Kirkman: digital has not cannibalized print sales
This quote from Robert Kirkman has been making the rounds, but it's well worth circulating some more: as digital WALKING DEAD sales rise, print...
Do we need The American Sequential Arts Guild?
Over the years there have been many attempts to start a comic book creators union or guild. Neal Adams tried one back in the...
Image publisher Eric Stephenson on recognizing and growing new talent
The recent argument over Image, reprints and retailers, it's clear that conscientious retailers and creators are trying to figure this out together....it's not a...
Image and retailers: one retailer speaks out
What a difference a day makes, and more importantly it seems that at least one publisher has decided to listen to the people who...
New message from Image Publisher Eric Stephenson re second printings: “We listen to...
Well, all week there have been ruffled feathers from retailers following a rather blunt email from Image marketing director Jennifer de Guzman that suggested...
Port strike delays some IDW books for December
Due to last week's port strike that closed the L.A.-Long Beach Port, a bunch of IDW titles that were to come out this next...
The money model again: digital and the web and what works
In a follow-up to his hit post on the economics of print comics, Jim Zub is back with a look at digital comics metrics,...
Diamond Announces 12 Gold Sponsors for Free Comic Book Day 2013
You may have thought of Kris Kringle jingling in your mind, but over at Diamond it's already planning for balmy May and Free Comic...
Lounak, new creator-owned distribution company, launches
As comics evolve, new business models evolve, and here's one that's pretty simple and pretty smart and potentially much more: Lounak is a new...
The Legal View: Could Alan Moore regain the WATCHMEN copyright?
In his post, Rich Johnston goes on to wonder whether Alan Moore could eventually terminate the Watchmen transfer from 1985. Commenters argue that this is absurd, but depending on the contract Moore could actually re-claim his share of the property.
Bookmark: The Business of Cartooning resource page
After yesterday's bucket of cold water dumped over our heads by Jim Zub, we were toying with the idea of making a "resource page" with links to facts and figures on the industry but former Flash Gordon artist and current MCAD teacher Jim Keefe has done it for us! Keefe collects various pages and post on contracts, horror stories, rates and other things everyone should know. We recommend that young creators (and maybe some old ones as well) check out all the links.
Creator says creator-owned comics pay as little as $31.25 a page—if you’re lucky
Creator Jim Zubkavich (aka Jim Zub) is the writer of SKULLKICKERS, one of Image's more prominent post-WALKING DEAD, pre-SAGA hits. It's had early...
