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Acclaimed Girls Creator Lena Dunham Comes To Riverdale

Press Release As announced this morning in THE NEW YORK TIMES, Lena Dunham, the star and creator of HBO’s hit series Girls will be penning a new, four-part Archie Comics story slated to hit newsstands and comic shops in 2...

Archie Comics names Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa as Chief Creative Officer

Press Release Archie Comics, the acclaimed and bestselling comic book publisher that is home to some of the best-known pop culture creations in the world, including Archie, Jughead, Betty & Veronica, Josie & The Pussyca...

Mattel buys MEGA Brands – including MEGA BLOCKS

Press Release Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) and MEGA Brands Inc. (TSX: MB, MB.WT, MB.NT) announced today a definitive agreement for Mattel’s acquisition, through a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mattel, Inc., of MEGA Brands for US$460...

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Jill Beaton retires from Oni Press

Press Release It is with a heavy heart that Oni Press announces the medical retirement of longtime editor Jill Beaton. Since starting with the company in 2007, Beaton has been an integral part of the Oni Press team. Beaton over...

Alex Segura moves back to Archie Comics as Senior VP – Publicity and Marketing

Zombie Tramp becomes Action Lab Entertainment’s first company funded series

Press Release Dan Mendoza’s grindhouse revenge series, ZOMBIE TRAMP, started it’s undead rise as a critically acclaimed independent title that recently saw new life at Action Lab Entertainment’s mature readers Danger Zone imprint.

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Nick Lowe is the new Senior Editor for all Spider-Man titles

Press Release Marvel Entertainment is excited to announce that Nick Lowe will be the new Senior Editor of Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man related titles beginning this February.

Mike Marts promoted to Executive Editor

Press Release Marvel Entertainment is excited to announce the return and addition of Mike Marts as Marvel’s newest Executive Editor.

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Marvel announces Marvel Comics API program

Press Release Marvel Entertainment is excited to announce the Marvel Comics API, Marvel’s new application programming interface (API), which gives developers access to portions of Marvel’s comic data for use in their personal, ...

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BUSINESS: Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips Sign Five Year Deal with Image Comics

Press Release Ed Brubaker (Batman, Captain America, FATALE, CRIMINAL) and Sean Phillips (FATALE, Sleeper) and Image Comics have signed an unprecedented deal in comics publishing, a five year deal to do anything they want with t...

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BUSINESS: Star Wars: The Clone Wars will finish out the story in comics

When it was announced that Star Wars: The Clone Wars would be cancelled, fans were begging to know if the story would ever be completed or if they would be just left out in the cold. Eventually it was announced that “bonu...

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BUSINESS: Dark Horse VP has perspective on the loss of Star Wars

Last Friday the announcement came out that in 2015 Star Wars publishing rights would transfer back to Marvel. While the move seemed inevitable to most, many were sad to see Dark Horse lose a title they had been putting out for ...

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DIGITAL COMICS: Archie Comics and BlueToad Team for Expanded Digital Distribution

Press Release Archie Comics announced this week a partnership with BlueToad, a leading technology provider in the digital publishing industry. The purpose of the partnership is to extend the reach of Archie’s Digital Comics int...

BUSINESS: Red Giant Entertainment Signs Distribution Deal with Diamond Comic Distributors

Press Release Diamond is pleased to announce that it has formally agreed to carry Red Giant Entertainment Inc’s (QTCQB: REDG) full line of Giant-Size ad-supported free print comic books throughout their comic book specialty mar...

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BUSINESS: Marvel Announces Exclusive Agreement with Artist Mahmud A. Asrar

Press Release Marvel Entertainment is excited to announce the exclusive agreement with newest Wolverine and the X-Men artist, Mahmud Asrar.

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BUSINESS: Zenescope Entertainment Joins Diamond’s FOC Program

Press Release Zenescope Entertainment joins Diamond’s Final Order Cut-off (FOC) program beginning with titles listed in the December PREVIEWS Retailer Order Form. The first titles on FOC will be on January 13th, correspon...

BUSINESS: Action Lab Entertainment Signs with Diamond Comic Distributors

Press Release Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of English-language comics, is pleased to announce the signed supply agreement with comic book and graphic novel publisher Action Lab Entertainment. The ...

BUSINESS: Diamond to Distribute BOOM! Studios into International Market

Press Release Diamond Comic Distributors is pleased to announce a signed supply agreement with comic book and graphic novel publisher BOOM Studios! that allows Diamond to distribute BOOM! products into international markets, in...