More on Marvel earnings call
Sorry we were so brief on our report on Marvel's 4Q and year-end reports yesterday. You can read the earnings call transcript right here,...
Business: Marvel hangs on in ’08, but down in ’09
Jim Milliot has a quick analysis of Marvel's year-end numbers:
Marvel’s publishing division finished 2008 with sales of $125.4 million, virtually flat with 2007 when...
Oscar wrap-up: DARK KNIGHT brings home two statues
Aside from Tilda Swinton's designer potato sack, there weren't that many surprises at last night's Oscars®. The nerd movie contingent was represented but didn't...
Our annual guide to winning the Oscar pool
One adage we live by here at Stately Beat Manor is that to win the office Oscar pool, you've got to get Best Short...
Random blogging advice
I remember summer!
Via Sleestak.
Now that we've all woken up, let's talk meta. Let's talk THE BLOGGING LIFE AND THE TOOLS THEREOF. The other...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits: Business edition
§ Reed Exhibitions is hiring a marketing guru for their pop culture shows:
I am looking for someone to join our team here in Borwalk,...
This will solve all your problems
While we were mocking Japanese bi-porn star dolls just the other day, another thing the people of Japan excel at is books of pictures...
Steve Geppi’s debt woes growing
In recent weeks, while news of Diamond's new trade policies has rippled through every level of the comics business, Diamond's owner, Stephen Geppi, has...
Karen Ellis hit by fire
Karen Ellis, creator of the webcomic PLANET KAREN, is the latest comics creator to face the disaster of a devastating fire, according to a...
DC answers “After WATCHMEN, what’s next?”
In a nod to capitalizing on Google searches if nothing else, DC has unveiled a plan for giving newbies who enjoyed WATCHMEN a place...
Business bits
§ At PW Comics Week, Ada Price surveys s bunch of comics retailers o see how they're doing and the old "cautious optimism" line...
Harvey Awards ballots available; Kurtz to MC
Via PR:
The Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con are proud to present the official Nomination Ballot for this year's Harvey...
