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Archives for 01/10/2012 1:29 pm

December 2011 Diamond Sales Estimates: Notable and Surprises

01/10/2012 1:29 pm by Todd Allen

ICV2 has their December 2011 Diamond sales estimates up and the downward correction would appear to be continuing.

The big debating point here would be DC returnability. IIRC, Diamond’s been adjusting the numbers to allow for returns (10%?), but relatively few people believe that retailers are returning that much, when taken across the industry. So anything returnable is probably a little under-reported.

Filed Under: Commentary, Retailing & Marketing, Sales Charts

NCS announces first Reuben Award for webcomics

01/10/2012 1:10 pm by Heidi MacDonald

NCS announces first Reuben Award for webcomics

National Cartoonists Society president Tom Richmond announces a major, inevitable evolution of the comic strip with a new webcomics division for the Reuben Awards. The Reubens have traditionally honored the best in comic strips and illustration — two artforms now mostly associated with Mad Men-era martinis and horn rim glasses on the “up to date” scale. Richmond’s post has all the salient background info but here are the guidelines and the screening committee:

Filed Under: Awards, Comic Strips Tagged With: Awards

Seuling, Schwartz among ComicsPRO Industry Appreciation Awards nominees

01/10/2012 11:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Seuling, Schwartz among ComicsPRO Industry Appreciation Awards nominees

ComicsPRO, the retailer advocacy group, has announced the 2012 nominees for their third annual Appreciation Awards, which honors pioneers in the direct market:

Filed Under: Awards, Retailing & Marketing Tagged With: Awards

Horse-loving Lisa Hanawalt reviews WAR HORSE

01/10/2012 11:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Horse-loving Lisa Hanawalt reviews WAR HORSE

All little girls love horses, and Lisa Hanawalt is representing for all with War Horse: An Illustrated Review. 100% good.

Filed Under: Art

Cartoon Movement launches Haiti series on second anniversary of earthquake

01/10/2012 9:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Cartoon Movement launches Haiti series on second anniversary of earthquake

Cartoon Movement continues its notable journalistic endeavors with a new 75-page series on Haiti.

Haitian cartoonist Chevelin Pierre and journalist Pharés Jerome are collaborating on the first chapter which launches on January 12th, the second anniversary of the 7.0 earthquake which flattened the island. The first chapter looks at the tent cities that still fill Port-au-Prince.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: News

Rare 12-minute Hobbit cartoon by Gene Deitch resurfaces

01/10/2012 8:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Rare 12-minute Hobbit cartoon by Gene Deitch resurfaces

Don’t have time to watch the whole two-movie HOBBIT from Peter Jackson, or even the Rankin Bass version? Well then maybe this 1968 “limited animation” version which clocks in at under 12 minutes is more your speed.

It’s actually a recently unearthed version of the Hobbit written by the legendary Gene Deitch (Tom and Jerry) and based on drawings by Czech illustrator Adolf Born.

When we tell you you have never seen the Hobbit like this, we mean, You have never seen the Hobbit like this.

Filed Under: Cartoons Tagged With: The Hobbit, Tolkien

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