Disney acquires Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion
Details are still emerging, but Disney chairman Bob Iger has just announced Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. It was a cash-and-stock deal...
Monkeybrain Pledge all November Profits to The Hero Initiative
Chris Roberson, co-founder of the digital publisher Monkeybrain Comics, has put out an open letter today explaining that for the whole of November, all...
Frankenstorm Reading: Weathering the Evacuation Blues
On Sunday, I went out and got groceries from the already Walking Dead-like store with its empty shelves and zombie walkers and then I...
Random House and Penguin announce merger
As rumored last week, two major publishing companies Random House and Penguin have merged, creating one big Franken-publisher that will control 25% of...
Monday Hurricane Cat Blogging: Catten down the hatches!
Lucy Mona Tinúviel and Charlie Victor Finrod have been doing their part for storm prep, building up morale among workers and rationing their kibble.
With...
Studio Coffee Run: Arrow, The Walking Dead, Kickass 2, The Hobbit, etc.
While the 2nd episode of Season 3 of The Walking Dead dropped in the ratings from the first episode, it still topped the ratings...
Comics: for one fantastic moment, everything was OK
Is this the magic moment? Probably. Or as a recent ICv2 headline put it:Comic Retailers Cautiously Ecstatic, following the "Return of the Pamphlet." Despite the innate caution, pessimism and low self-image endemic to the comics industry, it seems that following a year of improved sales, general awareness, mainstream recognition and booming live events, the comics industry has taken a moment to kick back the recliner and crack open a frosty one:
Kick-Watcher: Interview with Home of The Brave’s Spencer Toyama and Jon Lewis
The Kick-Watcher chats with Hawaii's own Spencer Toyama and Jon Lewis the creators of the soon to be successful Kickstarter project; Home of The...
31 Days of Halloween: Gary Leib’s Desert Island storefront
We were stunned by last year's spectacular Halloween display by Gary Leib at Brooklyn's own Desert Island Comics, and he's back for 2012 with an all new display. Leib has lots more Halloween goodness at his tumblr.
Interviews of note: Randall Munroe, Eric Stephenson, Julia Wertz
Catching up on closing those tabs, here are some interviews well worth your time.
Math Horizons interviews xkcd's Randall Munroe on some of his...
Grant Morrison, MBE
Grant Morrison models his Member of the British Empire medal which he was just presented with. And no, you cannot call him Sir Grant, as that honorific only comes with the two highest orders of the British empire.
The Walking Dead Season 3: Now THIS is a Good Zombie Show!
We’re two episodes into Season 3 of The Walking Dead and I’m relieved and pleased to be able to say: now THIS is the...
