Major Pacific Northwest Show Issuing Refunds
March 6, 2020
Convention organizer Reedpop is postponing Emerald City Comic Con to new summer dates due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in the Seattle area.
Cancel Retailer Breakfast, Diamond Select Toys Exhibit
March 5, 2020
Geppi Family Enterprises companies Diamond Comic Distributors and Diamond Select Toys have pulled out of Emerald City Comic Con over coronavirus fears.
The Show Will Go On
March 4, 2020
In the wake of nine deaths tied to the Covid-19 coronavirus in the Seattle area, three major publishers announced on Tuesday that they are pulling out of Emerald City Comic Con.
Looking Back at 13 Years in the Manga Biz
February 27, 2020
Aker came to VIZ Media in 2007, so we asked her to share her long view of the manga industry with us.
Penguin Random House
January 30, 2020
Penguin Random House announced The World of Critical Role, a hardcover book about the popular fantasy roleplaying live-stream Critical Role, for release on September 15.
Also, Arkham Asylum Expansion
January 23, 2020
IDW Games, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC, announced Batman: The Animated Series Adventures: Shadow of the Bat, a miniatures board game, for release into trade in Fall of 2020 pending a successful Kickstarter which begins on February 18.
Also Jeffrey Brown's FCBD 2020 T-Shirt Design
December 19, 2019
The 19th Annual Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is on May 2, 2020, and Diamond Comic Distributors just released the Silver Sponsor titles for this event as well as the FCBD 2020 t-shirt design by artist Jeffrey Brown.
VIZ Hires Two, Vault Hires One
December 10, 2019
Three announcements of new hires arrived Monday, bringing news of hires at VIZ Media and Vault Comics.
Tailoring for the North American Market
November 25, 2019
We interviewed Square Enix General Manager Masaaki Shimizu about the company's plans to publish manga directly in the U.S.
Under New Agreement
November 14, 2019
Luma Games and Brain Games have reached an agreement for Luma to exclusively distribute Brain Games' tabletop games in North America.
