Modern Tales is debuting nine new strips today, new Editor Shaenon K. Garrity announced. Most of them were selected by her predecessor, Eric Burns, as editor of the site. Creators include Benjamin birdie, Chris Shadoian, and more. Complete list in the link.
Modern Tales (www.moderntales.com), one of the Internetâs premier webcomics sites, is proud to announce the addition of nine new comics to its Modern Tales Strip Lounge section. The Strip Lounge, launched earlier this year, offers free, non-exclusive webcomics available to all visitors, and is designed to complement the Modern Tales V.I.P. Room, which features subscription-based comics available only to Modern Tales subscribers.
The new Strip Lounge comics are:
+Where Am I Now?, by Jon Bakos and Ross Smith, a weekly comic set in a post-apocalyptic future populated by robots who are still getting the hang of running the world without human interference.
+Genre City, by Benjamin Birdie, which follows five eclectic characters through a city built on the tropes of genre fiction. Genre City previously ran in the Modern Tales V.I.P. Room and is now returning to the site as a free series.
+Kings of Pop, also by Benjamin Birdie, a tongue-in-cheek chronicle of two hardcore soda-pop collectors and their quest for exotic treasures like Dr Pepper Red Fusion.
+Brain Fist, by D. Merlin Goodbrey, an ongoing six-panel strip by the master of experimental, boundary-pushing webcomics.
+Wondermark, by David Malki, a twice-weekly gag strip that uses 19th-century illustrations to comment on the 21st century.
+Irregular Webcomic, by David Morgan-Mar, a daily photocomic that utilizes mini-figures and other toys to send up all things geeky.
+Spork, by Sylvan Migdal, a showcase for one-shot stories and gag strips by the creator of Mnemesis and Ascent on GraphicSmash.com.
+Popcorn Picnic, by Chris Shadoian, whose previous webcomic, Streets of Northampton, was one of the first comics on Modern Tales. Popcorn Picnic is Shadoianâs wry commentary on moviegoing and the cinema.
+Anywhere but Here, by Jason Siebels, a serial comic strip in the tradition of Doonesbury and Bloom County, which centers around the nameless protagonistâs life and loves in a snowy Midwestern college town.
âMost of the new Strip Lounge cartoonists were recruited by my predecessor, Eric Burns,â? says Modern Tales editor Shaenon K. Garrity. âEricâs known throughout the Web for his impeccable taste in comics, and he didnât disappoint during his brief stint as Modern Tales editor. Iâm extremely proud to be introducing these nine comics to the Modern Tales Strip Lounge.â?
The new comics will debut on Modern Tales starting on Monday, August 21. Interviews between Garrity and the latest Strip Lounge artists will be featured on the Talk About Comics blog (www.talkaboutcomics.com) over the course of the next two weeks.
