WonderCon: Viz — #835
Viz Is a last minute surprise at WonderCon:
VIZ Media has received a last minute opportunity to support the WonderCon show (sister-show to San Deigo Comic-Con) in San Francisco this weekend as an exhibitor this...
WonderCon: Image — #407
Image has a big show planned with a WonderCon Exclusive edition of SAVAGE DRAGON #145 which features the most popular president currently in charge of the US taking on a dirty rotten terrorist. ...
WonderCon: Oni — #519
The debut of NORTH WORLD Vol 2 is the highlight of Oni's many plans.
Oni Press is in San Francisco for this year's WonderCon! February 17th - March 1st we'll be strutting our stuff at...
Events around town
We'd just like to point out again that tomorrow, as part of the Festival of New French Writing , Francoise Mouly will interview Chris Ware and Marjane Satrapi. And it's FREE. The event takes...
BookScan redux
Okay, just a few after dinner cordials as we close the books on the annual Imbolc rituals:
§ Peerless Peggy Burns of D&Q has the last word on the indie sales matter, by...
Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark
In all their business news yesterday, a firm opening, title, and other info for the Spider-Man musical was announced. You'll recall that the musical will be directed by Julie Taymor with music and lyrics...
Read COLD HEAT online
The first four issues of COLD HEAT, the collaboration between Ben Jones (Paper Rad) and Frank Santoro, are now available online. FREE. Future print issues will be available for print on demand. In...
More on Marvel earnings call
Sorry we were so brief on our report on Marvel's 4Q and year-end reports yesterday. You can read the earnings call transcript right here, and as usual, Publishing is mentioned only a few times:
For...
Warners and Marvel reveal movie scheds
Both Warners and Marvel released upcoming movie dates yesterday, and everyone got excited.
Warners:
JONAH HEX (starring Josh Brolin) August 6, 2010
GREEN LANTERN (directed by Martin Campbell) December 17, 2010
And...
HARRY POTTER AND THE...
Business: Marvel hangs on in ’08, but down in ’09
Jim Milliot has a quick analysis of Marvel's year-end numbers:
Marvel’s publishing division finished 2008 with sales of $125.4 million, virtually flat with 2007 when revenue was $125.7 million. Operating profit slipped to $47.3 million...
Don Marquis and George Herriman
Kristy Valenti looks at a lesser known facet of George "Krazy Kat" Herriman's career -- his illustrations for archy and mehitabel. Written by journalist Don Marquis, these popular blank verse poems supposed a friendship...
Wally Wood and Frank Frazetta
Came the Dawn by Al Feldstein and Wally Wood from SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES #9 ~ June-July/1953.
AND
Frank Frazetta's never finished sketches for a remake of the story.
Damn.
Wait I can't just go on. Look...
