San Diego’s First Ever “Black Com!x Day” Celebrates Diversity in the Comics Industry
To end Black History Month, I wish to highlight a recent event held in San Diego, California, home of the world-famous San Diego Comic-Con and of local comics publisher IDW.
On February 17th, the augural...
“March: Book One” and Other Books Presented at KPBS’ 12th Annual One Book, One...
San Diego’s Local KPBS Television Broadcasting has led the One Book, One San Diego program for the last 11 years. Each year, one book is chosen among the countless others nominated across the region....
Drawn & Quarterly offers a Publishing Fellowship
If you are Canadian and like comics, Montreal-based Drawn & Quarterly is offering an exciting new program: a paid publishing fellowship that will focus on all facets of the book business: editorial; production and design;...
San Diego Comic Fest: New Guests, Mass Media, and Other Updates
With two months left until this year’s San Diego Comic Fest, there is still a world of work ahead for the convention’s organizers. Despite certain groans of having a volunteer meeting on Super Bowl...
IDW’s San Diego Comic Art Gallery Reopens to Big Changes
Last night, February 3rd, IDW Publishing and Media held the official reopening of their own San Diego Comic Art Gallery. It had been reported by The Beat in early of last December that the...
Calista Brill and Gina Gagliano promoted at First Second
Via PW's Job Moves column, news that First Second has upped two of the hardest working people in comics publishing. Calista Brill has been promoted to editorial director, from executive editor; and the indispensible Gina...
Help Wanted: Humanoids Inc. Is Hiring!
Well, here's an interesting industry position that just came across the wire. The folks over at Humanoids, Inc. are looking for a Sales and Marketing Assistant for their growing office in Los Angeles.
Pertinent job...
John Nee Hired as Marvel Publisher
Marvel has filled its publisher position - vacated when Don Buckley ascended to President - by hiring John Nee, a former DC VP and currently CEO of the company he co-founded, Cryptozoic.
Comicbook.com has the...
Oni Press celebrates 20 years with a big reorganization
Portland-based Oni Press is marking its 20th year as a publisher and jsut annoucned a host of personnel changes and promotions and the announcement of series of seasonal events. It seems like the whole...
David Brothers joins Viz as an Editor
Today's "Job Moves" listings in Publishers Weekly confirmed that David Brothers has joined manga publisher Viz Media as an editor.
Brothers, formerly Branding Manager at Image Comics, commented in tweets.
https://twitter.com/hermanos/status/950748492397293574
https://twitter.com/hermanos/status/950765308213567488
The move did not come as...
Help Wanted: Comics Outreach Lead for Kickstarter
Whoop, these dream jobs are coming fast! This listing for Comics Outreach Lead at Kickstarter would instantly put you at the top of the power list for comics!
Some of the details:
About the Role:
You will leverage...