Meanwhile: What about original digital content from Marvel or DC?
Yet another long think piece on digital and comics, this one by Michael Gaudini at Comic Book Movie, an unlikely spot for a manifesto, but this one includes one aspect of digital that has been flying under the radar:
Continue ReadingReview: The New 52 so far by Paul Nomad
[Geek topics reporter Paul Nomad managed to get hold of the next week's worth of DC books, and wrote some reviews. Although he's comics conversant, Paul isn't a big comics collector, so he may very well qualify as one of those lapsed readers everyone is after. Here's his take -- WARNING: MILD SPOILERS]
Continue ReadingHelp wanted: Beat division
• As you may have read, Matthew Murray is giving up his "Indie Comics Sales Chart" column in order to concentrate on work and grad school. Many thanks to Matthew for his hard work and analysis over the last year or so. He is a real trooper. But now we need to find a new victim person to maintain the indie sales chart. Knowledge of spreadsheets required. Interested parties can email me at comicsbeat at gmail.com.
Continue Reading“Indie” Month-to-Month Sales: June and July
The June sales estimates didn’t come out until August, and due to several factors (no internet at home, visiting relatives, going to a wedding, moving house, no internet at the new house, etc.) I was unable to get them done, so I’ve combined the June and July numbers into one column. Since I’m doing two months I’m using a different format and am going through each publisher one by one, and grouping similar titles.
Continue ReadingFilming report: Avengers stand around Manhattan — SPOILERS
The AVENGERS filming moved to New York this weekend, and tons of photos videos of the cast standing around and blowing things up have been posted various places. Observers have also been piecing together some idea of the movie's ending, which is kinda a stinky thing for them to do, but if you must, here it is in spoiler text.
Continue ReadingLittle Island Comics, North America’s first kid-focused comics shop opens tomorrow
Well, THIS is big news. The Beguiling, one of Toronto's leading comcis shops, and certainly the one with the biggest supporters of non-super hero comics, has opened a show focusing on kids comics called Little Island Comics. While kids' bookstores are still a small niche of the overall bookstore market, the kids' comics market has been growing in recent years, so this is a very ambitious pilot program that everyone will be watching closely.
Continue ReadingScott Kurtz on digital and retailing
Meanwhile, PvP's Scott Kurtz retells a story of Twitter, a digital download, and a pissed off retailer, which leads to more thoughts on selling and buying:
Continue ReadingDustin Harbin on digital
Recent events and the launch of the day-and-date age have led many to ponder the digital comics landscape, including Dustin Harbin, cartoonist, letterer and former retailer, whose thoughts number 15. Here's one:
Continue ReadingTech watch: Is our digital schools learning?
Computers are changing literacy -- that's the message you get from all over the web and even occasionally this one. But is teaching kids digital literacy really improving their education? This weekend the NY Times took a look at one school in Arizona where despite every kid having computer access, test scores remain flat:
Continue ReadingNew 52: The All-Star Western trailer
Inspired by David Macho's effort, now writer Jimmy Palmiotti has made a trailer for ALL-STAR WESTERN, the new Western-themed anthology debuting in a few weeks.
Continue ReadingJim Lee: JL #1 set digital sales record for DC
I interviewed DC co-publisher and Justice League artist Jim Lee over at Salon (please note: I did not write the headline!) and he confirms what anyone could have expected: JL #1 set a record for digital sales on its debut day. He also talks about the "Why only Batman and GL strategy."
Continue ReadingDC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: July 2011
Here's a number for you: Out of 65 DC Universe comic books published in July, 32 were by the writer/artist creative teams listed in the solicitations -- less than half of the bunch. Most of the others were either completely drawn by guest artists or had help from one or more of them. And for a couple, even the story credit changed. Not counting the six DC Retroactive books, the video-game adaptations and the New Wave titles, none of which are involved in the day-to-day of the DC Universe, the strike rate is 22 out of 55. So, presuming that's not a coincidence, it looks like the big DC relaunch was about 40% well-planned, at this juncture.
Continue ReadingNew 52 trailer week concludes with BIRDS OF PREY
And so we go into the holiday weekend with one last David Macho-compiled trailer, for BIRDS OF PREY #1 by Duane Swiercynski and Jesus Saiz. Music this time out: Siegfried's Funeral March from GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG by Richard Wagner. HEAVY!
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Must read: Ryan Holmberg’s Manga 3.11
Ryan Holmberg, who normally writes about alternative manga, has written a long, excellent, piece on how the Japanese manga industry has reacted to the 3/11 earthquake.
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