In this episode of Castle Talk, Jason chats with Phil Foglio, co-creator of Girl Genius, a comic series that has won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story three times, has been nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist and twice for Eisner Awards, and won multiple WCCA awards Girl Genius has the tagline[...]
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Girl Genius is more successful than nearly any creator-owned comics being published today The creative team of Phil Foglio & Kaja Foglio, who make up Studio Foglio, have been funding the print runs of their webcomic on Kickstarter for years now, and their success has only increased as more volumes are added to the series[...]
With creators using platforms like Kickstarter to build their businesses and create their art, what can mainstream publishers offer them that they haven't already done themselves? Let's take a look at four such creators and what we can learn from their success stories.
Girl Genius Kickstarter header Credit: Studio Foglio Kickstarter page.
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Today, Phil Foglio posted about Tor Books, the current publisher of his graphic novel series Girl Genius with Kaja Foglio, giving him the silent treatment,
So after a year of this (yes, an entire year We are Slow to Take Offense, here at Studio Foglio), I write to Mr Hayden, asking him if our editor is[...]