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By: Newsarama’s Acquisition Anniversary » Comics Worth Reading

Newsarama’s Acquisition Anniversary » Comics Worth Reading — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:51:22 +0000

[...] been just over a year since Newsarama was acquired by Imaginova, which happened October 8, 2007. Since then, they’ve gone through a major [...]

By: Jim Perreault

Jim Perreault — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:48:45 +0000

You know, I’ve heard the term “genre” misused so often that I’ve automatically started converting it to “niche” or “cult”. Nine times out of ten that is what they mean.

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » More manga than ever before

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » More manga than ever before — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:59:12 +0000

[...] as “a leading digital and commerce company.” Johanna and her commenters have a little fun with it at Comics Worth [...]

By: Charles LePage

Charles LePage — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:25:39 +0000

Thanks, Johanna.

Maybe they are going to start doing more than superheroes now that they’ve merged?

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:18:51 +0000

John gets it right! The funny part of that claim about the “comic book genre” is that they follow it by talking about Newsarama’s anime and manga coverage, so clearly someone thinks they do more than superheroes.

Charles, the Newsarama link lists all the sites they’ve been associated with, a nice walk back through the ages.

By: Charles LePage

Charles LePage — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:51:06 +0000

Augie, the Newsarama brand name has changed hands so many times, I’ve lost track myself. Thankfully, when it became part of Fandom/AU/Mania about 7 years ago, I turned down the offer of making my new releases lists exclusive to AU. Otherwise, most likely, when they went down, I probably would have gone down with them.

Speaking of which, some site called collectingcomics.com once tried to pay me to go away… whatever became of them?

By: John Jakala

John Jakala — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:47:06 +0000

I assumed Johanna’s complaint with that quote was that comics are a medium, not a genre. (Although with Newsarama, it frequently feels as though comics are a genre, namely superheroes.)

The bit that stuck me as amusing was the blurb that Newsarama’s editors would now be part of an “award-winning editorial team” since Newsarama’s editing has never been its strong point.

By: Charles LePage

Charles LePage — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:20:59 +0000

“XXX is the source for anyone interested in the YYY genre” is a fairly common and generic statement for a purchasing company to make. I’ve been criticized for saying my Beach Boys site is the best BB site in existence, but why not promote yourself?

If not Newsarama, then whom? Who is “the source?”

By: Augie De Blieck Jr.

Augie De Blieck Jr. — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:16:10 +0000

Matt and Mike just signed the biggest Zuda contract in on-line comics. Or is it more along the lines of a Platinum contract? I’ve lost track already. I hope it all works out in their favor. Goodness knows this will save them a lot of advertising dollar chasing.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:08:25 +0000

Nothing. I just found myself wondering “what if?”, especially since Imaginova seems to think they’re a news site, something the founders have disavowed in the past (claiming they’re just “entertainment”).

By: D.

D. — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:53:31 +0000

The core content won’t change, they’re getting a nice redesign (it sounds like), Michael and Matt are still on board, and they’ll have more staff and resources than before. What’s wrong with that?