Sean Kleefeld is an independent researcher whose work has been used by the likes of Marvel Entertainment, Titan Books and 20th Century Fox. He writes the ongoing “Incidental Iconography” column for The Jack Kirby Collector and had weekly “Kleefeld on Webcomics” and "Kleefeld's Fanthropology" columns for MTV Geek. He’s also contributed to Alter Ego, Back Issue and Comic Book Resources. Kleefeld’s 2009 book, Comic Book Fanthropology, addresses the questions of who and what comic fans are. He blogs daily at KleefeldOnComics.com.
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Gannon Beck recently posted a lengthy piece on cultivating a webcomics ecosystem via Patreon, and brings up a number of good points. But before I get to that, let me make sure we're all the same page. Patreon...
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Let's say you've started your own webcomic, and you've been successful in putting daily updates in place for over a year. You've generated a following of committed readers, and you're starting to think about...
"It's a fun, fairly light read and is worth picking up just to see a female superhero portrayed well." Out of Time Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Writer: Donna Marie...
The business model that most webcomic folks follow is usually some variation of: put comics online for free and make money selling books, t-shirts, prints, and other physical mementos of the digital strips....
Lauren Davis, over at io9, had a great piece recently where she interviewed several webcomikers and got some pointed suggestions about what not to do when starting a webcomic. Very useful and practical advice...
Pokémon has been an enduring media phenomenon for nearly two decades now, starting originally as a video game and reaching out into anime, manga, trading card games, and a host of other media. Theme parks and...
I've been a big fan of Google Chrome as a browser since it launched back in 2008. They put together a really solid browser, and they included a number of nifty features that were incredibly useful to designers...
The digital comics powerhouse comiXology announced yesterday that they will now provide DRM-free backups of comics purchased through their system for participating publishers. (You can read their full press...