Well, that was a busy few days in Memphis, Tennessee Here are 52 stories from ComicsPRO - mostly covered by Bleeding Cool but there's more besides And bound to be more to come out later in the week...https://twitter.com/nerdage/status/832324709912104962
State Of The IndustryMore Comics And Graphic Novels Sold In Comic Stores In 2016 Than In 2015,[...]
Here are two of ComicsPRO variants, Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern #1 and WWE #1, being given to attending retailers to ComicsPRO in Memphis, Tennessee, from Boom! later this week.The Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern cover is by Felipe Massafera and is part of the 1-in-50 copy incentive "Spectrum" cover series by Massafera.The WWE cover[...]
Next week sees the big ComicsPRO event for comic book retailers. Are you going? Do let us know. Here are a few of the freebies that will be awaiting you… An exclusive Mike Mignola variant for The Visitor : How And Why He Stayed from Dark Horse Comics. A Mindbender variant cover by David Boller […]
Last night at ComicsPRO in Portland, Image Comics publisher Eric Stephenson gave an impassioned speech which, among many things, talked about the dangers of publishers using variant covers for short term gains rather than long term brand building. He also gave away a new variant cover for his comic book Nowhere Men #1 to retailers […]
Their presentation may have been minor at ComicsPRO compared to DC Comics. But it was a Marvel employee who took home the major ComicsPRO recognition. Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, David Gabriel, 2016 ComicsPRO Industry Appreciation Award from retailers at ComicsPRO in Portland. While Bill Gaines, the publisher of EC Comics and the […]
Huh. My schedule doesn't say where the Keynote speech for @comicspro is, and I am the one giving it!#lost — Gail Simone (@GailSimone) February 20, 2016 Uh oh… UPDATE: She found it… .@GailSimone delivers a smashing keynote presentation at #ComicsPRO2016 pic.twitter.com/YskJrtrN8r — Dark Horse Comics (@DarkHorseComics) February 20, 2016
The following is a transcript of the speech given by Eric Stephenson, Publisher at Image Comics, on Friday, February 19th at 3:50 p.m. at the 10th Annual ComicsPRO Membership Meeting in Portland, Oregon to the comics retailer community. I'd like to talk about the future, but first, we're going to do some time travel, back […]
Sarah Graley is writing Oni Press' spin-off mini-series of Rick And Morty, entitled Lil' Poopy Superstar. It launches on July 13th. Writer / Artist / Cover Artist: Sarah Graley Back-up comics by Sarah Graley and Marc Ellerby Colorist: Mildred Louis Final Order Cutoff: June 20, 2016 In Shops: July 13, 2016 Price: $3.99 Synopsis: Mr Poopybutthole is […]
Here's your first look at the cover to Fresh Romance Vol 1, the print version of Rosy Press' digital comic anthology, revealing at Oni Press' presentation at ComicsPRO The critically-acclaimed anthology FRESH ROMANCE is finally available in print! Have you been wondering what the fuss is all about? FRESH ROMANCE is an exciting collection of romance […]
It wouldn;t be the first time the question has been asked. But in June, Oni Press are publishing a new homosexual take on Robin Hood called Merry Men, from Robert Rodi and Jackie Lewis. 13th century England. Robert Godwinson, former lover of King Richard, lives with his band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest, away […]
Joshua Hale Fialov is in good spirits with his new exclusive creator-owned singing with Oni Press… welcome to Tumor, a new original graphic novel with artist Noel Tuazon in their second collaboration about the bittersweet joy of lost love and the sharp pain of redemption… TUMOR Writer: Joshua Hale Fialkov Artist: Noel Tuazon Cover Artists: Noel Tuazon […]
Announced as part of Joshua Hale Fialkov's exclusive deal with Oni Press, the cover by Tony Fleecs is being revealed at ComicsPRO. Add onto his TV writing, Josh is going to be a busy boy here…. JEFF STEINBERG: CHAMPION OF EARTH #1 Writer: Joshua Hale Fialkov and Tony Fleecs Artist / Cover Artist: Tony Fleecs Colorist: […]
It's one of the longest running titles in the comic book direct market. Well, Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurttt are bringing it to an end in June with The Sixth Gun #50. And at ComicsPRO in Portalnd, Oni Press are revealing its final cover… THE SIXTH GUN #50Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist / Cover Artist: Brian Hurtt […]
Valiant just wrapped their retailer presentation at ComicsPRO 2016, where they offered a number of new insights into their upcoming 4001 AD crossover. Highlighting the critical and sales success of their previous event storylines – Harbinger Wars, Armor Hunters, and Book of Death – Valiant's Hunter Gorinson and Atom Freeman promised that 4001 AD would […]
DC Comics were in Portland to tell retailers about Rebirth. But retailers had some other things they wanted to talk to DC Comics about. As marketshare and sales of DC Comics titles have fallen and blockbuster books have slipped their schedules, they had plenty of time in the four hour session t get it off […]
Marvel PR has given the PR to themselves for the artwork for Civil War II drawn by David Marquez shown off at ComicsPRO in Portland today. All-New All-Different Avengs on the side of Tony Stark… for now… See more of our ComicsPRO coverage here.
They did just announce Deadpool vs. Gambit 5 issue series. #ComicsPRO — Obsolete Vernacular (@mr_oberts) February 19, 2016 There we go. Marvel gave the official PR to ComicBook. Announcing at ComicsPRO that Deadpool vs. Gambit, will be a new 5 issue mini-series by Ben Acker, Ben Blacker and Danilo Beyruth, about the time when the pair used to run cons […]
Last year, Comedy Central cancelled the animated sitcom, Brickleberry. The show followed a group of park rangers as they work through their daily lives in the fictional Brickleberry National Park In 2016, Dynamite is reviving it as a comic book, to be written and drawn by the writers of the show and its animators, continuing the […]
At ComicsPRO, Titan Comics – as well as announcing Warhammer 40,000 comics and Sherlock manga, also announced a line of comics using the Hammer Films brand. Known for classic British horror films, not all of them starring Peter Cushing, including the likes of The Quatermass Experiment, The Curse of Frankenstein, The Devil Rides Out and Dracula. And more […]
Last year Bleeding Cool reported that the sales of the Japanese manga based on the BBC TV show Sherlock has been banned from the USA. We theorised that another publisher may be vying for the English language rights to the adaptation. Well, at ComicsPRO, that's exactly what Titan Comics has announced. And they will begin […]
