Meanwhile, on Twitter...

• 09:34 Terrible fatal accident outside work today. Car, motorbike smashed, police road block and white sheet covering... something. Distressing. #
• 11:54 Apparently it was an 18 year old lad that was killed this morning. Horrible. Awful for the driver of the car, especially if not their fault. #
• 12:15 Today is not a good day. #
• 12:19 Just gonna finish this write up of the Creator-Owned panel and then curl behind my desk and have a minor meltdown, I think. #
• 14:41 That Three In A Bed TV show's not as exciting as it sounds. #
• 16:05
  It bugs the hell out of me that Rahne was freed up from X-Force and she's going straight back to HWSNBN's book. Why not New Mutants? #
• 16:09 And, holy crap, HWSNBN's quirk of referring to himself in the third person as "Cowboy Pete" makes me loathe him more. A little thing, but... #
• 16:10 Okay, maybe loathe is a strong word. Forgive me. I just followed one of @bettafish's links on NS_D and got enraged by him all over again. #
• 16:14 I am ANGRY MATT TODAY. SMASH! DESTROY! SNARK! #
• 17:34 Am I the only person that disliked the new design for the Silurians in Doctor Who and prefers the old style? They're very bland Star Trekky. #

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Bristol International Comic Expo Report - Digital Comics

Third panel of Saturday was the one on digital comics and the industry's reactions to them, described thus:

Digital Comics

With the release this month of the iPad, we ask how are publishers, creators and retailers adapting to the growing number of digital devices able to carry comics? What is the impact of piracy on the industry, and will it force publishers to finally seek a more sustainable digital business model?

On the panel for this discussion: Alex Fitch (Panel Borders podcast), Kieron Gillen (Phonogram), Kevin Mann (Co-founder of app developer Graphic.ly), Eddie Deighton (co-founder of Com.x) and Martin ‘Biff’ Averre (Owner of Colchester's Ace Comics). Hosted by REDEYE MAGAZINE's Barry Renshaw.

There was a good mix on this panel for the discussion, from publisher Eddie Deighton, who is developing a number of versions of Com.x titles for release on the iPad, to Biff Averre, who, as a comic store owner, admitted they'd "only just got to grips with email" and was a stranger to the digital medium.

The panel started with the talk of iPad and how the panel thought it would affect the comics industry. With the (possible) exception of Biff Averre, who said simply that none of his customers had ever brought up digital comics, the panel seemed very positive about the development and said that it was definitely an interesting time for the publishing industry, although most were adopting a "wait and see" approach as to how much it impacted the industry.

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