Transmedia – Page 4 – The Designer Monologues

April 5, 2012

Digital Comics

I was planning on writing up an entry on digital comics — the theories, the tech, where things are headed, that kind of thing.

Turns out, though, that I really didn’t need to, as my friend John Rogers has written a brilliant blog entry over at his site, where he talks about his role in Mark Waid’s new digital comics initiative, and in the process covers pretty much everything I was planning to — including the same embeds I was going to include.

So, y’know… great minds, and all of that.

Head on over to John’s post, and absorb the serious Kung Fu Wisdom that he’s breaking down for you.

That? Right there? Adamant will be dipping our toes into that particular pool over the next 12 months or so. Initially as part of our FAR WEST project, but most likely expanding outward from there.

July 12, 2011July 22, 2014

Fastest Gun In the FAR WEST

Wow, do I feel sheepish.

The Kickstarter for FAR WEST went live yesterday, and I completely forgot to mention it here… and reached it’s minimum funding goal in only fifteen hours!

As with usual for Kickstarters, of course, it stays open and accepts further bids above that total — so the push now is to try to see how much we can raise. The more we raise, the more we can do…. I would love if we come anywhere near the 25K-ish figure that Daniel Solis and Co. managed with Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple. I try to be a curmudgeonly cynic — but a small part of my brain is now whispering to me that it might be possible.

Check out the promotional video (and feel free to spread it around — I’m really quite proud of it):

You can visit the Kickstarter by clicking on the link below the video, or by following this link.

In the meantime, I’ll be over here — hitting “refresh” on my browser and trying desperately to wrap my brain around just how drastically business models have now changed for creatives. I was intellectually aware of it before, but I’ve gotta tell ya: Actually doing it, and seeing the result? Mind-blowing.

October 13, 2010October 13, 2010

Digital Comics

This past weekend I went back home to NYC. Aside from a much-needed refill of city life, the trip was an opportunity to see family and friends, and to attend the NY Comic Con. I was attending the show as a publishing professional — using the opportunity to scout artists for Adamant’s various transmedia efforts — and had a great time. The best part of the trip, from a business standpoint, was ICV2’s Conference on Comics and Digital, held the day before the show opened, which featured a white paper presentation on the state of the comics industry presented by Milton Griepp, followed by three breakout panel discussions with industry figures representing retail, creative and publishing.
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