MoCCA Publishers: Ponent Mon, Abrams, IDW, Pantheon
Some exciting debuts and signings and panels, including Galit Seliktar, Al Jaffee, Archie...and more.
Continue ReadingMoCCA debuts: Secret Acres releases I WILL BITE YOU by Joe Lambert
This one gets its own post because it might just be the book of the show:
Continue Reading2011 MoCCA Debuts
Better late than never, new stuff by Austin English, Chuck Forsman, Rina Piccolo, and dozens more!!!!
Continue ReadingIDW has over 1 million apps in circulation
No one has really decided what the metrics for digital comics are -- real numbers are scarce, and most players keep it close to the vest. Back in December comiXology announced they had 1 million downloads of their comics apps, and now iVerse/IDW has hit the same milestone, with over 3 million digital IDW comics distributed.
Continue ReadingVillage Voice decides to pay cartoonists after all
A tiny bit of justice at last. A ton of people this week commented that writing about how hard it is to make a living doing comics while simultaneously not paying your cartoonists is a seriously dick move. And Village Voice editor Tony Ortega has decided to scramble up all that egg on his face and give everyone some breakfast:
Continue ReadingTop Shelf and ZIP team for Pekar’s CLEVELAND
One of Harvey Pekar's posthumous projects, CLEVELAND, will be published by a new publisher, ZIP, and distributed by Top Shelf. Drawn by Joseph Remnant, one of the Pekar Project artists (shown left and below), CLEVELAND is, as the title suggests, an ode to Pekar's muse, the city of Cleveland, with a history including the Indians, the great Cuyahoga fire and more. ZIP is owned by Josh Frankel, author of several self-published comics, who is looking to get increasingly involved with the publishing end. Top Shelf will offer publishing and marketing support.
Continue ReadingDiamond: Comics and GNs soar in March
Diamond has released the figures for March and things are looking up -- at least from February, with comics up 17.13 percent and graphic novels up 13.86 percent. But sales in the first quarter were still down from 2010: Comic sales declined by 8.57 percent and GNs declined by 7.24 percent. Marvel led the month ins dollars and units. PR and charts below. BUT, see John Jackson MIller's analysis:
Continue ReadingTo do tonight: Todd Klein at Locust Moon Comics
We don't know much about this newish comics shop Locust Moon Comics, but based on the verve of their PR, they seem to be one of the kinds of comics shop we need. They are hosting the great Todd Klein tonight -- if you are around, stopping by would probably be a good idea.
Continue ReadingMoCCA 2011 Party Poop — UPDATED!
WOW -- so much going on, as usual. Luckily, with a little cab fare, you can party hop and see 'most everything: Strandicon, TWO Peter Bagge signings, a Strange Tales party, a wine tasting at MoCCA, the Rabid Rabbit release party, a kickoff concert and more more more! UPDATED with a big opening at Tara McPherson's new gallery.
Continue ReadingMoCCA Extra-Activity Guide – UPDATED
Hey Mocca Attendees -- to anyone who is hanging around New York for a day or two afterwards, here are some things you might want to check out. New York is a greenhouse of comics-y/arty events and there are several good ones going on right now.
Continue Reading2011 Eisner Award nominations announced
The 2011 Eisner Award nominations have just been announced, and every year is colored a bit by the make-up of the judging panel, but this year's nominations seem to have gone out of their way to recognize some new faces and names -- the leading vote getters were The Return of the Dapper Men with five and Morning Glories and Locke & Key with four each. It's a vastly eclectic list, and recognizes the incredible diversity of today's comics industry.
Continue ReadingThe Beat’s MoCCA $10 Dining Guide – 2011 Edition
Coming to this year's MoCCA-fest and wondering where to grab a quick lunch to eat in between selling your mini-comics? Look no further! Although considered drab by New York standards, the Rose Hill/Gramercy/Flatiron area surrounding the the Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory, setting for MoCCA Fest, still offers a colorful array of authentic, delicious and affordable cuisine from around the world within a radius of only a couple of blocks. (It IS New York City, after all.) Bearing in mind the small budgets of most MoCCA attendees/indie cartoonists, we're going to highlight places where, for $10 or under, you can still get a decent meal -- some of them even prepared by Iron Chef level celebrities. At a few places, if $10 isn't enough for a meal it is still enough for some rare treat that will make your trip one to remember. For dinner you will want to grab some friends and a subway or cab and head to one of the great restaurants of the city, but your lunchtime is definitely covered right here.
Continue ReadingRadical returns to Diamond for book distribution
After a year-long stint with Random House as their book distributor, Radical Publishing is back at Diamond, we are told by press release. The announcement is a bit of a no-brainer, considering that Radical was at last month's Diamond Retailer Summit.
Continue ReadingMarvel’s mystery magazines
Ted McKeever drawing Wolverine, Tomm Coker on Master of Kung Fu, Dr. Strange by Kieron Gillen and Frazier Irving? All in glorious black and white. Sign us up! While this sounds like some cool, beatnik Marvel anthology comic, Don McPherson explains it is really a little-noted or promoted Marvel project: two black and white comics magazines that were released last year to no fanfare, Marvel Super Special and Marvel Super Action. McPherson guesses that this is some kind of Disney-inspired inventory cleaning:
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