Tag: retailing and marketing
DC’s new “eSports” publisher, Pam Lifford’s plans and more fallout from Bloodbath Monday
DC's IP is just as important as ever to WarnerMedia but DC Comics' future is clouded.
Who The F*ck is Jim Killen?
A man who helped change pop culture by championing graphics novels and SFF at B&N, that's who.
Diamond releases statement regarding DC going non-exclusive
Diamond will continue working with DC.
ComicHub’s plan to save the comics industry is not going forward right now
In the face of intense - and I mean INTENSE - retailer backlash, the plan put forth by POS software ComicHub yesterday has been withdrawn, I'm told.
The idea was for customers to preorder printed...
DC announces digital releases for April 1
No new comics - just digital first and collections
DC Entertainment breaks silence to reach out to freelancers
DC has mostly remained silent on reactions to the coronavirus crisis.
Valiant Entertainment’s Pierce and Klein on the state of the company and comics in...
Although Valiant creators have been told to stop work, the company is working on ways to support retailers, fans and creators.
IDW announces steps for retailer relief and suspension of May comics
As news of Diamond's shutdown spread, IDW was the First publisher to release a statement, with President,Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer Chris Ryall announcing several steps to help retailers, including suspending May publications.
Ryall also...
ICv2 Conference supplies a snapshot of a changing comics industry
The annual conference presented a lot of data that shows the industry is in the midst of a huge change.
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 8/15/19: Comics, academia. KISS, Amy Chu, giant penguins
Also more on shipping delays and periodical sales.
Bye-bye Zoom, Ink and Vertigo: DC to consolidate its publishing under one brand
DC Comics is re-branding all its publishing under the DC brand, and replacing its imprints with labels which reflect a system of age ratings.
AfterShock goes to full returnability for new #1 issues
Returnability isn't a panacea for comics publishers, but it doesn't hurt either. AfterShock has become the latest publisher to institute a generous returnability program. In this case, all the #1 issues for the remainder...
