The Times on comics price increases
George Gene Gustines looks at Marvel and DC's comic book price increases in the NY Times:
Mr. Buckley felt that, because of comic books’ origin in the world of pulp and disposable entertainment, the effort...
Comics magazine death watch
Rumors flew yesterday that Wizard had canceled Anime Insider, its J-culture-themed magazine, and Newsarama confirmed:
In an email to Newsarama, Gramling writes, "...after several years of producing Anime Insider magazine, Wizard Entertainment has decided to...
Cartoons to become far scarcer on the Cartoon Network
The Cartoon Network held its upfronts the other day -- you can read the PR here -- but like most cable channels, the name of the channel is becoming less and less...
Borders looking shakier than ever
A post at Consumerist rounds up a variety of bad owen surrounding troubled big box bookstore chain Borders:
Yesterday's post about Borders closing down its unprofitable CD and DVD sections prompted a tip from the...
CBLDF announces board changes
At last week's ComicsPRO meeting, it was announced that Chris Staros is leaving the CBLDF's Board of Directors. He'll be replaced as President by retailer Chris Powell. Cartoonist Larry Marder will join the board....
ACTION #1 goes for $317,200
An ultra-rare, much-publicized copy of ACTION #1, Superman's first appearance, has sold for $317,200. The purchaser is John Dolmayan, drummer for the rock band System of a Down, but he acquired it for an...
After Watchmen site debuts
...and it's pretty nice, with books offered in various categories. If WATCHMEN-friendly civilians can be converted to our side, this could be a very useful tool. Love the yellow Futura lettering!
WATCHMEN #1 on Amazon
As of this writing, the WATCHMEN trade paperback is the #1 selling BOOK on Amazon.com. Not graphic novel. BOOK.Sweet.
Wizard moves office
Via PR, Wizard is moving its office from Congers to the big, bad city.
Starting this May, all three monthly Wizard Entertainment publications—Wizard, ToyFare and Anime Insider—will be produced in the company’s New York...
Reynolds on benchmarks
We've been waiting a long time for someone to sit down and ask Eric Reynolds what he thinks about Diamond's benchmarks, and Chris Mautner finally stepped up to do it himself. The general thrust...
Amazon offers e-books for iPhone
Bathroom reading ahoy! Now you can download a free iPhone app called Kindle and use it to buy read e-books from Amazon:The move comes a week after Amazon started shipping the updated version of...
All remaining Virgin Megastores shutting down
Hello, Amazon! All six of the remaining Virgin Megastores in the US will be shutting down by summer:
After nearly two decades of rocking the music world with a mix of brash stunts and splashy...
