LINK: Even More on Speakeasy
Chuck Saterlee pulls the curtain back a bit further over on the Bendis Board thread that started it all. I’m quoting it in its entirety as I wouldn’t be surprised if he was asked/made to delete it at some point, as it airs what could charitably be called dirty laundry. My name is Chuck Satterlee
On the Shelves: 12/7/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! It’s the home stretch for 2005! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 12/7/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to
On The Shelves: 11/30/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 11/30/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: 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. If not,
INFO: Free Manga; Marvel Misstep
SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE MANGA MAGAZINE! There are two ways to get Takuhai—in print and online—and each one has its own cool stories and articles. Your Takuhai Online account lets you vote for your favorite manga on the Web—plus, it gives you access to all the great feature stories, all the manga previews and
On the Shelves: 9/15/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try NEW comics! The column formerly known as “Try Something Different” has become something different. Instead of listing every single comic book shipping each week, the newly rechristened “On the Shelves” will instead take a look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 9/15/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList.
INDUSTRY BUZZ #2: Hype Will Eat Itself
Industry Buzz is my monthly roundtable column at Buzzscope, featuring some of the most outspoken creators, retailers, pundits and advocates in comics commenting on the issues affecting the comics industry. This month, we took a look at hype, and what, if any, affect it has on sales. Does marketing/hype help sell more copies of a
Fun With Horoscopes
Every now and then, these things are eeriely appropriate: Use Those Ideas There is still a lot happening in your sign and in your personal life, Guy. The other great piece of news is that Mercury turns direct at the start of the week. This gives you the green light to go ahead with projects
Insane in the Membrane
This has turned into an insane week! PISSY WORK STUFFLate Monday afternoon I found out I had to put together three PowerPoint presentations for the first day of our summer sales meeting, aka tomorrow, thanks to our Publisher’s unexpected and, for all intents and purposes, immediate move over to our Conferences division, leaving our senior
INFO: Free Comic Book Day 2006
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,
Indie Hype: Bumperboy
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