Rall’s open letter on the Brian Duffy matter
Editorial cartoonist Brian Duffy was recently let go from his job at the Des Moines Register; after leaving, he discovered that his artwork, which...
BookScan redux
Okay, just a few after dinner cordials as we close the books on the annual Imbolc rituals:
§ Peerless Peggy Burns of D&Q...
More on Marvel earnings call
Sorry we were so brief on our report on Marvel's 4Q and year-end reports yesterday. You can read the earnings call transcript right here,...
Business: Marvel hangs on in ’08, but down in ’09
Jim Milliot has a quick analysis of Marvel's year-end numbers:
Marvel’s publishing division finished 2008 with sales of $125.4 million, virtually flat with 2007 when...
Steve Geppi’s debt woes growing
In recent weeks, while news of Diamond's new trade policies has rippled through every level of the comics business, Diamond's owner, Stephen Geppi, has...
DC answers “After WATCHMEN, what’s next?”
In a nod to capitalizing on Google searches if nothing else, DC has unveiled a plan for giving newbies who enjoyed WATCHMEN a place...
Business bits
§ At PW Comics Week, Ada Price surveys s bunch of comics retailers o see how they're doing and the old "cautious optimism" line...
Meanwhile, in Occidental comics news
The January numbers are out, and while the sales estimates have yet to be tallied. John Jackson Miller suspects that January comics sales will...
Manga industry update
§ While many folks were worried that Marc Weidenbaum's departure from Viz meant their original manga program was on hold, all indications -- ...
Die, pamphlets, die!
Devin Faraci, one of the main editors at the movie site C.H.U.D., has a mild-mannered editorial which brings together all the doomsday scenario ideas...
NYCC ’09: In this post, I will reveal the FUTURE OF COMICS!
New York Comic-Con 2009 is nothing but a lingering sore throat now, but all the forces and dramas that clashed and mingled continue to...
Book news: BEA changes; Harper reorg
With the New York Comic-Con seemingly successfully behind them, Reed Exhibitions has announced major changes to the BEA, the annual book trade fair....
