Commentary on various aspects of publishing and marketing, primarily focused on books, magazines, and social media.
How come no one warned me? Bourbon Street at night is like everything I hate about Hoboken, magnified 10 times over, plus strip clubs! And it stinks like a mix of old alcohol and stale mop water. For all its unappealing skankiness, though, we did have fun people-watching the first two nights; and while I don't believe they're really 180 Proof, the Hand Grenade is a mighty tasty drink. ;-) The French Quarter itself, and our trip overall, was a whole lot of fun. The humidity, as expected, was brutal at times, but for being on vacation instead of going…
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced this weekend in San Diego that Free Comic Book Day 2006 will take place on Saturday, May 6th, the second consecutive year the event will take place separate from the release of a comic book-based movie. Marketing will be in full swing for the summer slate of comic book-inspired movies, though, including Zoom's Academy, scheduled for release the following weekend, May 12th; X3, May 23rd; and Superman Returns, June 30th.It also won't fall on Mother's Day weekend again, a poor bit of scheduling that made it difficult for some fathers **ahem** to fully participate in…
Support Independent Comics!Independent comics (and manga) being released tomorrow, 7/20/05, courtesy of ComicList. Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it.Recommendations, sometimes blind, in BOLD. Which ones are YOU reading?ACTIVE IMAGES Gunpowder Girl & Outlaw Squaw GN, $12.95A. D. VISION Chrono Crusade Manga Vol 6 TPB, $9.99 Cromartie High School Manga Vol 3 TPB, $10.95 Yotsuba Manga Vol 2 TPB, $9.99ALIAS ENTERPRISES LLC Killer Stunts Inc #3 (Of 4), $2.99ANGEL GATE PRESS 10th Muse #1-6 Coll Pack, $6.00ANTARCTIC PRESS AP How To Draw…
In my never-ending quest for great independent comics, I've come across some real gems and promoted the hell out of them. 100 Girls, Fade From Grace, Western Tales of Terror, Elk's Run and Skyscrapers of the Midwest are all great reads that not nearly enough people know about. The latest inductee to that stellar group is...{drum roll, please} Debbie Huey's Bumperboy!I reviewed it this week for Buzzscope, but wanted to give it an extra special shout-out because it's THAT kind of good. Check out bumperboy.net if you want to really get sucked in like I've been. There's the great "Meet…
Support Independent Comics!Independent comics (and manga) being released tomorrow, 7/13/05, courtesy of ComicList. Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it.Recommendations, sometimes blind, in BOLD. Which ones are YOU reading?AC COMICS AC Superhero Marathon Pack, $24.50 Femforce #132, $6.95ACTOR Actor Teen Titans #20 Sgn, $19.99 Actor What If General Ross Had Become The Hulk Sgn, $19.99ALIAS ENTERPRISES LLC Devils Keeper #1, $0.75 Legend Of Isis #2, $2.99 Pakkins Land Vol 2 #3, $2.99 Penny & Aggie #2 (Of 4), $2.99AMAZE INK (SLAVE LABOR…
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has learned that a date of September 12 has been set to begin the trial of the Gordon Lee case. The trial is scheduled to begin just four days following the hearing on the motions filed by CBLDF counsel. To date, the Fund has spent in excess of $30,000 defending this case and anticipates needing to spend at least that much to properly wage the trial.Since January the Fund has waged an aggressive defense of Lee, who faces two counts of the felony charge “Distribution of Material Depicting Nudity or Sexual Conduct” (OCGA §16-12-81),…
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