by Jeff Meyer | May 15, 2009

Media Release -- The eternal love triangle is the cornerstone of Archie Comics for over 65 years—and the bane of Archie Andrews' existence! In fact, over the years it has not only defined the Betty/Archie/Veronica relationship, but has even threatened to dismantle it a time or 20. In...

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by Jeff Meyer | May 15, 2009

Media Release -- Marvel is pleased to announce that Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 has sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at retail level) and will return with...

by Jeff Meyer | May 15, 2009

Haven Distributors, "purveryor of fine independent sequential art and comics related merchandise," now has a wide variety of back issues from AdHouse, AAM/Markosia and Broadsword Comics, including The Aviary, Kong: King of Skull Island, and Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose. Also, Kleefeld On Comics has written a...

by Jeff Meyer | May 15, 2009

Per the Log Cabin Democrat, 10 of the 50 National Find a Hero Contest finalists were from Vilonia Middle School, located in Vilonia Arkansas. Students in the literacy classes at Vilonia Middle School recently competed in the National Find a Hero Contest...

by Jeff Meyer | May 15, 2009

Media Release -- Two hundred years ago, Britain lost the Napoleonic War and fell under the thumb of French domination. Gaining independence after decades of civil disobedience and anarchist bombings, the Socialist Republic of Britain is now a small, unimportant backwater connected by a railway bridge, steam-powered dirigible, and mutual suspicion to France. When a...

by Jeff Meyer | May 15, 2009

KYW Newsradio 1060 Philadelphia has issued this handy announcement regarding The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention 2009. African-American graphic artists from around the country are meeting in Philadelphia this weekend for an annual convention. The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention gathers African-American comic book artists every year to share their...

by Jeff Meyer | May 15, 2009

Updated shipping information for DC comics and products being released beyond the week of 05/20/2009, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. Remember, when you order any of these titles, whether here or at your local comic book shop,...

by Jeff Meyer | May 14, 2009

If you’ve been paying attention to the forums and review sites over the past few months, you may have noticed an outpouring of love for UK publisher Com.x. This is...

by Jeff Meyer | May 14, 2009

Updated shipping information for Dark Horse comics and products being released beyond the week of 05/20/2009, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. Remember, when you order any of these titles, whether here or at your local comic book...

by Jeff Meyer | May 14, 2009

Media Release -- Tyrese Gibson, the Multi-Platinum selling R&B singer and mega-star behind Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Death Race and 2 Fast 2 Furious, comes full force to comics with ANGEL artist Tone Rodriguez and co-writers Mike Le & William Wilson in August's three-issue action packed thriller,...

by Jeff Meyer | May 14, 2009

ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, May 20, 2009, by Charles LePage. This is the *preliminary* list and is not complete. The complete, and much more accurate, list will be published next week. This information is compiled from a variety...

by Jeff Meyer | May 14, 2009

Media Release -- San Francisco, CA, May 14, 2009 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, sends a chill down the spines of readers this month with the North American debut of...

by Jeff Meyer | May 14, 2009

Media Release -- MAY 13, MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse Entertainment has announced the next picture to come out of its production pact with Universal Pictures: The Secret, an adaptation of 2007’s critically acclaimed graphic novel and comic series. Scott Milam, who wrote the forthcoming remake of the horror...

by Jeff Meyer | May 14, 2009

Media Release -- As Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month nears its midpoint, the editors of SECRET IDENTITIES, the groundbreaking Asian American superhero anthology, have released the first of six free downloadable Teacher Guides designed to provide educators...

by Jeff Meyer | May 14, 2009

Media Release -- MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity software provider, has announced Diamond Comics, the world’s largest distributor of English-language comics, graphic novels, and pop-culture related merchandise, has completed its implementation of RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management solution in their primary North American distribution center. Diamond had previously implemented RedPrairie’s Workforce Management solution in its facilities, and...

by Jeff Meyer | May 13, 2009

Marc-Oliver Frisch writes at The Beat: Average DC Comics periodical sales in the direct market dropped to their lowest point yet in March 2009, in the context of the six years worth of available data. One reason for that was that the Vertigo and W…

by Jeff Meyer | May 13, 2009

SPAWN, the long-running superhero saga recently relaunched by series creator Todd McFarlane and fellow Image Founder Whilce Portacio, kicks off the second half of its series altering storyline 'Endgame' with a distribution-level sell out making way for the upcoming collection. "Our goal is to slowly build...

by Jeff Meyer | May 13, 2009

Media Release -- San Diego, CA (May 13, 2009) – Continuing its fan-favorite TRANSFORMERS saga, IDW is pleased to offer fans four more issues of Transformers: All Hail Megatron. Starting in July, IDW will publish, under license from Hasbro, Inc., four...

by Jeff Meyer | May 13, 2009

Media Release -- Top Cow Productions, Inc. revealed today the names of the participating retailers in their “Let Us Win YOU Over” initiative for May and the next free issue in the program – The Darkness #77. The “Let Us Win YOU Over” initiative is a...

by Jeff Meyer | May 13, 2009

ComicList: Variant Covers for Wednesday, May 13, 2009. A list of the variant cover comic books and graphic novels that should be available in your local or online comic book shop this week. Information provided by our friends at Things From Another World. Check out the Comiclist Community Page and FriendFeed ComicList...