Sorry this is running late, J.

from J. Gray ...

I want to thank everyone in the Clatch for being supportive over the last few months. My initial webcomic project, Arcana, is still in the works. However, you've all given me the courage to work on a second webcomic (one I both draw and write, as opposed to just write like Arcana). Thank you.

The June meeting of the NCWCCC will be in Carborro, NC Sunday June 29th at Padgett's Station. We will meet at the usual time, 2-4 pm.  Unless there are any objections and if I can make it, I'll talk about my comic as June is COTC's 9th anniversary. 

If you go to any of the Harry and the Potter's summer shows (like the one tonight at Bowery Ballroom or tomorrow at Southpaw) be sure to pick up a copy of the official tour zine:



It features a 10-page comic that breaks the cardinal rule of never writing yourself into fan fiction!



It's all part of the Potter's big Unlimited Enthusiasm Expo!

Gate Crash: No LI'L CONNY today, sorry.

Lest I forget to mention it - and, oh, I actually almost did - tonight is the second-ever Seattle Drink N' Draw. I'm going to figure out where to put those apostrophes one day. "Drink 'n Draw?" "Drink 'N' Draw?" Questions abound.

Concept spec sheet of an upcoming new character...

Newsarama interviewed some of the creators, including Park and Barbara Lien-Cooper, who entered Tokyopop's comics contest.  Heidi MacDonald comments on the ongoing Platinum and Tokyopop stories and  Lea Hernandez weighs in again on the Tokyopop contracts.

While I'll admit I do get annoyed at the more judgmental commentators on these stories, I do think that work-for-hire contracts giving the publisher the copyright to original material is horribly horribly wrong for comics.  It's great for companies interested in amassing IP for sales to Hollywood.  But that IP-centric model -- especially when such companies don't really get around to publishing comics -- somedays it seems a lot like the company that buys up a lot of patents without any intent to actually manufacture anything.

DJ Coffman blogs again about his ongoing issues with Platinum over the Hero By Night comic.  Coffman states that he's now paid in full and that Platinum has terminated his consultant contract with them.  Final results?  Coffman paid what he's owed; Platinum boxing up Hero By Night like the Ark of the Covenant.  Platinum owns the copyright on it so it can do what it wants, including never doing anything with it again.

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