On Friday, DC shook up the comics industry by ending their long affiliation with Diamond Comics Distributors. Now what?
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With the comics industry working on getting back to full production, some projects have been delayed while others have been cancelled. Are we going through “rebirth” pains?
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!
Last week, I wondered out loud what the future of Diamond Distributors might hold, even if it has one at all. There has been a LOT of conversation regarding what changes some would like to see happen when the Coronavirus eventually fades away, so I thought this time I’d talk about what could take place or at least considered as we move forward.
Comic shops are closed! What are we gonna do!?
I was reading a recent interview with Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson about the “state…
The basic points of the article were that graphic novels are becoming more prevalent, and local comics shops aren’t the most effective way to distribute them.
All this led me to wonder: Are local comics shops on the way out?
Saturday was what some folks call “Free Comic Book Day Lite,” otherwise known as Halloween ComicFest.
Looks like this second FCBD each year is picking up steam, which makes me as a fan of the comics industry very happy!
This past weekend, the Infinity Toy & Comics Show was held just outside Orlando, Florida. One of their guests was my friend and Indie comics creator Richard Rivera from Stabbity Bunny. Of course, I was there to help him out. It was a fun, albeit smaller con.
Something that’s been happening more and more in the comics industry is the effort to…
The last several days I’ve been reading from several sources about another company, GameStop, and their experiment with selling DC and Marvel comics in a limited number of their stores.
All I can say is, go, GameStop, go!
It’s probably no secret by now that both ComiXology and Marvel have begun their own…
If you go to many local comics shops, you’ll often find what many of us refer to as “the quarter box,” meaning the books therein often sell only for 25 cents.
I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again – Free Comic Book Day is…