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SEPTAGON STUDIOS COMIC BLOG…What?…Who?…Where?

Welcome to the Septagon Studios Comic Blog – A place where comic creation trends, resources and comic news intersect.

If it’s your first time hearing about us, we’ll backtrack a little bit to give you a better idea of What we are, Who we are, and Where we are going with this blog.

What?

Septagon Studios originally started as a publishing company back in early 2003 by Nicola Defina along with his two cousins, Philip Defina and Domenic Defina. Septagon Studios is a company focused on imaginative, innovative properties and concepts. We stand for creator freedom and artistic integrity. Versatility is the best word to define Septagon Studios. We embrace diversity with a major focus on art and inspirational storytelling that is exciting to the reader. To learn more about Septagon Studios Publishing visit www.septagonstudios.com. We are all for helping comic creators and creator freedom. In 2009 we developed a platform called Work In Comics to help people find job and collaborative opportunities in comics. To learn more visit www.workincomics.com

The Septagon Studios Comic Blog has been online in some form or another since 2004 as an extension of our publishing arm but has since evolved into an online journal of explorations into comic culture, comic resources and comic news. It still continues to evolve to this day and it won’t stop. There is just too much interesting, inspiring, mindboggling stuff going on in comics and we want to talk about it with you. We also want you to talk about it with us (learn how you can contribute) . This blog will be dedicated to bringing you inspirational, useful and fresh info on the following topics; comic art, comic writing, comic publishing, comic resources, digital comics, webcomics, comic technology, comic blogging and comic business. If you are a comic creator or fan we invite you to stick around we think that you might like it here.

Who?

Blog Staff

Current Writers & Contributors that help make the wheels go round and round.

Nick Defina
Nick Defina is the President and co-founder of Septagon Studios Inc. (est. 2003) and Work In Comics (est. 2009) Has an undying passion for comics since the age of 7. He has grown with a diverse background and knowledge of the industry. He’s a self taught webdesign enthusiast and social network addict. He contributes to both the Work In Comics Blog and Septagon Studios Comic Blog. His focus has always been independent comics and small press publishing. To reach Nick contact him at nickdefina@septagonstudios.com  , Twitter and Facebook.

Philip Defina
Philip Defina is the Art Director and co-founder of Septagon Studios Inc. (est. 2003) and Work In Comics (est. 2009) He is a design junkie with a passion for contemporary and graphic arts, photography, and architecture. He`s also a contributing writer for the Septagon Comic Blog with articles that focus on inspiration, art, and productivity. He studied Graphic Design and Advertising Design and quickly became fond of the word KERN. To reach Phil contact him at: philipdefina@septagonstudios.com

Domenic Defina
Domenic Defina is the Art/Marketing Consultant and co-founder of Septagon Studios Inc. (est. 2003) and Work In Comics (est. 2009). He has a background in the Fine Arts with an avid interest in contemporary comic art, writing, publishing and everything digital comics. He is a regular contributor to both the Septagon Studios Comic blog and the Work In Comics blog. To reach Domenic contact him at: ddefina@septagonstudios.com

Dr. Preston Park Cooper
Dr. Park Cooper is the Editor-in-Chief of Septagon Studios, Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of website www.mangalife.com  . Owner of Wicker Man Studios, Freelance editor with Del Rey Manga, writer of Marvel Comics’/Dabel’s/Desperado’s HALF DEAD, manga adapter, columnist, writer of Tokyopop’s recent pilot program project THE HIDDEN. For more of Preston’s work check out www.wickermanstudios.com  or catch up on the Septagon Studios Briefing

Dave Baxter
Dave Baxter worked as a comic book journalist with Broken Frontier for 4 years before moving on to work minor positions at the production companies Spacedog Entertainment and Studio 407. In early 2009 Dave co-founded Robot Comics – the first publisher (not distributor!) dedicated solely to mobile markets and shepherding original mobile works. He has also worked freelance as an editor for small press comic companies and currently co-writes Gillian’s Heart with his long-time girlfriend of 8 years and counting. You can find him on, Twitter, or ranting about digital publishing and coffee on his personal blog.

Joshua Pantalleresco
Joshua Pantalleresco is a writer. He loves comics of all kinds He is currently working on comics, short films, and various fiction and non fiction enterprises. The first film he worked on, Trafford Road, is available to watch online here – http://vimeo.com/107 .
He has published poetry, essays, reviews and fiction in various magazines, online and his own book I Am… He is currently working on a sequel to his poetry and his first novel. His livejournal is http://jpantalleresco.livejournal.com  and you can follow him on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/joshua.pantalleresco

Past Contributors

Good people who have contributed some great content and helped us get to where we are.

Susan Soares
Susan Soares is a freelance promotions consultant for independent comic creators and writer for the Promotioanlly Speaking column on the Septagon Studios Comic Blog.

Will Davies
Will Davies is a webcomic enthusiast and creator of the column Fourth Panel Estate which is a column about good webcomics.

Guest Posters

This is a New section for the Awesome Guest Posters who help make this blog even better. Would you like to contribute and get published on this blog, learn more about it here. (guest contribute page)

-Be one of our first Guest Posters and have your name here.

Where?

Things are happening in comics and they are happening faster than ever. The comic landscape is changing and evolving in all directions. Comic properties have never been hotter. Digital comics are exploding while some would say their print counterparts are on the decline. Where are comics going? What’s going to happen to comics over the next 1, 5 and 10 years? Join us on this blog as we track down the latest comic creation trends, resources and news. Together we might even be able to create some trends of our own as we watch and participate in the unfolding of the future of comics. Stay tuned…