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Thank you everyone for reading and visiting this blog. We’re asking you to show your support and joining our growing Facebook fan page. Join other comic book fans, writers and artists and feel free to discuss the latest news, promote your upcoming events or projects or whatever is on your mind.

Just like our Twitter account, we’re hoping to make the page a starting point for others on Facebook by connecting with other relevant pages, and that’s just for a start.

Become a fan today!

Like Graphic Policy on Facebook

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Thank you everyone for reading and visiting this blog.  We’re asking you to show your support and joining our growing Facebook fan page.  Join other comic book fans, writers and artists and feel free to discuss the latest news, promote your upcoming events or projects or whatever is on your mind.

Just like our Twitter account, we’re hoping to make the page a starting point for others on Facebook by connecting with other relevant pages, and that’s just for a start.

Become a fan today!

DC New Media Fail

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When it comes to using websites and new media it seems the comic industry is woefully behind.  We’ve been critical and highlighted the numerous failures of some of the companies in their attempts to use these tools to promote their properties and comics.  Last night we had a face to palm moment as a staffer for DC comics attempted to go back and forth on Twitter with another blogger.

When attempting to respond to this tweet from @dcwomenkicknass:

The @DC_Nation tweeter posted this:

But here’s the problem, she asked about a list of bloggers that deal with DC comics, similar to the blog roll we have on our right or the list of publishers.

And that tweet linked to this:

DC BlogThat’s clearly not what she asked for.  It’s a landing page that links to the four blogs DC comics maintains.  That’s fine and dandy, except that page is actually a blog page in itself.  You can tell that by the navigation on the left.  And the header of the post.

It just shows the lack of understanding of websites in using the wrong type page for what you’re trying to accomplish.  Sure it works but so does a shoe to drive in a nail.  I’d rather use a hammer.  How about just a “content page” that makes the point of the page a little clearer?

With a content page you’d also have the ability to style it a little better, kick out the unnecessary left navigation (which adds to the embarrassment by highlighting the one post) and make the point of this page clear.

Here’s a better idea, how about using this blog to highlight important posts from the other four blogs?  Crazy concept, I know.

The whole concept of a blog roll was overlooked (we’ll be adding one soon along with a whole lot of other upgrades) and the question and comment wasn’t answered.  That’s just bad use of new media and yet another example of how DC comics misses the mark when it comes to this vital area of communication.

The Graphic Policy NewsTweeper

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What is The Graphic Policy NewsTweeper?  Imagine Twitter posts in newspaper format (Newpaper + Tweets = clever us).  Using paper.li we’re aggregating Twitter posts to see what’s on the mind of folks we follow through Twitter.  We’ve launched two daily editions and there’s a couple of ways to follow them.

Each day, each edition will be posted to our Twitter account.  You can follow us there, and maybe you’ll wind up in the next edition.

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NBM – Mr. Easter Contest!

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Starting today and running through September 30th we’re going to be running our first promotional campaign on Twitter, to celebrate cartoonist Brooke A. Allen‘s A HOME FOR MR. EASTER.

To participate, please tweet about this book @NBMPUB, and be sure to use the Hash Tag #READMREASTER

And if for some reason you haven’t read A HOME FOR MR. EASTER yet, now is your chance to get it at 20% off at the NBM site through August 31st (or call us at 800-886-1223, M-F 9-6 ET, mention code EAS for the discount)

The contest is simple, the top three people promoting the book will each win a copy of a NBM published book of their choice and the person who promotes the book in the most interesting way (including reviews, blog entries, etc.) will win an original sketch from Brooke.

Come on over and join in! Brooke’s book is a gem, a real find that will totally seduce you.

Dark Horse And Red Bull Launch #notatcomiccon Campaign!

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DARK HORSE AND RED BULL’S CHINASHOP MAGAZINE LAUNCH #NOTATCOMICCON CAMPAIGN!

OVER 50 COMIC SHOPS ACROSS THE US TO HOST EVENTS FOR FANS UNABLE TO ATTEND COMIC CON INTERNATIONAL

JULY 14TH, MILWAUKIE, OR – On July 24th fifty-five comic book shops across the country will host unique parties in conjunction with ChinaShop Magazine and Dark Horse Comics to celebrate the highly dedicated culture of sequential art during the weekend of San Diego Comic-Con.

Branded #NotAtComicCon, based on the Twitter hash-tag those unable to attend San Diego Comic-Con have been using, fifty-five participating stores will create a fun and creative atmosphere where free drinks and over $200 worth of Dark Horse prizes will be available. In addition, Dark Horse Comics will make an exclusive announcement to fans at participating stores before releasing the special information to crowds in San Diego.

Fans looking to participate in the unprecedented, nation-wide event can find a comic book shop in their area on the following site:

http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/34/notatcomiccon

Plus, during the week of July 19th, ChinaShopMag.com will feature interviews with well-established comic creators who aren’t attending San Diego Comic-Con to get their insight into the larger community rarely talked about in mainstream news outlets.

Fans are also encouraged to use the hash-tag “#notatcomiccon” when talking about the event to show the world the fun comic fans have even outside the largest pop-culture convention. For more updates, follow @notatcomiccon and @chinashopmag on Twitter.

About ChinaShop Magazine:

ChinaShop is a cultural webzine with a focus on Music, Art, Fashion and Film. Covering everything from Hip-Hop to Punk Rock, Dior to the dime store, our global contributors capture a snapshot of the most compelling content available. Follow us at www.chinashopmag.com or @chinashopmag.

About Dark Horse Comics:

Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as The Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, their highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun, Serenity and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the U.S. and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publisher of licensed comics material.

Top Cow Urges You to Race to #Artifacts

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13 Artifacts. 13 Days to San Diego Comic Con 2010. 13 Winners.

TOP COW URGES YOU TO RACE TO #ARTIFACTS

LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 8, 2010 – Top Cow Productions, Inc. is proud to announce today The 13th Hour: Race to #Artifacts Twitter contest.  The contest is for all the fans who have jumped into the Top Cow Universe at one point or another.

Beginning today, July 8th, and running until July 21st, there will be one winner announced each day in the 13 days leading up to Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.  There will be 13 winners total.  Winners will receive the Artifacts #1 San Diego Comic-Con variant cover and Artifacts poster signed by Ron Marz (writer; Artifacts, Witchblade, Magdalena, Velocity) and Michael Broussard (artist; Artifacts, The Darkness), as well as an Artifacts lead-in pack spanning several titles.

How to Enter:

1.     Sign up for a Twitter account and follow Top Cow Productions, Inc. on Twitter.com.  Winners must be following @TopCow to be eligible.
2.     Write a unique statement related to the Top Cow Universe, the 13 Artifacts, and/or the Artifacts series.
3.     Use the tag “#Artifacts” and direct the message to “@TopCow”.  Each entry must include “#Artifacts” and “@TopCow” to be eligible.

One winner will be chosen at the end of each day for the duration of the contest on the Top Cow Twitter account and on the Top Cow website (www.topcow.com).  Winners should email fanmail (at) topcow (dot) com with their full name, Twitter link and mailing address to receive their prize.

No purchase is necessary to enter or win.  Top Cow will accept multiple entries per person as long as each entry is unique.

Artifacts promises to be Top Cow’s most ambitious art series to date and will weave together storylines from a number of Top Cow titles, including Witchblade, The Darkness, Angelus and Broken Trinity: Pandora’s Box.  It has been known that thirteen mystical Artifacts guide the fate of the Top Cow Universe.  For centuries, it’s been whispered that bringing together all 13 artifacts would bring upon mankind’s destruction.  The series will begin with a mysterious figure who seeks to put Armageddon into motion.

The 13-issue mega series will make its debut in stores on July 28; however, a variant cover of Artifacts #1 will be available in advance during Comic-Con International at the Top Cow booth #2629.

Thank You

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Thank you for making June, Graphic Policy’s highest trafficked month yet.  We’ve seen a hell of a lot of growth this year and the screen shot below shows off the great trajectory you’ve made possible.

A special thanks goes out to the folks at Top Cow who’ve been awesome to work with.  Also thank you Marvel, Radical and Archaia all for the press releases and previews that have filled this blog as of late.

Please, also check us out on Twitter and Facebook where you get minireviews and a lot more to come.

But really this post is for us to say THANK YOU!

Transmetropolitan News on the Horizon?

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I think we can say we’ve finally broken something and can claim to be the first to report on something.  About 10:30pm tonight we received a notification that an “@transmet” was now following @graphicpolicy.  We looked and the following list was quickly rising, much quicker than someone could click.  We dug in further and the followers lean heavily involved in the comic book industry either as professionals or fans.

Can we expect an announcement concerning Transmetropolitan soon?  The series was written by Warren Ellis with art by Darick Robertson and was published by DC originally under the Helix line but eventually under Vertigo.

It chronicles the battles of gonzo journalist Spider Jerusalem in a future cyber-punk world.  The character is an homage to gonzo journalism founder Hunter S. Thompson.

We reached out to a representative from DC comics for comment.  We followed up with the account and just received a direct message to “Stay tuned! ;)”

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