Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 11/17/14—New people are reading comics, but what’s their deal?
§ MUST READ!!! Brigid Alverson has a write up of last October's Cv2 Conference. and boils down the many statistics that were presented that...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 11/14/14: Comics tried to break the internet once, and here’s what...
Look, The Beat had a bad day yesterday and made lots and lots of mistakes. Tonight we're getting a full five hours of sleep and things should be much better. Okay? Sorry about all that, but it happens. Our "hire a copy editor" fund is to the right in the box marked "Patreon." Also, it is going to snow soon, so send hot cocoa.
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 11/13/14: CM Punk and Noelle Stevenson are writing Lady Thor, but...
§ Marvel is putting out a Thor Annual and they pulled out all the stops to get the wackiest mix of creators ever. Wrestler...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 11/12/14: Howard Chaykin said three things. The second came between the...
Kibbles 'n' Bits has been away for a while because tasks. It was decided in an executive meeting that I would bring it back only if I could do Upworthy style headlines. So now is the time to send in those suggestions, people! The more uplifting the better.
The Retailer’s View: A Confluence of Events (Part One)
2014 is swiftly drawing to a close. In the midst of making sure my shelves will weather the upcoming Christmas season, I’ll be placing...
The Retailer’s View // Scheduling Issues
Navigating monthly orders is a bone-numbing pain. I feel as though this is something I write a variation of in most of these columns....
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 10/22/14: Stan Lee is selling his house
§ Stan Lee's house is for sale for $3.75 million -- economical.Why is he selling? My first guess would be because he's never there,...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 10/20/14: Gary Groth is a Stranger Genius
§ Congrats to Fantagraphics publisher Gary Groth for winning the Stranger's Genius Award for Literature. Many would say Gary is strange, many a genius...
The Retailer’s View // Speculative Non-Fiction
The Death of Wolverine has gone over exceedingly well - or at least it has in my shop. Putting aside sales numbers (which were...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 9/29/14: Pow! Bam! Mainstream media gets literary comics!
OKAY PEOPLE LISTEN UP, here are two links that show exactly HOW FAR comics have come as an artform; two pieces in the two biggest papers in the two biggest cities in the US which handle the subtleties of two comics beloved among comics insiders with intelligence and nuance.
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 9/16/14: a lot to chew on
I've been travelling for the last three weeks and there are even more kibbles and bits than usual piled up. Some of these are...
