In Part 1 of this three part interview, we talk about
market conditions around the world and how Tokyopop is positioning
itself in that environment.
http://tinyurl.com/yay93x3
venerdì 26 marzo 2010
Interview with Tokyopop’s Stuart Levy, Part 2
In Part 2 of this three part interview, we talk about digital delivery and what the future holds.
http://tinyurl.com/yjb2u8k
http://tinyurl.com/yjb2u8k
Funfair--Family Games from Mayfair
Calliope Games will now be published by Mayfair Games under the new brand Funfair. http://tinyurl.com/y9r6lvs
The Weekly Watcher: March 26, 2010
 | Alexa Mendez talks all things 'Iron Man: Extremis', 'Iron Man 2: The Videogame,' and Tim Gunn! | Views: 304      62 ratings |
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CBR Review: Superman, issue 698
As a middle chapter of "The Last Stand of New Krypton," remarkably little happens. http://tinyurl.com/yf6w58o
VIDEO: Doctor Who Clip From 5.6! Vampires In Venice!
Here we go, you lucky people, fresh from Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, a clip from Vampires In Venice, the sixth episode of the new series of Doctor Who starring Matt Smith. And it all ... http://tinyurl.com/y8jgrb9
FREEL Sweet Tooth #1 By Jeff Lemire From Vertigo
Well, the graphic novel of the first six of Jeff Lemire’s Sweet Tooth chapters is coming out soon. So why not get a taster with the first issue of the comic, courtsey of the Graphic ... http://tinyurl.com/ylay4ac
Exclusive Marvel Preview: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #627
Preview AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 627, shipping from Marvel Comics Mar 31, 2010
http://tinyurl.com/yg6bb77
http://tinyurl.com/yg6bb77
CHUCK DIXON Adapts a Hollywood Super-Team To Comics
Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Mickey Rourke are The Expendables, a new comic based on the upcoming movie
http://tinyurl.com/yc3v8gk
http://tinyurl.com/yc3v8gk
Not a Creature Was Stirring, and Then There Was Maus
by Rich Johnson
I started writing this piece on Maus as my son Evan was studying the Holocaust in school. I pulled out my hardcover slip-cased edition that had been lying around. He loves comics and graphic novels – I knew he would either love or hate them because of the career I’ve had. I am happy that he loves them – he even wants to write them. I guess if you spend part of your childhood running through the hallways of DC Comics they get into your blood. He was exposed to them at home too; we have comics and graphic novels everywhere.
He picked Maus up and said it looked interesting and he couldn’t put it down. Evan took it to school to show his teacher and they discussed it at length. I think by reading about the mice and the cats made the history of that horrific time more real to him. http://tinyurl.com/y9kaue7
I started writing this piece on Maus as my son Evan was studying the Holocaust in school. I pulled out my hardcover slip-cased edition that had been lying around. He loves comics and graphic novels – I knew he would either love or hate them because of the career I’ve had. I am happy that he loves them – he even wants to write them. I guess if you spend part of your childhood running through the hallways of DC Comics they get into your blood. He was exposed to them at home too; we have comics and graphic novels everywhere.
He picked Maus up and said it looked interesting and he couldn’t put it down. Evan took it to school to show his teacher and they discussed it at length. I think by reading about the mice and the cats made the history of that horrific time more real to him. http://tinyurl.com/y9kaue7
WonderCon bound and other housekeeping
Due to a last minute offer, it turns out The Beat is going to WonderCon. This is my first trip to this great show in a decade or so, so to say I'm psyched would be an understatement. I'm just firming up my schedule now, but if you see me hanging round, be sure to come up and say hi!
Also, please send me your booth/panel/event listings. http://tinyurl.com/yhxc37j
What I bought - 24 March 2010
The thousands stand and chant. Around them in the world, people ride escalators going up and sneak secret glances at the faces going down. People dangle teabags over hot water in white cups. Cars run silently on the autobahns, streaks of painted light. People sit at desks and stare at office [...] http://tinyurl.com/yd32n5c
Twisted Pixel Introduces "Comic Jumper" at PAX East
Twisted Pixel established themselves as a company to watch with last year’s games "The Maw" and "Splosion Man." We spoke with Lead Engineer Mike Henry about Twisted Pixel’s next project, "Comic Jumper." http://tinyurl.com/ykz2uum
Comic Book Legends Revealed!
This week, discover Mary Marvel's almost sapphic origin! Plus, did Jack Kirby envision the Thing as having dinosaur hide? And be sure to check out the odd way that the Phantom was colored for the first two decades of his history! http://tinyurl.com/ykxbg92
The CBR Review: "How To Train Your Dragon"
"How to Train Your Dragon" has beautiful animation and some of the best flying sequences ever on film. The story offers little new to older viewers, but children will enjoy the legendary winged beasts. http://tinyurl.com/y8hu7p3
AMC's "Walking Dead" Finds First Cast Member
The actor behind Rick Grimes may not be set yet, but his former police partner Shane has a face in the form of "The Ghost Writer's" Jon Bernthal who is the first confirmed member of the May-filming "Walking Dead" pilot. http://tinyurl.com/yaq66ll
Chaykin Recalls A "Black Kiss"
Howard Chaykin's controversial series sees a new life at Dynamite, bringing its sexed-up story of vampires, pornography and classic noir stylings back to the limelight without the stigma that originally followed it. http://tinyurl.com/ylbzd8j
Hero Initiative's Jim McLauchlin Talks "ARCHIE: FIFTY"
The Hero Initiative's Jim McLauchlin tells us more about the benefit Archie Covers: Fifty Times An American Icon
http://tinyurl.com/ykcnwjg
http://tinyurl.com/ykcnwjg
?Walking Dead? Casts Shane (Blog@Newsarama)
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that the role of Shane has been cast for the forthcoming AMC pilot based on “The Walking Dead”. Rick’s fellow police officer will be played by Jon Bernthal, known for “The Ghost Writer”, “Eastwick”, and playing Al Capone in the second “Night at the Museum” film. http://tinyurl.com/yj69r5o
Marvel Quick 1st Look - MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 #2
The latest (5th) outbreak of Marvel's ongoing zombie problem begins next month and the publisher has given us a quick look at a couple of images from issue #2
http://tinyurl.com/yazmowg
http://tinyurl.com/yazmowg
DC goes for #1 at ComcisPRO meeting
The annual ComicPRO meeting is going on down in Memphis with retail issues being discussed and several publisher presentations, and retailer/reporter Matt Price has been reporting his heart out from the show. ComicsPRO is an organization for some of the more forward looking comics retailers in the country, and the meeting is a chance [...] http://tinyurl.com/yfsgohm
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits — 3/26/10
Wow, these really piled up.
§ Icv2 sits down with Toykopop's Stuart Levy to talk about the state of the company, the manga market and so on. Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
Much of it is plain talk:
There’s not as much depth overall in the category as there was a few years ago. That’s because of a lot of factors that everybody’s familiar with: there’s a lot more product in the marketplace, there’s less space overall in the retailers, there are fewer customers in the stores and there’s certainly a lot of accessibility to content online. So if somebody isn’t convinced and won’t actually purchase a graphic novel or a series, they have other ways they can consume it without making that plunge. All those factors combined have limited the breadth of the salable titles at retail. The last issue is that there’s still a question as to which retailers will not only survive but become stronger over the next few years, and which may or may not make it including some of the national chains.
But some reveals more of the entrepreneurial streak Levy is known for:
From my point of view, the thing I’m really excited about right now is that we’re doing a tour this summer. Basically I’m hitting the road with one of my guys and six students, university students. We’re auditioning right now to choose the six. We’re going to be in a bus for three months. We’re going to tour America and we’re going to film it for the Web as a reality show.
http://tinyurl.com/yauqvm3
§ Icv2 sits down with Toykopop's Stuart Levy to talk about the state of the company, the manga market and so on. Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
Much of it is plain talk:
There’s not as much depth overall in the category as there was a few years ago. That’s because of a lot of factors that everybody’s familiar with: there’s a lot more product in the marketplace, there’s less space overall in the retailers, there are fewer customers in the stores and there’s certainly a lot of accessibility to content online. So if somebody isn’t convinced and won’t actually purchase a graphic novel or a series, they have other ways they can consume it without making that plunge. All those factors combined have limited the breadth of the salable titles at retail. The last issue is that there’s still a question as to which retailers will not only survive but become stronger over the next few years, and which may or may not make it including some of the national chains.
But some reveals more of the entrepreneurial streak Levy is known for:
From my point of view, the thing I’m really excited about right now is that we’re doing a tour this summer. Basically I’m hitting the road with one of my guys and six students, university students. We’re auditioning right now to choose the six. We’re going to be in a bus for three months. We’re going to tour America and we’re going to film it for the Web as a reality show.
http://tinyurl.com/yauqvm3
GUARDIANS Revealed: ROBERT KIRKMAN on His GLOBAL Roster
The writer talks for the first time on the characters he's created and using for his new Image series Guardians of the Globe
http://tinyurl.com/yemlrpd
http://tinyurl.com/yemlrpd
Comic Book Legends Revealed #253
Welcome to the two-hundred and fifty-third in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of the previous two hundred and fifty-two.
Comic Book Legends Revealed is part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds of entertainment [...] http://tinyurl.com/y8jqlwg
Comic Book Legends Revealed is part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds of entertainment [...] http://tinyurl.com/y8jqlwg
CBR Plays "Super Street Fighter IV"
CBR News recently got their hands on Capcom's latest installment of their long-lived and much beloved arcade style fighting franchise, the online-friendly "Super Street Fighter IV." Violence ensued. http://tinyurl.com/yk28ga2
The BOONDOCK SAINTS Coming Marching in to Comic Book Stores
Boondock Saints: In Nomini Patris is a new limited series based on the cult-hit films. We talked with the creative team
http://tinyurl.com/ykt7e4g
http://tinyurl.com/ykt7e4g
Number Crunching: Hellblazer #265
Comic: John Constantine: Hellblazer
Issue number: 265
Really? Oh yes. 265 of the buggers, plus a load of spinoffs, annuals, mini-series, guest appearances and a bad film.
Creators?: Peter Milligan, Simon Bisley and Trish Mulvihill.
Price: $2.99
Pages: 22.
Price per ... http://tinyurl.com/yehm6la
Issue number: 265
Really? Oh yes. 265 of the buggers, plus a load of spinoffs, annuals, mini-series, guest appearances and a bad film.
Creators?: Peter Milligan, Simon Bisley and Trish Mulvihill.
Price: $2.99
Pages: 22.
Price per ... http://tinyurl.com/yehm6la
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