I Love Seeing My Friends Embrace New Media
My friend Matt Maxwell, author of the horror-western graphic novel “Strangeways: Murder Moon,” is running the sequel, “Strangeways: The Thirsty” for free in partnership with Blog @ Newsarama, beginning October 27, 2008.
THE THIRSTY follows ex-Union officer Seth Collins from the events of MURDER MOON as he drifts a little further west to a town called Cedar Creek, which is about to find itself under attack from people who are neither dead nor alive, but somewhere in-between. However, just as MURDER MOON was about a lot more than just cowboys and werewolves, THE THIRSTY is more than just cowboys and vampires. Those readers who liked the concept of “Lone,” which was the backup feature for MURDER MOON, will eat up “Red Hands,” which will serve a similar role in THE THIRSTY.
“I’m very pleased to enjoy this opportunity,” Maxwell said recently. “I talked to quite a few potential partners before deciding to serialize THE THIRSTY on Blog @ Newsarama,” Maxwell said. “It isn’t a typical webcomic, as it wasn’t written with online publication in mind. So, I sought a different kind of partnership. Working with a comics news and commentary site as opposed to one known for syndicating webcomics seemed an intriguing and beneficial arrangement. It’s my hope that many more readers who’ve never followed STRANGEWAYS will be introduced to the series now.”
Matt’s been blogging about comics for years. When “Strangeways: Murder Moon” was released last year, it gave me a rush of vicarious glee — my friend since 1980 has his own comic book! I’m so pleased it’s been successful enough to merit a sequel, and I’m especially pleased that he’s decided to release the webcomic edition for free!
