Tag: marvel history
RIP: James Galton the man who revolutionized Marvel
James Galton, CEO and President og Marvel from 1975-1991 has passed away at age 92. Galton came on at a tumultuous time, as newsstand sales were plummeting (Marvel was particularly impacted because its distributor...
Cyber Monday: a few quick sales – Marvel, Bud Plant, comiXology, etc
This post may be added to throughout the day.
Comixology is adding DC to it's sale offerings.
Bud PLant Books has it's first ever cybersale with some great savings on a ton of fantastic...
Diamond: DC, Marvel and Image all won something in October sales charts
It was kinda a three-way tie in October's sale charts, according to Diamond's just released statistics. THE WALKING DEAD #115 was the best selling comic, but DC won the units battle, 31.02% to Marvel's...
24 Hours of Halloween: good old horror comics of all kinds
There are a gajillion free horror comics on the web, including tons of old public domain stuff of the kind now being collected by many publishers. For a pretty good archive of PD...
Keep your chin up, Jim Lee got lots of rejection, too
Marvel historian Sean Howe has collected a bunch of Jim Lee's instagrams of rejection letters from the '80s, including this one from Eliot R. Brown. Although the curt advice "come back when you are...
