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We ran the full text of Bob Wayne's Keynote speech at comic book retailer advocacy meeting ComicsPRO last weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina But he wasn't the only one making speeches Brian Hibbs, owner of the Comix Experience stores in San Francisco has had a disproportionate effect on the comics industry His decision to launch[...]

We mentioned that DC Comics announced a Mister Miracle hardcover exclusive to the comic book store direct market at ComicsPRO this past weekend Well, we have the new cover and news of Batman: White Knight joining it in this endeavour. Batman: The White Knight HC collects the eight-issue miniseries by Sean Murphy with a new cover by[...]

So his keynote speech at ComicsPRO in Charlotte, North Carlina this past weekend was much anticipated by comic book retailers in attendance We were able to run one snippet earlier but today ComicsPRO issued the full text of his speech, which we reproduce below for everyone to enjoy. Good morning.  Thanks for inviting me to this[...]

You may have read about their activities previously on Bleeding Cool. At ComicPRO this weekend, the Board of Directors of ComicBooks For Kids! announced their 2018 annual awards to those organizations within the comic book industry who have been instrumental in providing support for children all across the United States in hospitals and cancer centres. The first[...]

First there as what DC co-publisher Dan DiDio said in the meeting at ComicsPRO, confirmed by a number of other sources, including that the DC direct market line was being cut by 10-15%. Then there was what he meant to say, that the 10-15% cut was already factored into the current publishing line, and was offset[...]

We ran a batch of these yesterday, here's some more comic books picked up by comic book retailers at ComicsPRO in Charlotte, North Carolina, being flipped on eBay to help offset the cost of travelling to the show… and to promote the existence of the comics as well. We had sales of Little Bird, Buffy and[...]

Which means that stock systems can mistake one comic for another, which can cause real issues – exacerbated if they have different prices as well. Well, at ComicsPRO, Titan Comics seemed to realise that this was an issue with them And so made a pledge, reported by comics retailer Tim Stolzfus of Keith's Comics in Dallas. A thought[...]

And recently DC Comics started creating original 100 Page Giant Comics for the direct market with the Superman 100 Page Super-Spectacular. But, coming out of ComicsPRO, that appears to have all changed. Retailer Ryan Higgins of Comics Conspiracy in Sunnydale, California reports that 'the Walmart line is ending and replaced with 100-page specials available EVERYWHERE…48 pages of new material, with[...]

This is often a way to make the trip to North Carolina (especially when flights were being cancelled) a little more bearable. And there have already been some successful sales. Green Brain Comics have put up a lot of ComicsPRO variants of them, with Batman #64 selling on eBay for $85. Buffy The Vampire Slayer #1 ComicsPRO variant sold[...]

Mentioned by Diamond Comic Distributors at ComicsPRO in Charlotte, North Carolina, comic book retailers are now able to order more copies of DC Previews – at a price. Currently, DC Previews, the separate magazine listing the upcoming solicitations from the comics publisher to the direct market, comes with a free copy of DC Previews That's how[...]

And if nothing else, it may be useful to try for a one-stop shop that may start some thoughts, even if it doesn't finish them. Comic book retailers are currently attending ComicsPRO in Charlotte, North Carolina Here are a few snippets that have been leaking out. Some were snowed out… Boom begins a Retailer Revolution with Kieron Gillen[...]

We told you earlier that BOOM! Studios had some big news planned at ComicsPRO and Filip Sablik, their President of Publishing and Marketing, just announced two big things: First, Once And Future, a new series from Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora, that BOOM! Studios promised will do for the Indiana Jones archetype what Kingsman did for James Bond[...]

DC Comics' Dan Didio made some news in Charlotte, North Carolina at ComicsPRO in front of some of the biggest comic shop retailers While Marvel Comics launched a Black Cat title. But with BOOM! Studios presenting this morning, I'm told to expect TWO big announcements – the first about a new original series from one of[...]

When I was in Orbital Comics this week, they told me it was selling at ridiculously huge numbers. But some people like to spend even more money on a book like that. At the ComicsPRO Presentation by DC Comics President Dan DiDio, he recognised the success that retailers had with the collection, also a week ahead of when[...]

Brave New World of Santa Clarita, California, has this collection of DC Comics swag already at ComicsPRO, the comics retailer advocacy meeting taking place this week in Charlotte, North Carolina With advance readers copies of their all-ages Zoom line of graphic novels and their young adult Ink line. Our owner Andy is currently attending the annual #ComicsPRO[...]

Marvel announced the news at ComicsPRO, but not before providing high-res artwork to their media partners at eponymous comic book website ComicBook.com. Jason Latour will write the book, in which the titular pig will take on villains such as Eelectro, Buzzard, Green Gobbler, and Mysteriape, according to ComicBook.com's bespoke press release[...]

There's bound to be a lot more to spin-out from Marvel Comics' presentation at ComicsPRO But here are three things that popped through, from what I'm told was a bright and breezy presentation from Marvel's David Gabriel A little in contrast to what came previously… First, as Bleeding Cool previously rumoured, the current Skottie Young Deadpool series[...]

Dan DiDio, publisher of DC Comics, has taken to the stump at ComicsPRO, the comics retailer advocacy group meeting being held in Charlotte, North Carolina for the next few days. Not everyone made it in, due to cancelled flights, bad weather and the like But they all turned out to hear what DiDio had to say. We[...]

Yesterday, Diamond Comic Distributors had to close due to weather issues, as a winter storm warning was in effect for parts of Maryland as a storm that moved across the state brought snow, sleet and rain. As a result, a number of Diamond representatives who would have been attending ComicsPRO, the comics retailer advocacy event being[...]

Bleeding Cool has been told that whatever gets announced to DC editorial, will be announced to retailers at the upcoming ComicsPRO comics retailer industry event held in Charlotte, North Carolina, this week Whatever is announced, is expected to go wide shortly afterwards. The DC Comics presentation and Q&A session  is timed for 9:35 am  – 10:35 am[...]

Retailers attending next week's ComicsPro in Charlotte, North Carolina will be getting a bevvy of rare variant covers and the like (in this case, the like being a funeral kit for Tony Harada for Valiant Keep it light, guys.) ComicsPRO Variants usually have a print run from 200 to 500 units, and end up going for[...]

In a shocking and ghoulish move, Valiant Entertainment has announced plans to hand out merchandise promoting their upcoming comic books at a funeral for businessman Toyo Harada to take place at the ComicsPRO gathering the weekend of February 21st in Charlotte, North Carolina Harada's wake will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 PM on Friday,[...]

Former SVP of DC Comics and current roving representative of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is to be the Keynote speaker at ComicsPRO Comic Industry Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, next month. Running from February 21st to the 23rd, Peter Dolan, ComicsPRO's President of the Board of Directors describes Bob thus; "Besides his role as Senior Vice-President of Sales[...]

Comic book retailer activist group ComicsPRO has announced a Comic Industry One-Day Conference to be held on September 27th, in two weeks time, at the Baltimore Convention Center, alongside the Baltimore Comic-Con. This conference will feature a series of one-hour presentations to help retailers improve their businesses. "This is the first one-day conference we've organized." said Peter Dolan, President of[...]

AfterShock is a relatively new comic book publisher with some seriously impressive names for its string of creator-owned mini-series, including Animosity and Babyteeth. At the ComicsPRO retailer advocacy event held in Portland last week, they discussed a number of new retailer-focused initiatives, including care packages being sent to stores to show off the AfterShock range, and for[...]

But at the ComicsPRO retailer advocacy event held in Portland last week, Dark Horse Comics told the assembled retailers that Avatar: The Last Airbender would be getting into net series in the fall. Here are Wartman's new designs of Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph. #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[...]

At the ComicsPRO retailer advocacy event held in Portland last week, IDW Publishing announced that their standard 3% fee to reorder titles through Diamond reorder fee for its titles would be dropped from March 1st, reducing comic shop costs when ordering backstock from IDW. It means that supporting IDW's line of titles, including the Top Shelf books,[...]

But at the beginning of Death Of X, this happened, caught by the Terrigen Mist. Still, we know there are other versions out there, such as the preacher John Maddox. Recently Peter David wanted to insist that Multiple Man is not dead. And, spilling out of ComicsPRO is the word that we will be getting a new Multiple[...]

Original article up top, follow-up PR below. With DC Comics leaving the front section of Previews, alongside Marvel, that section for Diamond's Premier publishers was looking a little bare, with just Dark Horse, Image Comics and IDW. Well, finally, after over a decade of trying and pointing out how their marketshare was sometimes higher than Dark Horse, the[...]

He attended ComicsPRO in Portland this weekend when, in front of a crowd of comic book retailers he talked about BOOM! becoming a Premier publisher at Diamond Comic Distributors, moving their listings to the front of Previews and changing their contractual relationship with the distributor as a result He was joined in that endeavour by[...]