Today’s AMS update
PW reports on today's book distribution maneuvers. Perseus Book Group, another big book distributer, has announced a plan to buy PGW client Avalon, and my be working with PGW to assume distribution for...
Stan Lee 26th Most Influential Living American
Stan Lee's POW! Entertainment sent out a press release detailing an Atlantic Monthly article that has named THE MAN as the 26th most Influential Living American. Stan i s tied with Bill Cosby and...
R.I.P Harry Horse
A very sad story today from Scotland: Cartoonist/illustrator Richard Horne, akak Harry Horse was found dead in his home along with his wife, Mandy. The deaths are believed to be a suicide pact--Horse's wife...
Nightcrawler weds cartooner
Actor Alan Cumming--who donned the blue paint to play Nightcrawler in X-Men 2--has wed his boyfriend of two years, Grant Shaffer, whom news reports dub an illustrator. If you check Shaffer's website, you'll see...
Cowboys and Aliens uncovered
Dirk presents his findings in the matter of Platinum buying the #1 graphic novel spot, and we recommend you just go over there and read it. Dirk actually spoke with participants at Midtown Comics...
Today in AMS
The AMS bankruptcy continues to unfold with unknown but seemingly ominous consequences for many small publishers. GalleyCat and our own PW have had the best coverage, with other posts by such places as Boing...
Marvel vs DC – now with bar charts
This movie site analyzes Marvel vs DC at the box office with all kinds of pie charts and bar graphs. Not too much that isn't readily intuited -- basically marvel is all smiles for...
Open Book seeks ‘hot’ literary material
Man alive, the New Year is hopping with excitement! Remember Open Book Press, the indy publisher formerly owned by Mike Gagnon? Its new owners put out a press release on the PRweb yesterday....
SCOOTLES scuttled? Creator beware!
Okay, this is a little long, and we're short of time, as always but in essence, Ryan McLelland over at Newsarama reports on the sad story of MR. SCOOTLES, HC Noel's critically well-received but...
Thompson, Frankenhoff upped at CBG
Some change at our Alma Mater CBG:
F+W Publications Associate Group Publisher, Sports and Pop Culture Jeff Pozorski has announced the promotion of Comics Buyer’s Guide Editor Maggie Thompson to Senior Editor and Comics Buyer’s...
