One of the more interesting comments on Captain America’s passing was this from blogger Ari Emanuel on the Huffington Post: "It’s hard to be a star-spangled Super Soldier these days. Given the lip-service-only support this administration gives our troops, the patriotic hero would have to fight evil with a substandard red, white, and blue shield,…
The Flash gets a new artist, the 2007 24-hour-comics-day is disclosed, this week’s new comics are previewed, Jae Lee is interviewed, IFC’s anime maven speaks… and… where is Buffy hiding? Mike Raub has the lowdown on ComicMix Podcast #10 — available right now, right here: Transcript www.ComicMix.com Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Is this…
The Beat has all the Marvel and DC sales info that the hardcore stats junkies want. Nothing truly surprising, except for all of the books held for the end of Civil War, some serious drop offs in the numbers on the Ultimate books over the last few years, and lateness on a lot of DC…
Here’s the good news: Marvel’s publishing segment ended 2006 on a strong note with sales up 22% to $28.6 million and operating income ahead 35% to $11.6 million in the fourth quarter. For the full year, operating income rose 21% to $44.1 million, on a 17% sales increase to $108.5 million. Trade paperbacks and hardcovers…
Rachelle points to two established comics parodists and their take on Marvel’s Civil War, now that the dust is settling. Chris Sims gives us Civil War in 30 Seconds (not re-enacted by bunnies) and Christopher Bird lends his considerable re-lettering talents and warped humor to Civil War #1. (And don’t forget Spencer Carnage’s Get Your…
Neal Adams tells Mike Raub about teaming up with Frank Miller on a Batman mini-series, we uncover the roots of the Suicide Squad, our Timeline stops on 1968, Walter Cronkite talks parallel history, and new releases are exposed! You can here all the thrills by pressing the play button, right here:
Good news from our friends at ICv2 — the rise in sales of periodical comics last year is continuing, thanks largely to event comcis like Marvel’s Civil War and DC’ 52. There was a less than 5% drop between Civil War #s 5 and 6, and the most recent issue sold more than twice as…
Marvelous May, DC’s scheduling nightmare, Stan Lee and tons of news and previews — we it all in the fourth Comicmix Podcast, now downloadable right here, right now: Plus — Timeline, a guide to new variant covers, a reveal on Battlestar Galactica, Buffy and … John Wayne? If you missed any of our earlier…
No, not that war, I regret to say. That war is going to take a while. And probably a major turn-out at the polls late next year. According to our good friends at Diamond Distributors, Marvel’s Civil War ends this week with the shipping of the seventh issue of the core mini-series. Joey Quesada and…
The first ComicMix podcast is now available for your listening pleasure! A three-times weekly feature here at ComicMix, broadcaster Mike Raub has produced our initial 12 minute program featuring news, features and interviews. A new podcast will be available every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday — today’s podcast includes a look at new comics that are…
