SDCC ’15 – Comic Book People at Comic-Con
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In my previous post I talked about the importance of community -- it is...
SDCC ’15 – The Beat’s Panel on Ethics in Comics Journalism
Reflecting on The Beat's comics journalism ethics panel tonight at San Diego Comic-Con, my thoughts keep going back to the comics community - who...
SDCC ’15 Comics Journalism Panel – You-know-what vs. the Beat?
What will you be wearing on Thursday night at 6:30pm? The answer could reveal where you stand on the theme of Heidi's latest SDCC...
Kickstarter Fail – A Federal Offense?
The Federal Trade Commission has just sent a press release touting its first successful action against a failed Kickstarter campaign.
The FTC's mission is to...
The Retailer’s View // Opening Daze
As I’m writing this, it’s Sunday and things are slow. At my former place of employment, Sundays were one of our busier days -...
Cruel Portents: Looking at the Past and the Future of The Wicked + The...
In Kieron Gillen's talk on Alan Moore's and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen, Gillen emphasizes themes of time and cyclicality present in Moore's graphic novel. Temporal...
The Retailer’s View // Bridging A Gap With The Archie Kickstarter
So I launched a comic store on Free Comic Book Day. It was quite the trick, trying to get things ready for the day...
Baseball, Comic-Cons, and Paying Volunteers
Yesterday The Mary Sue published an article suggesting that for-profit comic-cons could be violating federal labor law by not paying minimum wage to workers improperly classified as volunteers. However, a recent case involving Major League Baseball shows how ReedPop and other commercial comic-con ventures could beat the tag.
The Retailer’s View: No Money, Mo’ Problems
Turns out, starting your own comic store can be incredibly frustrating. Until it's not.
Ross Richie Wants to Push #ComicsForward (so I’m giving some direction)
Last month, via the BOOM! Studios PR mailing list, I received a letter, containing a copy of a guest editorial by Ross Richie, CEO and founder.
You...
Diplo Steals from Rebecca Mock: On Entitlement, Ownership, and How Not To Act
Last week, musician and producer Diplo stole artwork by illustrator Rebecca Mock then harassed her when she called him out. In this op-ed, The Beat discusses digital artistic ownership, online harassment, and one of the reasons why people think it's okay to act the way they act.
The Retailer’s View: Punching the Ouroboros
Have you tried to set up a business before, faceless mass of readers? Laying down groundwork for a business is like trying to punch the face of an ouroboros or wrestle a gordian knot.
