WEBTOON and Disney team for all-new digital comics platform
Disney and WEBTOON have entered an agreement to launch a new subscription digital comics platform that will feature all of Disney brands.
Bloated CGC slabs shock collectors
Recent video of bloated CGC slabs have some collectors questioning the quality of CGC’s redesigned plastic cases.
So what happened at this week’s Diamond/Sparkle Pop hearing, anyway?
The court has decided that Sparkle Pop can no longer sell any of the consignment inventory they hold
Paramount Skydance considers takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount Skydance, backed by David Ellison, is preparing to make a majority cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Lion Forge secures $30 million investment from HarbourView Equity Partners
Lion Forge plans to use the investment to expand its portfolio of diverse content.
Distribution notes: IPG offers terms for comics shops; Phillbo adds Abstract
Book distributor IPG will begin offering terms specially formatted for comics shops; and Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise omnibus will be carried by Philbo Distribution
Diamond Doings: 31 separate lawsuits against publishers and the case against Sparkle Pop
Diamond is suing 31 publishers to stake claim to the ownership of their inventory; and more from Sparkle Pop
Stuart Schreck ankles Diamond for Dark Horse
Stuart Schreck, formerly of Diamond and DC Comics, has joined Dark Horse in their direct market sales department.
Blind bagged Mark Spears Monsters #1 sells 350,000 copies
The blind bagged edition of MARK SPEARS MONSTERS: THE MONSTER & THE WOLF #1 has over 350,000 copies preordered, says publisher Keenspot
51% of Brits believe comics are for kids
Roughly half of British adults believe comics are the domain of children, according to a survey conducted by UK-based international analytics firm YouGov
I took a tour of the magazine racks of Mid-Coast Maine…and here’s what I...
I surveyed checkout aisle magazine sections at some mass market retailers and supermarkets to see what they are selling, and to hunt for an Archie Digest.
The story that should terrify the American comics industry
A profile of Shonen Jump reveals that US publishers have no systems in place to generate the same kind of success
