Bernadin asks…WHY?
Journalist/comics scribe Marc Bernadin looks at the sub-10,000 copies sales of his Wildstorm mini THE HIGHWAYMEN and wonders why it sold poorly:
Did we not...
The merchant class
While the comics medium advances in prestige and material success both in fairly dramatic leaps and encouraging steps , physically moving things around and...
West Coast Secret Stash closes
Kevin Smith explains he's closing his west coast comics shop and runs through a gallery of memories:
Part of the charm of...
A little bit more on DC/RH
A couple of people drew our attention to the following quote from Paul Levitz's interview with Newsarama on DC going with Random House for...
DC Comics in distro pact with Random House
MEANWHILE, ever since Time Warner sold off its book biz to Hachette, people have been wondering who would be distributing DC's book line. Well...
Graphic novel sales figures in focus — UPDATED
For those of you who haven't been glued to the computer, there has been a bit of a comment war raging here on the...
The Righteous Anger of Chris Butcher
Mild-mannered Chris Butcher chimes in on Eric Reynolds' adventures in retailing:
Well of course! I mean, just visit the comic book store in question’s...
The righteous anger of Eric Reynolds
Via Flog Reynolds and wife check out a comics shop called 4 K R A Z Y K A T Z in Pullman:
Sadly, they...
James Jean covers The Beguiling
This stunning poster celebrating the 20th Anniversary of The Beguiling, Toronto's famed comics shop, can be purchased here!
ComicsPro position paper #1: Variant covers
PR from the new reaielrs organization akes on the scourge of VARIANT COVERS:
ComicsPRO, the direct market’s retailer trade and advocacy group, has released its...
Amidst success, rumblings of dissent
The rumblings of the Cold Cut sell-off seem to have uncovered a rift of disquiet among the Guardians. In some cases it's downright dissent....
More Cold Cut thoughts — UPDATE
Chris Butcher adds thoughtson the news that Cold Cut Distribution is up for sale:
Y’see… The writing’s been on the wall regarding…something…happening for a little...
