First off, from the inbox comes some news from our friend David Gallaher.

Over the weekend, The Process Diary with David Gallaher, co-creator of HIGH MOON. We  spoke a bit about how he got into comics, how he got the story pitched and published, and why Zudacomics.com is such a great interactive medium for artists and readers alike. There is some really interesting stuff, and I am happy to announce that this won’t be the last we hear of the High Moon crew - in a couple of weeks, I talk to Steve Ellis, the man behind the hand behind the images.

http://theprocessdiary.blogspot.com/2008/03/high-moon-david-gallaher-interview.html

Next, Joseph sends us some Keenspot news.

Feel free to tell me if you get sick of these:

KEENSPOT DEBUTS “STRANGE SOMEONE”
New Webcomic From SORCERY 101 Creator Kel McDonald And Graphic Novelist Mia Paluzzi

Cresbard, SD, March 6, 2008 - Keenspot is proud to announce the debut today of STRANGE SOMEONE, a new webcomic created and written by SORCERY 101 creator Kel McDonald and illustrated by Mia Paluzzi.

STRANGE SOMEONE is about a woman named Liz who just wants to finish writing her book. Instead, she becomes caught up in the weirdness surrounding the guy she has hired to help her. “I’m really excited about this project,” said McDonald. “I’ve had this story idea for awhile now, but I just haven’t had time to draw it because of SORCERY 101 and now I get to see it come to life through Mia’s fantastic art!”

Paluzzi, best known for the 2007 graphic novel “Paintings of You” from Iris Print, is also enthusiastic about the comic and its debut on Keenspot. “I’m so excited to be here, I’m going to vomit rainbows,” said Paluzzi.

STRANGE SOMEONE is scheduled to update Tuesdays and Thursdays and can be found at strangesomeone.com.

ABOUT KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT
Keenspot Entertainment’s stable of web properties includes a network of more than fifty Keenspot-exclusive webcomic sites, in addition to #1 user-generated comics site ComicGenesis.com, which features over 10,000 independent webcomics. Keenspot also publishes books and other merchandise and produces animated shorts under the “Keentoons” label which are distributed internationally by ThunderSquid to mobile phone carriers worldwide including Verizon V-CAST (U.S.) and O2 (U.K.).

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Thanks guys. Keep them coming. As for you readers, if you have ANY news, please send it our way!

Bryan Lee O’Malley’s livejournal is a fantastic thing to check up on. The guy behind Scott Pilgrim has all sorts of insights to publishing, and it’s fun to read his page commentaries and on the progress of the film adpatation. By Edgar Wright no less! If you’re not following it, you’re a damn fool.

Long story short, if Bryan says something, you gotta at least give it a look, that’s why I’m posting this. Not exactly “webcomic” related, but this is for anyone interested in publishing.

I am opposed to the publisher Tokyopop.

They have this new Manga Pilot program. It’s a thing where you come up with a great idea, you toil over it and create a 24-36 page comic, they put it online with a bunch of other submissions, and “the people” decide who wins. Or, y’know, whatever.

The contract for this fun deal is horrible, draconian, ridiculous. It’s like Satan wrote it. I can’t believe Tokyopop is getting away with this in broad daylight.

Click the angry kitty to continue the read. It’s a lot of good information.