The Private Eye

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Cover art for The Private Eye #1 (March 2013).

The Private Eye was a science fiction mystery digital comic written by Brian K. Vaughan, drawn by Marcos Martín and colored by . The first issue was published by Panel Syndicate in March 2013. In 2015, the series won an Eisner Award for Best Digital/Webcomic[1] and the Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work.[2]

The series is set in 2076, a time after "the cloud has burst", revealing everyone's secrets. As a result, there is no more Internet, and people are excessively guarded about their identity, to the point of appearing only masked in public. The story followed an unlicensed journalist, a "paparazzo", who is involved in a mysterious plot.[3]

The Private Eye, which lasted 10 issues, was self-published by its creators digitally through their website, Panel Syndicate, in DRM-free formats. Readers were allowed to determine how much they wanted to pay per issue.[3] To date Panel Syndicate has published comics in English, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and French.[4] The Private Eye and Panel Syndicate have received critical acclaim and media attention for its role as one of the first DRM-free, pay what you want comics.[5][6] In December 2015, the series was published in hardcover by Image Comics.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Eisner Awards current info. Retrieved 13 July 2015
  2. ^ Harvey Awards official website. Accessed on August 22, 2015. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Matheson, Whitney (19 March 2013). "Read this comic: 'The Private Eye'". USA Today. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ^ The Private Eye - Download Comic Retrieved 14 July 2013
  5. ^ Sava, Oliver. "Brian K. Vaughan's The Private Eye is a bold move forward for digital comics". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  6. ^ Johnson, Mark. "The Private Eye: The First Digital Blockbuster And How That Changes Everything". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  7. ^ Brian K. Vaughan announce Walking Dead story for Panel Syndicate at Image Expo Retrieved 20 April 2016

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