PV Comics VIP Invite - December 30, 2003

Since March of 2001, Protean Void comics has worked to bring the best online comics to you with titles like KU-2, Migrayn, Cartoonin and Wyrms. In 2004, Protean Void will be growing to include 12 cartoonists, and bring you complete comic episodes every week (no more page a week installments - we're talking about a nice hefty reading here)!

Myself and the rest of the team at PV Comics would like to extend a VIP Sneak Preview invitation to everyone who was a Protean Void comics reader in the past. Even though the official launch date for PV Comics isn't until January 5th, we wanted to open our doors a little early for our friends.

Starting today, you can go to a hidden copy of the homepage here.

Check it out, see what you think, and enjoy the hundreds of pages of free comics! Get the full scoop on who we are and how this all came together in our About Us page.

Then when you're ready, we hope you decide to subscribe to PVC and support the creators who are making the comics. Our normal one year subscription rate is $15, but starting today we're inviting select groups to subscribe at a $2 off discount. Just enter the code F5BC558B41 into the "Coupon Code" box on the subscription form when you sign up! This offer is only good for a limited time, and will be discontinued before our official launch on January 5th.

And please - don't hesitate to let us know what you think! We want PV Comics to be the most enjoyable and affordable online comic subscription service out there, and we're counting on your comments and suggestions to help us!

Thanks, and happy holidays!

Logan

What's up! - December 12, 2003

Big, big news here on the KU-2 homefront!

First, I invite you to check out the webcomic that has been keeping me from KU recently. Twixt Heaven and Earth is a monthly Flash comic exclusive to Kevin Smith's Movie Poop Shoot.com. It's a real departure for me, working in Flash, and I have been having a blast. New episodes are available the first Saturday of every month - go check out the first 5 now!

Second, and even bigger news, is the plans for KU-2 and Protean Void Comics in 2004. Rather than have me ramble on here, I invite you to visit the Protean Void homepage for a glimpse at the teaser, then read the official Press Release below!

Once again, thanks for all of the support KU-2 has enjoyed. It's been an incredible run so far, and the best is yet to come!

Logan

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PV Comics Press Release

Dumont, NJ - December 10, 2003.

Twelve cartoonists join forces to create comics from the void.

They didn't invent the concept of comic books on the internet and they're not the first subscription based site online, but twelve popular cartoonists are betting that readers will be willing to pay $1 a year to enjoy their work. They have combined their efforts to put their money where their mouths are.

Beginning in January 2004, PV Comics is planning to serve up six complete stories every month, totaling on average 48 pages of new comics for their readers. With twelve diverse and experienced talents making up their roster, these won't be any cookie-cutter comic books.

PV Comics is a reinvention of Protean Void Comics, the brand name of Logan DeAngelis, creator of fan favorite, KU-2. Following his initial webcomic launch in March of 2001, Logan was joined by friends Efrem Alston and Jay Mcleod under the Protean Void banner. Together they built a small but successful webcomics hub which updated three days a week for years. When other online cartoonists started talking to the Void creators, a common ground was discovered.

"Out of a sizeable group of creators I met during the first couple of years making KU-2, very few of them made a living as full-time cartoonists," said DeAngelis, who has worked in advertising for years while pursuing his passion for creating comics. "Almost all of them were like me: punching a time clock Monday through Friday to pay the bills, so they could burn the midnight oil and tell their stories at night. It’s challenging to keep up your momentum like that for very long.”

Charging visitors for reading their webcomics seemed the obvious solution for creators hoping to make a living at their craft, but what was the best way to achieve that goal? "When a few of us put our heads together we decided that offering complete stories every week for the smallest price possible was the way to go," explains DeAngelis. "We started with a base price: $1 for the year for each cartoonist involved, and went from there. With 12 contributors and no middlemen, we're excited that our yearly subscription rate of $15 is a very affordable price. That $15 shakes out to almost 600 pages of new comics over the course of the year; that's only pennies a page!"

The eleven other creators couldn't agree more. In addition to Jay Mcleod, whose Migrayn comic has been with Protean Void since 2002, PV Comics is now home to some well known names in the webcomics world, such as Nate Piekos, creator of the popular Blambot Comic Fonts, and DJ Coffman, veteran of numerous print and webcomic features. Flash comic creators Matt Johnson and Steven James Taylor are balanced by the traditional print styles of Dan Larson, Brian Meredith and Tom Stackpole. Upcoming content ranges from the critically acclaimed cartoons of New Zealander Bob Corona, to adaptations of Shakesperean works by Brandon J. Carr and the short stories of Amy Kim Ganter. Since cutting edge websites don't build themselves, PV Comics' unsung hero and thirteenth member, Canadian web guru Stuart Robertson, has written custom code to power the back end of the site and make it sing.

Additional subscriber incentives are planned, such as discounts on the upcoming print volumes that PV Comics already has in the works for 2004. These print issues will contain all new stories by the twelve collaborators and feature painted covers by Alfredo Lopez, Jr.

If you're a comics reader, a price tag of $1 for a 48 page comic is something you won't see on the news stands again. But Logan DeAngelis and the rest of the PVC collaborators think it's the best value in webcomics. PV Comics launches on Monday, January 5, 2004.

www.pvcomics.com