Yearly Archives: 2008

ICv2 has the Diamond sales numbers for the first quarter of 2008, and the news is mixed: Graphic novel sales were up 5%, but periodical comics were down enough to drag the total down to a 7% drop. ICv2 also … Continue reading →

I’ll be writing up some more of my observations about NYCC shortly, but in the meantime, check out ComiPress’s monster list of reports from the con, or just go straight to Gia and Deb, who between them were everywhere and … Continue reading →

Secret project revealed: Ryan and Evan of Same Hat bring in regular doses of awesomeness in the form of bizarro Japanese horror manga that you will never see anywhere else, and now they have gone pro: They are translating, editing, … Continue reading →

NYCC is over for another year, and life is slowly returning back to normal. Dee and I took the Acela back to Boston and wound down by hanging out with Kevin Church in the club car. My overall impression is … Continue reading →

I wasn’t able to make it to the Del Rey panel, but this is one of the things they announced. I’m heading back out to the con right now but will check in later with their new titles. Here’s coverage … Continue reading →

I spoke to Susan Hale at Tokyopop’s booth at NYCC yesterday and she gave me a quick rundown on this: They will be publishing full-color, larger format, non-manga graphic novels from around the world. I think this is something of … Continue reading →