More statements: DiDio, Berger, Nelson
We'll be updating this post as more announcements are made on this historic day.
• Dan DiDio has announced that Paul Levitz will be taking over as the writer of ADVENTURE COMICS.
• Vertigo's...
DC makes changes official: Levitz gone, Nelson in, DC now DC Entertainment
Via PR:
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI) has created DC Entertainment Inc., a new company founded to fully realize the power and value of the DC Comics brand and characters across all media and platforms,...
Ch-changes at DC: Robinov-Nelson team taking over; Levitz expected to step down
UPDATE UPDATE: Everything we're hearing confirms that if DC President and CEO Paul Levitz isn't leaving, he is, at least, moving into a new position. An announcement of some kind is expected later today,...
The coming end of the Direct Market
Retailer Chris Butcher has this Tuesday's must-read post on how Diamond's new 2009 policies have left the DM less flexible and less relevant...
...things seem “stable” but really, that’s just a convenient lie that we’ve...
A.D.V. broken up, emerges as several new companies
The Biggest News Week Ever in Comics ® continues with news that ADV, a leading provider of anime films and, for a while, manga, has been broken up and reassembled as four new companies,...
Dis-Marney-vel updates
Some links to keep you company with that afternoon cappuccino. The transcript of yesterday's investor call with Bob Iger is now online.
Staci D Kramer at Paid Content has a good overall look at...
More on Marvel/Disney as reactions unfold
Obviously, this is going to be a big story for, like, well...forever. Although Marvel has been acquired and batted around many times in its 70-year history, Disney is...the final redoubt. Once you enter the...
Disney buys Marvel — Analysis
Quick thoughts off the top of my head:
§ Disney has always wanted strong boys properties. They rule the pink world with their princesses, but have had a historic weakness with older boys that they've...
Shogakukan and Shueisha acquire Euro Japanime companies
Via PR:
The Japanese manga and animation powerhouses Shogakukan Inc., Shueisha Inc. and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd. (Shogakukan & Shueisha Group) announced today their joint acquisition of Kaze S.A.S. (Kaze) and Anime Virtual S.A. (Anime...
Pundits examine iPhone comics stampede
There were a couple more iPhone comics announcement in our inbox this morning, bringing the approximate number of iPhone related comics announcements this week to 5,684 or so. Rather than run them all we'll...
Is Diane Nelson the new overlord at DC?
Rich Johnston reports the rumor that has been swirling around for the last few weeks from multiple sources: a new boss for DC, namely Diane Nelson currently president of Warners' direct-to-DVD branch Warner Premiere....
Levitz on the industry
ICv2 sits down for its yearly or so confab with DC Publisher and PresidentPaul Levitz and it took all I could muster not to title this post "a wobble feel", but I...
