Do you remember the time? MAYHEM
If we had to guess, we'd imagine that when actor-musician-model Tyrese Gibson wanted to join the infectiously lively world of graphic novels, he...
Silence of the WUMBs
It seems that the Wizard Universe Message Board, home to seditious postings on bad customer service, personnel changes, joyless conventions and other, hoi polloi,...
Newsarama sold to TopTenReviews
Newsarama, the long-running comics news site, has been purchased by TopTenReviews, a content aggregation site out of Ogden. UT, it was announced today. The...
Nick acquires Turtles for $60 million
Another giant IP deal unfolded yesterday, as Viacom/Paramount/Nickelodeon acquired the rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for $60 million.
Created in 1984 by...
Toronto Comic-Con announced, NOT featuring Warren Ellis
A print ad in Wizard magazine announces the dates and venue for the Toronto Comic-Con (formerly Paradise Con) as March 26-28, 2010. However, a...
Retailer Summit notes
Limited posting this morning as we wrap up at the Diamond Retailer Summit. The show has been surprisingly focused on the positive aspects of...
Behind the BOOM!/Haven 2nd printing deal
Earlier this week it was announced that BOOM! Studios had signed a deal with Haven Distributors to distribute BOOM!'s second printing comics. BOOM! is...
Huge news: Kodansha arrives!
The wait is over as Calvin Reid finally confirms Kodansha's entry into the US Market:After years of speculation about its plans, Kodansha, the largest...
Two very odd articles
A few months ago Comic Book Bin's Hervé St-Louis declared that copyrights were for wussies and part of an evil cabal called The Cult...
Amazon: Cartoonists aren’t authors
Via the ACT-I-VATE blog, George O'Connor, artist on BALL-PEEN HAMMER, a recent GN from First Second, reveals a dispute with Amazon whereby they refused...
News bits: DrMaster, McSweeney’s, Avatar
• Katherine Dacey wonder what's happening at DrMaster, and the evidence is not encouraging:
Over at the ANN forums, site user Facesforce speculates that DrMaster...
10 Days that Shook Comics: Updates
As we head into the first weekend of the Third Age of Comics, much is still being written and pondered. Let's check out the...
