Panel Syndicate is an online publisher of DRM-free pay what you want digital comics in multiple languages, founded by Marcos Martín[1][2] to publish his and Brian K. Vaughan's creator-owned comic The Private Eye in March 2013. To date Panel Syndicate has published comics in English, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, and French, with additional languages in development.[3] The Private Eye has received critical acclaim and media attention for its role as one of the first DRM-free, pay what you want comics by creators of Martín and Vaughan's caliber.[4][5] Initially an outlet for publishing Vaughan and Martín's collaborations, Panel Syndicate is open to publishing other creators' works by using the same DRM-free, pay what you want model.[2][6]
In November 2014, Universe!, a science fiction book made of stand-alone stories created and written by Albert Monteys, was published on the website.[7]
In December 2015, Vaughan and Martín started releasing their second series Barrier, a five-issue series that finished in July 2017, on their website.[8][9] It is a drama about violence and illegal immigration.
In April 2016, Vaughan and Martín released an authorized Walking Dead stand-alone story that reveals what happened to Jeff Grimes, Rick's brother, called The Walking Dead: The Alien; this story was allowed in exchange for letting Image Comics publish The Private Eye in hardcover.[10]
In April 2017, Blackhand Ironhead, a comedy that focuses on families with superheroes while not focusing on the superheroes was published on the website; it was created and written by David López.[11]
In November 2017, Umami, an adventure about Uma and Ami that are cooks for their king, by Ken Niimura was released.[12]
In May 2018, the complete mini-series Barrier was made available in print by Image Comics, starting with the first issue being part of that year's Free Comic Book Day.[13]
In May 2018, Glacier City, a police story about a remote Alaskan town, created by Jay Faerber and Michael Montenat was released.[14]
In 2019, Ken Niimura's Umami, a work published by Panel Syndicate, won the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic.[15]
References
edit- ^ Webster, Andrew. "Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin on digital comics and the medium's 'second Golden Age'". The Verge. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ a b Dietsch, TJ. "Brian K Vaughan on "Saga's" Success, Controversy & the Future of Digital Comics". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Panel Syndicate Retrieved 14 July 2013
- ^ Sava, Oliver. "Brian K. Vaughan's The Private Eye is a bold move forward for digital comics". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Mark. "The Private Eye: The First Digital Blockbuster And How That Changes Everything". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Panel Syndicate FAQ Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ REVIEW: Universe! #1 by Albert Monteys and Panel Syndicate. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Tweet by Panel Syndicate. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ Barrier - Download Comics Panel Syndicate. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Brian K. Vaughan announce Walking Dead story for Panel Syndicate at Image Expo Retrieved 20 April 2016
- ^ Blackhand Ironhead - Download Comic Panel Syndicate. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Umami - Download Comic". panelsyndicate.com.
- ^ Image Comics to publish Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin’s miniseries BARRIER Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Glacier City - Download Comic". panelsyndicate.com.
- ^ Whitbrook, James. "Here are your 2019 Eisner Awards Winners". io9. Gizmodo. Retrieved 10 April 2020.