Top Shelf announces new business partnership with Johnson and Bregman
Indie comics mainstay Top Shelf, publisher of such critically acclaimed books as BLANKETS, FROM HELL, BOX OFFICE POISON, and LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, has...
WOLVERINE pirate charged but culprit remains at large
You may recall that last April there was great chagrin at Fox when a near-perfect workprint of WOLVERINE was uploaded a full month before...
Amazon reveals secrets of EARTH ONE and MORE OGNs for DC
While DC reps remained mum about the price and format of the Earth One OGNs, they announced last week -- such elements being important...
Publishing news and notes — update
¶ Marc-Oliver Frisch is now link blogging! He notes that Marvel will be publishing their own bargain-priced, entry-level line of reprints, sort of...
Earth One: the retail perspective
Today's big DC news story is WAR OF THE SUPERMEN, the big Superman event for 2010 everyone has been speculating over. James Robinson and...
Non-payment updates: Devil’s Due, Dabels
It's been no secret that even as comics have been enjoying better-than-those-around-them economic results in the Great Recession, a few companies have been late...
Marvel’s Maisel to step down
Marvel Studios Chairman David Maisel plans to step down after the Disney deal goes through, the trades report. President Kevin Feige will remain...
C2E2 to host Diamond Retailer Summit
Diamond will be holding its next retailer summit in the Midwest, as it's announced a team-up with Reed's C2E2, to be held this April...
Exclusive: Dynamite acquires Dabel Brothers titles
The much traveled fantasy adaptation imprint run by the Dabel Brothers has been acquired by Dynamite Entertainment. Les and Ernest Dabel have made...
Italian studio buys Coconino Press
Variety reports that Italian producer Domenico Procacci's Fandango has purchased Igort's Coconino Press.
As you might guess from the name (taken from the setting of...
The Funnies Business
A few links making the rounds related to the health of various sectors of the comics business.
§ In Boston, while book industry sales...
Meanwhile, in sports cards….
While comics and trading cards were once joined at the hip in the Speculatory Era as twin collectibles, the trading card industry has faded...
