THE COMICS WAITING ROOM RELAUNCHES IN A NEW, BI-WEEKLY WEB-MAGAZINE FORMAT!

Cover stories, columns, feature articles, reviews, news and contests! The new CWR has all the stuff you’re looking for!

TEMPE, AZ, Tuesday, January 15, 2008-

The Comics Waiting Room (www.comicswaitingroom.com) is proud to announce a changing of format, as it moves away from daily updates and becomes a bi-weekly web magazine.

Waiting Room founder and Editor-in-chief Marc Mason had this to say: “The reality of comics-related websites is simple: if your name isn’t Tom, Dirk, or Heidi, there isn’t a pressing need to visit every day. So rather than continue butting my head against the wall, trying to figure out how to change that, the CWR writers and I came up with a better idea: become more of a special destination. By going bi-weekly, we hope to position ourselves as the comics equivalent of ROLLING STONE: still timely, but also able to explore many topics with more depth. And much like a typical magazine, we’ll have a primary feature in each issue.”

Along with the new direction comes a new look for the site, including a new color scheme and a new logo designed by CWR writer and graphic artist Elliott Serrano. Other changes include a new format for comics reviews, as the publisher pages the site previously used have made way for a new URL specifically created for reviews (also with a new logo of its own): http://reviews.comicswaitingroom.com. News items have now shifted to the classic CWR blog: http://comicswait.blogspot.com. And if you like the new look, we encourage you to stop by the CWR store and buy a t-shirt: http://www.cafepress.com/cwrshop.

About Issue One:

You can start with our cool cover here: http://www.comicswaitingroom.com OR

Issue one’s cover story is a lengthy interview by Marc Mason with web cartoonist Danielle Corsetto, creator of GIRLS WITH SLINGSHOTS. Find the interview here: http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/corsetto.html

Matt Maxwell offers up an amusing look at being audited by the columnist police here: http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/fullbleed14.html

Vince Moore discusses why manga can’t replace his love of superheroes, along with the Tiffany Fallon/Wonder Woman controversy, here: http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/vince13.html

Elliott Serrano joins a twelve-step program and figures out that Marvel went wrong way before “One More Day”, tracing the problems back to the mid-80s, here: http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/ccw6.html

Marc Mason takes a look at the character viability of Red Sonja and reviews an entire year’s worth of her books here: http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/mason1.html

And Avril Brown, a 25-year old writer from Chicago, joins the site with her column “Rogue Element.” Avril will be writing on fashion and lifestyles for the geek set, and her first effort discusses what makes X-Men t-shirts a hot item. You can find the first Rogue Element here: http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/avril1.html and her permanent archive here: http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/avril.html

Plus, a contest! Those who join the site’s Google Group will be entered to win some autographed comics from Marc Mason’s personal collection. These books include signatures from such creators as Brian Bendis, Steve Lieber, and Jill Thompson


“I’m excited about these changes,” Mason added. “I think if folks give us a try, they’ll discover we’re site with high-quality content, and we probably have the most diverse group of writers of any comics spot on the web. And hopefully, they’ll keep coming back every two weeks to see what we’re up to. It’s sure to be good.”

About The Comics Waiting Room:
Established by Marc Mason in July 2006, after working for a number of other comics-related websites, The Comics Waiting Room has now shifted and become a bi-weekly web magazine. Each issue will offer a diverse and interesting mix of comics and graphic novel reviews, news, columns, interviews, feature stories, and more.

Contact: Marc Mason
marc@comicswaitingroom.com