Web Comic Collectives |
grimjack (John Ostrander, Timothy Truman)
ez street (Mark Wheatley)
the adventures of simone and ajax (Andrew Pepoy)
demons of sherwood (Bo Hampton)
black ice (Mike Baron, Nick Runge)
munden's bar (John Ostrander and Skip Williamson)
Comments (August 2008): You can forgiven for wondering what is going on here. It's easy to mistake this site for the home of a small print publisher. A better declaration of purpose would be a relief. I've been visiting this site for ages and still can't discern with certainty what is a print comic, a webcomic, or an excerpt of a print comic. The prolific comic news blog would be admirable if it wasn't so frequently boring, but then, I am tired of stories about print-industry hand-wringing. There's supposed to be great, lengthy creator interviews here, but if they're of the Gary Groth variety, I'm glad I can find them. Site design is a C-. Too much talking and linking, not enough communication.
Comments (September 2008): Looking in the least likely place last, I found the site's navigation buttons today -- in fine print at the bottom of the page. It's clear that as a commercial enterprise, it doesn't belong here, but I'd like to kick it around a bit before shifting it elsewhere. "This is the best place for news about comics, movies, television, music, games and more," they declare modestly. Based on site design alone, I smell trouble. The model of executives creating a company and feeding off talent sold through a portal are gone. Hopefully, these guys have a better plan.
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