In the midst of my ever-growing pull list, there is an elite group of comic books that rank as Must-Buys,…
Tag: Marketing
Commentary and advice on marketing, mostly for publishers (traditional and brands) and writers, but sometimes from a broader perspective.
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…
Comment: A Fanboy’s Rant #1
1. One of the sequences in Comic Book Superheros Unmasked (2003) dealt with the crash of the comic industry during…
Review: New X-Men:Academy X #1-6
When the New Mutants re-appeared on the stands 20 months ago, I was just returning to comics after a 15-year…
COMMENT: On Reloads and Relaunches
Answer: Everyone that bought a copy of Astonishing X-Men #1. [See the end for the Question.] As someone who stopped…
Right-Wing Comics Conspiracy!
For all those who scoff at anything that even remotely suggests so-called “conspiracy theories,” believing they’re all far-fetched fictions made…