“Lovers of print are simply confusing the plate for the food.”
― Douglas Adams
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
A passionate reader and an astute consumer explains the good, the bad, and the ugly of being a new comic fan. A must view for retailers, librarians, and publishers. ~ eP
This video must be shared for anyone who wants to get into reading comic books! I love this guy. How DC’s New52, Marvel Now, Digital comics, and Free Comic Book Day can work!
How Graphic Novels Became the Hottest Section in the Library
According to old stereotypes, it shouldnât workâserious librarians should want nothing to do with the raucous, pulp world of comicsâand for a long time it didnât.
For those who weren’t there, here’s the audio of the panel I was on at C2E2 with @MarkWaid @johnnystorm0 @JamesTheFourth and Peter Krause talking about utilizing the digital medium to advance the medium and make the best comics we can.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on this, and to hear what digital comics you’ve been liking, and what more you’d like to see.
Keep the conversation going!
The panel is a form of punctuation. With digital comics that punctuation can take on new and powerful nuances. The same is true with digital books. Page breaks, scrolling up and down versus left to right, even fade to black can happen and have meaning in an ebook, The key is learning this new dialect and using it appropriately. ~ eP
A Hierarchy Of Sponges: 15 Predictions About The Future Of The Comic Book Industry
Some excellent and thoughtful predictions about the future of comics. I don’t agree with all of them (distribution issues are way too complex so sum up in an either/or situation) but well thought through and provoking.
Grimsby library to do Free Comic book day
Get to the Grimsby Public Library faster than a speeding bullet for Grimsby’s first Free Comic Book Day next month.
The library is hosting the event, which has been running for years in comic book stores and has been more recently celebrated by public libraries. Diamond Comics will provide the library with a number of comic books to give to fans of the genre, while supplies last. Comic lovers are encouraged to check out freecomicbookday.com for details on the event.
There is more to Grimsby’s celebration than giveaways. Comic artist Mike Cope, of copetoon.com, will offer two, half-hour workshops and a 30-minute talk, with visuals, on his own work and techniques. Workshops are free but have a capacity of 30 people. Interested artists should contact the library in advance to indicate which workshop they would like to attend. Workshops are open to youth ages seven and up as well as teenagers and adults.
The library is also hoping to showcase comic art created by local artists. Anyone who would like to display their comic art can contact the library at gen-library@grimsby.ca or call 905-945-5142.
Readers are invited to attend the library dressed as their favourite comic character. Dressing in costume could earn readers one of several thematic prizes. Because children are expected, comic fans are respectfully requested to think “family friendly” in the characters and costumes they share.
Free Comic Book Day runs from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at the Grimsby Public Library, 18 Carnegie Ln., Grimsby. Admission is free. For more information on the library and it’s programs visit www.grimsby.ca/Library
Another interesting digital comic experiment, this time from xkcd
Interesting digital comic at over at xkcd. There are multiple ways to watch, interact and consume but ultimately the frames still act as panels.
Use directional keypad buttons to navigate to text balloons.
2000 AD Is Expanding Their Digital Influence With The Dredd Library
British comic anthology 2000 AD is expanding their digital influence by offering graphic novels online for the first time, including eleven Judge Dredd graphic novels. Those who have always wanted to start reading the dystopian Judge Dredd comics can download the books from the 2000 AD online shop.
