Stan Sakai, creator of Usagi Yojimbo is facing financial challenges due to a medical costs caring for his wife who has been battling a debilitating illness. She requires 24-hour home care beyond what insurance will cover. The Cartoon Art Professional Society is creating an auction to raise money for Stan and are asking for any […]
The Columbian profiles biographic comic book publisher Darren Davis and his Bluewater Productions and his move to digital. Bluewater titles are typically biographic of celebrities and ripped from the headline stories. From the Columbian: “The biography comics changed the way that we published,” Davis said about adding nonfiction to his company’s catalog in 2008. “If […]
Royden Lepp, illustrator, photographer and animator, writes to inspire artist to produce “creator owned” material. I’ve missed so much good TV (so..much..) Four days a week I get up before work, and draw for three hours. Sometimes I draw after work, but I try to not to. Did I mention how much good TV I […]
Bob the squirrel creator Frank Page is releasing his new digital download for a “Pay-What-You-Can” price. He writes on his blog: i am making this inaugural comic a “pay-what-you-can” download. that means, if you want to paypal me $5 for it you can. if you want to paypal me $1 for it you can. if […]
There is a movement afoot and it’s not just in Tunisia and Egypt. Last week I posted a blurb about a post by Steve Niles about how comic creators should spend more time promoting comics they like and spend less time tearing comics they don’t like apart. That’s the message that resonated with me, but […]