The Retailer’s View // Opening Daze
As I’m writing this, it’s Sunday and things are slow. At my former place of employment, Sundays were one of our busier days -...
CAKE Chicago report: perhaps 5000 people attended
It's a little hard to find concrete reports from indie shows these days unless Secret Acres or Robyn Chapman post reports, from the social media, looks like CAKE Chicago this weekend was a successful indie show. I've heard mixed reports on sales in past years, but based on the "haul photos" I've seen, a lot of comics were purchased. I dug up a few more concrete reports:
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice synopsis reveals more about the upcoming clash
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, for such a massive movie, is surprisingly something we don't know that much about. We've gotten teaser photos,...
New Archie a very modern guy with 17 variant covers by everyone from Kate...
The new "verismo" era of Archie kicks off on July 8th with the first issue of Archie #1 by Mark Waid and Fiona Staples. And to mark the occasion, Archie is making sure the numbers are up with 17 retailer exclusive variants. And it's quite an array of styles from Dave Dorman's Brad Pitt-esque version to Jae Lee's typically surreal take.
Award Winning Comics Announced at the Munich Comics Festival!
The Comicfestival München (Munich Comics Festival) was held last weekend, and numerous comics and graphic novels were honored with the Peng! Award, and the ICOM...
DC’s Special Edition NYC Panel Roundup, Sponsored by Twix
This past weekend, DC took over a panel room at Special Edition NYC to discuss their DC YOU relaunch titles. Panelists included Gotham Academy...
Entertainment Round-Up: Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles premieres, Joseph Gordon-Levitt provides Sandman update,...
A few headlines of note this Monday afternoon
Bombshell: Court rules Moulinsart does not own rights to Tintin
In a shocking court reveal over the fate of one of the world's most beloved and influential comics characters, a Dutch court has ruled...
Alex de Campi donates book sales to spite “the Taxman”
The Phoenix Comicon looked like a blockbuster success. The attendance figures are predicted to hit over 80,000 passes sold, but there were some issues...
On the scene: Phoenix Comicon 2015
Phoenix Comicon took place on Thursday, May 28 through Sunday, May 31. Apparently, preview night and Sunday were the best days. Honestly, I felt...
Review: Is When Marnie Was There Ghibli’s emotional farewell?
Falling somewhere between fairy tale and ghost story, When Marnie was There potentially represents the final brick in the wall of Studio Ghibli films, coming on the heels of the retirement of famed director Hayao Miyazaki.
The Dystopian world of Special Edition NYC photos
If Special Edition: NYC was a comic book, probably Warren Ellis would have written it and Brandon Graham or Geof Darrow would have drawn it. It was a perfectly fine show, with a great guest list and good time, but the venue, Pier 92, was...picturesque. I was last there five or six years ago for a Wizard show and in the intervening years it became even more decrepit, with plastic bags collecting yellowing rainwater, as giant air ducts throbbed like the Alien Queen's thorax, and damn river air curled pages and hair. I had a perfectly good time (I was only there on Saturday) and here are the pictures!
