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Kraven the Hunter: A trailer as bland as the villain's on-screen outfit
No, there's little in the first trailer to make anyone interested in Sony's new supervillain movie
June 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Is Viz Media raising prices on its manga volumes?
According to reports, Viz is upping the price of a manga volume by two dollars at the start of 2024
June 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Could The Flash speed into a sequel even as the DCU is being rebooted onscreen?
"There’s an architecture in DC that is brewing," says director Andy Muschietti
June 16, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Our Flag Means Death writer attends Our Flag Means Strike event through felt-portation
Zayre Ferrer showed up to strike in a unique way
June 16, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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The new IDW targets webtoons, crowdfunding, podcasts, more, as ownership to turn company around
IDW reports $8.1 million in losses for past 12 months, but sees a plan to turn it around in a year
June 15, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Dav Pilkey's Cat Kid Comics Club returns in a big way, with a new graphic novel - and a musical!
Influencers, the fifth book in the series, will be released this November
June 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch gets two new nemeses this summer, courtesy of Archie Comics
Meet Jade and Sapphire: they're here to cause trouble for Sabrina Spellman
June 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel Studios and DC Studios put streaming shows on hold due to WGA Strike
Daredevil: Born Again and The Penguin are both put on indefinite hiatus because of picketing
June 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The iconic Spider-Man artist John Romita Senior dies at age 93
The artist defined the look of Marvel's most famous character for decades
June 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Void Rivals: why the first issue was more than meets the eye, and what that means going forward
Behind the big surprise at the heart of Robert Kirkman's new Image Comics series
June 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Hasbro just secretly relaunched Transformers & GI Joe into its own universe - orchestrated by Robert Kirkman
The shared GI Joe/Transformers line also includes all-new concepts and series, such as the new Void Rivals series launching today
June 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Washington, DC is declaring June 16 'Awesome Con Day'
Awesome Con is getting an official day in the record books on its 10th anniversary
June 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
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One of America's greatest novelists, Cormac McCarthy, has died at age 89
Cormac McCarthy may be dead, but his stories are too tough to die.
June 13, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Mark Ruffalo chats the original Avengers: Infinity War ending on the ECCC 2023's Main Stage
The MCU's biggest, greenest hero showed up at Emerald City Comic Con for a... smashing spotlight panel
June 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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IDW is about to reveal the "tremendous loss" of several million dollars which precipitated the company reset
A new Q2 2023 report will be shared with stockholders, press, and "potential investors" later this week
June 13, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Disney announces a new Star Wars movie, and delays Marvel's Phase 5 and Phase 6 plans as well
It's all change for the Disney release schedule for the next few years
June 13, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The son of manga legend Osamu Tezuka is using AI (and human creators) to continue Tezuka's classic manga Black Jack
Tezuka Productions to produce new "AI x Human" made chapter of Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack
June 12, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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CBR news editor Noah Dominguez quits following layoffs of much of the site's senior management
News editor Noah Dominguez has announced his departure from the site after almost five years
June 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Barry Windsor-Smith home and recovering after stroke and eight days in ICU
News of Windsor-Smith's hospital stay was shared on the artist's Facebook page
June 12, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Comic writer and artist Ian McGinty dies at age 38
The writer and artist had worked on Adventure Time, Bee and Puppycat, and his own Welcome to Showside
June 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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DC's The Flash movie: The cast, the trailers, the release dates, the controversy, and more behind the next big live-action superhero film
Barry Allen deals with Supergirl, Zod, and two Batmen in this summer's big event
June 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Birds of Prey returns for the Dawn of DC featuring a whole new team
The series will mark Kelly Thompson's first ongoing series for DC
June 09, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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It's official: Marvel is relaunching its Ultimate Universe
23 years after it was born (and 6 years after it died), Marvel's Ultimate Universe returns
June 08, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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DC announces free DC Manga Sampler for this summer as part of a major promotional push
The 40-page issue will feature previews of One Operation Joker, Superman vs. Meshi, and Batman: Justice Buster
June 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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DC Pride 2023 #1 sells out, gets a rush reprint
The 100+ page anthology will return to stores July 11
June 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Star Trek: Lower Decks' security chief Shaxs lives his best, violent life in a new one-shot comic this fall
Star Trek: Day of Blood - Shaxs' Best Day writer Ryan North spills the beans to Popverse
June 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The goals of Scholastic's pioneering Graphix imprint, according to its founder/publisher David Saylor
Scholastic's David Saylor chats how Graphix has always prioritized stories by cartoonists
June 08, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Big Barda is joining DC's Birds of Prey
Popverse has an exclusive look at Stanley "Artgerm" Lau's variant cover featuring the Jack Kirby creation
June 07, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Comic artist Steve Lieber is a fine teacher, even when his students are less than engaged
"One student swiped ME", Steve Lieber tells Popverse
June 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Our Flag Means Death writers ask fans to join them on picket line for some "polite menace"
Our Flag Means Strike
June 06, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds's Spock is "more human" than most other versions according to the man who plays him, Ethan Peck
The actor talked at MCM Comic Con about how he handles the iconic role in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
June 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Stardust returns in new special by by Van Jensen, Mike Allred, Francesco Francavilla, Derf Backderf, and more
Yes, Stardust The Super Wizard is making an official comeback
June 06, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse dramatically outperforms Into the Spider-Verse in its opening weekend
The movie took $120.5 million in its first weekend, compared to $33.5 million for the 2018 opener
June 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Spider-Man Nike: Miles Morales has some new Air Jordans for Across the Spider-Verse (and a stunning Times Square billboard to go with it)
The first Spider-Verse film saw a Air Jordan 1 collab called "Origin Story," now it's time for the next chapter
June 04, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Spider-Man Burger King: Marvel's Miles Morales has taken over select BKs across the world ahead of the second Spider-Verse movie
Yes, there's a Spider-Verse Whopper, but that's not all
June 04, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Explore the line between life and death in an exclusive preview of the Black Box Chronicles
The sci-fi anthology is currently nearing the end of its successful Kickstarter campaign
June 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Image Comics' workers union files Unfair Labor Practice charges against the comics publisher
Less than three months after being ratified, the union representing some Image Comics workers is having issues with their employer
June 01, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Spider-lamp! Spider-lamp! Does whatever... a spider can?
As Across The Spider-Verse nears it's debut, it's time to dive deep into Spider-Merch, and we're obsessed with this Spider-Lamp
May 30, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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CBR is going through a major overhaul due to "culture and performance" issues
In addition to its editor-in-chief, the site's senior news and feature editors have also been laid off
May 30, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The comic & pop culture journalism website CBR just laid off its editor-in-chief
Adam Swiderski has shared that he is no longer with the pop culture site CBR
May 30, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The Romans and the Picts unite to fight an ancient horror in Shadows of Thule from Humanoids
A Roman general is on a quest for revenge, but his revenge may unleash an ancient horror on the North
May 30, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Gene Luen Yang's The Books of Clash flips the concept of the game on its head
Instead of treating characters as only part of groups, Yang wants readers to see these characters as individuals
May 30, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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The Eisner Awards have removed Thomas Woodruff's four nominations from consideration at his request
After two weeks of uproar surrounding the multiple nomminations for a controversial comic (and its author), the organizers of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have agreed to remove the nominations.
May 28, 2023
Chris Arrant
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The winners of the 2022 Eisner Awards are...
The 2022 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards winners
May 28, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Eisner Awards: Thomas Woodruff withdraws his name from consideration for the 2023 awards
The creator of Francis Rothbart has been widely criticized for past professional behavior
May 27, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel reunites with the Micronauts, bringing back those classic Bill Mantlo stories
The Marvel/Micronauts news follows the announcement of an omnibus of Mantlo's ROM: Spaceknight
May 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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ComiXology: David Steinberger was digital comics platform's champion against Amazon demands "from day one"
The co-founder of the company stood up for comic culture in a corporate structure that didn't understand, say insiders
May 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Blue Beetle can visit your comic book store, thanks to DC's movie tie-in standee
Retailers have the chance to bring Jaime Reyes into their store as part of a new promo push
May 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Could Amazon close ComiXology for good?
Some are wondering if the combination of Kindle integration and layoffs are pointing to the permanent closure of ComiXology
May 25, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Image Comics ditches Diamond for Lunar to get its comics into comic shops after a 25+ year relationship
Starting this September, Lunar will be the exclusive distributor of Image's single issues
May 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Scott Snyder talks about a "more meaningful" animated Wytches adaptation
Snyder is co-showrunning the series for Prime Video, which will use Jock's art as its visual guide
May 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Akira, Spy X Family, much more (and almost some Marvel comics) pulled from Midwest US library's YA section
After news broke that superhero comics including Captain America: Winter Soldier had been pulled from Hamilton East Public Library YA shelves, the library has since announced that was in "error."
May 24, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Spoilers!DC Studios' The Flash has a shocking superhero cameo (which the director just spoiled for fans)
You won't believe who else is making a surprise appearance in the next big DC movie
May 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Thomas Woodruff: The artist and his publisher respond to calls to axe his Eisner noms following emotional abuse allegations
As emotional abuse allegations continue to appear, the publisher and creator of Francis Rothbart attempt to head off criticism
May 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Is the Dark Flash making his DCEU debut in The Flash? Todd McFarlane seems to tease "yes"...
Does a toy listing spoil a moment in the upcoming big screen Flash movie?
May 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Natalie Portman is open to returning to Star Wars, she reveals
If only someone would think about bringing the Thor actor back to a galaxy far, far away
May 23, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Inside IDW layoffs: $900,000 in severance pay planned, with 44% of that going to former CEO and CFO
IDW expects to pay out $900,00 to its laid off employees - with over 40% going to its two former executives
May 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Kickstarter recruits ComiXology's content lead to head its comic division
Amazon's original comics content head at ComiXology, Bryce Gold, is jumping to Kickstarter
May 23, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Jazz icon Miles Davis is getting his story told in comics with graphic biography by Enter the Blue's Dave Chisholm
Miles Davis and The Search for the Sound will hit shelves on September 26, 2023
May 23, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Marvel asked fans to avoid spoilers of its major death, then spoiled it themselves - here's why
Executive editor Tom Brevoort explains the thinking behind officially spoiling Amazing Spider-Man #26 two weeks ahead of release
May 23, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel reunites with its lost spaceknight ROM in surprising HASBRO team-up
A piece of classic Marvel Universe history will be restored with the first reprints of the 1980s comic
May 22, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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IDW makes first PR hire after laying off almost its entire sales & marketing team a month ago
IDW makes its first hire in sales & marketing after massive layoffs and a planned "reset"
May 22, 2023
Chris Arrant
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ComiXology Originals head of content Bryce Gold announces departure from the company
Gold had led the originals program since June 2022.
May 22, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Despite makeover, Max will remain the exclusive streaming home of Studio Ghibli
Movies like My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away will remain available via the reborn WBD streamer
May 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel schedules secret new comics project to debut this fall (and we think we know what it is)
We'll have to wait until July to find out what it's called and who's in it, however
May 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Disney+ deletions: Is the era of the Disney Vault back, bigger than ever?
Close to 60 titles are set for removal from Disney+ and Hulu next week
May 19, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Popverse: Year One - the big surprises, the big successes, and the big deals you should know about
It's the first birthday of our tour guide to pop culture, Popverse
May 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
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DC invites you to have a sexy, sexy summer with (checks notes) G'nort Gneesmacher and some swimsuits...?!?
Yes, G'nort's Illustrated Swimsuit Edition is real, and you'll be able to buy it this August
May 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Daredevil returns, renewed and recharged in a comic book relaunch this September
Saladin Ahmed and Aaron Kuder are ol' hornhead's newest creative team
May 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte continues to outperform everything else on Netflix
How many people wanted to visit the early days of Bridgerton's queen? Just a few million
May 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Remember Batman and Superman's first meeting? Turns out you don't, as DC is revealing it this fall in a retcon centered on a "secret loss"
August's #18 of the fan-favorite series will reveal the first time Batman and Superman met
May 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Batman and Spider-Man artist Jorge Molina is the spotlight of a new career retrospective book
The hardcover collection is now crowdfunding on Zoop
May 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Potential Spoilers!Marvel warns fans to avoid Amazing Spider-Man spoilers, then officially confirms them hours later
Images that spoiled the climax of the next issue of Amazing Spider-Man have leaked online
May 16, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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DC's 'We Are Legends' line puts Asian heroes at the heart of the DCU with three new miniseries
Spirit World, City Boy, and The Vigil come from creators including Alyssa Wong, Ram V, and Greg Pak
May 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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DSTLRY: Everything to know about the new publisher from the men behind Comixology
Former ComiXology leaders David Steinberger and Chip Mosher are aiming to reinvent modern comics publishing
May 15, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Thor flies back into comic books this August in new Immortal Thor series
The new title's existence was leaked ahead of a planned official announcement
May 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Deadman has sympathy for DC's newest megavillian Insomnia as Knight Terrors unfolds
An exclusive first look at the Knight Terrors finale
May 15, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Manga on mobile phones is getting easier, as Kodansha's K Manga app launches with 350+ titles and 60 ongoing series
The US-only app gives fans online access to Attack on Titan, Vinland Saga, and hundreds more titles
May 15, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The "final" Fast & Furious movie is now no longer the final movie (because of course it isn't)
You can't stop Dom Toretto
May 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Doomsday (and Bloodwynd) are returning to the DC Universe this summer
Supergirl and the Martian Manhunter come up against the beast that killed Superman this August
May 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Guardians of the Galaxy writer says things are going from "bad to much, much worse" with fall of Groot storyline
The mystery behind the galaxy's biggest threat will be laid bare, promises Marvel
May 12, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Hit comic Barbaric returns with spin-off series Queen of Swords, and we have a 18-page preview
Want 18 pages of fantasy action? Sure you do
May 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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DC is advertising 'Dawn of DC' comic books on national TV
An ad spot for the year-long comic book initiative 'Dawn of DC' aired on TBS Wednesday night
May 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Upstart new comics publisher DSTLRY sets up distribution deals for comic shops & bookstores
DSTLRY, a company set up from alums from Amazon's ComiXology, gets in the print comic business
May 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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"It's all about the condition": A peek into Star Wars trading cards with someone who has been collecting them since the '70s
Nearly five decades of collecting Star Wars trading cards
May 10, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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Justice League x RWBY stars descend upon this week's Enter the Popverse!
Popverse's weekly video series sees the cast of the animated movie explain all to host Ashley V. Robinson
May 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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X-Men's Jean Grey gets her own solo book, with a familiar writer: Louise Simonson
The new four-part series will be part of Marvel's Fall of X event
May 09, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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We've just made it easier for you to keep up with your favourite things
Spend less time searching for the things you love, and more time reading about them.
May 09, 2023
Craig Munro
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Inside Maia Kobabe's next big book: Saachi's Stories with Lucky Srikumar at Scholastic's Graphix
Saachi's Stories will be published in 2025, with art from Lucky Srikumar
May 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Bay Area comic convention SiliCon cancels this year's event due to "financial hardship"
Reports indicate one of SiliCon's major financial backers pulled out of this year's event
May 06, 2023
Chris Arrant
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IDW Publishing names Maggie Howell as the Group Editor of original content
The publisher's non-licensed comics will be headed up by a former DC Vertigo and Black Label editor
May 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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30+ year comics publishing executive Jim Sokolowski is now a free agent, as he leaves his Dynamite VP/Associate Pubisher role
A 30+ year veteral of comics publishing and how to talk to comic shops is suddenly a free agent
May 05, 2023
Chris Arrant
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DC's original Green Lantern, first Flash, and the Golden Age Sandman all get their own solo books this fall
The New Golden Age expands with three new Justice Society spin-offs
May 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Los Angeles Comic Con boasts it beat all its area competitors to be the biggest in the LA area
Los Angeles Comic Con says it just bested others as the biggest LA-area comic convention around
May 05, 2023
Chris Arrant
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IDW Publishing names Heather Antos to lead licensed comics line
IDW promotes from within to lead its most profitable comics line
May 04, 2023
Chris Arrant
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ReedPop VP (and Popverse co-founder) Mike Armstrong is exiting the company after nearly 14 years
After nearly 14 years, ReedPop's Mike Armstrong is leaving the company
May 04, 2023
Chris Arrant
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IDW Publishing's company "reset" includes a new editor-in-chief, two new publishers, and more
Mark Doyle, Tara McCrillis, and Jamie S. Rich rise in the company in the wake of mass layoffs
May 04, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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DC celebrates AAPI Heritage Month 2023 by launching new Legends into the DCU
We Are Legends and variant covers make up DC's AAPI plans for the year
May 03, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Jim Lee promoted to president of DC
Yes, he's still publisher and chief creative officer of the company as well
May 03, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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The secret to comic retail? Know what your audience is looking for
Lunar Distribution's Christina Merkler has some ideas on what it takes to be a successful comic store
May 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan