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What they are saying

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Last night, we had the chance to address an SVA class of aspiring cartoonists on "The Business of Comics". It was a fun time, and it was interesting to see what these kids today...

The realities of manga

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Today's Must Read: Yaoi Press publisher Yamila Abraham explains the reality: 1. OEL manga must sell much better than licensed titles to be successful, because it's at least 3 times more expensive to publish. It...

And what of MOUSE GUARD…

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Chris Butcher investigates the ASP/Kunoichi/DDP situation and asks the question everyone is thinking: What about MOUSE GUARD? I guess what I’m getting at here is that it’s fascinating that the crown jewel of the ASP...

More Wowio/Platinum stuff

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Ya gotta say one thing for DJ Coffman...he's persistent. The former Platinum Studios cheerleader has turned into an implacable foe, reporting on every up and down of the company. Now, it seems, the recently...

Bye-bye, Borders?

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Well, as you may have heard, what with massive global economic distress, it's a dicey time right now for everyone. Comics and graphic novels seems to be riding their wave of growth for now,...

More on ASP/DDP: A. David Lewis speaks

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With various aspects of the Archaia Studios Press acquisition spilling out on the web, one ASP creator feels that some disinformation is out there. A. David Lewis is the co-creator (with Marvin "mpMann" Mann)...

Official statements: Archaia and Devil’s Due

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Yesterday, word broke of an impending deal between Archaia Studio Press and Devil's Due Publishing. Statements have just been received from both parties in the deal, and the story going around is not entirely...

Devil’s Due to purchase Archaia Studio Press? UPDATED

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Peter Rios reveals something that has been bubbling along undetected for a while: Devil's Due is under negotiations to buy Archaia Studio Press. ASP is best known as the publisher of MOUSE GUARD....

Tom Spurgeon saves comics

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The Comics Reporter has a list of "If I Were The Emperor of Comics: Two Dozen Things I'd Decree To Make Comics Better," none of which we'd disagree with outright, few of which any...

Kirkman and Bendis battle for the very soul of comics

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So anyway, the Kirkman/Bendis debate thingie. Perhaps it was just because everyone was still amped about the previous night's Obama/McCain matchup, but everyone came expecting a real debate. What they got was Bendis and...

Minx fallout news

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Andy Khouri follows up on the Minx cancellation with interviews with most of the Minx creators on the fate of various books. The biggest casualty is David Hahn's ALL NIGHTER, which is finished but...

Minx reax

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The failure of WaMu Minx pretty much took over the blogosphere yesterday. A few highlights: § Mariah Huehner, who worked on the initial Minx launch, has her own postmortem: And I think a huge part of...

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