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The Oni Press presentation at the ComicsPRO retailer summit gave us a first look inside the pages of the upcoming new Adventure Time #1 Something that Oni Press also told the retailers present that they should treat as the "Absolute Adventure Time", a recreated reboot still with the adventures of Jake The Dog and Finn[...]

Expect more of this for ComicsPRO week… and for Jeremy Adams to be attached to a major event project pretty soon This is the way of things. Jeremy Adams courtesy of DC Comics PR "The Prescott, Arizona native and current Los Angeles resident has been a valuable contributor to DC's publishing plans This year, Adams is writing[...]

At today's ComicsPRO Summit, Oni Press was touting the success of their new line of EC Comics that debuted last year with Epitaphs from the Abyss and Cruel Universe, which they say is likely "the best-selling Oni single issue program of all time." ComicsPRO screencap As announced yesterday that line will be expanding in June with Blood[...]

Breaking from the annual ComicsPRO conference in Los Angeles, California.  President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson, VP of Marketing & Sales Spencer Simpson, and Director of Marketing & Communications Dan Crary were joined on stage by Eisner Award nominee Christopher Cantwell, who is writing the upcoming Out of Alcatraz with artist Tyler Crook and goes to FOC this[...]

Breaking from the annual ComicsPRO conference in Los Angeles, California We got some substantial news for President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson, VP of Marketing & Sales Spencer Simpson, and Director of Marketing & Communications Dan Crary. ComicsPRO screencap The Portland-based independent comics stalwart was proud to report that 2024 was the best performing year "by any available[...]

And now thanks to ComicsPRO, we do A little bit… subtitled "the end of the beginning" and with a Nova Corp mask on display, though in pretty poor condition it seems… Imperial at ComicsPRO With Marvel Comics' David Gabriel stating that we have to think of this as a combination of what Jonathan Hickman did on "House[...]

Free Comic Book Day in May promised the first event of the new Ultimate Universe, is it likely to be Ultimate Incursion? And will Ultimate Spider-Man Incursion #1 be the first book to spill out of it? Um… yes, yes it is. UPDATE: Marvel has put out the PR… The future of Marvel's new ULTIMATE UNIVERSE was[...]

But Bring On The Bad Guys has… just now at the Marvel Comics presentation to ComicsPRO. Marvel's Bring On The Bad Guys at ComicsPRO So that's new comic books, each spotlighting a different villain, with Doom #1, Green Goblin #1, Abomination #1, Loki #1, Red Skul #1, Dormammu #1 and… what's that last one? Hey, sit down,[...]

Marvel Comics is promising a brand new not-just-digital-reprint comic book series for Jeff The Land Shark with a new five-issue series, Jeff The Land Shark #1 by Kelly Thompson and Tokitokoro launching in June 2025. ComicsPRO screencap with Jeff The Land Shark #1 from Marvel Comics coming in June 2025. Jeff The Land Shark was created by[...]

As just announced at the ComicsPRO event at Glendale, California by Marvel's David Gabriel, we are to get a new Captain America relaunch with Chip Zdarsky and Valerio Schiti for July 2025 It's a big grab to get Chip Zdarsky back to an ongoing series at Marvel after writing Batman for the past few years at[...]

This Saturday, the 22nd of February, to bring ComicsPRO to an end, Bad Idea has transformed Los Angeles comic shop, Revenge Of to the theme of their new comic Planet Death With drinks, food, a DJ, pinball, and a party-exclusive comic already announced, and now the world's first Tattoo comic book, Habitat: Tattoo Edition, only available[...]

In response to Diamond Comic Distributors' recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, and alongside the ComicsPRO retailer event being held in Glendale, California today, Dren Productions has stated that it is stepping up to support comic book retailers by launching a new Retailer Portal—allowing stores to order comics directly from the publisher. Dren Productions Retailer Portal With Diamond's[...]

Battle Quest Comics is crashing ComicsPRO, the comic book retailer and publishing event being held in California this weekend, for the third year… you can see what they got up to last year here And watch their new presentation right here. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption[...]

"Revenge Of" is the name of a comic book store on 3420 Eagle Rock Blvd in Los Angeles, And on Saturday, the 22nd of February, Bad Idea Comics will be closing out the ComicsPro retailer activist event with a party there And, because Revenge Of is a spinoff of a successful set building an FX[...]

The ComicsPRO Industry meeting takes place from the 20th to the 22nd of February at the Hilton Los Angeles North Glendale in California I am going to guess there will be an awful lot to talk about as retailers and publishers from across the world meet up for presentations, promotions and considerable disquiet about the[...]

The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation will provide two $750 scholarships for comic store owners and their employees to attend the ComicsPRO industry meeting between retailers, publishers and creators, in Glendale, California, from February 20th to 22nd, 2025. Comics PRO logo The funds may be used for travel, replacement wages, lodging, and meals; ComicsPRO will cover the[...]

Battle Quest Comics announced a number of new comic book series at ComicsPro last week in Pittsburgh that I hadn't heard about And they are bringing Bill Sienkiewicz and Brent Anderson with them. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ The Young[...]

As previously reported by Bleeding Cool, Platinum Sponsor Boom Studios made a big impression at this past week's ComicsPro Annual Industry Meeting alongside industry leaders Marvel and DC Comics In addition to an original Power Ranger and the frontman of Coheed and Cambria, Boom brought half a dozen creators to the event, including notably absent[...]

ComicsPro states that it is a "not for profit trade organization dedicated to the progress of direct market comic book retailers" and that it will "abide by and follow both the letter and the spirit of all U.S and International Antitrust and Competition laws ComicsPRO does not advocate or sanction any agreement or understanding with[...]

Promoted at the ComicsPro summit this week,  Mezo: Trial Of Roden #1 by Tyler Chin-Tanner, Jarred Lujan and Val Rodrigues will be published by A Wave Blue World in their May 2024 solicits and solicitations Telling the story of an empire dealing with one of its soldiers being a traitor, by showing mercy to the[...]

The ComicsPRO retailer conference in Pittsburgh saw publishers and retailers have their first meeting of the year, physically and virtually With the cancellation of Diamond's annual Retailer Summit, this has become the main retailer meeting of the year, challenged by the breakfast and lunch meetings at SDCC, ECCC, MCM and NYCC from Diamond and Lunar[...]

At ComicsPro, publisher First Second announced an InvestiGators Universe of books, the GatorVerse, so expect a lot more to come from a number of creators. 2020: InvestiGators 2020: InvestiGators: Take the Plunge 2021: InvestiGators: Off the Hook 2021: InvestiGators: Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S. 2022: InvestiGators: Braver and Boulder 2022: InvestiGators: Heist and Seek 2023: Agents of S.U.I.T. 2024: InvestiGators: All Tide Up 2024: InvestiGators: Class Action 2024: Agents of S.U.I.T.:[...]

But at the ComicsPro retailer summit in Pittsburgh this week, we hear that Dan Buckley, President Of Marvel Entertainment stated that Marvel Comics will be emphasizing the $3.99 comic price point for most issues, going forward Which represents quite a change Though of course it's not quite Todd McFarlane's Spawn titles, all still at $2.99. Dan[...]

Jenn Haines, the owner of The Dragon comic book store in Ontario, Canada, announced that she is stepping down after three years in the role as President of the Board of the ComicsPro retailer organisation at this week's summit in Pittsburgh. "It has been an absolute honour to work for all of you," she told the[...]

At ComicsPro, their Director of Marketing – and former Bleeding Cool writer and editor – Keith Davidsen, revealed the full details for both, getting their first outings for Free Comic Book Day. GATCHAMAN ONGOING SERIES (May) (W) Cullen Bunn (A) Chris Batista A mechanical terror has descended upon numerous cities and the world's greatest scientists are disappearing[...]

At ComicsPro, their Director of Marketing – and former Bleeding Cool writer and editor – Keith Davidsen, revealed the full details for both, getting their first outings for Free Comic Book Day. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ FLASH GORDON ONGOING SERIES (May) (W)[...]

Magma Comix made its first appearance at the ComicsPro retailer summit in Pittsburgh this week They talked about a multi-distributor approach so retailers can choose what works best for their business, with both Diamond and Lunar for the direct market, while considering other emerging distribution channels They promise returnability for the main covers of the[...]

At the ComicsPro summit in Pittsburgh, Marvel Comics announced a new line of free comic books, separate from Free Comic Book Day and Halloween, the Marvel Must-Haves line Free comic books that collect multiple issues to spotlight the Marvel characters and comic book series, with over eighty pages of comic book stories in each issue[...]

And the first time Marvel Comics has published an Uncle Scrooge comic. And it's a weirder ComicsPro announcement than we might have expected, as Disney has been happier for other publishers like IDW, Dynamite, Viz Media, and now Mad Cave/Papercutz to publish comics based on their IP, but not for Marvel They tried it a bit,[...]

DC Comics has announced more Absolute Power tie-ins at ComicsPro, comic book retailer summit, their summer event which focuses on Amanda Waller's plot to remove all superpowers from superheroes and villains in the DC Universe The preview artwork released showed how that directly affects Superman. But as well as the previously announced Free Comic Book Day[...]