Diversity is in the news! Warner Bros. spent an estimated $145 million on a movie about King Arthur, directed by Guy Ritchie, hoping to have a new tentpole hit like his Sherlock Holmes films. Instead, the movie opened in third place, far behind Guardians of the Galaxy 2, which had already been out for two…
âWhat we heard was that people didnât want any more diversity. They didnât want female characters out there. Thatâs what we heard, whether we believe that or not.â Marvel VP of Sales David Gabriel, Marvel Retailer Summit, March 2017 âLet’s find a place they say, somewhere far away, With no blacks, no Jews and no…
Much has been written lately about the recent Marvel Retailer Summit and the unfortunate public relations debacle that followed. As you may know, Marvel had arranged to speak with and listen to leading comic shop retailers following a difficult downturn in their comic sales. The fireworks really started in the subsequent ICV2 interview when Marvel’s Senior…
“This is my country, Land of my birth, This is my country, Grandest on Earth “This is my country, Land of my choice, This is my country, Hear my proud voice. “I pledge thee my allegiance, America the bold, For this is my country, To have and to hold” This Is My Country (1940), Dan…
I guess Marvel senior vice president David Gabriel has had a bad week. In case you havenâÂÂt heard â perhaps you were in solitary confinement â at the Marvel Retailer Summit Gabriel said that some retailers have told him that they âÂÂdid not want female superheroes out there.â I have no doubt this is true:…
Saying a lot happened in the world of comics this past week is a gross understatement. Between MoCCA Fest in the east, WonderCon in the west, the poor performance of the Ghost In The Shell live action remake, and the reports coming out of the Marvel Retailer Summit, I could have column fodder well into…
Stan Lee and Marvel Comics Senior VP of Sales and Marketing David Gabriel weigh in on why certain characters succeed and others don’t in a recent article on Forbes.com. After taking a few undeserved jabs at Quasar, the space-faring Marvel hero created in 1978 and recently rejuvenated by a new miniseries, the article gets down…
