Comics

The CBLDF board is having a meeting today. And Neil Gaiman has been doodling. Not to worry ...the doodles have been donated to the CBLDF to be auctioned off. A productive meeting indeed.

Via Twitter, Marvel Associate Editor Nathan Cosby, who works out of the Mark Paniccia office on such books as the Shanower/Young Oz adaptations, Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers and Marvel Adventures Spider-Man is leaving to do other stuff. He tweeted:

How they developed the Epic Mickey game and why Oswald the Rabbit is so important.

§ Hank Kanalz has been promoted to Senior VP-Digital of DC Comics, it was announced at this morning's DC Nation panel. He was formerly...

Announcements from today's Vertigo panel -- more at at Graphic Content.

And speaking of Hellboy, the new Mike Mignola strip in USA Today has just started. Nothing beats the original.

At yesterday's Dark Horse panel, more details of their digital initiative were announced. It will be proprietary, available on every web browser, and sold for iPad and iTunes. (However, Apple only accepts prices that end in .99 -- one of the controlling things that folks were complaining about on Thursday --- so it's not entirely clear how that will work. There will be 170 titles available at first, with some titles available day and date.

BTW while we were looking for a Richie Rich cover for the previous story, we came across this mysterious site

Continuing the return of some iconic licenses of the past -- the big lizard has previously been published by both Marvel and Dark Horse, Godzilla is coming back from IDW!

Announced only via tweet from retailer Chris Butcher at this morning's Diamond retailer's breakfast. Dark Horse is announcing exclusive in-store downloads for those buying their digital comics, which will be priced at $1.49, according to Milton Griepp yesterday.

PR: Oni Press is in New York for NYCC 2010! Oct 8th – 10th we’ll be strutting our stuff at booth #2331. Come by and check out our eclectic library of titles including the con premieres of:

Buffy regains the top spot this month, though with the lowest numbers for the series since Season eight began. Meanwhile the top launches this...