Can Chinese comics sell in France?
ComiPress translates a long Chinese brief on The Future of China's Comics Market in France. As if that topic weren't interesting enough on its...
Comic book layoffs: Devils Due, Tokyopop
While the comics industry has thus ar been immune from the massive layoffs hitting the media sector, that could be changins. CBR reports that...
Shopping guides
Two buying guides for the weekend and holidays:
• The Comics Reporter
• CBR News: CBR Holiday Gift Guide: Books
Us? We're giving the gift of LAUGHTER...
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...
