The week in PW Comics Week
A lot of good stuff, as usual, in this week's PW Comics Week (which I co-edit) and sometimes we like to draw your attention...
Miller: October comics sales set record
John Jackson Miller's October 2008 sales estimates are up, but what's really notable, he writes, is that October was a huge month for dollars.
The...
“We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Floppies”
John Rogers, screenwriter, blogger, and author of a fan favorite run on BLUE BEETLE, usually speaks his mind. His comments regarding the recent cancellation...
RIP: Broccoli USA?
Gia Manry reports that Broccoli USA, the US arm of Japanese publisher Broccoli, is shutting down:
I got an anonymous tip that led me over...
King Features rolls out digital content/ad engine
Hearst-owned King Features has just announced Comics Kingdom, which is, as far as we can tell, a new attempt at a game-changing platform for...
WizKids canned; HeroClix’s fate unknown
Here's a story that got lost in the server outage yesterday: Topps has announced they are shutting down their WizKids division, effective immediately. Topps...
More on ComicMix; Greenberger comments — UPDATED
Rattlings about changes at ComicMix continue. We've confirmed that both publicist Martha Thomases has been laid off and and vp Glenn Hauman have been...
Marvel’s earnings results; $10 mil investment in online
Frankly, we're a little too bleary with joy over the idea of a US President who believes in habeas corpus to really think about...
ComicMix cutbacks?
Looks like ComicMix is downsizing in the widespread economic slowdown. First, all the columns have ended -- Michael Davis and Martha Thomases did farewell...
Holidays looking grim for bookstores
Barnes & Noble is planning for a "terrible" holiday season, and Borders is on life support, meaning declining orders for graphic novels, ICv2 reports:
The...
Set aside some time to read these
¶ Spurge has 30 talking points about comics and the recession -- no resolution is reached but it could get gloomy:
Recent comic book series...
Agents who handle graphic novels
Once again, Colleen Doran does the hard work and digs up a list of book agents who handle graphic novels.
Here are just a...
