Joey Manley III, 47, passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. He attended The University of Alabama.
He has been working in online entertainment since 1996, when he was hired as the original Director of Free Speech Internet Television, which won a Webby Award in 1999. From 2000 until 2002 Joey served as Vice-President, Interactive for Streaming Media, Inc. In 2002, he launched Modern Tales, the first of several webcomics-themed sites he would launch in subsequent years, including WebcomicsNation and Graphic Smash. In 2007, Joey and Josh Roberts co-founded ComicSpace LLC. Joey is also the author of one novel, The Death of Donna-May Dean, published by St. Martin’s Press in 1991.
He is preceded in death by his father , Joe Manley Jr.
He is survived by his spouse of 22 years, Joe Botts; his mother, Patsy Manley; brother, Cale Manley; grandmother, Alene Manley; several cousins, aunts and uncles.
Services will be held in Louisville, Ky., on Sunday. Donations may be made through a PayPal Account in the name of Joe.Botts@gmail.com
