News Briefs
We're battling some kind of virus that we got from eating some ill-advised food. It's a real tussle that goes back and forth, and...
Lebonfon Speaks
Patrick Jodoin of Lebonfon, a Canadian printer that has been picking up some work from the Quebecor mess, sent out a brief statement yesterday:
We...
Diamond’s Top 300 Comics of 2007
Diamond has released the figures for its top selling individual comics periodicals of '07. Marvel took 23 out of the top 25, with BUFFY...
Diamond’s Top 100 GNs of 2007
Annnnd here's the top selling graphic novel chart. Manga has its own chart which we'll hopefully be posting later on.
Sorry this looks funny....
Diamond’s Top Publishers of ’07
Diamond has released its year -end figures for 2007, and as soon as we figure out the HTML, we'll be putting up more of...
Quebecor World update
As reported yesterday, Quebecor World, printer of most North American comics periodicals, has filed for bankruptcy in both US and Canadian Courts. Jim Milliot...
Publisher websites criticized
We can't tell if this position paper from Comic Book Bin is a parody of the infamous ComicsPRO position paper (which we'll be getting...
Quebecor’s woes continue
We don't have what we'd call a commanding grasp on the Quebecor story, but after talking to a few people yesterday the pieces are...
Strike Update
Speaking of that WGA strike, Variety blogger
Tom McLean explains very clearly why Comic-Con is strike-proof. The comment thread to the post points...
Quebecor bail-out plan
UPDATE: Well, now it's looking like the bail-out never came:
Quebecor World Inc (IQW.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it failed to obtain $125...
AtlasBooks Acquires Biblio
ICv2 reports on the latest in book distribution consolidation, which affects a few indy comics as well:
National Book Distribution has sold its small...
New Bytes: Newtype, FBI.com
• ANN reports that Newtype USA, the glossy, oversized manga-culture magazine is to cease publication -- but ADV will replace it.
Representatives of A.D. Vision...
