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...
New York Times snubbing graphic novels?
You'd think with the WATCHMEN graphic novel selling 10K+ copies a week on and off since July that it would have cracked a major...
Two links for the day
§ Steven Grant looks at the 20 most important comics ever published, chronologically:
1) FAMOUS FUNNIES #1 (Eastern Color, 1934)Max Gaines' brainchild, the one that...
Scream Awards tap superhero zeitgeist
Spike TV's Scream Awards, taped last night, is the biggest nerdlebrity gathering of the year this side of San Diego. The LA Times's Geoff...
News and notes from all over the place
§ MANHUNTER canceled:
Writer Marc Andreyko confirmed in a Facebook posting that “Manhunter,” his critically acclaimed superhero series from DC Comics, has been canceled. “Anyone...
Platinum’s new advisory board
In our endless wanderings, we came across a press release announcing that Platinum Studios has a new advisory board, comprised of folks like former...
The wit and wisdom of Mike Richardson
ICV2 sits down with Dark Horse big wampum Mike Richardson for the annual gabfest. The always voluble Richardson is without question the very first...
What they are saying
Last night, we had the chance to address an SVA class of aspiring cartoonists on "The Business of Comics". It was a fun time,...
The realities of manga
Today's Must Read: Yaoi Press publisher Yamila Abraham explains the reality:
1. OEL manga must sell much better than licensed titles to be successful, because...
