Comments on: Webcomics – how about you format for screen? http://cimota.com/blog/2008/03/15/webcomics-how-about-you-format-for-screen/ Matt Johnston's Blog About Tech, Innovation, Startups, Opportunity ... and Sailing Thu, 17 May 2012 05:14:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: pj http://cimota.com/blog/2008/03/15/webcomics-how-about-you-format-for-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-17560 pj Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:46:42 +0000 http://cimota.com/blog/2008/03/15/webcomics-how-about-you-format-for-screen/#comment-17560 Oh he would (and has done: http://www.artbomb.net/comics/superidol.jsp) but I think he feels (and I'm guessing - no insider knowledge) that you format for one thing or the other and, since the webcomic is only an interem step to the published material he's formatting for print. - pj Oh he would (and has done: http://www.artbomb.net/comics/superidol.jsp) but I think he feels (and I’m guessing – no insider knowledge) that you format for one thing or the other and, since the webcomic is only an interem step to the published material he’s formatting for print.

- pj

]]> By: mj http://cimota.com/blog/2008/03/15/webcomics-how-about-you-format-for-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-17548 mj Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:42:01 +0000 http://cimota.com/blog/2008/03/15/webcomics-how-about-you-format-for-screen/#comment-17548 So he'd never think of formatting for a "widescreen" comic size? So he’d never think of formatting for a “widescreen” comic size?

]]> By: pj http://cimota.com/blog/2008/03/15/webcomics-how-about-you-format-for-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-17546 pj Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:09:31 +0000 http://cimota.com/blog/2008/03/15/webcomics-how-about-you-format-for-screen/#comment-17546 Those guys aims are (I'm guessing) to produce a weekly webcomic to raise revenue so that they can finish an entire graphic novel. Comics have become a loss-leader for producing graphic novels, barely breaking even (in many cases), I suspect Warren is going a webcomic route as an alternative to that. In other words: the format is designed for print because it will be printed :) - pj Those guys aims are (I’m guessing) to produce a weekly webcomic to raise revenue so that they can finish an entire graphic novel. Comics have become a loss-leader for producing graphic novels, barely breaking even (in many cases), I suspect Warren is going a webcomic route as an alternative to that. In other words: the format is designed for print because it will be printed :)

- pj

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