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Five Page Preview Of John Byrne's Trio From IDW
It's easy as One Two Three… as well as a preview of Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein Alive, Westfield Comics also have the first few pages of John Byrne's new superhero series from IDW, Trio… It's easy as One Two Three… as well as a preview of Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein[...]
Swipe File: Midtown Comics Vs Secret Stash
Here's an ad from Midtown Comics from a while ago [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6juw273IT2o&lc[/youtube] And here's the new ad made for Jay And Bob's Secret Stash as seen on AMC's Comic Book Men [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN2RZNMwk04[/youtube] In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]
Will Avengers Vs X-Men #1 Be A Free Comic Book Day For Retailers?
Here's an interesting comparison. When ordering comic books for Free Comic Book Day, although customers and passers by get the comics for free, the retailers have to pay for them, often around twenty-five cents each They are there for outreach, to recruit customers, to invite lapsed customers back, and maybe while they are there upsell them[...]
Gendercrunching 2011 by Tim Hanley
Also, there are a ridiculous number of charts as we look at 2011 in review. DC COMICS The overall total was decent but the breakdowns were pretty bad at DC this month In December 2011, DC Comics released 83 new books featuring 646 credited creators, 574 men and 72 female Here are their stats: Their overall average was[...]
Jamie Hewlett, Posy Simmonds, Quentin Blake And Martin Rowson At The British Library Tonight
Gorillaz' Jamie Hewlett, Tamara Drewe's Posy Simmonds, Roald Dahl's Quentin Blake and The Guardian's Martin Rowson are talking comics and illustration at the British Library's Spring Festival, in concordance with the Late At The Library: Illuminate! exhibition Jamie will be talking, amongst other things, about Peter Milligan and Brendan McCarthy's Skin. No I'm not going[...]
Avengers Vs X-Men Checklist
Given the ordering incentives that Marvel have instigated for Avengers Vs X-Men, its respective crossovers, and the six figure numbers ordered by retailers, it shouldn't be too hard to find a copy of the comics if that's what you're interested in. But just so you can keep track, here's the Avengers Vs X-Men checklist so you[...]
What's The Frequency, Uncanny?
When I was a teenager reading American comics, and had finally discovered this thing called a comic shop in the nearby town of Leeds (it is now a hairdressing salon) I was delighted when certain Marvel titles went biweekly More comics! Of course, I suddenly needed more money, which I didn't always have, and then[...]
Two Photo Books Of Comic Creators On Two Different Continents
It launches at Gosh Comics in London on March 10th. Here's a look at examples from both There's not a lot of crossover.           In the American corner, Leaping Tall Buildings by Seth Kushner and Christopher Irving, a series of photographs and short essays profiling some of the greatest classic and modern comic book[...]
Hickman Leaves Fantastic Four, Bendis Leaves Avengers… It's Coming
iFanboy reports, from an interview with Jonathan Hickman carried out at Image Comics Expo, that he will be leaving Fantastic Four at the end of the year along with wrapping up The Ultimates and SHIELD With news that Bendis is leaving Avengers, and his stating that his next project will be "so much more" than[...]