We Talk to VP Chris Oarr
March 12, 2003
Greg Buls recently announced that Bulldog had made arrangements with CrossGeneration Comics to be its sole source for backlist comics. We tracked down CrossGen VP Sales and Marketing Chris Oarr for the details.
'Harmful to the Smaller Stores'
March 12, 2003
Rick Shea of Famous Faces and Funnies in Melbourne, Florida sends us these comments reacting to the new pricing from Marvel and Diamond.
Too Busy
March 12, 2003
Rick Veitch has announced that he will be putting his Splash news and comment page, hosted on Comicon.com, on hiatus.
Borders CEO Raises the Question
March 4, 2003
Publishers Weekly reported that Borders CEO Greg Josefowicz questioned whether the time for returnable sales to bookstores was over.
First Change To Monthly Order Cycle Since Seuling
March 2, 2003
In a bold move, Marvel Comics has changed its terms of sale to eliminate the monthly order form as the basis for calculating wholesale prices, and to delay the date by which orders must be finalized to as little as three weeks prior to release date.
Growth More Difficult
March 2, 2003
Gabriel Hagmann of DreamStrands Comics in Seattle, Washington sent us this comment on Marvel's new trade terms for comics purchased through Diamond.
Harder to Plan
March 1, 2003
It didn't take long for us to start getting comments on Marvel's new trade terms. Jason Bardyla of Happy Harbor Comics and Toys sent us his thoughts.
VP Bob Wayne Explains Why No Archives Tpbs
February 12, 2003
DC is about to announce that it will offer the new printing of Batman Archives #1 , normally a $49.95 book, at a $19.95 retail price on initial orders from retailers.
Turnabout Is Fair Play
February 9, 2003
In an expansion of the bookstore battle over vertical integration that has spread to the comic business, PW Daily is reporting that two chain book outlets have dropped titles published by Sterling, the trade publisher recently acquired by Barnes and Noble.
'Infuriating'
February 3, 2003
Sara Gray of Comic Gallery in San Diego, California saw our article on the Barnes & Noble exclusive on the trade paperback editions of Marvel Masterworks and didn't like what she heard.
