Ben Templesmith shared a bit of “Other Media” news last night.

A quick sign-up to the Comics Pipeline newsletter reveals Jimmie Robinson is involved, too.

But what is it?

Comics Pipeline will be working with the industry’s top-tier creators to push exclusive, original, never-before-seen artwork and content, from their drawing tables and piped directly to you. You subscribe to the creators that you want to see without getting inundated with the material you don’t want to see.

After digging through their FAQ at what has become an ungodly hour to be working on this Newsmine, we discover the cost of exclusive content from your favorite comics artists will be $5 per month. There’s a bit of creative copy writing going on there that refuses to join the “$5” with “per month.” But we won’t quibble about clever writing.

Here’s our take on what Comics Pipeline is and is not:
Comics Pipeline Is Not…

• …a social network. Nor does it want to be.
• …printable. It’s the exclusivity that drives interest.
• …Deviant Art. Which is what it sounds like it would be if not for the $5 fee.

Comics Pipeline Is…

• …exclusive. As mentioned above, this is the selling point.
• …interesting. We’ve love to have access to Robinson and Templesmith’s original art on a monthly basis.
• …a subscription service… after a fashion. They way they describe it is each artist will have their own channel where you view their doodles.
• …like going to a comic shop. Only, instead of books, you subscribe to your favorite artist.

We suggest you read their landing page/FAQ in earnest to learn more.

More information will be released as the launch date nears, no doubt. We’re already sold on the exclusive art and even the small monthly fee. What really piques our interest is how they plan on policing these images escaping into the wilds of the Internet. Sure the images won’t be any good size to hang on your man-cave wall but won’t that break the idea of paying members getting “exclusive” content?

We’re not trying to bash the service before it gets started. The creative and logistic halves of our brain tends to conflict when intriguing new ideas come around. We can only wait and see what Comics Pipeline will have to offer.

When’s it coming?
November 1st, 2010

Official site:
http://comicspipeline.com/