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Modern Polaxis

“The marriage of technology to narrative is key to creating a truly immersive story world” Web comic maverick Sutu talks augmented reality comic Modern Polaxis

Web comic creator Sutu is one of digital comics great mavericks, seamlessly mixing multimedia content with cutting edge graphics and compelling stories in critically acclaimed series like Neomad and NAWLZ. His latest foray into the brave new world of digital comics is an augmented reality series called Modern Polaxis, which he is looking to get […]

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“I concocted a camp that would allow me to talk about subjects I wanted to tackle” Melanie Gillman talks homophobia and hiking in the Eisner nominated As The Crow Flies webcomic

This year’s shortlist for the Best Digital/Web Comic Eisner Award is one of the most diverse we’ve  seen and one of the most insightful is Melanie Gilman’s As The Crow Flies webcomic. The tale of a gay African American teen on a Christian hiking trip touches issues of homophobia, racism and gender, all within the […]

Failing Sky

“I’m not a fan of any art that has a threshold of accessibility.” Dax Tran-Caffee discusses the secrets of the Eisner Award nominated Failing Sky web comic

The latest in our series of interviews with the nominees for the 2014 Best Digital/Web Comic Eisner Award sees us catch up with the truly unique Dax Tran-Caffee. The brains behind the truly innovative Failing Sky web comic that takes the traditional rules of linear story-telling and throws them out of the window in order […]

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“I think webcomics still have that sense of frontier freedom” Brian Fies discusses The Last Mechanical Monster, his Eisner-nomination and the history of webcomics

As part of our build up to this year’s Eisner Award for Best Digital / WebComic we talk to Brian Fies, create of The Last Mechanical Monster. Fies is no stranger to the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic, having won the inaugural prize back in 2005 for his emotive series ‘Mom’s Cancer’. This year he is […]

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“It’s hard to depict the endless slog of climbing Everest without getting a little stir-crazy” Christopher Sebela on High Crimes, white-outs and Eisner Award nominations

With San Diego Comic Con just around the corner, that means the annual Eisner Awards – the comic industry’s leading prize – is also about to be upon us. As well as the usual back-slapping and hand shaking for the comic world’s leading titles from the big publishers, six fantastic comics will be vying for […]

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“It’s a rare humor book in today’s grim and gritty superhero world” Brain Winkeler and Robert Wilson IV talk Knuckleheads: Fist Contact and vomiting superheroes

Brian Winkeler and Robert WIlson IV’s slacker superhero series Knuckleheads, is affectionately known as our ‘11th favourite MonkeyBrain title’ after narrowly missing out on a spot on our rundown of the digital first publishers best titles. However with the first story arc now finished and the first 8 issues set to be collected into a […]

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“We’re hoping people get on board because of what we are hoping to achieve, as much as who is behind it at the start” Alan Moore’s daughter Leah talks Electricomics, Alan Moore digital comics & iPad apps

Electricomics is a pioneering new digital comics project that is being overseen by Leah Moore, daughter of legendary Watchmen creator Alan Moore. This UK government funded arts project is aiming to develop an open source toolkit for digital comics creators with the aim of bringing this exciting medium to the masses via a cutting edge iPad […]

Faction volume 1

“The internet has helped to bootstrap comics out of the ghetto of superheroes and into the broader world of other genres!” Faction volume 1 editor Damon Keen on creating a Kiwi comics anthology for ComiXology

With a cover that features Godzilla attacking downtown Auckland, Kiwi comics anthology Faction volume 1 is looking to take over the world of digital comics just like it’s cover star. Released via ComiXology Submit, Faction volume 1 takes work by some of New Zealands best up-and-coming comic superstars and combines them into an eclectic must-read […]

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“Archer can’t figure out his own life, but he knows what cats are thinking… that’s a great metaphor for how a lot of us are in life.” Archer Coe’s Jamie S. Rich and Dan Christensen on hypnotism, digital-firsts and talking cats.

When stage hypnotist Archer Coe is drawn into a marital dispute his very world begins to unravel around him, if only he had listened to the sage advice of his neighbourhood alley cats! James S. Rich and Dan Christensen’s noir-infused pulp thriller has been available as digital-first instalments since April, but now the collected edition […]

Sockford

“The luxury of being an indie creator is that nobody cares what you do, so you might as well do what you want!” Russell Ihrig talks Sockford, ComiXology Submit and ‘solo activities’

Sockford is the cautionary tale of of a teenage boy who enjoys a few too many ‘solo activities’ only for his ‘soiled’ tube sock to be brought to life when lightning strikes his washing machine. Despite the slightly risque premise, Sockford is delightfully sweet story coming-of-age story about a teenage boy and his sock buddy […]

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