No one should be surprised after the news earlier this month that Friends of Lulu, the non-profit organization dedicated to getting more girls and women involved in comics, officially lost its non-profit status, but I have just heard from one of the interim group Directors that the group is “pretty much dead”. I’m not surprised, although I was hopeful something could be saved from the ruins the previous president left behind. No official announcement will be made. I have asked […]

Jeffrey Trexler, at the Comics Journal website, has been exploring what will happen to the Comic Code archives now that it’s defunct, as is the organization that maintained it, the Comics Magazine Association of America. First, he reviewed the organization history, and most recently, he’s attempted to find out what happened to their archives. Strangely, DC took custody but refused to answer questions about them or allow anyone associated with them to talk to Trexler, himself a lawyer. The two […]

Dark Horse’s digital newsletter, promoting their online comic purchases, is always interesting to read. It points out their new digital releases and any special offers. And yesterday, it sent a very mixed message: It’s finally here! Dark Horse Presents is now available digitally! The legendary premiere anthology is back, and better then ever. Get seventy pages of comics for only $3.99! Be sure to pick up the print version of DHP #1, loaded with content not found in the digital […]