Philly comics artists begin web miniseries Carnivale De Robotique

Philly natives Tony Trov and Johnny Zito have been pumping out fiercely imaginative webcomics for a couple years now, including the widely acclaimed Black Cherry Bombshells and La Morte Sisters. Last week, they added to that ambitious collection Carnvale De Robotique. Released via Comixology, this punchily written strip--with brilliantly fanciful watercolors by Mark Fionda--follows the misadventures of a nanny droid named Wendy, who runs away to a robot circus. Once there, she finds herself unwittingly inserted into a love triangle between a lovable clown named Pagliacci and a despotic artificial strong man named Baal. The first issue is free, while subsequent issues will cost 99 cents. Drawn in widescreen to emphasize Comixology's cinematically-shaped view, Trov describes the strip as a "four-color fairy tale in the vein of Chuck Jones and Nick 'Toons." Zito adds that each robot is "an homage of an '80s android from TV or film." Though the pair drew influences specifically from the Old City Side Show's bizarre performances, they maintain that the abiding underdog nature of the protagonists is something with which every Philadelphian is born. Trov and Zito see themselves as "children of the digital revolution," and prefer to write web comics for their ease of access and unbridled freedom. According to Trov, "Print is cool but slow and cumbersome. Your form is limited by costs, ad sales and print sizes. With digital; we're playing with all those conventions." Carnivale De Robotique is available now at comixology.com and can be read on your desktop, iPhone, iPad, PS3 and PSP. To see more of Mark Fionda's works, you can visit his website, markfiondajr.com. For more of Trov and Zito's comics, visit southfellini.com, where, I'm sure, the La Strada reference has not gone unnoticed. RELATED >> Local comic artists bring vampires to South Philadelphia Tony Trov Posted 2010-07-30 12:53:21

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Philly comics artists begin web miniseries Carnivale De Robotique

POSTED: Friday, July 30, 2010, 4:30 PM

Philly natives Tony Trov and Johnny Zito have been pumping out fiercely imaginative webcomics for a couple years now, including the widely acclaimed Black Cherry Bombshells and La Morte Sisters. Last week, they added to that ambitious collection Carnvale De Robotique. Released via Comixology, this punchily written strip--with brilliantly fanciful watercolors by Mark Fionda--follows the misadventures of a nanny droid named Wendy, who runs away to a robot circus. Once there, she finds herself unwittingly inserted into a love triangle between a lovable clown named Pagliacci and a despotic artificial strong man named Baal. The first issue is free, while subsequent issues will cost 99 cents. Drawn in widescreen to emphasize Comixology's cinematically-shaped view, Trov describes the strip as a "four-color fairy tale in the vein of Chuck Jones and Nick 'Toons." Zito adds that each robot is "an homage of an '80s android from TV or film." Though the pair drew influences specifically from the Old City Side Show's bizarre performances, they maintain that the abiding underdog nature of the protagonists is something with which every Philadelphian is born. Trov and Zito see themselves as "children of the digital revolution," and prefer to write web comics for their ease of access and unbridled freedom. According to Trov, "Print is cool but slow and cumbersome. Your form is limited by costs, ad sales and print sizes. With digital; we're playing with all those conventions." Carnivale De Robotique is available now at comixology.com and can be read on your desktop, iPhone, iPad, PS3 and PSP. To see more of Mark Fionda's works, you can visit his website, markfiondajr.com. For more of Trov and Zito's comics, visit southfellini.com, where, I'm sure, the La Strada reference has not gone unnoticed. RELATED >> Local comic artists bring vampires to South Philadelphia

Tony Trov

Posted 2010-07-30 12:53:21

Whoa. Why do all the best artist go uncredited? Amazing water colors by Mr Mark Fionda. 

http://www.markfiondajr.com/

Eric Henney

Posted 2010-07-30 13:43:15

You're totally right, Tony--sorry for the oversight. 
Fixed.

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