Meanwhile, elsewhere at ComicsPRO: Fighting with Chuck Palahniuk and heading for the Boom RV
The press isn't allowed at ComicsPRO, but who needs reporters when you have social media? Faith Eein Hicks made a moving speech about Strange Adventures, her local comics shop, and Fight Cub 2 author...
ComicsPRO: Dark Horse announces Cullen the barbarian, new all-ages Gail Simone and Moebius Library...
Some Dark Horse news comics out of the ComicsPRO presentation:
• Cullen Bunn and Sergio Dávila are taking over Conan with a new #1, Conan the Slayer, due in July. Lee Bermejo will provide covers,...
ComicsPRO underway in Portland—is DC’s Rebirth on the agenda?
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ComicsPRO, the annual meeting of the top retailers organization in North America, is taking place in Portland, OR for the next three days, with publishers and retailers meeting in a relaxed and productive setting....
The Retailer’s View // Rebirthing Pains
It’s been quite a while since the last edition of The Retailer’s View, and there are several reasons for that. Almost all of them can be grouped under the heading “year one of a...
Retailer Lee Hester explains why his 29-year-old comics shop is closing
As we reported earlier today, the San Mateo location of Lee's Comics is closing after 29 years in business. We reached out to owner Lee Hester for more of the story, and he responded below: We wish him well with his remaining store in Mountain View.
Lee’s Comics in San Mateo to close in March
The Californian comics scene is losing a store that lasted 29years, as the Lee's Comics store in San Mateo is closing. The Mountain View location will remain open.Owner Lee Hester revealed the closing in...
Unscientific Twitter poll: 66% of readers buy comics based on diversity
A couple of snap polls on Twitter suggest that people pick up comics for many reasons, but here's our own comprehensive poll -- vote often and early!
Coca Cola and Marvel are teaming up for the Super Bowl
It seems Marvel and Coke are teaming up for something on February 7th, the day of...the big game? The Super Bowl! A Super Bowl ad for Marvel -themed Coke cans? Characters shown: Iron Man, Hulk, Cap, Black Widow, Falcon and Ant-Man.
Wal-mart may set up their own graphic novel sections
Despite the jitters everyone is having about the Big Two's periodical publishing programs, as we reported the other day, graphic novels did pretty well in 2015, with sales up 22% in bookstores. Calvin Reid follows up on this sanguine report with an interview with Diamond Book Distributions Kuo Yu Liang, who says
2016 will probably be their best year ever.:
Are we seeing the twilight of the “Big Two”?
We've been keeping an eye on threats of eroding comics sales that may spell trouble ahead for the comics industry, and it isn't just Brian Hibbs any more. Big Bang Comics in Dublin, Ireland...
The Comic Den in Kew Gardens closes because “We don’t have enough readers”
The Comic Den, a 25-year-old comics shop in Kew Gardens, is closing down at the end of the month for troubling reasons:
“The new generation of readers is going online,” said Janet Vargas, who co-owns...
A case study in longevity: The Badger vs Don Winslow of the Navy (PLUS...
Recently I posted a news item about the new Badger book from Devil's Due having low orders. Writer/creator Mike Baron reached out to me about it, and I presume he reached out to some...
