Carl Choi: Transforming the Comic Book Industry for Creators

FF Fraternity Brother Carl Choi is the Cofounder and Publisher for 247 Comics. 247 is the new home for creators and the next chapter for comics. A shared publishing platform and content studio that pumps digital culture into comics. In this episode we discuss how Carl got into the comic book industry, why the comic book industry is broken, and how 247 Comics changes the model.

00:44 Introducing Carl Choi and 247 Comics
01:24 Carl Choi's Early Career and Asian American Representation
06:09 Transition to Event Production and Rediscovering Comics
13:40 Entering the Web3 Space and NFT Collaborations
24:25 The Studio's Business Model and Partnership Publishing
25:53 Upcoming Comic Book Releases and Creators
35:31 Breaking the Marvel and DC Duopoly
38:18 Merging Manga and American Comics
46:19 Getting Involved with 24/7 Comics

FF is the oldest Chinese American fraternal organization. Founded in 1910 at Trinity College in Connecticut, it was established by young adults sent by China’s elite to study in America before the Cultural Revolution.

FF lodges are found across North America and Asia, including Ann Arbor, Boston, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, and Taipei.

Brothers include Diplomat V. K. Wellington Koo who represented China at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. And Architect I. M. Pei who designed the Louvre, John F. Kennedy Library, and Bank of China Tower. This channel is to highlight the stories of FF brothers of today.