Mark Millar’s first Netflix title is revealed, ‘The Magic Order’ with Olivier Coipel
Although he was off by a day or so, the first comic book series in the Millarworld/Netflix deal has indeed been revealed, over at...
Mark Millar’s new Netflix comic wasn’t announced this weekend after all
Since the bombshell announcement that Netflix had acquired Millarworld, aka movie idea factory Mark Millar, the Scotsman has kept a very low profile despite many media requests. However he finally broke his silence, at Comicbook.com of all places. In an extensive interview, the always enthusiastic Millar goes full tilt fervent on how great this deal is:
POP this: The Funko IPO was a flop
When it was first announced, the IPO for Funko was hailed as a big deal. But it didn't turn out to be the case,...
Oni joins Simon & Schuster for book distribution
Oni Press has officially announced that they are teaming with Simon & Schuster for distribution to the book trade. S&S is obviously a traditional...
Comings and Goings: Diamond Books reorganizes; Brown and Stone on the move
§ Some pretty big news out of Diamond: Diamond Book Distributors has reorganized, with Josh Hayes, the new EVP in charge. Kuo-Yu Liang, who founded this...
ICv2 and ReedPOP announce NYCC Insider Sessions with Eckstein to keynote
A comics business conference early in NYCC has been a tradition for a long time, with Milton Griepp of the pop culture industry business...
WB Consumer Products’ president Pam Lifford is selling a lot more superhero toys
Has the current Great Licensing Era crested or is it still growing? As The Beat's Taimur Dar wrote the other day, toys and other...
A Publisher’s View of OGN Page Rates & Economics
Spike, the publisher at Iron Circus Comics is a BS-free zone and she recently had a few things to say about the costs involved with...
Marvel addresses event fatigue and retaining hot talent in retailer summit
As The Beat told you last week, Marvel has just their first retailer summit in nearly 20 years, in which 14 retail organizations from the Top 300 Marvel accounts were invited to meet with Axel Alonso, David Gabriel and other top execs to talk about the steps Marvel is taking to improve sales.
What Do A Cartoonist’s Finances Look Like? An Inside Look.
Rian Sygh is a brave man. Rian is a comics artist who's worked at BOOM!, Oni and Z2. Here's his Patreon page. (We'll come...
Marvel Reveals More Details of Their Tech for Retailers Project
We asked Marvel a few questions about their plans to use GeoTargeted digital advertising to drive customer into comic shops and here's what we...
10 Comics That Sell Better As Books Than As Single Issues
You know the ongoing argument about whether or not comics sales are heading away from single issues and towards collected editions? Guess what –...
