Comics Village
Type of site | Comic books, Manga |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Successor(s) | Manga Village |
| Editor | Craig Johnson (Comics Village) Lori Henderson (Manga Village) |
| Website | comicsvillage mangavillage |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Yes |
| Launched | November 2007 |
| Current status | Defunct (c. 2012) |
Comics Village was a British-based comics website launched in November 2007.
The site was predominantly aimed at publicizing non-mainstream comics, providing a different take on the mainstream (i.e. superhero comics) than websites like Comic Book Resources, IGN, or Newsarama. Comics Village proclaimed itself to be a totally independent comics website, unbeholden to any large US publisher for previews, interviews, etc. The site's aesthetics came from the attitude of alternative comedians of the 1980s UK scene — unafraid to call a spade a spade, or to point out the emperor has no clothes. Over time, Comics Village extended its remit to other forms of popular culture.[citation needed] Comics Village was edited by Craig Johnson.
Early in 2008, the sister site of Manga Village launched, rapidly becoming the largest and most in-depth manga-reviewing website on the Internet.[citation needed] Manga Village was edited by Lori Henderson.
Over time, both sites shifted focus entirely to manga, and Comics Village faded away.
Comics Village/Manga Village went defunct in 2012.
Columns and columnists[edit]
- %@*! Off and Die, by Phill Hall (formerly of Borderline)
- Overboard, by Martin Shipp (formerly of Borderline)
- 2th Decay (by Comics Village Managing Editor Craig Johnson, formerly of Silver Bullet Comics)
- Form & Void, by Rick Sharer
- Page 45 Presents, by Stephen Holland and the staff of Page 45
- ReMedia, by Glenn Carter, the Webmaster of the Comics International and Eagle Awards websites
- Village Gossip, by Tony Lee
Other columnists included Paul Rainey, Lisa Anderson, and Mark Bittmann.
Further reading[edit]
- Johnston, Rich. "Borderline Press And The Reputation Of Phill Hall," Bleeding Cool (November 13, 2013).
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