Runners Now on Webtoons!

by on October 8, 2019 at 11:32 am
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I am very excited to announce that RUNNERS is now live on Webtoons!! It is part of Webtoon Canvas, where indie creators can upload their own series for free viewing online and on the Webtoons app.

Comics on Webtoons are read panel-by-panel through vertical scrolling. When I first looked into the site last year, I was baffled by the format. Why would anyone want to do that much scrolling to read a comic?? But having played around with it and after reformatting my comic, I now really like it! Interestingly, the scrolling gives the creator much greater control over pacing: the time it takes to scroll can sometimes act as a real-time beat between panels. And surprise panels work much better since you only see them when you are meant to, not when you flip a page and your eye goes to it prematurely. So I can definitely see the merits of the format now, and it’s very intriguing.

For the coming months, I’ll be posting Vol 1 and Vol 2 on Webtoons while I keep chugging away on new Vol 3 pages. Please feel free to check it out, like, and share!!  http://bit.ly/327MjnL

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Shiptember Sampling

by on October 1, 2019 at 12:12 pm
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For the bulk of last month, I was posting #shiptember sketches over on my Instagram account (@seanwangart). I ended it about a week early so I could focus on penciling actual Vol 3 pages, but I did manage to concept the bulk of the new ships that will be appearing in Vol 3. You can see them all on Instagram, and on my Patreon account (seanwangart), you can get higher-res versions along with design commentary.

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Vol 1 Available & Call for Reviews!

by on September 25, 2019 at 10:42 am
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For those who don’t already know, the color version of RUNNERS Vol 1 is now available!! All the Kickstarter pledges have been fulfilled and I am now looking to get the book into even more hands. You can order it from my Store (including the exclusive hardcover edition), Amazon, or ComiXology!

About a month ago, I went through and cleaned up, merged, and amended several RUNNERS listings online to get everything updated and optimized. Now that that’s all done, I would LOVE to have readers leave positive reviews for the series! It’s definitely hard as a small-press book to pull in new people, so every bit of positive word-of-mouth helps immensely. 

You can leave reviews on Amazon here:

You can leave reviews on GoodReads here:

And if you buy the books on ComiXology, please feel free to leave ratings and reviews there as well. Thanks, everyone!

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Webcomic Site Survey

by on August 1, 2019 at 1:38 pm
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I am currently doing some revamps on my runnersuniverse.com site to get some things updated before the new story launches. For visitors of the site, I have a few questions, and any input would be greatly appreciated.

  1. What would you like to see as the home page? I am debating between having it be the latest page of the story (along with its commentary and reader comments) or a static, landing page that is an intro to the series, including info on the characters, world, and archive. On that home page, there would then be links to the latest page and start of the story.
  2. Would readers like it if I implemented Disqus to handle discussion and comments on the site? Would you find it better or worse than the current system for leaving comments?
  3. Would you like the blog to be a part of the home page or on a separate page? If the home page hosts actual comic pages, the blog being a part of that can clutter it up a bit, instead of just having the focus be on the page itself and comments. But if the blog is on a separate page, I’m not sure if it will be seen as much.

Please feel free to chime in with your thoughts! Thanks!!

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RUNNERS Now Available On ComiXology!

by on April 18, 2019 at 11:02 am
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I am SUPER excited to announce that RUNNERS is finally available on the digital comic site ComiXology!! The Volume 1 graphic novel is available for purchase, and even better, I also have a FREE preview issue available, which includes the first 2 chapters of the series! Please help me spread the word: now anyone on ComiXology can try the first 2 issues of RUNNERS for free! And Vol 2 will be coming to the site shortly as well!

 

For anyone unfamiliar with ComiXology, you have to BUY the books through their website. Once you buy them, you can read them via the app. I just don’t think you can buy through the app. And through the ComiXology app, you can read the book with their cool Guided View feature, which advances the story panel-by-panel on your device. It makes for a fun new way to read the series other than page-by-page (although that is also an option).

You can get the FREE Preview issue HERE.

And you can get the full Volume 1  graphic novel HERE.

And please remember to give it a good rating!! 🙂

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