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So - Saturday, 2 May 2009, is Free Comic Book Day ... Does this happen in the UK? I don't know. It seems to be a big thing in the US, though, so at Broken Voice Comics we felt we ought to participate somehow. Unfortunately, we don't have any of our titles in print, and so - as Ryan so neatly puts it...

Yes, it's up and running! The first few pages of the great new SciFi title, Thy Will Be Done , have been posted this morning at Broken Voice Comics and are just waiting for you to go and enjoy them! Thy Will Be Done is written by Alexandre Lobao and boasts gorgeous artwork by E.C. Nickel (the talent...

It's not work made for hire. It's absolutely not work made for hire. The term work-for-hire is a legal term which specifically means that the copyrights of work you produce is owned by the company outright, and you have no claim to those rights. This is technically true, of course, and I didn't mea...

I was idly considering submitting to Zuda, but...no, not on these terms. At least, not with any story I cared about. I'd submit a throw-away concept that I wasn't enamored with ... Personally, I wouldn't even do that. Suppose you came up with an instantly disposable idea, like ... oh, I don't know ...

As far as I can see, this is essentially the same type of deal DC and Marvel have been offering creators for years. You get paid. They take all rights and control. It's work-for-hire in all but name. Many creators will be happy with that, I'm sure. Anyone hoping that Zuda would be offering something...

I saw the first episode last Monday. It focused almost entirely on the Beano and the Dandy which was a bit of a shame. Even a cursory nod to their fore-runners ( Comic Cuts etc) would have been nice. But it was well done. The insights into the creation of characters like Minnie the Minx (and others)...

Yes, Broken Voice Comics has just posted the first page of Chapter 7 of its online graphic novel Shades . And yes, it is a full page splash of one of the main characters. Naked. Sadly for all heterosexual males, it's neither the perky young Becky Allen nor the rather more feisty Boo . But, if you ha...

http://www.brokenvoice.co.uk/News%20files/Leni%2002.jpg If, like us, you've been waiting to sink your fangs into BVC 's vampire-themed comic Hunted ever since it was originally scheduled for launch back in February, then rejoice - the wait is finally over! Yes, the first pages from this original ta...

http://www.brokenvoice.co.uk/News%20files/Brel%2001.jpg I'm guessing you've been missing your weekly fix of leather-clad, sexy assassin action since Issue 1 of BVC 's fantasy title The Spires came to an end, right? Well, you need pine no more! Today, we finally launch Issue 2 at the Broken Voice Co...

Want your own version of BVC's online graphic novel Shades to read while on the move? Well, thanks to those nice people at ROK Comics , now you can! To make it more "mobile-friendly" we've pared the text down to a minimum to leave just the core story elements and all the action. Visit the ROK Comics...

<a href="http://www.brokenvoice.co.uk/shades surround.html" target="_parent"><img src="http://www.brokenvoice.co.uk/News files/Boo 02.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" alt="Go to Shades!" align="left"></a>It's milestone time! <a href="http://www.brokenvoice.co.uk/shades surround.html" target="_...

Yes, sadly, today's instalment at Broken Voice Comics is the last page of Issue 1 of Lee Munday's frighteningly funny slice-of-life comic The Lumbering Dead . http://www.brokenvoice.co.uk/News%20files/Zombie%2001.jpg The good news is that, in the best zombie tradition, the demise of Issue 1 is only ...

Something for everyone! This is a panel from The Spires . Although the comic is written by me, I can't take any credit for the artwork. These nudes are drawn by Fabrizio Pacitti with colours by Bill Key. http://www.brokenvoice.co.uk/Comics%20files/Spires/spires-CG-forum-image.jpg You can click on th...

Hey, thanks! I've been lucky enough to work with a number of different artists (all cool!) which is why we have a range of different styles at the site. Our new vampire comic will start properly next month but it's looking good so far and (although I'm obviously biased!), yes, I think you'll find th...

<a href="http://www.brokenvoice.co.uk/comics list surround.html" target="_parent"><img src="http://www.brokenvoice.co.uk/News files/avatar.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" alt="Browse the comics" align="left"></a>Has it really been a whole twelve months since the ceremonial ribbon was cut and ...

ivstudios wrote:I thought it was gonna be about Daredevil. I heard they plan to kill him of soon too.

Not the old "open manhole cover" routine again? That catches those blind lawyers out every time!

Brubaker: I've got the next two years of Cap plotted, if that says anything.

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I'll go for a story-driven comic every time. I'm not saying all story-driven webcomics are great (there's some dreadful stuff out there!) or that all gag-strips are bad (there are a one or two which are really innovative) but as an admittedly broad generalisation, it seems to me that many of the sto...

Thanks, Josh! We're still at the "building a fanbase" stage with Shades and so it needs all the love it can get right now! Delighted you're enjoying it (and there's a new page up today, by the way!)

I've just always wanted to tell stories. Not necessarily in comic form (although I did make a few at school to be passed furtively around the classroom!) I wanted to write big, epic stories with serious themes and complex characters but which were also fun to read. It was only when I discovered Watc...