IDW’s Ted Adams confirms that comics are not dying
IDW president Ted Adams is always engaging and as candid as any comics CEO might be, so when ICv2 catches up with him for...
Marvel plays Hunger games with Fialkov and Kirk — UPDATED: “Someone’s getting eaten.”
Marvel's conference call on the AGE OF ULTRON wrap up and new series Hunger by Josh Fialkov and Leonard Kirk just kicked off and here's the...
Licensing world round-up: Princesses are king but Avengers are for boys
As we mentioned in the previous post, the Licensing Show's wrapping up today and there are always some lists and announcements and other observations...
Valiant officially joins the ranks of Kindle’s fanfic program
The Licensing show is on in Vegas this week and with it a smattering of announcements about licensing deals and brandings and so on....
Thinking about Kim Thompson, life and death
(Photo from and © American Virus)
When I moved to Los Angeles in the 80s, I lived in West Hollywood at the height of the...
RIP Kim Thompson
Photo by Lynn Emmert.
Fantagraphics co-founder and industry titan Kim Thompson has lost his battle with lung cancer. A statement was released below, but...
DiDio: appearance of turmoil at DC is caused by social media
DC is holding four "retailer roadshows" over the next few weeks to boost retailer confidence and tell them what's coming up. If you were...
Charles Soule on Superman/Wonder Woman: It “will help both characters grow significantly”
As I noted the other day, there was a lot of hullabaloo about the Superman/Wonder Woman book from those who favor the Clark/Lois pairing...
Titan to Collect ‘Marada The She-Wolf’ by Chris Claremont and John Bolton
Coming this November, Titan Comics have announced that they'll be collecting together Chris Claremont and John Bolton's series Marada The She Wolf. This will...
Stop wondering where all the female creators are, and go find them!
Following on from Heidi’s post about gender issues in the comics industry, the best response seemed clear: I should probably write a post about...
Monday’s Review Slate: Captain Midnight and Invincible
Another week, and a whole slew of new comics on the horizon. This week I'm going to review a superhero relaunch, as well as...
