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THE BOYS sell out!

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For anyone who was wondering if the scabrous THE BOYS by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson would continue to do well when they moved to Dynamite the answer is, you bet your ass: DYNAMITE...

Marvel’s in your underpants!

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Young boys will soon be able to leave skidmarks in their favorite Hulk briefs, just as their forefathers once did before them, while they clump around the house in their Spidey Crocs.. Marvel has...

Spidey toy sales slacking?

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Over at CNN, Herb Greenberg speculates that the sales of Hasbro's Spidey 3 toys may not be living up to expectations: Johnson is one of several analysts warning clients of possibly disappointing " Spider-Man...

Land o’ links Volume 1

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A shitload of shit is going down and we don't have time to make it all pretty, so here's a raw info dump. It is so raw we are bringing out the dreaded "bullet...

“Pow! Romance! Comics Court Girls”

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http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/452319854 The Wall Street Journal online investigates, Marvel and DC's efforts to market comics to girls...and what you find MAY SHOCK YOU!: Industry heavyweights including Time Warner Inc.'s DC Comics and Marvel Entertainment Inc. are betting...

Legendary Stan pacts with Disney

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At an age when most would be sailing peacefully into the twilight, Stan Lee just can't stop pacting and creating, as his Pow! Entertainment has just signeda multiyear, first-look deal with Disney Studios: "Stan has...

FAQ: The Hansen LIterary Agency

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Getting a good agent is getting to be as desirable for the graphic novelists as it has always been for the regular novelists. One of the most prominent agents specializing in graphic novels is...

Industry Issues — UPDATE

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UPDATED: Just to put this in perspective ICv2 posted Diamond's annual sales figures Diamond Comic Distributors has released its annual sales figures, reporting that in 2006 Diamond Comic Distributors as a whole (including Alliance and...

New columnist on the scene

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Todd Allen, a frequent source of commentary on webcomics, e-commerce and so on, has launched a column at Comic Book Resources, and already he's putting things in some context: Want to work in comics? If...

Diamond, Comic Foundry reach historic accord

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Tim Leong reports on a compromise bill that all are happy with with a price drop the key concession: All has been quiet on the magazine front — until now. I'm happy to report that...

IFL update

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A quick catchup on the IFL, the MMA league co-owned by Wizard's Gareb Shamus. Although it has been showing regularly on TV, it has had some business setbacks. Yesterday, their stock went down faster...

Comics show runner spotlighted

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George Gene Gustines examines the concepts from TV which are now being used in comics , like "Show runners' and "seasons." ¶In “Countdown,” a new weekly series from DC Comics that began this month, Paul...

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