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Wrapping up our preview of what's what at NYCC, Image Comics has two parties, three panels, six show specials and a gazillion signings.  And a digital sale: $0.99...

Axcend from Image comics smashes two different story telling worlds together, but is it worth pushing start?

Although the comics industry seems to be hitting a rough patch, one thing that I noticed at last week retailer summit is that a bunch of people have just been hired as staffers to actually work in the comics business! And interestingly, many of them are working directly with comics retailers. I think if you're going to invest money in your business at a time like this, investing in new employees who work directly with the people who buy your products is a pretty smart move. Here's the new faces:

Former Vice President, Publishing Planning & Collected Editions at DC Entertainment Jeff Boison has just been hired by Image Comics and will join them Monday, October 5 as Director of Publishing Planning & Book Trade Sales. Bison worked at DC since 2009 and was at Rondom House for 11 years prior to that.

As much as we here at The Beat love single issues shipping each month, sometimes certain comics and stories tend to get the best...

Comics sales have been growing and continue to grow, but we're definitely entering a period of retrenchment and contraction for many, as I...

Descender is back!  After a slightly longer than average hiatus, the series' second arc, entitled "Machine Moon," will begin in November. The first arc of Descender made...

Local Comics Shop Day is the latest holiday on the comics calendar, to be held November 28th, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The date has...

In a special push to celebrate Local Comic Shop Day on November 28th, writer Kelly Sue DeConnick, artist Valentine De Landro, and Image Comics have partnered with ComicsPRO,...

Let's talk about originality in art. The Wicked + The Divine #14 came out this week, and while I know I sound like a broken record at...

There’s been quite a bit of comment on the price of new comics and it seems to me that newer readers may not quite...

Yes, that's right: Image. I know I usually do the DC Comics sales summaries here at The Beat, but while Heidi looks for someone to step in and handle the Indy comics chart I volunteered to do a column focusing on Image. With around seventy titles each month they're about as large (titles-wise) as Marvel or DC, so I figure they should have their own column, yes? Warning: The commentary may be even more mis-informed than usual...

The important thing to remember when looking at Image's sales numbers is that they're not really playing the same game as other comics companies. My understanding (and I'm sure you'll all correct me if I'm wrong in the comments below...) is that Image charges a flat fee for producing, listing and distributing comics, so that after that fee and the printing costs, whatever is left over goes directly to whoever supplied the comic. (This may be different for the official Image partners...)