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Comics : Web Comics
Last Updated: Jun 19, 2009 - 18:32:39 PM




Second Life Comic-Con
By Beth Davies-Stofka
Jul 21, 2008 - 18:34:10 PM

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The Comic Book Bin is proud to announce the upcoming Conference and Comic-Con on web comics to be held in Second Life, the first conference of its kind.  Web comics artists, send us a proposal and tell us what you'd like to do.  Would you like to link to your web comics from Second Life?  Dress your avatar as one of your characters, and meet like-minded creators and fans?  Indulge in a piece of performance art?  Come and mingle, show off your talents, make friends and win readers. All from the comfort of your home or studio!  Read on for details.

Call for Presenters: Second Life Web Comics Comic-Con and Conference

Proposals are invited for presentations at the Web Comics Convention to be held in Second Life on October 3, 2008.

Sponsored by The Comic Book Bin, The Center for EduPunx, and The Institute for Comics Studies, the conference will bring together practitioners, educators, academics, students, journalists and others for a day-long event aimed at lively discussion and fruitful exchange.  Participation from all over the world is avidly sought, while conference organizers and tech support will work in English.

Proposals of roughly 200 words are solicited from:

Web Comics Creators
Display samples of your work in our galleries, mingle with conference attendees, and participate in roundtable discussions about web comics creation, self-promotion, career goals, etc.  Play with your avatar, come as your comics character!

Second Life Artists, Designers and Builders, Educators and Researchers
Demonstrate the potential of Second Life for web comics creators and students interested in making and promoting their own comics.  We are particularly eager to receive a proposal from you if you are making comics in Second Life, or have designed or created a build based on comics.  If you are in the planning process, please also submit a proposal.

Educators
Are you using web comics in the classroom?  Educators using web comics are invited to lead and participate in workshops designed to explore the pedagogical possibilities of web comics, especially if you are encouraging students to create web comics for course credit.

Comics Scholars, Bloggers, Twitterers, Academic Journals on the Web
Share your research into comics history, web comics or comics in Second Life in presentations or roundtable discussions.  

Journalists and Comics Professionals
Share your insights into important trends in web comics in presentations or roundtable discussions.  Sit with creators and Second Life artists, educators and researchers to explore the potential of virtual worlds for comics and the industry.

Please direct all inquiries and proposals to Beth Davies-Stofka, Ph.D. at beth@comicbookbin.com.  Proposals are due no later than August 15.  All proposals will receive a reply by August 30, 2008.  Technical support will be provided by the Center for EduPunx, and training will be available by appointment in SL September 17-19.

We hope to hear from you!



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I will probably present a paper for this conference. I think it is highly appropriate for a discussion of Web Comics to take place at Second Life.

There is so much to say about Web comics. Now, if I could only get a Second Life place ready in time for the Bin.

I know this lady that decorates Second life apartments for a living. Maybe she can help out with that.
#1 - Hervé St-Louis - 07/23/2008 - 10:43
Count Me In
I would certainly like to participate in some manner. I'll get something together before deadline. It will deal with both my Uncle Doug web comic and my HaVeN concept. Rejoice.
#2 - Christopher Moshier - 07/27/2008 - 14:46

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