Weidenbaum leaves Viz; Original content on hold?
Tina Anderson at Gynocrat writes that Viz's plan for original manga has been put on hold, following the departure of guiding editor Marc Weidenbaum:
Weidenbaum's...
Nation’s headline writers ga-ga for Batwoman!
What is it about DC's Batwoman character that headline writers just seem to adore? Take a single bare AP story about Kathy Kane taking...
Forewarned is forearmed
If you're one of the folks traipsing out to your local comics store to get the first part of the Neil Gaiman-written, Andy Kubert-drawn...
Meet Movie Ramona Flowers
Via Edgar Wright's MySpace Blog, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who stars as Ramona Flowers in the upcoming SCOTT PILGRIM movie.
Blecky goes online
Fantagraphics' website is now running Johnny Ryan's Blecky Yuckerella, which we know many folks will enjoy.
Ratner to direct YOUNGBLOOD?
Rob Liefeld's YOUNGBLOOD has been optioned for a possible movie, possibly directed by Brett Ratner (RUSH HOUR, X-MEN 3):
The company paid mid six...
DC Month to Month Sales: December 2008
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
The question whether the economy has any effect on DC Comics' periodical output is increasingly difficult to answer. On the one hand,...
Fantagraphics offers PDF previews!
Via Flog, gladsome news that FBI is offering PDF previews of several upcoming books
Download links are available on the product listing pages for the...
PILGRIM demand high!
We're hearing that due to various factors, including Diamond's warehouse move, many re-orders for SCOTT PILGRIM #5 -- at least in New York...
Bloom County Library due from IDW
IDW Publishing had become known as the home to some very high quality classic comic strips reprints -- Terry and the Pirates, Dick Tracy,...
