COMICS PORTAL: I’m Going to Miss Those DC Giants!
It’s finally happened! The Walmart DC Giants have been replaced with packets of several issues in my local stores. How I’m going to miss those 100-page spectaculars!
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COMICS PORTAL: Make Mine Milestone!
For several years, we’ve heard about the Milestone universe returning to print, and it looks like those wonderful characters will be returning in the near future!
COMICS PORTAL: Marvel’s FCBD Comes in July!
Marvel’s not waiting around for a new Free Comic Book Day 2020 to be announced! They’re releasing their books on July 15, as reported here at MajorSpoilers!
COMICS PORTAL: New Comics, Here We Come!
In two days, many local comics shops will have new books to sell for the first time in weeks! While it won’t be a big haul, it’s still a start!
COMICS PORTAL: Hey, Kids! New Comics! Really!
This past week, I got to enjoy a pleasure I’ve missed terribly! I got to buy new comics, the paper editions! It was great!
COMICS PORTAL: Tentative Steps Forward!
After weeks of being mostly in suspended animation, the comics industry slowly began making tentative steps moving forward this past week!
COMICS PORTAL: Are We There Yet?
I’m not alone when I say that I feel like one of the kids in the back seat of a car endlessly saying, “Are we there yet? Are we there yet?” The pandemic can end any time now!
COMICS PORTAL: Distributor Wars
This past week was a busy one, and it’s leading into what I like to call “Distributor Wars” because lines are being drawn regarding who will get to send what to which stores.
COMICS PORTAL: A Diamond-less Comics Industry?
The first Wednesday without new paper comics has come and gone, and the Coronavirus is still rocking the industry! Could we have seen the last of Diamond Comics Distributors?
COMICS PORTAL: No New Comics?
Comic shops are closed! What are we gonna do!?
COMICS PORTAL: The Coronavirus Closes Comics Shops
The Coronavirus escalated, hitting local comics shops this past week. Will we actually get back…
Comics Portal: Will comic shops be forced to close?
More comic conventions were postponed or cancelled this week, and that was just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to changes in pop culture due to the Coronavirus.
COMICS PORTAL: The Coronavirus Attacks the Comics Industry!
Last week, I mentioned in my column about the Coronavirus and its impact on C2E2. Wow, has a lot happened since then! Several cons have had to shut down or postpone their events, leaving creators reacting, well, creatively!
COMICS PORTAL: Welcome to Convention Season 2020!
It’s time to launch into a new year of comic conventions, and it looks like this will be an interesting and transformational year for comic cons!