WEBTOON goes public with the TOON SQUARE event in NYC
The Beat's Justin Guerrero recaps TOON SQUARE, a small event where WEBTOON fans got meet other fans, cosplayers, and creators, to celebrate the comics platform debuting on the stock market.
WEBTOON goes public today – will Wall St. keep scrolling?
WEBTOON goes public on the New York Stock Exchange today, under the ticker WBTN, with shares priced at $18-21 to start
Boom! Studios President Filip Sablik leaves the company
In a move that has stunned the industry, Boom! Studios President Filip Sablik is leaving the company
Marvel rebrands itself as Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics debuted a new corporate logo this week that added the word Comics, in line with other Marvel divisions.
Josh Frankel returns with Zero Zero and Metro Boomin
Zero Zero is a new boutique comics/merchandise company whose first project is with Metro Boomin: The Metroverse
Report: French comics publisher Delcourt is up for sale
Delcourt, one of the largest and most respected French comics publishers, is up for sale, Actualitté reports.
Local Comic Shop Day moves to September
Local Comic Shop Day is moving to September 28th to allow for rebranding and strengthening industry ties.
Comings and Goings at Image, D&Q, IDW, Zenesope and more
Lots of people on the move, as IDW, Image and D&Q have made hires, and some other folks have left their positions; and a new company!
Anime by the Numbers: One Piece is Sailing Against the US Manga Industry
A new column analyses manga and anime trends and looks at why One Piece sales have continued to grow in the US.
Kickstarter announces “new vision” with new creator tools
Kickstarter will now allow last pledges on all campaigns and has added a marketing team to help creators on the platform.
Vault gets spicy with Corin Howell’s Lilith and Threshold
Corin Howell's popular sexy vampire Lilith is getting her own series, as Vault launches Threshold, a new mature readers imprint
SOMETHING CRAWLED OUT #1 will be free for retailers
Retailers like free #1s - so Vault is giving them Something Crawled out #1, a new horror series from Son M. and Cas ‘MadCursed’ Peirano
