SD09: BOOM! party 7/23
As is their custom, BOOM! Studios will throw a party that anyone can get into, as it sprawls across the Hyatt lobby. Old skool.
BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid cordially invites all ComicCon attendees...
DC Month-to-Month Sales: May 2009
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
Overall direct-market sales crashed in May, and DC Comics contributed its share. Like Marvel, though, DC has a pretty good excuse. While Batman: Battle for the Cowl and The Flash: Rebirth continued...
Superman decision analysis
We're going to have to leave explaining this one to the lawyers. Short version -- while the decision did rule in WB/DC's favor, it did leave the matter of a Superman film up in...
Viz launches Shonen Sunday imprint
Leading manga publisher Viz has announced a new imprint -- Shonen Sunday, named after and running content from the Japanese magazine of the same name. The line kicks off with Rumiko Takahishi's RIN-NE; further...
SD09: Chiang, Cloonan, Thompson, Wood — #1322
We forget what they call their little booth group of Cliff Chiang, Becky Cloonan, Brian Wood, and Jill Thompson. Whatever they call themselves, they will be at booth #1322 and they'll have neat things...
SD09: Spectrum Fantastic Art — #4503
Here's where to find some top notch artists in San Diego!
Spectrum Fantastic Art will again be exhibiting at Comic-Con under the Donato Arts umbrella in Booth #4503. We'll be appearing with (naturally) Donato Giancola,...
SD09: SLG — #1815
Here's the details on SLG's con activities, via Jennifer de Guzman. First signings:
Aaron Alexovich (Serenity Rose)
Kerry Callen (Halo and Sprocket)
Derek Hunter (Pirate Club)
Aleister Gilgrim (The Cemeterians)
Karl Christian Krumpholz (Byron)
Kenny Keil (Tales to Suffice)
Tommy Kovac...
DC wins one Superman court case
Today, a decision was handed down in one of the lawsuits involving Superman and the Siegel family. The Siegel family -- including Joanne Siegel and Laura Sigel Larson -- were granted half the copyright...
Wednesday Comics Day
Today is the debut of WEDNESDAY COMICS, the amazing newspaper-sized comics anthology by some of today's freshest creators. To celebrate, here's the final version (with words) of Paul Pope's ADAM STRANGE strip. Click for...
Eddie Campbell double dose
With The Complete Alec's pub date approaching rapidly, we're getting more and more Eddie Campbell , including an interview with Pádraig Ó Méalóid at The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log:
I was reading the autobiographical...
Comedy with DOOM
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Universal Press and Uclick combined
A shake up in KC, as comics strip giant Andrews McMeel has consolidated its syndications and online divisions, merging syndicate Universal Press Syndicate with digital entertainment company Uclick .
The resulting company, called Universal Uclick,...