Casting Call: Comic Book Fans REPRESENT on morning TV
Comic book fans, have you always wanted to represent our clan in the best possible light? Well here is your chance. A Major National...
Iconix buys Peanuts for $175 million
Iconix, the world's second biggest licensing company, has acquired the licensing rights to E.W. Scripps (aka United Media's) comic strips, including Peanuts, Dilber, Get Fuzzy and many, many others, it was reported today. The price was $175 million. As we reported a few months ago, Scripps, had put its lucrative licensing business on the block, given the problems in their other segments, including the newspaper business. The deal will be a joint venture with the family of Charles Schulz continuing to get a share of the licensing income from a previous deal.
Top Five Publisher surprises in March
Damond has just released its sales charts and market shares for March, and the top publishers list is of some interest: ...
Marvel leaves Diamond Books for Hachette UPDATED
Starting in September, Marvel will have a new distributor to the book trade, Hachette. Marvel was previously distributed by Diamond Book Distributors; Diamond Comics...
Geppi mansion goes on sale today
We've covered Diamond Comics Distribution owner Steve Geppi's debt problems several times here. In what has to be seen as a particularly demoralizing blow,...
Con Report Part 3: San Diego convention center gets more land
As covered extensively in the local San Diego press, a complex real estate deal has been okayed which would
allow the San Diego Convention Center...
Image appears exclusively at ComicsPRO
With convention season revving up, retailer meeting season is also gathering steam. First up: the annual ComicsPRO meeting, this year in Memphis, TN, on...
DC Lantern Ring to take up 9th finger
A new retailer incentive ring, this one the elusive White Lantern, and this one lights up. "Lighty, brighty" -- Rich J., you are really...
Peanuts licensing business may be for sale
E&P reports that E.W. Scripps, the parent company of comic strip syndicate United Media, is considering spinning off their licensing business, United Media Licensing,...
Your New DC FAQ
It was a busy day for DC Entertainment's new executive team, and they were made available to many press outlets. Although a few key...
A brief interview with Diane Nelson
On an busy day for DC Entertainment, president Diane Nelson has been making the press rounds, and she very graciously stopped by to answer...
Chains of command unfolding at DC; Bruning’s role downplayed
With the new five-headed management team being unveiled at DC, a big question is who reports where? Meetings with the new management team are...
