More comics sales analysis from various sources: it’s not that bad, really and Batman...
ICv2 had the sales numbers the other day and on the blah side, noted that For the third month in a row in March,...
Science: reading stuff online rots your brain
It's common wisdom that reading short bursts of information online subtly changes the way you process paper-based written information, but here's a nice comforting...
RIP: The Ultimate Warrior
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR08M6EUd0g
Only a day after recording this promo, the man known as The Ultimate Warrior is dead at age 54.
Born Jim Hellwig, the masked...
Archie Comics announces the death of Archie
LIFE WITH ARCHIE, the imaginary time line showing a grown up Archie married to Betty and Veronica in rival imaginary storylines, will end in issue #36 (magazine style) and #36 and #37 in the comic. And as long as you're ending an imaginary story you might was well have an imaginary death, too, right? According to a press release, Archie will die heroically saving another, as this death of Captain America-type bloodied cover shows. The bereaved memories will take place in the second part of the story.
The Conan O’Brien Show will be taped at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2015
It had to happen. Conan O'Brien will be taping his chat show in San Diego for Comic-Con 2015. O'Brien will be taping at the...
Hoteloween: downtown hotels were gone in about 20 minutes
It's the scariest day of the year! Well, scariest if you already have a badge that is. Hotel registration for the San Diego Comic-Con...
Kate Beaton’s DUCKS is finished
Kate Beaton's DUCKS, an autobiographical comic about her time working at Fort McMurray runs five parts and here are links. Fort McMurray is part...
Comics Sans has been updated!!!
Comic Sans is the worst thing in history, and like many horrible things in history, its growth has spread unchecked, even marking the Papacy...
Charles Burns completes his Nitnit trilogy with Sugar Skull and here’s the cover
The third volume of Charles Burns' great Nitnit trilogy is finally coming out in December! It's called and it completes the story from The Hive and X'ed out about the varying levels of reality among a man who has overdosed, a weird world of worms where a reverse Tintin named Nitnit is finding his way, and angsty drama that will be familiar to readers of Black Hole.
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 4/8/14: RIP Jeff Pert
§ Maine cartoonist Jeff Pert died suddenly at age 53. Pert was known for his local humor, and his cartoon books were a staple...
Comichron: Image has its best month since 2000
by John Jackson Miller
Comics sales months in the mirror may be smaller than they appear. That's one of the lessons of the data released...
2014 Glyph Award Nominees Announced
The 2014 nominees for the Glyph Awards, honoring the best in African America comics and characters have been announced. The awards will be presented on May 16th at the ECBACC show in Philadelphia. The deadline for voting in the Fan Award is Friday, May 2, 2014.
