Kuwata controversy roundup
It all started when Laura Hudson rounded up comments by Top Shelf's Leigh Walton, Andrew Wheeler and Joe McCulloch about the fact that mangaka Jiro Kuwata's name was not on the cover of BAT-MANGA,...
The Graysons shot down
Yet more turmoil within Warners superhero division is revealed in this story about a potential TV show called The Graysons, about the early life of the boy who would become Robin, getting smothered in...
DC Month to Month Sales September 2008
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
So, did the financial meltdown have an effect on the periodical comics market in September? Probably not. DC Comics' periodical business did take a massive hit, mind you, but that had more...
To Do Nov 8: SANDMAN live, hosted by Neil Gaiman!
A few tickets are still available for this Sandman reading/CBLDF benefit:
Veteran voice actor Tom Wayland and others, will read from some of the most politically charged excerpts of THE SANDMAN written by New...
DC news and notes: Cancellations, Jones
§ It's made official at Newsarama. The three long-running titles were part of the "Batman Family" but that family looks to be very dysfunctional after Grant Morrison's "Batman RIP" storyline wraps up:
While fans are...
SKIN HORSE goes to GoComics
Another sign of the times, as GoComics, the comics portal for the digital distribution service uclick and comic strip book behemoth Andrews McMeel, picks up SKIN HORSE by Shaenon K. Garrity and writer Jeffrey...
More on ComicMix; Greenberger comments — UPDATED
Rattlings about changes at ComicMix continue. We've confirmed that both publicist Martha Thomases has been laid off and and vp Glenn Hauman have been laid off has elected not to take a salary. At...
BATTLING BOY optioned at Paramount
Paul Pope's BATTLING BOY isn't due until 2010 from First Second, but it already has a coveted movie option from Brad Pitt's Paramount shingle.
Paramount Pictures has acquired Paul Pope's upcoming graphic novel "Battling...
Marvel’s earnings results; $10 mil investment in online
Frankly, we're a little too bleary with joy over the idea of a US President who believes in habeas corpus to really think about things like Marvel's financials, but they released a very...
Marvel month-to-month sales: September 2008
By Paul O'Brien
The eight-month SECRET INVASION crossover continued to dominate Marvel's output in September, sprawling across a whole load of tie-in books. Marvel are saving most of their new launches until after the...
Brandon Graham sci-fi
Case and Molly from Neuromancer. Click the link for a full-size image.
Plus, he links to this awesome NASA page of Space Colony Artwork 1970.
Space colony artwork. Remember that? This feels like...
