The NEW Newsarama
It's here. And it's a lot like a giant entertainment website.
But it does look very, very nice. Is it functional? No time to...
Trouble Ahead #3: Platinum
We've had some fun at the expense of DJ Coffman over the years, but he has always been a good sport about it, so...
Trouble Ahead #2: DramaQueen
DramaQueen is one of a number of small manga publishers that has sprung up in the past few years, specializing in boy's love and...
A little Friday afternoon gossip
* Just got off the phone with a well-known, award winning cartoonist who was advertised as appearing at an upcoming convention. Apparently he was...
Breaking news: Comics are expen$ive!
Newsarama adds up the costs of this year's big crossover events and finds they do not come cheaply. For SECRET INVASION, after toting up...
ASP restructures; Liao leaves
Archaia Studios Press had a big hit with Mouse Guard, and critical acclaim with The Lone and Level Sands and founder Mark Smylie's Artesia,...
Must reading: “How to get your indie book into comic shops”
Elizabeth Genco, whose graphic novel Blue was recently announced, does a lot of heavy lifting by surveying several indie friendly retailers to find...
Fantagraphics goes exclusive with Diamond
Diamond sent out a press release yesterday confirming that Fantagraphics is going exclusive to the comic shop trades with Diamond. You can read the...
Fantagraphics going with Diamond?
The TCJ board floats the rumor that Fantagraphics is going exclusive with Diamond for the DM -- if true. Norton would continue to be...
More on Wizard’s HQ sale
After yesterday's real estate listing for Wizard HQ rocketed through the inboxes and AIM windows of the comics industry like a hot knife through...
More Marvel financials
You can read Marvels' entire press release on their Q1 results here. Here's the relevant portion on publishing:
Marvel’s Publishing Segment net sales declined...
Can Sparky Greene Change Comics?
The headline says it all: New comic book team faces challenge:
But Sparky Greene, a writer and film producer from Malibu, wants a piece of...
