Marvel Month-to-Month Sales – February 2008
Share this link on Facebook!TweetBy Paul O’Brien After the chaos of the January chart, we’re back to normal in February. And it’s a pretty quiet month. For Marvel, this is a lull between crossovers. We’ve had the Spider-Man relaunch, we’ve had “Messiah Complex”, WORLD WAR HULK is way in the past, and SECRET [...]
Continue ReadingLevitz vs Jakala
Share this link on Facebook!TweetHey it’s Paul Fridays! as DC head honcho Paul Levitz begins blogging at Blogorama. Another interesting phenomenon is the difference in concentration between three types of graphic novels; manga, the strongest category in bookstores, seems increasingly dominated by a handful of properties; literary graphic novels (about 5% of bookstore sales and less [...]
Continue ReadingSuperman decision fall out
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Okay a few links to tide you over. Jeff Trexler continue his coverage of the case with a FAQ and an explanation of why DC isn’t “doomed.” Comics Should Be Good! has an FAQ written in non legalese, and and interview with copyright attorney Brendan McFeely: Despite the Court’s explicit ruling, several factors [...]
Continue ReadingFrustrating
Share this link on Facebook!TweetSadly, we’re under the weather and can’t summon the energy to cover the huge Superman/Siegel estate copyright decision. It’s very frustrating because we have a lot to say,but need the energy and clarity to say it. So, apologies.
Continue ReadingSiegels awarded Superman rights
Share this link on Facebook!TweetIn a stunning decision, the heirs of Jerry Siegel, co-creator of Superman, have been granted the copyright to Action Comics Vol. 1. Jeff Trexler has more links and details. The concluding paragraph of the court decision is worth quoting in it’s entirety. After seventy years, Jerome Siegel’s heirs regain what he granted [...]
Continue ReadingThis SATURDAY: Kids Comic Con 2008
Share this link on Facebook!TweetThe second annual Kids Comic Con is taking place this weekend at the Bronx Community College: KIDS’ COMIC CON 2008 will feature: 1) professional artists and publishers from the field of kids comics! 2) a huge variety of kids’ comics’ exhibitions, workshops, panels, and signings, aimed at kids, parents, and educators. All in one day, [...]
Continue ReadingThe fate of Occidental comics
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet [This post was supposed to come up immediately after the rise of the manga one, but then all hell broke loose.] Despite the huge huge market for manga and things manga right now, comics shops, by and large haven’t been able to sell them or capitalize on the boom. While Naruto sells [...]
Continue ReadingThe rise of the manga
Share this link on Facebook!TweetThis is the moment of manga. I mean, I know you all knew that, but it’s not just a fast growing comic book category; when people look back at Aught Nostalgia, this well be remembered as the Manga Decade. Or at least that’s what our link round up tells us: Let [...]
Continue ReadingRobin Enrico in the Daily News
Share this link on Facebook!TweetBrooklyn’s indie cartooner Robin Enrico is profiled in the Ny Daily News: With thoughtful and believable dialogue, eye-popping visual elements, simple character designs, and influences ranging from graffiti art to candy packaging, his comics are some of the most stunning artwork available in the mini-comics industry. Although his work is [...]
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Your daily Skrull
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet The Secret Invasion Hype Invasion continues with a trailer-like “webizode” featuring some vintage era Skrull artwork. Plus Marvel_B0y has some scurrilous, shocking gossip, and he’s now back to posting at night when we won’ get caught stealing internet bandwidth. Here’s the dark little secret that no one outside the office walls is talking [...]
Continue ReadingScrum Facts 3/28
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet§ CBR interviews Kazu Kibuishi who still has much to say about the process of making AMULET: Was it hard writing children characters? It was more difficult than I imagined it would be. Rather than pulling from my own recent life experiences, I had to try thinking about people who [...]
Continue ReadingYou need this
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Actually we used Duane Reade’s “Multi Eraser” knock-off, but either way, when your light switches are clean, you are clean. PS: Thursday is pretty anticlimactic without Lost. Sniff.
Continue ReadingMyStan
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Never let it be said that Stan isn’t down with the kids.
Continue ReadingSLAM DUNK preview
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Viz has a 32 page preview of Takehiro Inoue’s SLAM DUNK up to read. You should. Via John Jakala, who compares the current translation to the one from Gutsoon a few year’s back.
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