“Publishers are treating the customers as “super fans” who are bottomless ATM machines. But every working retailer in this room can tell you that this doesn’t match the reality of our customers”
Bob Wayne: Comics need diversity and retailers need to nurture change
Bob Wayne delivering the #ComicsPro2019 keynote. I could listen to him talk for hours. #comics pic.twitter.com/lb3eHaDkjR — Alter Ego Comics (@AlterEgoComics) February 22, 2019 Continuing our ComicsPRO wrap-up, the text of Bob Wayne’s keynote address has been released. Wayne was in charge of sales and marketing at DC Comics for, well, many many years, […]
ComicsPRO anounces awards, board election and addresses industry issues
Just to wrap up the mighty deeds at the annual eeting or comics retailer organization ComicsPRO, several announcements have been released. First, the official winners of the awards presented. Winners are in BOLD. The nominees for this year’s Industry Award were: * The BOOM! Studios Team * Steve Geppi * Jonni Levas * Margaret “Maggie” Thompson […]
DC sets the record straight on publishing plans for DC Giants, reprints, cuts and more
After some garbled messaging, DC’s plans for their 100 page giants and reprints have been made clearer.
ComicsPRO: Boom!’s Flip Sablik talks more returnability and a new book from Kieron Gillen
As we’ve noted the retailer/publisher gathering ComicsPRO is underway in Charlotte this weekend, kicking off what will be a momentous year for the comics industry. Boom Studios President Filip Sablik just delivered his speech and Boom has made the text available; Sablik gives good speech and he addresses the concerns retailers have been having in recent […]