New stuff from DC: KLARION, LOBO, TRINTY OF SIN and new teams for CATWOMAN...
A bunch of announcements from DC this week and it looks like the iceberg of the 90s house style DC has been mired in...
TV Preview: Constantine: He’s Here and He’s Definitely British
[Several of this fall's comic book TV show pilots are floating around out there, and one of our informants got a copy and sent us their impressions. Here's a look at CONSTANTINE which debuts on NBC this Fall.]
DC won’t permit Superman logo on statue of murdered boy
This may make you cry.
Jeffrey Baldwin is a Toronto child who died of starvation in 2002 after severe abuse at the hands of...
Bat-Man and Superman get all selfie-tastic
August is variant cover Selfie month at DC comics, and to get everyone in a good mood, DC released their first selfie-variant cover on...
DC’s New Royalty Program – Let’s Do The Math On Single Issue Sales
You probably heard that DC has revamped their royalties program, adding colorists to the payout mix and lumping digital in with print. We should...
The Big Read: Spending the Fourth of July Weekend Catching Up On Comics
I work in the book publishing industry, and I've made many contacts as a comics evangelist. Thus, between the review copies which flow into...
PREVIEW: Vertigo announces The Kitchen by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle
Vertigo is NOT DEAD. Although a lot of people thought DC's edgy imprint would go the way of the dodo in a more cost...
David and Meredith Finch to take over Wonder Woman — UPDATED
To be fair, this news has been out there for months and months, but USA TOday made it official: following the end of...
DC announces 2 new Bat-books, ARKHAM MANOR and GOTHAM ACADEMY, by unlikely teams
The Batverse is getting two ongoing spinoff series, according to EW. And not a mention of the "New 52" in the pr....In Arkham Manor,...
ONE AND DONE: Up, Up, and Away?
Keeping up with comics is ridiculously expensive if you want to keep up with a number of titles that come out every month. Not...
DC resets royalty system; colorists and digital now eligible
I've been hearing a lot of conspiracy theories of late about DC, and some of them involve their participation/royalties system. In addition for quite a while, people have been complaining about the fact that colorists aren't eligible for royalties—and neither are digital-first comics.
But that is changing. I understand a letter has just gone out to DC creative folks announcing a complete overhaul of the DC royalty system. For the first time colorists will be eligible for royalties and will get cover credit. And digital first will also be eligible for royalties. Little things like direct deposit and electronic vouchering will also be available.
