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The Curse of Santayana
Once again, a creator loses a copyright battle against a major comics publisher with a major motion picture soon to screen. The artist is living in poverty, has health problems, and is forgotten by the general public. Sound familiar? Read on... it gets worse. [read more]
Ron Perazza joins ComiXology as VP
Well now the circle is complete. Former DC online VP Ron Perazza has joined ComiXology as Vice-President – General Manager of Publisher and Creator Services. At DC, Perazza was responsible for the ambitious Zuda imprint and behind many other forward-looking initiatives. Since leaving DC last year he's been a bit [read more]
Happy Birthday, Charles Addams!
Today marks Charles Addams' 100th birthday, so we, along with Google, celebrate this influential cartoonist! [read more]
The Year in Review: 2011
I look back and recall the interesting events of 2011. What's my choice for the biggest event of 2011? Read and find out! [read more]
A New Year’s Gift From The Beat!
Listen to Heidi MacDonald, The Beat herself, discuss 2011 in comics on a special year-end edition of More To Come, the PW Comics World podcast! As you may or may not know, Heidi has been one of the hosts of our bi-weekly comics news podcast for the past several months. [read more]
Get a digital copy of STAR TREK #1 for FREE — but only until 3 pm!
Comics+ is giving away a copy of STAR TREK #1 by in their app -- but only until 3 pm EST. Use code FMST01 in the app for the free book.
STAR TREK #1 features the classic characters in the alternate timeline of the reboot, overseen by Robert Orci with writer [read more]
“Delighting Customers” Vs. “Maximizing Shareholder Value” – Applying a Forbes Article to Comics
The increasingly corporate nature of comics has been a continuing topic for the last couple years. Marvel sold to Disney. Warner pulling DC in a bit closer. Trying to maintain quarterly sales figures in a hit-based medium (also known as Events and/or line extension). Forbes has [read more]
Major Spoilers Podcast #370: Wicked Inclinations
This week on the show: Rodrigo is still absent, The Goon punches some zombies, and KIRKMAN! (doesn’t appear on the show). Direct Download Subscribe via iTunes RSS Feed Show Notes after the Jump! NEWS Thor 2 Director confirmed LINK Contest …... [read more]
What Happened To Shade and Other First Impressions From the November Sales Estimates
ICV2 has released it's sales estimates for November (you know the drill, actually sales should be bumped somewhere by 10-20%, split the difference and call it 15%), and it's shedding a little light on a few things.
What Happened To Shade
We have a little better idea why Shade might be on [read more]
The X-Men vs. The Avengers: A Review (Yes, I’ve Read the Whole Thing)
You may have witnessed some out of control hyperbole about Marvel's recently announced Avengers Vs. X-Men. My personal favorite, courtesy of Newsarma's recap:
Pre-taped words from all five writers. "There's never been an Avengers vs. X-Men super-blowout, so it's like, we have to do it," Bendis [read more]
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 – Let’s Look at the Relaunch
When DC announced the 52 relaunch, there were a handful of titles I was concerned about: Xombi, Legion of Super-Heroes, Jonah Hex and T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. As it turns out, the only one I got burned on was the criminally under-appreciated Xombi. Last week, the new volume of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. [read more]
Ashes Gets Funded on Kickstarter – #7 Most Funded Comics Project
Alex de Campi and Jimmy Broxton proposed a $27K project on Kickstarter. "Ashes" is a sequel to de Campi's and Igor Kordy's 2005 Eisner-nominated mini-series Smoke (published by IDW). This 250 page graphic novel is one of the most ambitious projects in terms of the dollar amount of [read more]
Bendis Exiting the Avengers; Dark Reign Redux and X-Men Vs. Avengers on the Way Out.
These days, it seems like three years on a title is a good run. Brian Michael Bendis is calling it a day with eight years on the Avengers titles. In an interview with Comic Book Resources, Bendis says: [read more]
Joe Harris Replacing Gail Simone on Firestorm
The season of writer changes continues at DC. It's been rumored for weeks that Gail Simone left her co-writing duties on Firestorm. Today, DC confirms Simone's departure and names Joe Harris her replacement. Issue 7 will be his first. [read more]
DeFalco Replaces Nicieza on Legion Lost – Legion of Super-Heroes is an Ex-Marvel EIC Magnet
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What is it about the Legion of Super-Heroes that pulls in ex-Marvel editor-in-chiefs. Roy Thomas wrote it. Gerry Conway wrote it. Jim Shooter came back for another run. Now Tom DeFalco is taking over Legion Lost with issue #7. Writing changes announced on Superman, [read more]
How Hard Is It to Buy A Marvel Essentials on Amazon?
I don't know about you, but when the holidays come around and the relatives want a cheap-ish gift, I usually send them some links to Marvel Essential volumes on Amazon. They're relatively inexpensive, my relatives don't have to figure out where the comic shop is (in rural areas, this [read more]
Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan – The Difference Between an Art Book and a Graphic Novel
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Back in August, DC released the “TALES OF BATMAN: GENE COLAN VOL. 1” hardcover book. This book reprints Batman #340, 343-345, 348-351 and Detective Comics #510, 512, 517, 528 and 529. As we see a trend towards naming collections of a title [read more]
Dark Horse Goes Simultaneous Print and Digital Release – The Trend Continues
In the latest announcement of its kind, Dark Horse announced today that as of December 14, 2011 it will be releasing all its comics simultaneously in both digital and print. (Remember, just say no to the "day and date" phrase.) Over at Robot 6, Brigid Alverson did a [read more]
Sherlock Holmes: A Comic Comparison