So after many, many, many months of searching for a new blog template, I’ve finally found the one I think is going to compliment the webcomic PERFECTLY. Not that there’s anything webcomicky, per se, about the new design, but what I wanted and frankly needed was a design that was:
- Modern and filled with wundyful CSS3 magic
- A template that could act as the face for KILLING THE GRIZZLY comics, which it will also be, showcasing THE DESERT PEACH WEBCOMIC, A WASTE OF TIME Webcomix, the upcoming ARMAGEDDONQUEST Webcomic, and the western gothic manga sensation HOPELESS, alongside the GILLIAN’S HEART Webcomic. So it’s got to be semi-corporate, able to manage a “company” branding as well as be an obvious home base for GILLIAN’S HEART and my own personal ramblings.
- Something I actually like. Dammit.
Especially considering that third requirement, it was a LOT harder to find a new design that I originally thought it’d be. Still, it’s all good now. The new design template has been found, and it should be unleahsed/unveiled shortly before or directly alongside the webcomic when it hits. And because god forbid you’re not interested, I thought I’d share all the runners up for new blog design:
All re-posted from the KILLING THE GRIZZLY webcomic THE DESERT PEACH, re-presenting the entire classic comic series by Donna Barr!
A little over a year ago I saw THIS BLOG POST on a little unpublished graphic novel titled FAR ARDEN. Actually, “unpublished” is a bit of a misnomer – the artist had shelled out money for an intensely limited 100-copy print run of the book, to hand out to press and possible industry folks to help garner interest in a possible bigger release. By the time I stumbled upon the GN’s existence, Kevin Cannon had already given so many away for free he was then charging for evey copy – no matter what – so he could break even on the printing costs. Honestly, the book looked SO bloody interested I paid $20 just to nab a review copy (and Kevin was kind enough to sign it and put a custom sketch inside, which is arguably worth $20 in and of itself).
I wrote THIS TWO-PART INTER-REVIEW (a review and interview in one! PART ONE. PART TWO.) to help FAR ARDEN get a little notice. Well, yee-haw, it’s been picked up by TOP SHELF. I feel so proud. As with any decently-done visual entertainment, words fail, so here’s a sneak peak:
In his search for the mythic arctic paradise Far Arden, Army Shanks fights off numerous obstacles such as the half polar bear man in this preview of Far Arden by Kevin Cannon. The book will be released by Top Shelf on May 29.
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SCRIBD has been around for a short little while, acting as an online eBook resource center, where people could upload books and allow others to download them. Usually this catered to public domain, out-of-date reference materials, how-to guides, and the like. But now Scribd went and opened up the BETA version of their online storefrotn, [...]
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Sylvan Migdal is not a name I’m familiar with, but I stumbled across his killer comic(s) this weekend, and simply must share:
Head on over to SPORK and you’ll find a dropdown menu to navigate to any of Sylvan’s many, many online projects, such as WHERE THE TYPOS OG, RHO, MNEMESIS, and the awesome, awesome ASCENT.
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More THE DESERT PEACH #1, this time Pages 8-13 (of 31). Click on the images for larger, readable viewing.
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Reported from PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY:
Revenue at Quebecor World tumbled 25.8% in the first quarter ended March 31, to $752.1 million, and the printer reported a net loss of $125.9 million compared to a loss of $190 million in the first quarter of 2008. The company attributed the loss to the recession which cut orders in almost all segments. Quebecor said it is continuing to look for ways to lower costs and has recently introduced a new plan to save $100 million that includes a reduction in wages and benefits for all employees.
Despite the weak quarter, Quebecor said its plans to exit…
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As originally posted at THE DESERT PEACH WEBCOMIC.
More to come soon!
The Desert Peach #1, Pages 3-5 (For Pages 1 and 2 go HERE and HERE, respectively)
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Okay, holy jesus christ on a marry chain cross – I had never heard of this comic/site/interactive experience/thing, but now I have, and….wow. That’s all I can say.
Scott Mcloud called it: “the quintessential experimental webcomic. Weird, dissonant, and relentlessly inventive.” That pretty much sums it up. I am officially blown away. And I [...]