2010 June 23 | A Distant Soil by Colleen Doran

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Barry Lyga and moi to preview new GN at ALA

by Colleen Doran on June 23rd, 2010

Posted In: Blog, Colleen's Work, Culture, Comics, Colleen's Work, Shows/Exhibits

Sunday, June 27:

11:00 am – 11:30 am – Authors On the Pavilion. Barry Lyga with Colleen Doran: A Sneak Preview to His First Graphic Novel.
Barry Lyga’s first two novels, The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, and Boy Toy both received excellent reviews and have established him as a rising force in the world of young adult literature. Now, his with his first graphic novel, published by Houghton Mifflin on the way, Barry and his creative partner on the project, Colleen Doran will be here to give a sneak peek at the book and to talk about the process of collaboration on a graphic novel.

American Library Association Meeting to feature major graphic novel programming. Clink linky for complete info.

Complete idiot Colleen schedules prepaid hotel reservations for wrong dates. Will be in DC way before she needs to be. Will probably hole up in hotel room and get even more work done than at home. No distractions.

I love room service and Pay Per View.

└ Tags: Colleen's Work, Comics, conventions

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DC Goes Digital

by Colleen Doran on June 23rd, 2010

Posted In: Blog, Culture, Comics, Culture, Comics, DC Comics, Culture, Comics, Marvel Comics

I received an IPad as an early birthday present. Thank you, J.

We don’t have WiFi here. They have WiFi in town.

What we do not have, within a three hour radius, is a comic shop. There was one in the city, but they went under. So, I haven’t bought floppies in years.

Now I can buy both DC and Marvel comics to download directly to my IPad. When I go into town, that is. Which is better than running 3 hours into the city to get the comics.

I will now buy more monthly comics. $1.99 seems pricey to me for digital, but I assume that is to keep retailers happy. If the price point of the digital is too low, perhaps retailers will complain it cuts into their business. Even so, I think many readers and potential readers would gladly toss the floppies and settle for reading online: many comics aren’t keepers, and I’d just as soon get rid of longboxes. Comics I want to keep are keepable in GN form.

Others may differ.

I have never liked reading comics on my computer, but I do like reading on my IPad. I’ve been told that has something to do with the resolution. Dunno.

Part of the price point of the monthly digital fee goes to incentive programs for retailers. Better still, creators will get a cut of the fee. MANY of my clients do not pay any fees for online use.

DC is my friend.

The complete DC press release is below the fold.

USA Today covers J Michael Straczynski’s new Superman series.

“Because Superman is a symbol of hope, I wanted folks to have a chance to bring Superman into their town, into their neighborhood, in the pages of the book,” Straczynski says.

“You have to remember that when Superman was initially created, his fights weren’t against vast interstellar forces. They were against criminals preying on the average guy,” Straczynski says. “Superman was created to be the ally of the average American, the guy who didn’t have lots of money or friends in high places.”

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