Tag: webcomics

  • Cheapjack Shakespeare Partners Announce ‘The Bullpen’

    Cheapjack Shakespeare Partners Announce ‘The Bullpen’

    Cheapjack Partners Announce New Series Press Release: Cheapjack Partners today announced production of “The Bullpen,” a web series, will begin in November with webisodes premiering early in the New Year. “The Bullpen” is a workplace comedy centered on the office of “Bullpen Comics,” a company started by three well-known creators. Unhappy with the restrictions and…

  • In Maps & Legends #2 Review

    Story: Michael Jasper Art: Niki Smith For many an aspiring writer/artist, resilience is probably a more valuable asset than any measure of talent. Michael Jasper and Niki Smith must have felt like their moment had finally come when their effort In Maps & Legends found a weekly webcomic spot on DC Comic’s Zuda site in…

  • Kisenja Superhero Fashion Store Opens its Virtual Doors

    Kisenja Superhero Fashion Store Opens its Virtual Doors

    Love comics? Wear Clothes? Of course you do, otherwise: a) you probably wouldn’t have found yourself stranded on these here shores in the first place, and b) there’s something irrevocably wrong with you. Anyway, Swedish fashion designer Katarina Emgård has opened her Kisenja Superhero Store, which features outfits modelled by her characters in the webcomic…

  • Sugar Shock! Review

    Sugar Shock! Review

    Dark Horse, $3.50 Story: Joss Whedon Art: Fábio Moon, Dave Stewart Sugarshock! originally debuted as part of the Myspace Dark Horse Presents project, from which it somehow went on to win an Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic. The only possible reasons I can come up with for Sugar Shock (not entirely sure on the…

  • Kisenja Fuses Superheroes and Fashion

    Kisenja Fuses Superheroes and Fashion

    Increasingly in webcomics and self-published fiction, a little industry savvy is not only a plus but a prerequisite. Much to the chagrin of traditional comic creators, artistic proficiency and a knack for a good story aren’t going to be enough without a level of business strategy. www.kisenja.com, however, has to be a first. It’s a…

  • Cartoonist Sandra de Haan’s Strips Get The English Treatment

    Cartoonist Sandra de Haan’s Strips Get The English Treatment

    Dutch comic artist Sandra de Haan is currently translating her excellent comic strips into English. Her humour definitely translates well, with Sandra’s candid strips commenting on anything from surviving film festivals and enduring the BBC’s wilting standards to the social intricacies of toileting. She has a unique brand of quirk that will definitely appeal to…