TCAF announcements
This official press release brings together all known facts about this year's Toronto Comic Arts Festival, and if the names "Guibert" and "Tatsumi" mean...
Soooooo tired
Okay, you people have me plum tuckered out. If we haven't been "debating" men vs. women, we've been "debating" liberals vs conservatives, and now...
More Diamond stuff
Newsarama finally gets Diamond's recent changes on the record from Bill Schanes. Those following the story will probably have read the whole thing, but...
Oscar likes BUTTON, Ledger
The Oscar nominations are out, and though DARK KNIGHT scored a respectable 8 nominations -- including one for Heath Ledger as Best Supporting Actor,...
Recession Watch: WB cuts, Top Cow cuts
• On Monday, Rich Johnston reported that Top Cow has laid off two of its top people, VP of Sales and Marketing Mel Caylo...
Starting Over
We're gingerly climbing back into the saddle, but won't be galloping for a little while; thanks to everyone for the "Get well" wishes. We...
Still out of it
Stately Beat Manor remains a vale of sickness and disease, as both The Beat and Future Mr. Beat had to skip all outside Inauguration...
Oni’s Joe Nozemack on new Diamond policies
While we're sipping soup and all that, Joe Nozemack, publisher at Oni Press, was kind enough to send us some brief thoughts on Diamond's...
RIP: Bob May
After the shocking double dose of death with Patrick McGoohan and Ricardo Montalban the other day, we know you were all wondering who would...
Still under the weather
Regular posting will resume later. It's a great day to reflect and celebrate.
Top, cartoon by R.J. Matson. Bottom, New Yorker cover by Drew...
New Diamond policies expected to have massive effects
Diamond Distribution, the largest and practically only North America distributor of periodical comics, is in the process of rolling out a few new business...
Comics status report: Hibbs Division
Last Friday's "Tilting at Windmills" column by Brian Hibbs sums up the comics zeitgeist circa last Friday pretty well. A few bullet points:
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