Comics publisher opens up about the state of the industry
Boom President of Publishing and Marketing Filip Sablik talks about Boom's plans....and touches on general industry challenges
Sales Charts: Dog Man #12 is the #1 book in the US this week
Dav Pilkey still reigns supreme in book publishing, with more than half a million copies sold of Dog Man #12: the Scarlet Shedder
Abrams launches Kana, a new manga imprint with 6 new titles
Abrams ComicArts is jumping on the manga bandwagon with Kana, a new imprint focused mostly on manga aimed at older readers. Their debut list...
Comings and Goings: Simon to Mad Cave; Jones to IDW; Hamric out at Viz
Some editorial hires at Mad Cave and IDW and a surprising departure at Viz as Kevin Hamric is out
Sam Kusek joins Kickstarter as new Senior Outreach Lead, Comics
Sam Kusek has joined Kickstarter as Senior Outreach Lead, Comics, one of the key positions in the world of comics crowdfunding.
Dark Horse moves to Middle Earth as Embracer Group reorganizes
After two years of financial turmoil, Dark Horse parent company Embracer Group is reorganizing into three separate companies
Sales Charts: Top Ten Most Popular Comics on GlobalComix the week of 4/18/24
Announcing the start of a new feature here at the Beat: weekly listings of the Top Ten Most Popular comics on GlobalComix.
ComicsPRO releases results of Comics Retailer Survey
In 2023, both periodical and graphic novel sales declined in a majority of comics shops surveyed by ComicsPRO
WEBTOON Originals contract draws criticism from creators
A Reddit post claiming that WEBTOON's Original contract is unethical has opened a flood of controversy about the platform
New Oni Press hires, promotion: Crary, Dryer, Sainz
Oni has hired a new marketing person, a new editor, and promoted a longtime employee to director
Comings and goings: Dunbier leaves IDW, Abernathy at Skybound and more
Scott Dunbier leaves IDW; Ben Abernathy joins Skybound, along with two others, and more personnel moves around comics
Jim Viscardi ankles comicbook.com to head Biz Dev at Image Comics
Jim Viscardi is joining Image Comics as VP of Business Development, after nine years heading up ComicBook.Com
