Column by Rob Salkowitz
November 20, 2023
Columnist Rob Salkowitz explains why 1986 was the year when the Direct Market model proved that creating comics for the most devoted and discerning readers was the future of the business.
Showbiz Round-Up
November 20, 2023
The cavalcade of showbiz news keeps coming now that the strikes are over, and it's time for another round-up.
Diamond's Place in the Comics Market Today and in the Future
November 20, 2023
Diamond Comics Distributors is adjusting to its new position in the comics market and is preparing for the future.
Three-Part Weekly Series Running in ‘Batman’
November 17, 2023
Batman will have a three-part weekly storyline focused on his most infamous villain.
As Told by the People Who Lived It
November 15, 2023
On a frigid evening in 1980, John Davis visited the apartment of Milton Griepp, hoping that his friend and recent co-worker would listen to a business proposition.
Marvel Self-Distributes, Sparking Massive Change
November 15, 2023
Griepp talks about Marvel’s decision to self-distribute and the chain reaction that started, which ultimately led him and Davis to sell Capital City to Diamond in 1996.
On Comics and Conventions in 1970s London
November 14, 2023
Landau describes getting his start in the early 1970s comics scene in London.
Editing '2000AD' and Opening the First Forbidden Planet Store
November 14, 2023
Landau talks about his time editing 2000AD and his move into retailing with the opening of the first Forbidden Planet.
The Rise of the Graphic Novel, and the 'Thunderbirds Go' Onstage
November 14, 2023
Landau talks about the rise of the graphic novel and his part in the Thunderbirds: FAB stage play.
Volume One Coming 2024
November 13, 2023
Red Hood: Outlaws, a DC webtoon, is coming to print in 2024.
