Civilians in comics shops
MacGuffin looks at the products that are brining civilians into comics shops at an all time record pace: Buffy Season 8, Stephen King's The...
Buffy sells out; Ellis wonders why
Dark Horse has announced that BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SEASON 8 #1 had sold out of a 100K+ initial printing.
Following the book’s release yesterday, Dark...
First Second’s guide to graphic novels
First Second has posted a .pdf primer for those who want to know why graphic novels are the bee's knees. yes, there is...
More on gateway drugs
Well, we have been swirling around a lot of ideas generated by this week's stimulating conversation on Where Comics Are Now, and we don't...
A rising tide kills all Caps
Oh boy, where to begin.
Marvel really lucked out with the Captain America news frenzy -- either that or they were more canny than...
But the kids DO like it!
Yesterday's ennui rant has gotten a little attention around the internet water cooler. It's always an honor when Tom AND Dirk weigh in on...
This is what they want
These days, when we think about books and GNs we feel very optimistic, but when we think about periodicals/pamphlets/floppies, we feel much less so....
Brigid on “the paradigm shift”
We're still finding interesting links about NYCC, and while we won't bore you with them at this late date, this show was a real...
Webcomics ’07
If there was one big story bubbling under all the hoopla at the New York show it was digital distribution. Webcomics are going to...
Pow Sock! No comics for kids!
A much quoted story from the San Jose Mercury News takes the opportunity for a puff piece previewing WonderCon and turns it into a...
Things that go on in comics shops
With kids:
That is, until a kid comes in with his dad looking for an Iron Man comic. One of the other guys takes them...
ICv2 Graphic Novel Conference Report
The whirlwind of New York Comic-Con kicked off yesterday with the ICv2 graphic novel conference. Attendance was up from last year, according to organizer...
