Comic Book Think Tank Launches

Think tanks are these fantastical groups whose members put their collective intelligence together to solve tough problems. There's a strong lack of think tanks in the comic industry, leading Ron Perazza and Daniel Govar to start their own, appropriately called Comic Book Think Tank. The website is dedicated to exploring digital comics created specifically for online and tablet reading while sharing the results and technology used in their creation.

“Comics are fundamentally a reading experience,” said Perazza. “What we’re exploring with the site is really about respecting the way people read – using tablets and the internet – and how that affects visual storytelling.”

The first comic is available now, called Relaunch. The website also features Yanapax Viewer, a shareware, digital comics viewer compatible with all browsers.

“Comic book artists have cultivated a unique visual language over the course of decades,” Govar added. “With RELAUNCH we’re interested in applying those techniques with tablet reading in mind but without changing the essence of what makes a comic book.”

Full press release below.

COMICBOOKTHINKTANK.COM LAUNCHES ORIGINAL DIGITAL CONTENT
Comic industry veterans Ron Perazza (DC Comics Online, Zuda Comics, Marvel Interactive) and Daniel Govar (Eclipse, Azure, False Positive) have teamed up to launch COMIC BOOK THINK TANK (ComicBookThinkTank.com) – a website dedicated to exploring digital comics created specifically for online and tablet reading while sharing the results and technology used in their creation. The team’s first comic, RELAUNCH, is live now.
“Comics are fundamentally a reading experience,” said Perazza. “What we’re exploring with the site is really about respecting the way people read – using tablets and the internet – and how that affects visual storytelling.”
“Comic book artists have cultivated a unique visual language over the course of decades,” Govar added. “With RELAUNCH we’re interested in applying those techniques with tablet reading in mind but without changing the essence of what makes a comic book.”
In addition to RELAUNCH, the website features the YANAPAX VIEWER, a shareware digital comics viewer compatible with all current browsers – including Safari for iOS (iPad). The YANAPAX VIEWER was developed specifically with digital comics in mind and is available for download from the site.
ABOUT RON PERAZZA
As the former Vice President of DC Comics Online and Editorial Director of the pioneering webcomic imprint ZUDA Comics, Ron Perazza has spent years developing digital solutions for comics. He can be found online at RonPerazza.com and on Twitter.
ABOUT DANIEL GOVAR
Daniel Govar is an award-winning artist most well known for creating the animated web series ECLIPSE for SyFy, the webcomic AZURE and the Tolkien Site ThereandBackAgain.net. He can be found online atDanielGovar.com and on Twitter.
If you'd like more information about RELAUNCH, The Yanapax Comic Viewer or The Comic Book Think Tank please contact Ron Perazza (RJPerazza@gmail.com) or Daniel Govar (Daniel@danielgovar.com).

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