"It's kind of an open secret at this point that the company leans upon the passion tax, the idea that you are going to do cool shit, so they’ll pay you less and you’ll just have to take it." icv2.com/articles/col...
Persepolis was a milestone, drawing new attention to the medium, and providing a point of comparison for the literary graphic novels that followed. icv2.com/articles/new...
Dark Horse is now the third comics publisher with a union affiliated with the CWA. icv2.com/articles/new...
“It’s clear that for many titles variant covers likely make the difference between profit and loss on a title, and that without them, the new comics business would be a much smaller one.” icv2.com/articles/mar...
The New York City Department of Education has released Know Your Rights, a comic aimed at informing readers about their rights in case they’re confronted by the likes of DHS and ICE. Respect to Alex Segura and the rest of the team for putting this together. www.comicsbeat.com/nyc-know-you...
"At the end of all this, I’m reminded of The Big Lie – the idea that making media deals for comics properties is a sound business model for a publishing company. It is not."
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These charts are presented courtesy of Prana: Direct Market Solutions, Manage Comics, and Comic Shop Assistant and are based on data from 80,000+ consumers and 600+ stores in various markets www.comicsbeat.com/sales-charts...
CEO Takes Unusual Step 'Because It's the Right Thing to Do'
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A Major Direct Market Retailer Shares Their Numbers
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Oni Press will publish the sixth and final volume of LySandra Vuong’s Covenant exclusively in print, despite the fact that the series has 738,000 followers and over 29 million reads on the Webtoon platform, where it began. icv2.com/articles/new...
BOOM!, DC, Image, and Marvel writer Stephanie Phillips offers a practical breakdown of how to make a living as a comic book writer. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTBaCR867/
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Alex Segura and David Hahn's book provides advice and resources for how migrants can stay safe from ICE and other non-local law enforcement.
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Archie Comics co-owner Jonathan Goldwater is embroiled in a contentious legal battle with a finance company that could mean changes at the publisher
Popverse outlines current comic jobs available at publishers, as well as at distributors, retailers, art agencies, and other places www.thepopverse.com/comics-jobs-...
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