More layoffs at Tokyopop
Eight more staffers, including editor Bryce Coleman, were laid off from Tokyopop this week, as confirmed by marketing director Marco Pavia. The other staff...
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Comics on iPhones?
For those of you who missed it, we got a chance to interview uclick's Douglas Edwards and Jeff Webber about their program to...
McFarlane confirms layoffs
In an open latter on the Spawn.com boards, Todd McFarlane has confirmed layoffs at McFarlane Toys and comments on the state of his business:
Hey...
Nick Mag’s first Comics Awards
Nickelodeon Magazine has announced the nominees for its first ever Comics Awards. Now through Dec. 31, kids can vote online at http://www.nickmag.com/comicsawards or by...
Tribune bankruptcy causes more woe in the media mix
As widely reported, The Tribune Company, owner of the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Tribune, the LA Times and much more, filed for bankruptcy yesterday:
Facing...
The Simpsons are people in Australia
In a controversial decision, an Australian judge has ruled that a man with a pornographic drawing of the Simpsons on his computer is guilty...
Layoff watch: McFarlane Toys and more
We're hearing chatter about major layoffs at McFarlane Toys today, as many as a dozen people. More as it becomes available. Also, Anjali Singh,...
RIP: Gérard Lauzier
Numerous French-language outlets are reporting the death of Gérard Lauzier, a very well-known cartoonist/satirist who later had even greater success as a film...
RIP Forrest J Ackerman
Legendary horror fan and writer Forrest J. Ackerman passed away Thursday night after a lengthy illness. He was 92. As the editor of Famous...
When will the axe fall on comics?
So, just how shitty are things? Really, quite shitty.
Wednesday was a black letter day for the book publishing industry, as it seemed to...
