The Cannons get a direct hit
There’s
something that’s been missing in digital comics. We’ve gotten day-in-date
online publishing, guided views, and a huge catalog to download to our mobile
devices for anytime reading. But few creators are taking leaps and bounds to
make the digital experience more worthwhile and fight back those dreaded words every
issue-based comic writer cringes at – “I’m waiting for the trade.”
Kevin and
Zander Cannon (no relation) have created a monthly anthology series that gives
instalments of their latest graphic novels. Not to mention a load of bonus
material that makes this a steal at the price of $1.99.
Zander’s
story, Heck, is about a washed up
high school football player who discovers a gateway to Hell in the basement of
his father’s home. Kevin’s story, a continuation of his smash hit Far Arden, is Crater XV. This story features the continued adventures of arctic
adventurer Army Shanks in frosty aquatic adventures. Both stories have very distinct
cartooning styles and are entertaining to the last page.
This is the
kind of thing that can really take digital comics to a different level. These
two creators could have waited to release the trades and collected editions of
their stories, but instead opted to try an experiment with serialized
storytelling in a digital format.
It worked.
Double Barrel gives you 122 pages of
content for just under two dollars. You can’t find a comic book deal like that
anywhere else for brand new material. Here’s hoping that more companies try
ambitious new methods like the Cannons and Top Shelf.
No comments:
Post a Comment