Comics & Cola
Website type | Comic book |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Dissolved | 2022 |
| Owner | Zainab Akhtar |
| Website | comicsandcola |
| Launched | 2011 |
| Current status | Inactive |
Comics & Cola was a comics website focusing on small-press, independent and self-published comics. It featuring previews, interviews, reviews and news. Owned and written by Zainab Akhtar, the site was nominated in 2014 for an Eisner Award.[1]
History
[edit]Founded in 2011, the site moved from general non-fiction prose to articles about comics, primarily small-press and independent works, and was one of the few English-language sites to cover international comics.
Akhtar also wrote articles for The Beat,[2] Forbidden Planet[3] and The Comics Journal.[4] In an interview for The Comics Reporter, she said "It's important to be able to own your work, and it's not helpful ambitions-wise if people aren't even aware you've written it."[5]
In 2013, the site was relaunched with a new layout and header image by Isaac Lenkiewicsz.[6]
Akhtar quit the blog, announced a relaunch in 2017,[7] but abandoned it again in 2022. The site remains defunct as of 2023.[8]
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 2014 Eisner Award nomination for "Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism"[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2014 Eisner Award Nominees Announced". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014.
- ↑ Zainab Akhtar. "Archives for Zainab Akhtar". The Beat.
- ↑ "Zainab, Author at Forbidden Planet Blog". Forbidden Planet Blog. Archived from the original on 2014-08-23. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ↑ "Author Archives: Zainab Akhtar". The Comics Journal.
- ↑ "CR Holiday Interview #14 -- Zainab Akhtar". The Comics Reporter.
- ↑ Heidi MacDonald (25 October 2013). "Best Relaunched Blog: Zainab Akhtar's Comics & Cola". The Beat.
- ↑ "Syndicated Comics". 24 January 2017.
- ↑ "comicsandcola.com". www1.comicsandcola.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ↑ "Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees 2014". San Diego Comic Con. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014.