Joey Manley
| Joey Manley | |
|---|---|
 Manley in 2009 | |
| Born |
Joseph Manley July 1965[1] |
| Died |
November 7, 2013 (aged 48) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | publisher; writer |
Notable works |
Modern Tales The Death of Donna-May Dean |
| http://www.JoeyManley.com | |
Joey Manley (1965–2013)[2] was an online publisher, known as the founder of the webcomics site Modern Tales,[3] as well as numerous other web-specific entertainment properties (including the subscription webcomics sites Serializer, Girlamatic, and Graphic Smash, and the webcomics hosting service Webcomics Nation).
Starting in 2001, Manley hosted TalkAboutComics, which began as a podcast in which Manley interviewed webcomics artists; it later became a webcomics forum and blog. Manley co-hosted the "Diva Lea Show" podcast with Lea Hernandez starting in 2003.
He worked on the Webby-winning FreeSpeech.org, which he helped start in 1995. He was the author of one novel, The Death of Donna-May Dean, published by St. Martin's Press in 1991. At the time of his death he was serializing a new novel online called Snake-Boy Loves Sky Prince.
Death
Manley died of pneumonia at age 48; survived by his long-time companion Joe Botts.[4]
References
- ↑ Spurgeon, Tom. "Joey Manley, RIP," The Comics Reporter (Nov. 8, 2013).
- ↑ Johnston, Rich (2013-11-08). "Joey Manley Passes, Aged 48". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved Nov 11, 2010.
- ↑ Walker, Leslie (June 16, 2005). "Comics Looking to Spread A Little Laughter on the Web". Washington Post. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ↑ Melrose, Kevin. "Modern Tales founder Joey Manley passes away," Comic Book Resources: Robot 6 (Nov. 8, 2013).