AdHouse store goes live
AdHouse Books publishers of such fine works as Project: Romantic, Process Recess, Salamader Dream, Mort Grim, and many many more, has opened a virtual storewhere you can shop with PayPal. get thee over there...
More on Fantagraphics storefront
The surprise announcement of the new Fantagraphics store in Seattle drew some interesting internet chatter. With well-founded fears of anxiety from traditional comics retail stores, Eric Reynolds was in an explaining mood over at...
Hello Kitty and Blue’s Clues to mate, spawn
An exciting new retail venture will unite two of the world's most recognizable critters:
Blue's Clues, a hit U.S. cartoon series about the adventures of a blue puppy, needs the help of a little kitty...
Ten Most Powerful people in manga
Yesterday, ICv2 published a list of the Top Ten Most Powerful people in Manga, gleaned from interviews with other industry figures. Here's the power list:
1. Kurt Hassler, Graphic Novel Buyer, Borders Group
2. Hidemi...
Fantagraphics storefront!
Fantagraphics is taking the unheard of step for an indie comics publisher of opening their own store! And it opens this Saturday. The announcement from Eric Reynolds is below.
We have some exciting news for...
Breaking: people like free comics
A diamond news release reports a post Free Comic Book Day retailer survey indicates new customers and increased sales -- apparently this free sampling thing works.
Comic book specialty retailers who participated in Free...
Wal-Mart thinks its OWN comics are just fine!
Getting into Wal-Mart has long been seen as a Holy Grail for getting comics in front of a wider audience, but encroachments have been sparse and experimental. Concerns over content, and other distribution problems...
Ambrosia Publishing debuts
There's a new publisher in town, and their name begins with "A" so they have a small chance of escaping end of the catalog ennui. And they are looking to get in!
Ambrosia Publishing, a...
Gordon Lee back in court
Georgia retailer Gordon Lee is back in court for a hearing with two motions to dismiss today. The case has been in the court system since 2004. The CBLDF provides a complete run down...
FREAK SHOW comics
Kevin Merose at the Blog@ had a post yesterday all about FREAK SHOW, the new David Cross-created cartoon now airing on Comedy Central. We caught about 50% of the debut last night, and it...
Slave Labor publishes first digital comic
First it was just a few renegades like Phil Foglio and Carla Speed McNeill. Now it's even publishers like Slave Labor who are ditching paper. SLG announced their first digital only comics, WHISTLES by...
Where will you be when the robots arrive?
This link has been making thr rounds, but it definitely qualifies as MUST-READING: MIT's Henry Jenkins interviews Todd Allen about micropayments. Now we admit, micropayments aren't a very sexy topic, and Allen can get...
