by Jeff Meyer | May 2, 2008

Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of English-language comics, today announced it has signed a special distribution agreement with Radical Publishing to exclusively distribute their products to comic book, game, and specialty store markets worldwide. Diamond was also awarded the rights to exclusively distribute Radical Publishing’s new releases to the book market under the...

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by Jeff Meyer | May 2, 2008

It’s all Iron Man, all the time in this week’s MyCup o’Joe as Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada gives his review of the new Marvel flick Iron Man, which hits theaters nationwide today. Joe also offers up a sneak peak into the return of Alex Ross to Marvel with Avengers/Invaders as well as an exclusive preview...

by Jeff Meyer | May 2, 2008

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mastiff Capital Partners, a leading real estate and venture capital investment firm, announced today that the Company has invested in “The Adventures of Scooter McDoogal” – the only reading to learn program centered around a comic book series. The books follow the adventures of Scooter and his friends as they travel through...

by Jeff Meyer | May 2, 2008

This weekend, we're celebrating Free Comic Book Day by offering FREE publications, both in comic book stores worldwide, and online at www.twomorrows.com. On Saturday, May 3, 2008, our new COMICS GO HOLLYWOOD publication will be available free of charge at comic book shops. This 32-page comic-size book was assembled exclusively for Free Comic Book...

by Jeff Meyer | May 2, 2008

Marc-Oliver Frisch writes: For DC Comics, March was another slack month in the periodical business. More than ten ongoing titles were slated for cancellation across the publisher’s various lines, and numerous finite projects were in their final stages, with new ones waiting around the corner to replace them over the next several months. There were...

by Jeff Meyer | May 2, 2008

***** SATURDAY MAY 3RD IS FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! Get ready for a fantastic 7th Annual Free Comic Book Day! With over 40 titles to choose from, the selection of books on May 3rd will include comic books for all ages and tastes! This year almost 2,000 comic book stores across the U.S and...

by Jeff Meyer | May 2, 2008

Updated shipping information for comics and products being released beyond the week of 05/07/2008, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. SUPPLIER/TITLE NEW DATE DC COMICS 100 Bullets #91 (Vertigo) 05/14/08 52 Aftermath :The Four Horsemen TPB 05/14/08 Absolute Sandman Vol. 3 HC (Vertigo) 06/04/08

by Jeff Meyer | May 2, 2008

Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews Here are this week's comics ranked both prior to purchase and then after one reading. First, the rankings before reading the comics, based upon past performance and advance information released on each issue: 1. X-Men Legacy #210 2. Green Lantern...

by Jeff Meyer | May 2, 2008

Our friends at MangaCast write Really this is a sad sad week. 5 comic days a month is two too many… ANTARCTIC PRESS Gold Digger Tangent #4, $2.99 DARK HORSE Dayan Collection HC Vol 01 Dayans Birthday, $9.95 Dayan Collection HC Vol...

by Jeff Meyer | May 2, 2008

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the first, best, and original science-fiction newspaper strip is back for fall, 2008! Starting in September 2008, Hermes Press will begin a complete reprint of the ground-breaking newspaper strip that got America hooked on Science-Fiction. Buck Rogers in the 25 th Century has it all: space ships, anti-gravity belts,...

by Jeff Meyer | May 2, 2008

May 1st, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA) -- Summer Interships Available at BOOM! Unpaid, for college credit (must have letter from school). Email resume, cover letter, references, and availability to: [email protected]. Photoshop and html skills a plus. Diverse candidates encouraged. About BOOM! Studios BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique new publishing house specializing in high-profile...

by Jeff Meyer | May 1, 2008

ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 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 of sources including Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another...

by Jeff Meyer | May 1, 2008

May 1st, 2008, LOS ANGELES – Marc Patten of Destination Entertainment said, "Shortly after I began publicity for my new sci-fi fantasy adventure series entitled, Khrome with art by Marlin Shoop and Mark Sparacio, a fellow creator brought it to my attention that Radical Comics was producing a series with the same name. I contacted...

by Jeff Meyer | May 1, 2008

With DC UNIVERSE 0 sold out at super speed on the same day it arrived in stores, DC Comics is rushing this red-hot issue back to press for a new, second printing. The issue’s release coincided with a full-page article in The New York Daily News featuring quotes from DC UNIVERSE 0 writers...

by Jeff Meyer | May 1, 2008

Paul O'Brien writes After a quiet couple of months, March saw Marvel starting to gear up again. In fact, there’s only one really big new title this month - DARK TOWER, which returns for a second miniseries. But there’s also the launch of two new monthly series, CABLE and WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS. And although SECRET...

by Jeff Meyer | May 1, 2008

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Platinum Studios, Inc. (OTCBB:PDOS), an entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,600 comic book characters which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media, announced today that submissions for The Comic Book Challenge™ 2008 are officially open at www.ComicBookChallenge.com. Aspiring comic book creators are encouraged to submit...

by Jeff Meyer | May 1, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif., April 30, 2008 – Top Cow Productions Inc. is proud to announce that many of its creators will be participating in Free Comic Book Day (May 3, 2008) by making public appearances at select comic book stores across the country. Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic...

by Jeff Meyer | May 1, 2008

The #1 issue of the much anticipated sequel to Zenescope’s smash hit RETURN TO WONDERLAND hits shelves in early July, but fans will not have to wait that long to get a taste of the upcoming series. Issue #0 of the sequel mini-series, entitled BEYOND WONDERLAND, debuts next weekend at the Emerald City Comic Con...

by Jeff Meyer | May 1, 2008

LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2008 -- Platinum Studios, Inc. (OTCBB: PDOS), an entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,600 comic book characters which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media, and Operation Troop Aid (OTA), a 501(c)(3) charity that is the premiere care package provider to US troops...