Amazonfail fallout
While offline (randomly) for two days, we missed the biggest story ever on Twitter, #amazonfail, which is, depending on who you listen to, a...
Dark Horse and Image join Final Order Cut-Off program
As planned for over a year, Dark Horse and Image are joining the ranks of "FOC" publishers at Diamond. Already used by Marvel and...
Pamphlet vs Book, round 12
A few ruminations on the Fate of the Pamphlet:
• Chris Butcher catches the same Chris Oliveros quote that we did and has some...
Are comics leading a charmed life?
While the idea that "comics do well in a recession" is being sorely tested by the ongoing global economic meltdown, the comics industry really...
A weekend of two mediums
By a strange quirk, two big meetings are taking place today that reflect the two branches of the comics industry as it's evolving.
Up...
DC expands After Watchmen program
In today's PW Daily, Calvin Reid write that DC will expand its After Watchmen promotion with even more titles (including collections), co-op advertising...
Marketing comics by Ken Marcus
Over at Robot 6, writer Ken Marcus (SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES) has a long list of marketing tips that, in the Post-Benchmark era, will need...
BookScan Debate Goes to Hell: The Final Monday
As the swallows return to Capistrano, as the bats return to Colossal Caves, as the wildebeest migrate across the Serengeti, and the alewives return...
Quote of the day
Let’s take a closer look at the five books, shall we? And, by “take a closer look” I mean, of course, “second-guess” and “nitpick.”...
Business bits
§ At PW Comics Week, Ada Price surveys s bunch of comics retailers o see how they're doing and the old "cautious optimism" line...
A comics shop in France
Fantagraphics' Jason Miles visits Un Regard Moderne, a comics shop in France.
Hibbs on Diamond
Retailer Brian Hibbs comments on Diamond's recent decision to impose a higher benchmark for products they carry -- following fears that great comics...
