Joey Manley
Encyclopedia
Joey Manley is best known as the founder and publisher of the webcomics site Modern Tales
, as well as numerous other web-specific entertainment properties. These properties include the subscription webcomics sites Serializer
, Girlamatic
, and Graphic Smash, and the webcomics hosting service Webcomics Nation
. He has also hosted talkaboutcomics since 2001. Talkaboutcomics started as a podcast
where Manley interviewed webcomics artists, and later became a webcomics forum and blog. Manley co-hosted the "Diva Lea Show" podcast with Lea Hernandez
starting in 2003.
He previously worked on the Webby
-winning freespeech.org, which he helped start in 1995. He is also the author of one novel, The Death of Donna-May Dean, published by St. Martin's Press
in 1991.
Modern Tales
Modern Tales is a webcomics site launched on March 2, 2002 by Joey Manley, the Modern Tales publisher, and approximately 30 professional cartoonists, such as Dorothy Gambrell, author of the popular webcomic Cat and Girl and James Kochalka, the award-winning creator of Fancy Froglin...
, as well as numerous other web-specific entertainment properties. These properties include the subscription webcomics sites Serializer
Serializer
serializer.net is a website featuring many free and subscription-based alternative comics created especially for the web. It was launched in October 2002 by Publisher Joey Manley, Editor Tom Hart, and approximately 20 professional cartoonists...
, Girlamatic
Girlamatic
Girlamatic, published by Joey Manley, is a member of the Modern Tales family of subscription-based webcomics anthology sites. Girlamatic publishes comics with a particular appeal for young adult women. The site launched on March 31, 2003 with...
, and Graphic Smash, and the webcomics hosting service Webcomics Nation
Webcomics Nation
Webcomics Nation is a webcomic hosting and automation service launched on July 29, 2005 by Joey Manley, publisher of the subscription webcomic site Modern Tales. It is a service designed for online cartoonists. Webcomics Nation is not a spinoff of Modern Tales like Graphic Smash, serializer, and...
. He has also hosted talkaboutcomics since 2001. Talkaboutcomics started as a podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
where Manley interviewed webcomics artists, and later became a webcomics forum and blog. Manley co-hosted the "Diva Lea Show" podcast with Lea Hernandez
Lea Hernandez
Lea Hernandez is an American comic book and webcomic creator who usually draws in a Japanese-influenced style. She is the co-creator of Killer Princesses with Gail Simone , and the creator of Rumble Girls...
starting in 2003.
He previously worked on the Webby
Webby Awards
A Webby Award is an international award presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for excellence on the Internet with categories in websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile....
-winning freespeech.org, which he helped start in 1995. He is also the author of one novel, The Death of Donna-May Dean, published by St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...
in 1991.