So, by now, you’ll probably have read on Lying In the Gutters that Apple have rejected Murderdrome as not meeting community standards (I dunno, it didn’t polish its shoes, or something).

Ok, this is no surprise - I’ve been anticipating this since they banned the knifey stabby app (which sounds HILARIOUS) - though, I had hoped someone with a sense of humour would read it and see it had some sort of artistic merit. 

We’re going to try and get some feedback and give it to Apple (PLEASE add polite, restrained comments) - to see if we can’t figure out a way to get Murderdrome and any other comic that features more killing than your typical Sunday School outing on there.

The big problem isn’t Murderdrome, I suppose, from outside, it’s pretty apparent it was unlikely to have Apple pass it - the problem is knowing where/when you cross the line.

Would an issue of the X-MEN?
Batman?
Would Hellboys satanic references not meet community standards?
Do we need to self apply the Comics Code Authority?

Will this be Wertham’s revenge? 

-pj

Right, were we stand: I’ve finished the 86ers episode 1 - HURRAH! About to start episode 2. I’ve two more pages of the Phonogram B-Side to do, may start a page of that now. Also, some character sketches.

It’s been an interesting weekend - and I’ll go into that on the next post…

YouTube - Murderdrome iPhone Comic.

Right now, the Murderdrome video has 765 1031 views! (In the space of three days!)

Blimey! And five comments (and three people have rated it! - though all five stars) views high, comments low - weird, huh?

Anyhue, it’s all very exciting, turns out people are as excited by the reader software as much as anything (and here’s me banging the drum that the reader isn’t as important as the content - I still think I’m right, but the market is so new that people are excited, almost like you’ve discovered paper and you’re trying to convince people to read your book and they’re busy going ‘But what is this weird white stuff your book is on? I MUST HAVE IT!’) - and we’ve had approaches from some quarters about licensing it - more on that as we discover how it’ll all work. Personally, we’re up for it and it’ll be cost effective enough for everyone who wants to do it to be able to afford to (since the payment model works at the backend based on downloads anyways…)

Very exciting stuff! I’m in danger of believing some of the excitement though…