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DC Comics raising the price of most books to $3.99

May 11, 2018 2 min read comic news DC Comics digital comics inflation Media price Rebirth

Those buying single-issue Big Two comics every Wednesday will need to adjust their budgets. DC Comics announced plans to raise prices on nearly all of the publisher’s comics to $3.99

"Black Panther: World of Wakanda" wins the 2018 GLAAD Media Award for outstanding comic

April 16, 2018 2 min read Andi Mack award Black Panther comic news GLAAD LGBTQ Master of None Media

On top of “Black Panther””s record-breaking box office run comes even more good news. Marvel’s spin-off comic “World of Wakanda” is this year’s

"Dark Knights Rising," "Saga," "My Hero Academia" topped February 2018 comic sales

March 13, 2018 2 min read Batman BookScan comic news comic sales Diamond ICv2 Media My Hero Academia Saga

In a slow February, “Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt” #1 was the top-selling direct market comic for the month. Meanwhile, “Saga” volume 8 topped direct market trade paperback

DC Comics announces the Black Label imprint; how many imprints does DC have?

March 08, 2018 3 min read Black Label comic news DC Comics DC Ink DC Zoom Hanna-Barbera Media Vertigo Young Animal

Art by Phil Jimenez. DC Comics has announced yet another new imprint (on the heels of DC Zoom and DC Ink): “Black Label.” Apparently it’s meant to offer a

"Doomsday Clock," "The Legend of Korra," "Saga" top January 2018 comic sales

February 13, 2018 4 min read BookScan comic news comic sales Doomsday Clock ICv2 Media Saga The Legend of Korra

DC Comics’ “Doomsday Clock” and “Dark Metal” topped direct market comic sales for January 2018. Meanwhile, “The Legend of Korra” topped direct market trade paperback/graphic

DC Comics to launch two kid-friendly graphic novel lines, Zoom and Ink

February 08, 2018 3 min read comic news DC Comics DC Ink DC Super Hero Girls DC Zoom graphic novels Media

DC Comics announced last weekend that it’s planning to launch two new graphic novel imprints aimed at younger readers: “DC Zoom” and “DC Ink.” Zoom will be

2018 GLAAD Media Awards comics and animation nominees announced

January 28, 2018 2 min read award comic news Danger & Eggs Doc McStuffins GLAAD LGBTQ Media Wonder Woman X-Men

This year’s GLAAD Media Award nominations were recently announced. As usual, I’ll look at the comics and animation-related nominees. A full list of all the nominees is available here.

"Doomsday Clock," "Saga" top December 2017 comic sales; 2017 direct-market sales down 10% versus 2016

January 16, 2018 3 min read 2017 comic news comic sales Comichron Diamond Doomsday Clock Media Saga Watchmen year in review

“Doomsday Clock” #2 was the top-selling single-issue comic for the direct market in December 2017. Meanwhile, “Saga,” volume 8, was December’s top-selling trade paperback. For once, DC

Batman, "Star Wars" dominate November 2017 comic sales

December 15, 2017 3 min read Batman Captain America comic news comic sales Media My Hero Academia Star Wars

Between “Dark Nights Metal” tie-ins and the usual Bat-centric books, the Caped Crusader dominated single-issue comic sales for November 2017. On the trade paperback side, a “Darth Vader” volume

Marvel's new editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski pretended to be a Japanese writer

November 30, 2017 3 min read C.B. Cebulski comic news diversity Media

In the most surprising comics news since, well, a few weeks ago, news came this week that Marvel’s newest editor-in-chief, C.B. Cebulski, spent a year (from 2005 to 2006) writing