Diamond's Top 100 GNs of 2007
Share this link on Facebook!TweetAnnnnd here’s the top selling graphic novel chart. Manga has its own chart which we’ll hopefully be posting later on. Sorry this looks funny. We’re trying to fix. 2007 TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS QtyRank RetailRank Description Price Ven 1 1 CIVIL WAR TP $24.99 MAR 2 6 MARVEL ZOMBIES HC* $19.99 MAR 3 2 HEROES HC* $29.99 DC 4 7 WATCHMEN TP $19.99 DC 5 3 300 HC $30.00 DAR 6 13 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE (MR) $12.99 IMA 7 4 LOEG BLACK DOSSIER HC (MR)* $29.99 DC 8 16 CIVIL [...]
Continue ReadingDiamond's Top Publishers of '07
Share this link on Facebook!TweetDiamond has released its year -end figures for 2007, and as soon as we figure out the HTML, we’ll be putting up more of them. In the meantime here’s how to publishers shook out — it was Marvel’s year all the way as it widened its lead in both unit and [...]
Continue ReadingWhen comics were bad
Share this link on Facebook!TweetBook Forum runs an excerpt from David Hajdu’s upcoming The Ten Cent Plague, a history of the persecution of comics books in the ’50s as the source of all juvenile delinquency. The progressing crusade against comics on multiple levels provided Harry Wildenberg the opportunity to light many a cigar in satisfaction by [...]
Continue ReadingWonder Woman again
Share this link on Facebook!TweetA rather haltingly written wire service story once again proclaims that sisters are pow! bam! sock!ing it for themselves: A program at an Upstate New York college has taken a look at the changing role of females in comic books, noting the transformation that characters such as Wonder Woman have undergone since [...]
Continue ReadingYou will be sick of Captain America this week!
Share this link on Facebook!TweetUPDATE: The Daily News story is up now Captain America is back and he’s packing heat. Less than a year after the legendary star-spangled superhero was killed off in his comic book, his former teenage sidekick is being promoted to fill those big red boots in the latest issue, out Wednesday. ICv2 rounds [...]
Continue ReadingSpartan spoof wins at Box Office
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Meet The Spartans, a compendium of near-humor from the “Creators” of Epic Movie, Scary Movie, etc etc. was the winner at the box office this weekend, taking in $18.7 million to Rambo Part XLVII’s $18.1 million. Rambo put up a valiant effort before succumbing to the Greek hordes. 300’s place [...]
Continue ReadingSlowed
Share this link on Facebook!TweetWe’re a little under the weather and behind the eightball, so no major postings today.
Continue ReadingOddities of the comics
Share this link on Facebook!TweetEvan Dorkin talks about DC’s “cartoonist ban”: First up from the files, the only piece of art I was allowed to draw for the Superman and Batman: World’s Funnest book for DC Comics. Not that it appears anywhere in the book. Long story short, part of which has been covered here before: [...]
Continue ReadingDupuy and Berberian win Grand Prix
Share this link on Facebook!TweetPhilippe Dupuy and Charles Berberian have won the Grand Prix* at Angoulême. It’s the first time a team of cartoonists have won. As winners, they will chair the jury for next year’s festival. As Tom points out, it’s another win for the ’90s generation of cartoonists who have defined recent [...]
Continue ReadingHeath Ledger news round-up
Share this link on Facebook!TweetWe haven’t been covering this story because, frankly, everyone else has, and also it’s just sad. The rampant speculation and tasteless grandstanding following the young actor’s death is typical and yet the accelerated pace in the internet era makes it even more instantaneous and unavoidable. Nonetheless, a few notes that are [...]
Continue ReadingThe Arrival wins Best Book at Angoulême
Share this link on Facebook!TweetShaun Tan’s wordless meditation on immigration The Arrival won Book of the Year at the Angoulême fest. Matthias Wivel has the other winners: EssentialsRutu Modan — Exit woundsPascal Rabaté & David Prudhomme — Marie en plastiqueCyril Pedrosa — Trois ombresJean Regnaud & Emile Bravo — Ma Maman est en Amerique, elle a [...]
Continue ReadingCongrats!
Share this link on Facebook!TweetOur five lucky Lulu reprint winners have been chosen. Congrats to: Brian Winkeler Joe Williams Jason Green Jennifer Sweeney and Richard Krauss Your winnings are in the mail. Thanks to everyone who entered — the response was tremendous. We will be doing MORE Beat Giveaways as we find more stuff that deserves loving homes.
Continue ReadingAnnnnnnnnd one last word
Share this link on Facebook!TweetFantagraphics’ Eric Reynolds weighs in on the pre-sell controversy, and manages to see both sides. Ultimately, however, the benefits far outweigh the costs. The Direct Market is important to us and there’s no reason it won’t remain so. So I hope we all remain interested in working with each other to grow. [...]
Continue ReadingIncredible movie promotion
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet In Tokyo, a promotion for The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep set on Tokyo Bay is what we could call “pant-peeing good.”
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