Marvel EIC, Joe Quesada, and his main partner in crime, Brian Michael Bendis, caused a minor tempest in a teapot…
Tag: Marketing
Commentary and advice on marketing, mostly for publishers (traditional and brands) and writers, but sometimes from a broader perspective.
Retro: The Sentry (TPB)
I was still out of comics back in 2000 when Marvel pulled off its Sentry hoax, pretending to have discovered…
Interview: Joe Field on Free Comic Book Day
Who doesn’t like free comic books? On Saturday, May 7th, 2005, participating comic book shops across North America and around…
Interview: O’Reilly on Arcana Studio, Part II
In Part I of this two-part interview, Arcana Studio‘s Publisher, Sean Patrick O’Reilly talked about Arcana’s successful first year, what…
Interview: O’Reilly on Arcana Studio, Part I
In the midst of my ever-growing pull list, there is an elite group of comic books that rank as Must-Buys,…
Review: Ant: Days Like These (TPB)
There’s a perennial debate on which creative setup works best in comics, the collaboration or the solo creator. With superior…
Comment: Being Black in a Four-Color World
It’s an old joke: Why is Black History Month the shortest month of the year? There’s no punchline to that…