State of the Comics and Graphic Novel Market
July 31, 2005
In Part 1 of our 2005 interview with Paul Levitz, we talk about the setting for the meeting (the San Diego Comic-Con), the state of the comics market in 2005, and DC's place in the fastest-growing parts of that market.
Coming from IDW in 2006
July 28, 2005
IDW Publishing's Ted Adams told ICv2 about his company's plans to publish trade paperback collections of the Dreamwave Transformers volumes which are no longer available.
Coming in 2006 From DK Publishing
July 27, 2005
DK Publishing's Jay Henry (Director of Marketing) and Bess Braswell (Marketing Manager) told ICv2 about DK's plans to publish the Marvel Comics Encyclopedia.
Column by Steven Bates
July 26, 2005
This week is Bates' final column, as he moves on to a new position with Diamond Comic Distributors.
With W.I.T.C.H., Pirates of the Caribbean, Abadazad, & Alias
July 26, 2005
Although the Walt Disney Company has been involved in graphic novel publishing for years through its foreign subsidiaries, it wasn't until 2005 that Disney-owned house Hyperion Books began publishing the W.I.T.C.H. graphic novels here in the States.
Kaluta Providing Interior Art
July 26, 2005
White Wolf announced that Mage: The Awakening , solicited at 320 pages, will actually come in at 400 pages.
'I Don't Agree'
July 25, 2005
Priscilla Craddock of Comic Book World, Inc. in Florence, Kentucky saw the suggestions by Dave Autzen of Reader's World and Jim Crocker of Modern Myths on ordering variants and disagrees.
Thanks!
July 25, 2005
Shelton Drum of Heroes Aren't Hard to Find in Charlotte, North Carolina says he got a big response to his request for support of his long-running HeroesCon show in the face of new competition.
Wizard World Atlanta Same As HeroesCon
July 25, 2005
Shelton Drum of Heroes Aren't Hard to Find in Charlotte, North Carolina saw our article on the new Wizard World Atlanta convention and immediately realized that it was the same dates as his long-running Heroes Convention.
'It's About Freaking Time'
July 25, 2005
Steven Bates of Bookery Fantasy saw our article on the MPAA's bootleg crackdown at the San Diego Comic-con and likes it.
