Saturday, July 24, 2004

Size does matter: Wired News checks in from Comic-Con with a look at comics delivered via cell phones:

"Already, cell-phone users can pay to download wallpaper, greetings, animation and daily strips featuring well-known characters (Ziggy, the For Better or for Worse family) and lesser-known ones (Captain RibMan and Anoki). Later this summer, an aggregation site called GoComics will expand to include offerings of strips like Doonesbury and La Cucaracha, all available to mobile-phone users willing to shell out $2 or $3 a month for access.

"GoComics, which works with a number of comic-strip distributors and hopes to strike deals with comic-book makers like DC and Marvel, reports making 1 million sales in 2003. Nearly two-thirds of the customers are women, perhaps because they like the ability to personalize greetings, said co-managing director Chris Pizey."