Retailer Brandon Schatz, in a post at The Beat (no longer available), points out a lot of interesting observations about Archie Comics’ recent business practices. I hadn’t realized that they’d suddenly jumped their cover prices up to the now-standard $3.99, but the other concerns — eliminating digests and series, shipping late, missing solicitations — make me worry as well. He says It would be easy to say that the company is entering a period of creative and cultural renaissance. Unfortunately, […]

We knew, when Amazon acquired ComiXology, that changes would be in order. However, I wouldn’t have guessed that this particular, much-requested one would come so quickly. ComiXology announced yesterday that, for selected publishers, you could download DRM-free versions (either PDF or CBZ) of their comics. That means that your “purchases” (which previously could be more accurately described as “rentals”, since if anything happened to ComiXology’s servers, you’d be out of luck) can now be backed up locally or transferred to […]

As part of her Slingshot Across America tour, Danielle Corsetto, author of Girls With Slingshots, will be appearing at the Westfield Comics Eastside location this Wednesday, July 9, from 5-7 PM. Her cross-country tour this summer celebrates ten years of the webcomic, and she’s collected it in seven books so far. They’ll be available at the signing. I hope to see you there!

Lumberjanes is quite the success story, going from a limited-series run to an ongoing due to demand. Plus, issue #4, out July 9, has had orders greater than those for the first issue, demonstrating rare sales growth. Here’s the cover for that issue by Noelle Stevenson, emphasizing the scouting background of the story. The series is written by Grace Ellis and Stevenson and illustrated by Brooke Allen. To commemorate the series — and tie into the theme — Boom! has […]

Boom! Studios will be releasing a Sleepy Hollow four-issue miniseries in October. The comic will be written by Marguerite Bennett and illustrated by Jorge Coelho, and the stories will be set during season one of the show. The issues will also include backup stories by Noelle Stevenson. The cover to issue #1 is by Phil Noto, as shown here: Coelho illustrated a limited Retailer Incentive cover, used as a project teaser. The second season of the TV show will launch […]