, George Perez, Neal Adams, Adam Hughes, Brian Boland, Joe Jusko, and DC editor Mark Chiarello were on the panel to chat comics and covers. Also confirmed in this panel was that Adam Hughes was working on the All Star Wonder Woman series.
BCI/NAVARRE has released information on its upcoming library of releases. Some '80s and earlier favorites are on the list including Zorro, Lone Ranger, Isis, Ghostbusters, He-Man, She-Ra, and lots more! Let us know which ones you plan on getting and why.
Snake handler Jules Sylvester knows a thing or two about dangerous creatures. Some of the snakes that he works with are the most venomous in the world. Yet despite this, in the over 39 years he's been working with these reptiles, he has yet to be bitten by a venomous snake.
The creator of Gumby, Art Clokey and other notables in the Gumby world were on hand to talk about the fiftieth anniversary of the pliable favorite and answer burning questions from fans.
Bill Morrison gave some details about his recent book about legendary comic book artist, Dan DeCarlo, which was recently published by Fantagraphic Books.
The Battlestar Galactica panel on Friday started with an introduction of several beloved characters from the popular science fiction phenomena. Exciting for con-goers everywhere, Edward James Olmos made his first convention debut here at San Diego Comic-Con. In addition, cast members Lucy Lawless (Number Three), James Callis (Gaius Baltar), and Aaron Douglas (Chief), writer/producers Ron Moore and David Eick, and Sci-Fi Channel executive Erik Storey were in attendance. After an arousing applause, the trailer for Season Three was shown, teasing audiences with flashes of future plotlines and dark times.
Chris Lie, Jake Forbes, Barbara Kesel, Michael Polis, Rob Valois and Tim Beedle revealed some secrets about the team up of Henson and TOKYOPOP to create OEL manga magic.
A small group of bloggers were invited to speak with Mr. Samuel L. Jackson at the San Diego Comic-Con. While the full video and audio transcript won't be available until next week, here's a taste of to give everyone a taste of what's to come. Stories about Samuel L. Jackson's dedication to SNAKES ON A PLANE have become the stuff of urban legend out on the Internet. Well, I'm here to report that it's all true. Mr. Jackson loves SNAKES ON A PLANE.
There was standing room only in a tribute panel for Jack Kirby. Mark Evanier, Mike Royer, John Romita, Neal Adams, and George Perez talked about how Kirby influenced their lives, careers, and the importance of his contribution to the comics industry.
Paul Wesley has landed one of his first leading roles, in the ABC Family movie, Fallen. Wesley plays Aaron Corbett the son of an angel and human who begins having some incredible problems just after his eighteenth birthday. Wesley cued us in to a few of the things plaguing Corbett in this original movie based on Tom Sniegowski's Fallen novel series. Will you be tuning in?
Not wanting to miss out on the chance to meet and greet anime/manga fans at SDCC, Broccoli Books had a panel to give highlights about their projects, and offer a little look ahead and I was on hand to jot down a few quick notes.
Those curious about Bandai's plans for this and next year got some answers from Ken Iyadomi and Robert Place Napton. There's tons on tap, click to see if some of your favorites will be making their way West soon.
Dallas Middaugh, Betsy Mitchel and Mutsumi Miyazaki greeted manga fans and told them a little about the publisher's plans for 2007. Those in attendance got a manga sample and found out some other interesting tidbits about Del Rey's upcoming releases.
Finding a seat at this extremely packed panel proved difficult. In fact, some audience members had to do without. The huge auditorium was filled from wall-to-wall with monster fans wanting to learn as much about the 75th Anniversary as possible from Forrest Ackerman, Jeff Bond, Daniel Roebuck, Basil Gogos, and John Flynn.
And the winners are … now that would be telling! If you want to know who won this year’s 2006 Eisner Awards, click the link to find out! Be sure to let us know your thoughts on these winners ...
The big news out of today’s Dick Tracy panel is that IDW is going to be releasing collections of the strip ala the popular Fantagraphics’ Peanuts/Dennis the Menace format. The collections will have introductions from consulting Editor and Dick Tracy expert, Max Allan Collins. Collins has written several Dick Tracy appearances and is excited about these new collections of the original source material.
Judd Winick began the panel by noting that the Season Premiere (of the third Season) of The Life and Times of Juniper Lee would tentatively be making its debut this August 16th. Winick then screened the premiere for those in attendance, while noting that they're currently in post-production on season three.
There was a very light crowd at yesterday's panel—presented by GoComics, TOKYOPOP, and Sprint. Most of the small gathering of people seemed confused, not exactly knowing the answer to the question: What exactly are “mobile comics?” Only a few smug faces in the crowd seemed to have an inkling of an idea, but that would change before the panel finished.
Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier and Stan Sakai entertained audience members at a San Diego Comic-Con panel where the Groo movie and dozen of other topics were broached.
Eugene Roddenberry Jr., David Brin, Stephen Potts, and Arni Starr were boldly going where no man has gone before at San Diego Comic-Con ... at least not since the last time there was a chat to talk about the world of Star Trek.
A number of folks from Mattel, all sporting green Solomon Grundy t-shirts, talked to a very packed room Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con about their company's upcoming plans.
At today's San Diego Comic-Con, we caught at glimpse of the upcoming 2007 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Although there was no free pizza on hand, it was still cool to see the five minute clip and hear a little from Director Kevin Munroe about his plans for the heroes in a half shell.
Michael Turner is recovering from another bout with cancer. At the Aspen Panel today at San Diego Comic-Con, the comic creator told those in attendance, how a few weeks ago he had surgery on his back to remove more cancerous cells from his body.
AK Comics, based in Egypt, has taken as its mission statement the creation of global comics featuring the Arabic culture. In much the same way that manga is a diplomat on behalf of Japanese culture, so AK Comics wants to see their characters and stories do the same for the Middle East. On Thursday, Marwan El Nashar (managing director), Daerick Gross (editor-in-chief), Tony Matta (creative director), and Roy Schwartz met with press and fans to discuss the purpose and future direction of this international publisher.
New Line Cinema's SNAKES ON A PLANE is set to be a fun cult-movie hit, and San Diego Comic-Con attendees now have the chance to see the film trailer and movie props at the promotional booth, located at 3629. The booth was created by Maximillian, a designer who worked closely with snake handler Jules Sylvester to give it those extra touches, like real shed snakeskin.
There's a new horror comics kid on the block! The popular Fangoria Entertainment is launching an all-new comic line in 2007. Find out which creators are involved in this new venture and let us know what you think of the upcoming chillers.
Charlie Adlard's given us a few teaser images from his upcoming creator-owned project, Rock Bottom. Find out what's up with this story and where you can meet Adlard at this year's SDCC.
Layne Toth snapped lots of pics at the Rivertown Con and managed to do a quick interview with Bob May, the Robot from Lost in Space while she was there. Read all about her fun time at the show in this link.
TOKYOPOP granted a wish for a teen with a brain tumor, the teen wanted to have a manga published by the industry giant. A preview of the OEL manga, Reign Over Destiny will be available at this week's SDCC. Read more details in the link.
Oni Press has announced its plans for San Diego Comic-Con, one of the biggest bits of news is the publisher will be returning to licensed comics with a series based on the popular NBC comedy, My Name Is Earl.
Once again, the creators of Insight Studios have teamed with THE PULSE to provide a con blog that will make you feel just like you were there! Check back daily to see what Mark Wheatley, Marc Hempel, Jerry Carr, Robert Tinnell and whoever else they can strap to a computer for a few minutes has to say about the show.
The Louche and Insalubrious Escapades of Art d'Ecco collects the Art d'Ecco stories from Art d'Ecco #1-4 (1990-1993), Zoot #1 (1994), plus the best bits from various minicomics which Andrew and I did in the late 1980s. It's also got around 30 pages of new material produced specifically for this collection. Andrew Langridge, my brother and the writer of the original stories, has come back to the character (and to comics) for the first time in a very long time, and has written one of the funniest stories I have ever had the pleasure of illustrating.
BLVD a.k.a. John Paul Leon, Sean Chen, Trevor Goring, Tommy Lee Edwards, and Bernard Chang have a new sketchbook making its debut at next week's San Diego Comic-Con. We've got an exclusive look inside the pages to tease and tempt you.
Since San Diego Comic-Con is right around the corner, we thought it was the perfect time to catch up with their Director of Marketing and Publicity, David Glanzer for some details about past and present SDCC's.
Diamond has announced there will be a hardcover Weird Science edition coming soon. Click the link for details and, if you're a fan of these stories, please share your thoughts on these releases.
We catch up with Eisner Nominee for Talent Deserving Wider Recognition, Dawn Brown to talk about her work in independent comics, on film sets and in television.
THE PULSE has a preview of Kid Beowulf & The Song Of Roland, the latest in Alexis Farjado's Kid Beowulf saga set to make its debut at the San Diego Comic-Con next week. Farjado has also provided us with a quick Question and Answer for the basics on this tale.
Comic notable Tom Sniegoski might become a household name when the adaptation of his angelic 'tween/teen Fallen novel hits the small tube Sunday June 23 on the Family Channel. You don't have to wait 'til then to find out about this series, though. We've clipped Sniegoski's wings for a few minutes to get some answers about this work.
It seems to be a strange week for comics with "Mars" in the title. Earlier this week, we posted clarification about the Mars Attacks supposed comic series. Now we've learned from artist Ted McKeever'swebsite that the IDW Princess of Mars five-part miniseries is "officially dead in the water."
The newest Slave Labor Graphic series to feature a lighter look at horror is Gilgrim's fun Cemetarians series. He said the work's been described as "Scooby Doo meets the Munsters by way of Lucio Fulci." That seems appropriate considering most of the monsters are about as scary as anything Scooby and the gang come up against or the residents of 1313 Mockingbird Lane. We do the "mash" with Gilgrim to dig up a little dirt on his Cemetarians.
Johanna Draper Carlson gives us her report from the recent Heroes Con and provides plenty of pictures and details about the folks she came in contact with.
Jim Steranko is one of the surprise guests at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, courtesy of Vanguard Productions. He's attending the event to premier the 2007 Steranko Art Calendar. In a quick chat we got some details about the "heroic" work and what's included.
Due to a computer glitch, we've only got a quick update from the Insight Studio Group about Preview Night at San Diego Comic-Con, but still some fun tidbits to entertain.
Not just animal fans, but anyone interested in slice-of-life comics should enjoy Ethan Young's debut work, Tails. The first three issues of the "slightly auto-biographical" comic are available now and we've "caught" Young for a few answers about his animal rights romantic dramedy.
When was the last time you heard those two words in a sentence? There are some Australian writers, some Australian artists involved in the global comics biz, but when it comes to actual content… well, Australia is the place Keith Giffen likes to destroy every time he comes onto a new book.
Trepidation Comics has issued a statement to clarify what artist Cliff Richards said about his upcoming work on a supposed Mars Attacks comic story in this PULSE interview. Trepidation said Richards' information was "incorrect."
Writer JT Krul has gone from scripting a handful of comic issues a year to over twenty for publisher Aspen. He tells us what's coming up in two of his series: Fathom and Soulfire as well as how his television/film background has influenced the type of comics creator he's become.
Comics in the classroom have gotten some critical acclaim as series one "Versus" of the Impact Hi/Lo in the Harcourt Achieve line has won the prestigious Distinguished Achievement Award for Instructional Materials by the Association of Educational Publishers. Comics industry veteran Marv Wolfman served as the Editorial Director for the line. He and Harcourt Lead Editor Dewey Badeaux told us the basics of the manga group and how it all came together.
Anthony Jiwa, Cammie Allen, Megan Bates, Annette Roman, and Nancy Thistlethwate greeted a full room at the San Diego Comic-Con to talk about Viz's upcoming anime and manga plans.
Rob Tokar, Lillian Diaz-Przybyl, Kathy Hilling, Jonathan Chen, Josh Pool, and Kim Jae-Hwan greeted a huge crowd at last week's San Diego Comic-Con to talk about some of the publisher's upcoming plans.
Jeff McLaughlin, professor at the University of Thompson Rivers and R.C. "Bob" Harvey, author of "The Art of the Comic Book" and "The Genius of Winsor McCay" were on hand to talk about Comics as Philosophy at San Diego Comic-Con as part of the Comics Art Conference.
Lillian Diaz-Przybyl, Rob Valois, Time Beedle, Amy Hadley, Christy Lijewski, Eric Wight, Morgan Luthi, M. Alice Legrow, Amy Ganter, and George Alexopoulous talked with a packed house more about TOKYOPOP's plans for the future.
Last week, Comic-Con International 2006 featured the sneak-preview of Heroes, the anticipated new NBC superhero drama coming this fall on Mondays at 9 PM. Given the success of movies such as X-Men and Fantastic Four, as well as ensemble dramas such as Lost, it was inevitable that superheroes would appear once more on prime time television in all their live-action, four-colored glory.
Anthony Jiwa, Cammie Allen, Megan Bates, Annette Roman, and Nancy Thistlethwate greeted a full room at the San Diego Comic-Con to talk about Viz's upcoming anime and manga plans.
Rob Tokar, Lillian Diaz-Przybyl, Kathy Hilling, Jonathan Chen, Josh Pool, and Kim Jae-Hwan greeted a huge crowd at last week's San Diego Comic-Con to talk about some of the publisher's upcoming plans.
Jamie Cosley's just completed work on his newest Christian comic book, More Than Sparrows and gave us some details on how his faith inspired this project.
We've got details from IDW's presentation at the San Diego Comic-Con. But, along with that news, we've got some particulars from Dan Wickline about 30 Days of Night: Spreading the Disease, and 24's JC Vaughn and Mark Haynes about the further adventures of Jack Bauer.
Some new "jewels" are coming from Gemstone Publishing and we've caught up with David Gerstein to get the details on the first volume of Walt Disney Treasures, a 160 page collection that features some never before reprinted material from the vaults of classic Disney Comics.
After what happened on September 11, 2001, comic creator Graig F. Weich was moved to create a new type of comic hero in Civilian Justice, but he didn't just keep the adventures in print, Weich created a movie to go with the work as well. He said he felt compelled to create this character, but will it strike a chord with comic book fans?
We've already seen the success of Japanese and Korean comics translated and released in the United States, could Middle Eastern ones be next? AK Comics is hoping so with the debut of their four series: Rakan, The Lone Warrior, Aya, Princess of Darkness, Zein, the Living Pharaoh, and Jalila, Protector of the City of All Faiths. But will these heroes appeal to the same ones used to reading Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, or Wonder Woman? We talk with General Manager N. Richard Gross to learn a little more about the line and why AK Comics felt the time was right now to introduce these characters to a new audience.
The Doctor is in at Moonstone! Moonstone Books has just told THE PULSE that they are returning the popular Doc Savage, Man of Bronze to comic fans. They are working with the Lester Dent Estate to present a single volume of "new Lester Dent Doc Savage Stories."
Attention webcomics creators, Warren Ellis wants YOU! Find out how you can become a Pirate by clicking the link.
GALE ON THE RADIO: 'NUFF SAID BY JENNIFER "Donna Summer Rules!" CONTINO Ken Gale isn't just someone who likes comic books, he's someone who is sharing his love of comics with the general public through his popular radio show 'Nuff Said. Now, there's also a DVD available that's kind of a "live action" version of 'Nuff Said. We turn the tables on Gale and ask him some questions about his life in comics and on the radio.
Claypool Comics has announced plans to stop publishing print editions of their books and move the works online. What do PULSE readers think of this decision?
Greg Horn, who's at the hospital now awaiting the birth of his twins, had just enough time before he left, to release some images from his upcoming Virgin Comics' work with Garth Ennis and John Woo. How many PULSE readers are fans of his work and looking forward to checking his new projects out?
Although most people might know Bruce Zick for his work with Pixar Animation, the artist is branching out and delving into another medium with his work on the Actionopolis story, The Anubis Tapestry. We find out how he got into the creative arts and what's next in this PULSE interview.
Diamond has announced the date for next year's Free Comic Book Day to coincide with Spider-Man 3. What do you think of that date? Will it bring folks to the comic shops?
Andrew Pepoy is a busy man in comics. Along with inking a handful of different projects, he's writing and drawing the new adventures of one of comics oldest living dolls, Katy Keene. We found out what it's like for him chronicling her return to the forefront of Archie Comics.
SDCC '06: WEBCOMICS 103: w/KURTZ, KHOO, BREEDEN & MORE
TALKING FANGORIA COMICS WITH EIC SCOTT LICINA
SDCC '06:DeVRIES & JIMINEZ'S INTRO TO THE MONSTER ENGINE
SDCC '06: IDW NABS DICK TRACY, SERIES TO GET "PEANUTS" TREATMENT
SDCC '06: CAC: COMICS AS PHILOSOPHY
SDCC '06: COFFMAN WINS NBC/PLATINUM COMIC BOOK CHALLENGE
SDCC '06: SYLVESTER'S SNAKES ON A PLANE 
SDCC '06: GUMBY'S 50th ANNIVERSARY
INSIGHT STUDIOS SDCC BLOG: FRIDAY & SATURDAY
SDCC '06: THE BATTLESTAR GALACTICA PANEL
SDCC '06: THE HENSON/TOKYOPOP PANEL
FALLEN FOR PAUL WESLEY
SDCC '06: UNIVERSAL MONSTERS 75th ANNIVERSARY PANEL
SDCC '06: JUDD WINICK & JUNIPER LEE
SDCC '06: BEYOND WALLPAPER TODAY'S MOBILE COMICS
SDCC '06: THE SERGIO ARAGONES & MARK EVANIER SHOW
SDCC '06: STAR TREK AS A CULTURAL PHENOMENON
SDCC '06: A TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES MOVIE UPDATE
SDCC '06: AK COMICS USA PANEL
RANDOM SHUFFLE: ERIC WIGHT: From the OC to TOKYOPOP to SDCC
A SDCC '06 PREVIEW: CHARLIE ADLARD & ROCK BOTTOM
A SDCC '06 PREVIEW: PRAXIS COMICS
PROS & CONS: RIVERTOWN CON
A PREVIEW OF THE LOUCHE AND INSALUBRIOUS ESCAPADES OF ART d'ECCO
A BLVD SDCC PREVIEW
DAVID GLANZER COMICS & MORE AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON
LITTLE RED HOT EISNER NOMINEE, DAWN BROWN
A KID BEOWULF & THE SONG OF ROLAND PREVIEW
GILGRIM'S FACTS ON THE FREAKY CEMETARIANS
A HEROES CON PICTURE PARADE & NOTES
ZED & GAGNE TAKE FLIGHT
JIM STERANKO SDCC & CALENDARS
ETHAN YOUNG'S TAILS
COMICS AROUND THE WORLD: THE AUSTRALIAN SCENE
JT KRUL'S ADVENTURES AT ASPEN
THE IMPACT OF COMICS IN THE CLASSROOM
JAMIE COSLEY DELIVERS MORE THAN SPARROWS
IDW BY THE NUMBERS: 24 & 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
GERSTEIN & WALT DISNEYS TREASURES
JUSTICE WITH BEYOND COMICS
DOC SAVAGE RETURNS!
GALE ON THE RADIO: 'NUFF SAID
HORN COVERS ENNIS & WOO'S VIRGIN
ZICK: PIXAR TO THE ANUBIS TAPESTRY
PEPOY'S KEENE FOR KATY AT ARCHIE