DC Comics has announced plans to raise the price on nearly all of its mainstream superhero titles to $4 an issue. They’re also dropping free digital copy codes from standard-priced books.
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“Black Panther: World of Wakanda” wins the 2018 GLAAD Media Award for outstanding comic
A look at the winners of this year’s GLAAD Media Awards, including “Black Panther: World of Wakanda” for outstanding comic book.
“Dark Knights Rising,” “Saga,” “My Hero Academia” topped February 2018 comic sales
A look at the top-selling comics, trade paperbacks, and graphic novels in February 2018, including “Dark Knights Rising,” “Saga,” and “My Hero Academia.”
DC Comics announces the Black Label imprint; how many imprints does DC have?
DC Comics has announced yet another new imprint, Black Label. But how many imprints does DC now have? The answer: quite a long list.
“Doomsday Clock,” “The Legend of Korra,” “Saga” top January 2018 comic sales
A look at the top selling comics and trade paperbacks/graphic novels in the direct market and (as of now) bookstores, including “Doomsday Clock,” “Saga,” and “The Legend of Korra.”
DC Comics to launch two kid-friendly graphic novel lines, Zoom and Ink
DC Comics has announced it’s launching two new youth-friendly lines of graphic novels, “DC Zoom” and “DC Ink.” I look at why this launch is a good thing.
2018 GLAAD Media Awards comics and animation nominees announced
This year’s GLAAD Media Awards nominees have been announced, including various LGBTQ-friendly comics, an episode of “Doc McStuffins,” and Amazon’s “Danger & Eggs.”
“Doomsday Clock,” “Saga” top December 2017 comic sales; 2017 direct-market sales down 10% versus 2016
Comic sales in December 2017 were led by “Doomsday Clock” and “Saga.” For the year, direct market sales were down about 10% from 2016.
Batman, “Star Wars” dominate November 2017 comic sales
Batman and “Star Wars” took up much of the top 10 graphic novels and single-issue direct market comic sales for November 2017.
Marvel’s new editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski pretended to be a Japanese writer
News came this week that Marvel’s new editor-in-chief, C.B. Cebulski, wrote under a pseudonym as a Japanese man for Marvel for a year.