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Panel Syndicate is an online publisher of DRM-free pay what you want digital comics in multiple languages, founded by Marcos Martíncite-ref-1[1]cite-ref-cbr-2-0[2] to publish his and Brian K. Vaughan's creator-owned comic The Private Eye in March 2013. To date Panel Syndicate has published comics in English, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, and French, with additional languages in development.cite-ref-3[3] The Private Eye has received critical acclaim and media attention for its role as one of the first DRM-free, pay what you want comics by creators of Martín and Vaughan's caliber.cite-ref-4[4]cite-ref-5[5] Initially an outlet for publishing Vaughan and Martín's collaborations, Panel Syndicate is open to publishing other creators' works by using the same DRM-free, pay what you want model.cite-ref-cbr-2-1[2]cite-ref-6[6]

In November 2014, Universe!, a science fiction book made of stand-alone stories created and written by Albert Monteys, was published on the website.cite-ref-7[7]

In December 2015, Vaughan and Martín started releasing their second series Barrier, a five-issue series that finished in July 2017, on their website.cite-ref-8[8]cite-ref-9[9] It is a drama about violence and illegal immigration.

In April 2016, Vaughan and Martín released an authorized Walking Dead stand-alone story that reveals what happened to Jeff Grimes, Rick's brother, called The Walking Dead: The Alien; this story was allowed in exchange for letting Image Comics publish The Private Eye in hardcover.cite-ref-10[10]

In April 2017, Blackhand Ironhead, a comedy that focuses on families with superheroes while not focusing on the superheroes was published on the website; it was created and written by David López.cite-ref-11[11]

In November 2017, Umami, an adventure about Uma and Ami that are cooks for their king, by Ken Niimura was released.cite-ref-12[12]

In May 2018, the complete mini-series Barrier was made available in print by Image Comics, starting with the first issue being part of that year's Free Comic Book Day.cite-ref-13[13]

In May 2018, Glacier City, a police story about a remote Alaskan town, created by Jay Faerber and Michael Montenat was released.cite-ref-14[14]

In 2019, Ken Niimura's Umami, a work published by Panel Syndicate, won the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic.cite-ref-15[15]

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cite-note-11. ↑ citerefwebsterWebster, Andrew. "Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin on digital comics and the medium's 'second Golden Age'". The Verge. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

cite-note-cbr-22. ↑ citerefdietschDietsch, TJ. "Brian K Vaughan on "Saga's" Success, Controversy & the Future of Digital Comics". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

cite-note-33. ↑ Panel Syndicate Retrieved 14 July 2013

cite-note-44. ↑ citerefsavaSava, Oliver. "Brian K. Vaughan's The Private Eye is a bold move forward for digital comics". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

cite-note-55. ↑ citerefjohnsonJohnson, Mark. "The Private Eye: The First Digital Blockbuster And How That Changes Everything". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

cite-note-66. ↑ Panel Syndicate FAQ Retrieved 14 July 2013.

cite-note-77. ↑ REVIEW: Universe! #1 by Albert Monteys and Panel Syndicate. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

cite-note-88. ↑ Tweet by Panel Syndicate. Retrieved 2 October 2017.

cite-note-99. ↑ Barrier - Download Comics Panel Syndicate. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

cite-note-1010. ↑ Brian K. Vaughan announce Walking Dead story for Panel Syndicate at Image Expo Archived 2016-04-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 April 2016

cite-note-1111. ↑ Blackhand Ironhead - Download Comic Panel Syndicate. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

cite-note-1212. ↑ "Umami - Download Comic". panelsyndicate.com.

cite-note-1313. ↑ Image Comics to publish Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin’s miniseries BARRIER Retrieved May 11, 2018.

cite-note-1414. ↑ "Glacier City - Download Comic". panelsyndicate.com.

cite-note-1515. ↑ citerefwhitbrookWhitbrook, James. "Here are your 2019 Eisner Awards Winners". io9. Gizmodo. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

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