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If there was a tidal wave that swept over the comics world in 2015 it was diversity. Great strides were made, though more needs to be done. And here here's an award to recognize come of what's going on, under the auspices of the Virginia Library Association. Publishers take note; more info here.

Marvel has been eager to promote Gwenpool, their newest mishmash of two established characters. Thankfully, the publisher has been careful to not overuse her right out...

It's obvious to anyone who's been looking at the sales charts of late that DC is having something of a sales problem, with levels...

Norway has a peculiar and unique tradition in the comics field. Every November, several dozen special comic books are published to gear Norwegians of all ages up to Christmas. Learn about the Norwegian phenomenon of Christmas comics.

A few of preemptive notes about starting some education classes in 2016, since many of you will be beginning a new course. § Frank...

The judges for the 2016 Eisner Awards have been announced and they are a sterling panel as usual. These six individuals will meet in...

Things are slowing down for the holidays. Even at Stately Beat Manor. Those presents won't buy themselves. But news of a new comics company and many best of lists are here for you to peruse in your spare time.

The November sales estimate headlines are all about how the market is up, owing to Dark Knight 3, Vader Down and a metric ton of Marvel’s relaunched #1’s. You expect a certain amount of that. Stunts sell, as long as the publishers don’t over-extend the market for variant covers (and they sure seem aggressive in emphasizing those instead of the content in between the covers). What you’d miss out on if you only read the headlines is that Marvel’s #2 and #3 issues aren’t getting a ton of traction relative to those gaudy #1 sales totals.

Titan has licensed the Golden Globe-nominated show and will produce a companion comic storyline to the television series to debut this Spring.

Take flight with DC's new Supergirl Digital Comic, coming early next year!

GOLEM - Premiere Book Trailer 2016 Release from Neurobellum on Vimeo. Magnetic Press continues its strong slate of Euro comics releases with GOLEM by the...

Sometimes in corporate comics, men in suits strive for creators to produce material that is more in line with other works in order to create...