Core Questions, Exit Strategies, and the Maybe Movie Model
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IDW reported a net profit of $141,000 in the quarter, a big improvement from a $1.2 million loss in the same quarter a year ago.
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“In a world that is used to movies and TV shows routinely made based on comic books, the first appearance of a new character/series could mean that you got the first appearance of a future major movie character, right?”
Short answer...probably not.
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“But that still leaves us with the problem of not actually having any means to have accurate and comprehensive sales charts for the comic book direct sales market.”
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WEBTOON showed an operating loss of $13.2 million in Q4 and $63.5 million for the year, improvements from the $27.7 million loss in Q4 2024 and $100.7 million loss for the full year 2024. icv2.com/articles/new...
Dark Horse Comics began in 1986 as a creator-centric comic publisher sprouting out of Richardson's comic bookstore chain. It quickly became a multimedia empire, to encompass its various comic book, manga, TV, media, gaming, and product divisions. www.thepopverse.com/comics-dark-...
The Kirbys are a curiosity in the ever-growing world of annual comics prizes, with its seven descriptive categories focusing on the artists themselves, and representing traits and roles that the late Jack King Kirby embodied. www.comicsbeat.com/enter-the-fi...
GlobalComix is looking for a new VP of Product Management.
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DC, Paramount, AfterShock, Netflix, and questionable comic book advice.
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Japanese eBook distribution company Media Do Holdings has acquired US Manga publisher Seven Seas for $80 million. www.comicsbeat.com/media-do-acq...
"The program builds on the existing partner ecosystem, providing expanded visibility, clearer signals of experience, and a more structured way for creators to find trusted support, from pre-launch planning through post-campaign delivery."
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This post outlines comic book industry jobs at publishers, as well as at distributors, retailers, art agencies, and other companies in domestic, international, and remote roles.
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I’m currently working on the 2nd edition of The Business of Independent Comic Book Publishing.
This sample introduces the idea of being a creator-owned publisher.
www.gamalhennessy.com/blog/how-do-you-publish-creator-owned-comics
The Business of Comics Podcast for February 6, 2026.
The musical chairs of comic book distribution.
Where will your comics land?
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The Business of Comics Podcast for February 6, 2026.
The musical chairs of comic book distribution.
Where will your comics land?
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[In Japan] the medium is a core part of mass market literature, and there's quite literally something for everyone. www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-m...
Coffin is one of the small publishers battered about by the Diamond bankruptcy. Now, Dynamite and Coffin have come to an agreement to publish limited-time reprint collections and merchandise, starting with a Kickstarter campaign showcasing Evil Ernie. www.comicsbeat.com/dynamite-and...
IPG has quickly signed a slew of new partnerships with small graphic novel publishers who were cut out of the Lunar deal or otherwise lost in the fray. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Tech giant Amazon announced 16,000 layoffs yesterday, and we’re hearing that most of the remaining Comixology staff may have been among them. Amazon also announced that the layoffs were made possible by the use of AI
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Comics are thriving as a format, and they are continuing to grow in numbers, as well as in accolades. That puts them in the target of those eager to revoke the rights of their fellow Americans–and especially young people–to read what they want to read. bookriot.com/trends-in-co...
Shelly Bond offers the answers to the top 100 Questions that have been hurled at her over three decades by curious convention-goers, pro colleagues, or creatives from other industries to reveal the "magick formula" to making comics. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sxb...
An illustrator with exceptional talent but inconsistent deadlines creates more problems than one with solid skills who delivers reliably. www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-re...
Tools that promise people the ability to prompt their way into becoming “real” artists and storytellers deserve our contempt. Ones that offer certain workflow efficiencies to professionals deserve our consideration. icv2.com/articles/col...
The Business of Comics Podcast is back from vacation, where nothing happened except a major shift across the comic book industry. youtu.be/45QsYO-wDMc
Veteran industry analyst predicts the next major trends in the comic book business. icv2.com/articles/col...
Popverse lists the comic jobs at publishers, as well as at distributors, retailers, art agencies, and other places in January of 2026. www.thepopverse.com/comics-jobs-...
I read 90 books this year, in a variety of formats, genres, and from different time periods.
These are the top ten, in order of preference.
What was your favorite book of the year?
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Sony Pictures and Music have signed a deal to acquire the majority of control of the rights to the classic comic strip for $630 million, with the remaining 20 percent still owned by the family of creator Charles M. Schulz.
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