Mike Wieringo scholarship announced
The brother of the late Mike Wieringo has started a scholarship to SCAD in Mike's name -- we can't imagine a better way to...
2008 Harvey Award nominees
The 2008 Harvey awards are in, and the swell of support for Gemstone's Disney comics -- so evident in other years -- has once...
Come back to the five and dime, Michael Dean, Michael Dean
If you've been reading this blog or other lately you may have noticed that there's quite a bit of news going on on the...
Schaefer now at Marvel
Well, after all that chatter about who was editing what at DC, we've just learned that Jeanine Schaefer, who had worked with Mike Marts,...
Chuck Dixon and the DCU — UPDATED
UPDATE: Well well well. The Diamond figures for the month are out, and Secret Invasion #2 came in at #1 with Final Crisis #1...
2008 Shuster Awards winners
The Shuster Awards, given to the best in Canadian comics, were handed out last night. Details here.
OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK WRITER
- Cecil Castellucci...
Licensing, Fight business news
§ ICv2 checks in on some of the reports announced at the Licensing show:
In a separate report published in April, License Global Magazine ranked...
Reminder: Eisner Award voting closes this Friday!
Via Jackie Estrada:
Reminder: The deadline for voting in the 2008 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards is Friday (June 13). Eligible voters can download a...
What’s up at Platinum
Rich Johnston is the recipient of a letter sent by Platinum to its creators from President and Chief Operating Officer, Brian Altounian:
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UPDATE: CBLDF to handle Rory Root donations
Following yesterday's announcement regarding the Rory Root Memorial, there's now some good news:
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) has graciously extended an offer...
Howard Cruse and foreign reprint woes
Over on his blog, Howard Cruse reveals that foreign reprints aren't always a cake walk:
Which is more than I can say for Dolmen...
