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Help Philly’s Oldest Comic Shop Stay Open

We’ve talked about Fat Jack’s Comicrypt on Comicon.com before, including their signing events and displays of original comic art in

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December 20, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 2783 Views 0 Comment Fat Jack's Comicrypt, retail
Business Comics 

TKO Studios Offers A Brand New Way To Binge Read Comics

Upstart comics publisher TKO Studios announced their new and innovative business model Monday via Twitter. The concept is pretty simple,

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December 11, 2018 Brendan M. Allen 3767 Views 0 Comment publishing, TKO Studios
Business Comics 

How To Break Into Comics: Networking

I’m the host of Dreamer Comics Podcast, my name is Omar Spahi. I’ve decided to make it my life mission

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October 19, 2018 Omar Spahi 4139 Views 0 Comment Comic Book Friends, comic books, comics, Networking, Networking in Comics
Business Comics 

Comic Crossovers Between Companies Can Be Bad For Continuity

[*Spoilers various comics including: Superman Reborn (2017) DC Versus Marvel (1996), and Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man (1976), among others.] Inter-company comic

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October 3, 2018 Benjamin Hall 3122 Views 0 Comment business, comics, crossovers, DC Versus Marvel, editing, JLA/Avengers, Opinion Piece, writing
Business Comics 

The Evolution Of Boom! Studios: An Interview With Ross Richie And Filip Sablik

  I had the opportunity interview BOOM! Studios Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ross Richie, and their President of Publishing

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August 10, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3660 Views 0 Comment Bone Parish, Boom! Studios, Filip Sablik, Lumberjanes, Muppets, Ross Richie, SDCC, Warhammer
Business Comics 

Former X-Men Editor Lysa Hawkins Joins Valiant Editorial Team

Valiant Entertainment has announced that veteran comics professional Lysa Hawkins has been named to the position of Editor at the

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July 27, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3135 Views 0 Comment comics, Lysa Hawkins, Valiant Entertainment, X-Men
Business Toys 

Dark Horse Direct Opens For Business With Game Of Thrones And Umbrella Academy Sculpts

Dark Horse Comics has announce a new business venture this week that they are calling Dark Horse Direct. This new

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July 10, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 2943 Views 0 Comment collectibles, Dark Horse Comics, Dark Horse Direct, Game of Thrones, Umbrella Academy
Business Comics 

We Need A Main Registry For Public Domain Comic Books

There is a legal zone called the public domain which consists of things like comics, movies, etc., that anyone can

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June 19, 2018 Benjamin Hall 5228 Views comic books, Opinion Piece, Public Domain, publishing
Business Toys 

Co-Founder Of MEGO Toys Teases Announcement About Company’s Return

In the lead up to Eternal Con, being held on Long Island next weekend, PR is going out teasing that

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June 8, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 4078 Views Eternal Con, Marty Abrams, MEGO, Netflix, The Toys That Made Us, Toys
Business Comics Events 

Book Expo 2018: A Book Loving Photogallery Of The Show, Part 2

Photo credits to Russell Shannon Book Expo has been running this week in New York City at the Javits Center,

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June 3, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 2918 Views Book Con, Book Expo 2018, Book Expo America, Reed Pop
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Book Expo 2018: A Book Loving Photogallery Of The Show, Part 1

Photo credits to Russell Shannon Book Expo has been running this week in New York City at the Javits Center,

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June 2, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3223 Views Book Con, Book Expo 2018, Book Expo America, entertainment, publishing, ReedPOP
Business Comics 

ComiXology Launches Slate Of Creator-Owned Originals To Be Followed By Amazon Print Collections

In what’s being hailed already as a major game-changer in comics distribution, comiXology has announced a slate of four new

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June 1, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3871 Views Amazon, comics, ComiXology, comiXology Originals
Business Comics 

Want Work In Animation? Natalie Nourigat And Boom! Studios Have The Book For You

In what may be an extremely helpful as well as entertaining graphic novel from Boom! Studios, cartoonist Natalie Nourigat details

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May 31, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 2980 Views animation, Boom! Studios, comics, entertainment, I Moved To Los Angeles To Work In Animation, Natalie Nourigat
Business Comics 

Chronicling The Rivalry Between Marvel And DC With Business Wars’ David Brown

Every comic book fan knows of “The Big Two.” Marvel and DC are two titans of the industry and they’ve

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May 23, 2018 James Ferguson 4351 Views Business Wars, David Brown, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, podcast, Wondery
Business Comics 

Boom! Studios Hires Jeanine Shaefer As Executive Editor, Promotes 7 Editors

Yesterday, Boom! Studios made a series of important announcement about their editorial staff that speak to an expansion in the

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May 3, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 2823 Views Boom! Studios, Bryce Carlson, Chris Rosa, comics, Dafna Pleban, Eric Harburn, hires, Jeanine Shaefer, Matthew Levine, Shannon Watters, Sierra Hahn
Business Comics 

IDW Hires: John Barber Named EIC, Anita Frazier Named SVP Sales & Marketing

In the wake of lots of springtime changes at the company, IDW Publishing have announced that John Barber has been named the

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May 2, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3163 Views Anita Frazier, business, Greg Goldstein, IDW, John Barber
Business Comics Toys 

Hasbro Acquires Power Rangers From Saban Brands

In a move that shakes up the interests of kids everywhere, Hasbro has announced its plans to acquire the Power

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May 1, 2018 James Ferguson 2975 Views Hasbro, Power Rangers, Saban Brands
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Editorial: Comics And The Not-So-Subtle Art Of Getting Paid

I wish this was a concise “guide to” article that would help all the comic creators in various capacities out

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April 19, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3682 Views comics, publishing
Business Comics 

Starburns Industries’ SBI Press Partners With Diamond For Distribution

Starburns Industries, the company that brought you Rick and Morty, Harmonquest, and the Oscar-nominated Anomalisa, is someone we’ve spoken with here on

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April 18, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3122 Views Dan Harmon, SBI Press
Business Comics 

Dynamic Forces Take To The Shopping Channel With Action Comics #1000 And Avengers Titles

[UPDATE: Due to inclement weather in Toronto this weekend, the Dynamic Forces team will not be able to make their

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April 13, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3454 Views Avengers: Infinity War, Dynamic Forces, Dynamite Entertainment
Business Comics 

Industry Shifts: Sarah Gaydos To Oni, Joe Illidge To Valiant

While, thankfully, the massive industry shifts we’ve been witnessing lately, with executives, editors, and PR folks moving from one company

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April 11, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3318 Views Atom! Freeman, IDW, Joe Illidge, Oni Press., Sarah Gaydos
Business Comics 

Vault Comics Introduces ‘Book It’ System For Direct Market Pre-Order

Vault Comics have announced BookIt, which they describe as “a unique new comic book preorder system designed for fans and

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April 9, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3255 Views retailers, Vault Comics
Business Comics 

Let’s Give Comic Posters More Availability

Various disasters such as the 2017 hurricanes made me realize that if something happened, I could only replace so many

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March 28, 2018 Benjamin Hall 3255 Views art, business, Lifestyle, Opinion Piece, posters
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Editorial: Making Comics Via The Post-Apocalyptic Landscape Of E-Mail

Like my previous article on politeness in the comics industry, this is a subject that easily falls into the category

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March 28, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3463 Views business, comics, editorial, publishing
Business Comics 

Mel Caylo Joins Valiant As Director Of Marketing

Valiant have made their first big hiring announcement following the departure of CEO/CCO Dinesh Shamdasani and VP of Marketing &

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March 23, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 2978 Views DMG, Fred Pierce, Mel Caylo, Valiant Entertainment
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Help A Landmark NYC Comic Shop Establish Themselves In A New Location

JHU Comics in New York City is the successor to Jim Hanley’s Universe and has a sister store in Staten

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March 15, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3568 Views GoFundMe, New York City
Business Film 

Ways In Which The X-Men and Fantastic Four Could Join The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Disney purchased Marvel in 2009. However, there were certain characters that were already licensed out to companies like Twentieth Century

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March 13, 2018 Benjamin Hall 3832 Views Disney, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, movies, Opinion Piece, Twentieth Century Fox
Business Comics 

Big Shifts At Comics Publishers As PR And Editors Leave Valiant, IDW, Marvel

There’s an old adage that when it rains, it pours, and often seemingly unconnected events appear to bring about an

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March 9, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3607 Views Chris Ryall, Dinesh Shamdasani, Heather Antos, Hunter Gorinson, Steven Scott
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Dynamite Moves To Premier Publisher Status With Diamond

Diamond Comic Distributors and Dynamite Entertainment have announced today, in conjunction with the ComicsPRO event for retailers underway this week,

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February 23, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3376 Views ComicsPRO, Dynamite Entertainment
Business Comics 

Eric Stephenson Is Added To Image Comics’ Board Of Directors

Fans may be surprised to learn that Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson has been added to the company’s Board of

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February 16, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 3515 Views Eric Stephenson, Image Comics, Jim Valentino, Robert Kirkman, Todd McFarlane
Business Comics 

Diamond’s Top Selling Comics & Graphic Novels: January 2018 – Doomsday Clock, The Walking Dead, Avengers, And More

Diamond have released their sales numbers for the month of January 2018, bringing us news of best sellers. Few will

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February 12, 2018 Hannah Means Shannon 4479 Views comics, Dark Horse, DC Entertainment, IDW, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, retail
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