The Times on comics price increases
George Gene Gustines looks at Marvel and DC's comic book price increases in the NY Times:
Mr. Buckley felt that, because of comic books’ origin...
S. Clay Wilson Special Needs Trust
Back in November, underground cartooning legend S. Clay Wilson suffered a severe brain injury that has left him incapacitated. While at first it was...
First ever Nickelodeon Comics Awards winners announced
Wimpy Kid unsurprisingly won two of the inaugural Nickelodeon Magazine Comics Awards, but Naruto got beaten by Pokémon. The winners:
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Comics magazine death watch
Rumors flew yesterday that Wizard had canceled Anime Insider, its J-culture-themed magazine, and Newsarama confirmed:
In an email to Newsarama, Gramling writes, "...after several years...
Cartoons to become far scarcer on the Cartoon Network
The Cartoon Network held its upfronts the other day -- you can read the PR here -- but like most cable channels,...
Onerous possessions
A tweet yesterday about "packing up my office" prompted some concerned private messages, and I am always touched by concern, but I am just...
BIG NUMBERS #3
BIG NUMBERS may just be the most checked out comic in the Library of Imaginary Books -- a companion piece to FROM HELL and...
Borders looking shakier than ever
A post at Consumerist rounds up a variety of bad owen surrounding troubled big box bookstore chain Borders:
Yesterday's post about Borders closing down its...
Harvey Awards Nominations due FRIDAY!
The Harvey Awards nominations close Friday, so if you haven't organized your voting tong yet, hurry up! Ballots are downloadable at the above link.
R.I.P Anne Cleveland
Anne Cleveland, a cartoonist from the '30s to the '50s, whose main subject was college humor and her alma mater, Vassar, has died at...
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...
Russ Manning Award submissions due
Via PR, submissions for this prestigious award for emerging artists are now due:
Comic-Con, the nation’s largest comic book and popular arts convention, announces that...
