TopatoCo

A partner to creators looking for help producing, distributing and monetizing comics and related merchandise for almost a decade, TopatoCo has rolled out a similar new service focused on crowdfunding projects dubbed Make That Thing. The spin-off service's mission is to "help artists and creators design, print, store, and ship this things they make" so said creators can focus on executing

Upcoming: Dark Horse Comics and Crystal Dynamics will release the 48-page Tomb Raider: The Beginning prequel comic as a Tomb Raider video game pre-order bonus through Best Buy, with further stories and reading options to be announced. TV: Jeffrey Reiner (Awake) has signed on to direct NBC's The Sixth Gun TV pilot...

The Beartato Tot Squishable Mini-Plush Available From: TopatoCo Price: $19.00 Let's face it, every now and then we all need a hug. And what better to hug than a rotund (and accurate) real-life version of Beartato, the star of Anthony Clark's Nedroid comic...

Classy Lady Like You Will Love The Smell Of My Butt Available From: TopatoCo Price: $6.00 Holiday shopping can get pretty expensive if you've got a lot of loved ones to buy gifts for. Heck, it's gotten pretty expensive for me, and I literally only have enemies and assorted cretins on my list...

Books: The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy, a new book detailing Christopher Nolan's series of Batman films, is now available for preorder, with an expected July 28 release. TV: Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is rumored to have been canceled to make room for a new animated series, Avengers Assemble...

Topatoco, the fine purveyor of webcomic-related t-shirts, books, and other tomfoolery, has announced their spring book release schedule exclusively to ComicsAlliance, and it is chock full of excellence. The most notable new edition is Three Word Phrase, a hilarious webcomic by Ryan Pequin recently featured here on ComicsAlliance, along with Three Panel Soul, and new releases from old favorites li

In last week's column I mentioned that I thought traditional print publishers still had the edge over webcomics when it came to being able to distill the best material from a variety of creators. Because of a publisher's ability to hire a range of professionals, especially editors, they are often able to select and then help craft a more taught final piece of art than many individuals operating o

As the big boss of Webcomic e-tailer TopatoCo and the creator of "Wigu" and "Overcompensating" it's always been my presumption that Jeffrey Rowland deserves to have a few nice things in his life. Now, thanks to the magic of Twitter (and yesterday's "Overcompensating" itself), I can see that he's living the dream...

We told you about the imminent sale of the fat pony figurines from Kate Beaton's "Hark! A Vagrant" webcomic back at Emerald City Comic Con last weekend, and now the moment has arrived, and a small army of ponies stand waiting for you to take them home at Beaton's Topatoco store...

Ever since t-shirts went up on Anthony Clark's Nedroid store on TopatoCo, I've speculated that perhaps additional items might join them in due time. Actually, I've mostly just begged for action figures, but that's not important. What is important is this wonderful fan-created Beartato pillow repurposed from a Beartato tee...