Publishing slips at Marvel
Marvel held its second quarter earnings calls this morning (transcript here), and while you'd expect a good result following IRON MAN and INCREDIBLE HULK,...
Even more WATCHMEN trades available
Calvin Reid catches up with Paul Levitz and discusses the new WATCHMEN craze, with 300,000, not 200K as previously reported, new copies of...
Scoop! The con is moving to Chula Vista!
...or at least that's what our cabbie told us. On the ride to the airport, this 25-year vet of San Diego confided that the...
We’ll pass on SEX DRIVE, thanks
Well, as you may have noticed, there's a little Hollywood shindig coming up in a few days. Whereas once, San Diego prep -- with...
More Wowio news
The Wowio/Platinum news is coming thick and fast, as founder William Lidwell has sent the following email to all Wowio publishers:
I am pleased to...
EW: Comic-Con preview issue — UPDATE
That's right, the premier magazine about entertainment has its first ever San Diego Comic-Con preview issues and the WATCHMEN get the cover treatment:
Over many...
Platinum buys Wowio — Updated
According to these SEC filings Platinum has completed its purchase of Wowio, using shares valued at .15 cents.
The sales agreement has also been...
San Diego’s economy…again
We're interrupting our ongoing attempt to sort through our San Diego-related email to note something rather curious.
You see, The Beat and Future Mr. Beat...
HYPE: Platinum, Flagg!, BPA in PWCW
We often forget to talk about each PW Comics Week's newsletter -- you have all subscribed, right, because it's free? -- but this week's...
HELLBOY II is #1
Another comic book movie has landed at #1 at the box office, as HELLBOY II led the way:
Hellboy II: The Golden Army stormed onto...
Manga moments
§ ICv2 finds out more about Viz's original manga initiative:
Are you looking for manga-style properties?If by "manga" you mean what is generally considered manga...
AMERICAN GODS sampling report
Over on his blog, Neil Gaiman reports on the results of Harper Collins' read American Gods for free online promotion:
The Browse Inside Full...
