Tag: business
4 digital alternatives to Amazon’s new comiXology experience
On the first New Comic Book Day since Amazon's rollout of the new comiXology, a look at a number of alternatives to the digital service.
Bulletproof Comics sets up a pop-up shop at the movies for SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY...
Imagine coming out of a superhero movie and straight into a comics shop.
NYCC ’21: DMC, Chu, and Morales on The Business of Comics
Legendary Run-DMC rapper DMC dominated this energetic panel about smart marketing strategies for creators of all stripes
INTERVIEW: Bulletproof Comics owner Hank Kwon on how he kept his store alive during...
Community building = Survival
SDCC ’19: “The Business of Comics” in an ever-changing landscape
Take a look at the exhibit hall at San Diego Comic-Con this year and the ongoing changes to the comic book industry are easily recognizable. DC Comics has combined their booth with Warner Brothers...
Comics Industry Dodges the Tariff Bullet – For Now – But It Could Be...
Newsprint is up 30%+ on a new tariff.
The stunning reason why the NY Times eliminated comics-related bestseller lists
Earlier today, we shed light on the New York Times' decision to eliminate the comics and manga bestseller lists, among others, from their Book Review. After the report, many questions remained about their motivations...
Bombshell Confirmed: Comics will no longer have NY Times Bestseller Lists
Like the death of a warrant canary, sometimes the most notable news stories stem from absence rather than presence. Such was the case last night when literary agent Charles Olsen tweeted out this doozy:
Graphic novels can...
THE IMAGE EFFECT: Are Editors Outdated?
This is the first in a planned series of articles about the “Image Effect.” Over the past 20+ years Image Comics has grown from a vanity publisher for the top talents of the 90s...
Disney Buy Lucasfilm; Announce New Star Wars Film
This may be delirium setting in, but it seems that Disney have acquired Lucasfilm today for the princely sum of $4.05 billion. This means Disney now effectively own properties including Star Wars, Indiana Jones.......
On the Scene: My First SPX as Exhibitor
By Brady Dale
Purveying my wares
This year, fellow Philadelphia comic maker Dre Time and I got tables at the Small Press Expo. It was my first time as a legit exhibitor at the biggest alt-comix...
