Toy/internet people sought
Beat Pal Frank Patz at The Eternal Collector is looking for some people to help him upgrade his site:
Are you interested in the Toy...
Keenan joins Abrams
More comings and goings, as Sheila Keenan is joining the Abrams ComicArt imprint as Senior Editor:
Sheila Keenan will be joining ABRAMS on Wednesday, May...
Linkage, comings and goings
§ Superboy??? Jeff Trexler looks at the possible legal reasons for the character's return and reminds us that the Superman trial is underway right...
Business briefs
§ While we've covered several book publishers who won't be at BEA, several have alerted us to the fact that there will still be...
Christy onboard at Archaia
So what's the deal at Archaia Press? The company foundered about a year ago as it sought new investors, and was rumored to be...
Comings and goings
Some random personnel moves that have crossed our paths of late.
• Former Comics Foundry Senior Editor Laura Hudson has been teasing a new blogging...
Ted Rall laid off at United Media
Alan Gardner reports that Ted Rall and eight others were laid off from United Media, the cartoon and content syndication giant.
Ted Rall, who...
Some trimming at Dark Horse
The Beat has learned that editor Rob Simpson was recently laid off at Dark Horse. Simpson, an industry vet who formerly worked at DC,...
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...
White joins IDW as marketing manager
IDW has announced a new marketing manager, AnnaMaria White:
IDW Publishing, a leading publisher of comic books and graphic novels, today announced that AnnaMaria White,...
Recession Watch: Wizard layoffs, more on Viz layoffs, first newspaper closing
§ The Beat has obtained more information on recent layoffs at Viz. The two editors laid off were long-time vet Ian Robertson and Carol...
Business bytes: Gemstone, Viz, Soft Skull, Kodansha, etc.
There's lots of economic news floating around this week -- most of it bad -- but here's the latest on what's going around. §...
