Wal-Mart bans Mexican comic
Wal-Mart has pulled copies of a Spanish-language comic starring Mexican comics mainstay Memin Pinguin CNN reports on charges the character is racist:
For more than...
Kodansha rumbles
Lets and lots of feedback on the Kodansha bombshell out there. Dallas Middaugh confirms its not curtains for Del Rey manga:
Well, it’s business as...
Why we fight
There's been a bit of back and forth here in the comments about what's the best way to get your foot in the door,...
Kodansha in the US confirmed
ICv@ reports a Japanese report that confirms all those rumors about Kodansha entering the US market.
Japan’s highly respected Nikkei financial news service is reporting...
Wizard World updates
ICv2 reports that it's all so new at Wizard World Chicago:
Shamus described himself as “totally out” at the IFL, and “back at Wizard.” “It’s...
Who’s buying Wowio? Platinum
Hm, curiouser and curiouser. Platinum Studios Announces It Is in Negotiations to Acquire WOWIO, LLC. Notice this is not an announcement that Platinum is...
R Stevens goes back to sticks with the web
In a story that proves that owning your good ideas gives the biggest payout, R Stevens has announced he's ending print syndication of DIESEL...
ADV sells furniture, anime
The news that ADV was selling off a bunch of office furniture drew the expected cries of alarm:
From http://www.windsorauction.com/auction.asp : Thurs., June 26 at...
LInks of note
§ Don McPherson finds writing about comics subscriptions is no easy task:
Yes, it would have made for an interesting feature, tapping not only into...
Breaking news: DJ Coffman paid
DJ Coffman has closed the books on Platinum:
Fed Ex showed up with a check from Platinum paying me up to date anything that was...
Platipop: When will they ever learn?
Steve Bissette weighs in on the Platinum situation, where creators have signed away most of their rights and are now not being paid:
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WOWIO sold
WOWIO, the ebook distribution site, has gone offline and word is going around that the company has been sold. Wowio offered FREE digital distribution...
