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Tuesday AM Arktoons

BEN GARRISON Editorial 5: Authority Man

THE AWAKENER Episode 5: Kill ‘Em All (warning: R rating)
And don’t miss the weekly Arktoons update at Bounding Into Comics, which discusses the latest developments in Midnight’s War, Gun Ghoul, and Chicago Typewriter.
Urban fantasy is frequently thought of as a relatively new genre. That it only started gaining ground in the late eighties and early nineties with the works of Neil Gaiman, Charles de Lint, and Terri Windling.
Urban Fantasy certainly made its presence felt in the Vertigo titles of the 1990s. But at the time it was viewed as having limited market appeal.  Just something for the Goths, Sand-heads, and emo-kids in black trench coats.  
Perhaps it was a bit more niche in those days, but those days came crashing to an end with the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The Potterverse took urban fantasy mainstream in such a big way that it’s as universal to Millennials and Zoomers as the Lord of the Rings is to previous generations.

One clarification: Arkhaven comics will continue to be free access at Arktoons, supported by subscriptions and crowdfunding. However, we will permit independent creators to paywall their comics if they wish to do so. We’re not interested in telling other people how they can, or cannot, support their comics on the platform.

Monday AM Arktoons

GUN GHOUL Episode 5: This Ends Now

BIG BEAR’S BIG COMIC Episode 5: Sevonye
UPDATE: Apparently Webtoons misses us. They probably wouldn’t believe the reason we’re not publishing there anymore. Although perhaps putting up a few teasers there wouldn’t be a bad idea….
It’s been a while since you last published on CANVAS, and we’re missing you. Why not update your series with a new episode? If you’re currently taking a break or on hiatus, let your readers know by publishing an update!

Saturday AM Arktoons

SEASONS Episode 5: Burning

CHUCK DIXON PRESENTS: COMEDY Episode 5: Bumped Heads & Plot Twists

Holy cats, but speaking of “plot twists”, Seasons took a major one that I was not expecting. I mean, it’s such a twist that we may have put it in the wrong category altogether.

In other news, thanks to the staunch support of the subscribers – over 1,600 of whom renewed after the first month, which I take as a very strong endorsement of the new site from them – combined with our incorporation of short episodes to mix in amongst the longer ones, we are actively in the process of adding SEVEN new original series to Arktoons. 

Not all of them will be ready to launch in June, but at least three and probably four of them will be. We’re also going to provide some options and permit the subscribers to vote on what series they want to see, including what the next Alt★Hero spinoff should be. Do you want more Hammer, more Rebel, or more Dynamique? Or would you prefer to see us explore one of the minor characters, or even create a brand new one? Or perhaps you’d like to see more of the USMC’s secret superhero team in operation. Regardless of what the subscribers collectively decide, we’ve already got the illustrators and the colorists lined up and ready to be assigned to each of the new series.

Please note that these seven “new” series do NOT include the three series coming to Arktoons from Mike Baron, Steve Keen, and from the Dixon/Fosco team. The reason for the scare quotes around “new” is that one of seven will actually be a continuation of Chicago Typewriter, as the supernatural comic about 1920s occult Chicago by Brandon Fiadino has been well received and a number of us on the production team wanted more of what is a rather unique story.

We also hope to start permitting independent creators to post content directly on Arktoons in June, once a few of the necessary features and editorial safeguards have been put into place. It’s only going to improve and get better from here.