Press Release
Eisner and Harvey award-winning cartoonist Scott Kurtz (PvPonline.com) is mining his many years spent both in front of and behind a D&D® Dungeon Master’s screen to bring us his brand new comic series, Table Titans.
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COMIC DORKS #001: The Constant Reboot!
Welcome to our first episode! Scott Scott Marc and Stephen tackle Avengers vs X-Men and what is about to happen to Professor X. Liefeld and his blowup on twitter. DC and what they’ll do now that all the new 52 dust has settled, some Kickstarter comics talk. The Sixth Gun, The Grogan, Walking Dead 100, Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing, Transformers Autocracy, The Last Man, Harvest, Fatale, Atomic Robo, and TMNT on the reading list. A look at MODOK, and MORE!
Head over to the Frogpants Network Comic Dorks site to comment on the show, and to access the RSS and iTunes feeds!
PODCAST: Comic Dorks joins the Frogpants Podcast Network
So I’ve been hinting since March of this year that there was a project Scott Johnson and I were working on that we were waiting for the stars to align, and they finally have in a new monthly podcast from the Frogpants Podcast Network – Comic Dorks. Those who attended Nerdtacular 2012 got a few more hints, as Scott Johnson, Marc Spagnuolo, and myself made broad references to “the show”. Now that PvP creator Scott Kurtz’s schedule has opened, the show is ready to go!
While this is a podcast that runs through the FPN, you will see it appear on the Major Spoilers site when each new episode is announced.
Take the jump for the complete press release!
Quote of the Week: Scott Kurtz
A lot was being said last week regarding creator rights, Ghost Rider, Marvel, and the Gary Friedrich case. Amidst all the brouhaha and Internet screaming, one voice rose above the others with a bit of sensible advice – PvP creator, Scott Kurtz:
Scott Kurtz and PvP leave Image Comics
Scott Kurtz has announced that he is leaving Image Comics and Diamond Comic Distributors to return to self publishing with the next collected volume of PvP.
“Over the last three years our business has shifted,” says Kurtz. “Sales through brick-and-mortar stores are declining and online sales are increasing. Readers who discovered PvP in comic shops have shifted from monthly readers to online readers, and their buying habits have changed. The monthly floppy is selling less and the trade paperbacks are selling more.”
Kurtz was with Image Comics for eight years, but future releases will come from his own Toonhound Studios banner.
“Image has been an amazing publisher. Jim Valentino believed in Webcomics before anyone else in the industry. Erik Larsen and Eric Stephenson were instrumental in helping PvP shine. I still believe that Image is the best game in town for independent creators. I’m proud to continue offering my existing trades through them,” says Kurtz.
All previous collected volumes of PvP are still available from Image Comics, but say good-bye to single issue collections that have sold through the company for years.
via Scott Kurtz
Creative teams behind Avengers vs. Atlas announced
Marvel has announced the creative teams behind the upcoming Avengers VS. Atlas series, that features the original Avengers taking on the forces of Atlas.
28 Days of Geek Giving: Skull the Troll: Around the World 2010 Calendar
Here’s a great gift that goes to a good cause. Scott Kurtz has announced a 2010 wall calendar that features the plush version of his Skull the Troll at various locations around the world.
Over the last three years Gary Arndt has been traveling with Skull the Troll to over 60 countries around the world. It has been an adventure of a lifetime, and Skull has been with Gary every step of the way.
While this is a really nice calendar for fans of the web comic series, the $19.95 purchase actually goes to a good cause. 100% of the proceeds on the sale of the calendar go to support the American Assistance for Cambodia program, that will build a school, provide drinking water, and medical treatment for children in Cambodia. It’s a great way of helping those who don’t have a lot.
New Variants Episode arrives, PvP’s Scott Kurtz guest stars
The latest episode of The Variants went live a short while ago, and the episode features Scott Kurtz and Dave Crosland signing at the store.
In case you missed it, you can check out the Major Spoilers Interview with the creators here.
SDCC ’09: The Julian Challenge – Thursday Diary
Editor’s Note:Â The following is from the diary of Major Spoilers’ Number One Fan, Julian, as he adventures forth in an attempt to win the Major Spoilers’ Julian Challenge.
As I write this, it is currently Thursday 9 PM, I just got back from a full day of walking and signatures at the 40th Anniversary from the San Diego Comic-Con, and I am absolutely BEAT.
Seriously, every year I go to this big time comic book and entertainment bash, and every year I’m shocked at how dead tired I am. But I will soldier on, for you, the Major Spoilers Readers that want this Poster Project to happen!
SDCC’09: Major Spoilers Podcast spawns Comic-Con panel
For the last two months I’ve been trying to nail Boom! Studios’ Chip Mosher down to get Shannon Wheeler back on the Major Spoilers Podcast to record the next installment of Comic Book Marketing 101. Chip was a little cryptic in his replies, and asked a time or two if I was going to be at the San Diego Comic Con this year, and now I know why. Check out this panel scheduled for Thursday, July 23rd:
12:30-1:30 Indie Comics Marketing 101- Too Much Coffee Man’s Shannon Wheeler has gone from minicomics to self-publishing to Dark Horse and now to The New Yorker. Heidi MacDonald runs the taste-making comic industry must-read blog The Beat for Publisher’s Weekly. Marketing director Chip Mosher is part of the team that has helped rocket BOOM! into the Top 10. All of them know a thing or two about marketing indie comics, and they join forces on this wide-ranging panel where they reveal their secrets! Moderated by former manager of development and content at MySpace and architect of MySpace Comic Books, Sam Humphries. Room 4
Yup, Mosher confirmed that this panel developed thanks to the podcast. If you want to get a hint of what everyone will discuss at the panel, be sure to listen to the episode. if you are an indie comic creator, and want to figure out ways you can promote yourself more, then you REALLY need to go to this panel.
And yes, we are still working on other creators and guests for the next installment of that particular topic – now if only Scott Kurtz will return my e-mails.
Zeus Comics Announces Free Comic Book Day Guests
I like comic book stores that really get into Free Comic Book Day (Saturday, May 2, 2009). Sure, having a gigantic selection of free comics is a good idea, but those stores that bring in special guests are cranking the event up to the next level. Take Zeus Comics for example; the store not only has ordered 4000 comics but is bringing in some cool guests.
- Scott Kurtz: creator of PVP, Ding!, co-creator and writer of Truth, Justin and The American Way.
- Matt Sturges: writer of House of Mystery, Blue Beetle, and Jack of Fables for DC/Vertigo Comics.
- Kristian Donaldson: co-creator and artist of Supermarket, artist on DMZ, Chuck, and upcoming 99Days.
- James O’Barr: creator of The Crow which was adapted into the hit blockbuster movie.
Zeus Comics will be open from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM and is located at:
4411 Lemmon Ave
Dallas TX, 75219
214-219-TOYS
If I were in Dallas, I’d go…
Scott Kurtz to Host Harvey Awards
BALTIMORE, MD (Feb. 17, 2009) — The Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con are proud to present the official Nomination Ballot for this year’s Harvey Awards. Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry’s most innovative talents, the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art.
Ballots can be downloaded from HarveyAwards.org and completed forms can be e-mailed to harveyballots@hotmail.com. Ballots are due for submission by Friday, March 27th.
In addition, Scott Kurtz has been announced as the Master of Ceremonies for the Harvey Awards dinner and ceremony.
“Scott has been a part of the Harvey Awards since they have been in Baltimore. As both a nominee and presenter, Scott brought his unique sense of humor and fun to the ceremony. We are all looking forward to him bringing the same energy to the stage as the host of the show,” said Marc Nathan, promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con.