Brian Fowler Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Well, DC has pulled an Ellis Death Metal story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSJ Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 On 6/12/2020 at 10:36 AM, mystman said: Word is Denny O'Neil has passed away. He was 81. RIP. This is sad. Though I knew he had to be older, for some reason I always thought of Denny as maybe four or five years older than myself, it was actually more like twenty years, but he spoke to my generation the way Stan Lee and co. never, ever could. One of the greats and perhaps the only writer who could have saved Batman (granted, he had the help of the incomparable Neal Adams, but still, to restore the dark creature of the night after the 1960s debacle was heroic storytelling). RIP Mr. O'NeilĀ and thanks for all the comics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 https://www.cbr.com/spider-gwen-co-creator-jason-latour-accused-harassment/ Fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSJ Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 7 hours ago, The Natural said: https://www.cbr.com/spider-gwen-co-creator-jason-latour-accused-harassment/ Fuck. So, "Come to my hotel room for free funny books!" is the new "Come upstairs to look at my etchings."? If this wasn't so pathetic I wouldn't laugh as it obviously isn't really funny, just one of the saddest things I've read in the last few days (and boy oh boy does that cover some ground). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 https://www.somanyofus.com/ Ā Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I am looking forward to some of this comic con stuff, actually.Ā I could see myself watching: Thursday: Star Trek Universe Batgirls Oddball Comics Upload Harry Dresden MST3K Friday: Marvel and DC ones Aphra Audiobook Infinity Train Maybe the Kirby or Harryhausen stuff Maybe Avatar/Dragon Prince Saturday: The usual Marvel/DC ones Denny O'Neil Tribute Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious Bill and Ted Stumptown Lucha panel, which would normally annoy me, but it's got Rey and Salvador Lutteroth Sunday: More Kirby Bradbury in Hollywood.Ā And those are just the "easy" panels. The ones I can sort of half pay attention to. There are a ton of other historical stuff about comics and animation that look interesting. If things are available for months, I'll get to more.Ā This feels superior and every way to any sort of traditional con experience.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Iāve long thought the panels should be streamed or put online, even if people paid a nominal fee for access.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 The best take on the "Jeph Loeb says nobody cares about Asians" controversy. Ā 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) 17 days ago, IDW promoted Jud Meyers to Publisher. 12Ā days ago, IDW put Jud Meyers on administrative leave Saturday, IDW fired Jud Meyers Edited August 9, 2020 by Brian Fowler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Wow, so they did a shit job of background checking him, or at least weighing his positives vs. negatives. Were they in a rush to hire for the position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 11 minutes ago, Eivion said: Wow, so they did a shit job of background checking him, or at least weighing his positives vs. negatives. Were they in a rush to hire for the position? No idea. Last I saw, nobody has reported what the issue was (as opposed to the more common "someone dug up dirt after we have him the job" model) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/jud-meyers-publisher-of-idw-last-week-on-administrative-leave/ Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogwelder Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 So looks like the WarnerMedia shuffling that might affect AEW is affecting DC too: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/jim-lee-bob-harras-marie-javins-new-dc-comics-implosion-rumors/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Yeah. Those "Warner might cease publishing and just hold the characters for other media" rumors just got a bit more plausible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Townsend Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Time for another reboot! Ā And a new crisis! Ā DC's mot popular heroes united to.... uh..... breach the fourth wall to help laid off staffers polish resumes and take meeting with corporate recruiters. At this point, it really does feelĀ like it's only a matter of time until DC either moves to a digital-only model or simply shuts down all together and Warner just retains the rights to characters for licensing purposes. Ā Probably the latter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogwelder Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Some more updates: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/after-the-bloodbath-the-start-of-a-new-two-year-plan-for-dc-comics/ https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-collections-exclusives-mad-assistant-editor-changes/ One scary part: Quote Because we also hear about what is described as a Two-Year Plan for DC Comics which will see DC Comics move to mass-market production through Walmart, the licensing of titles with editors moving to brand managers/approval roles, alongside a move from DC to digital serialisation and original graphic novels. Content will still be provided to the direct market but it will no longer be the priority that it (still) is at DC Comics. Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Townsend Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Quote the licensing of titles with editors moving to brand managers/approval roles What does this even mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Doc Townsend said: What does this even mean? My best guess: farm out the actual publishing to a different company, and the editors DC still has just approve that the story doesn't damage the IP, etc. Like letting IDW or Dark Horse publish Superman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 This all sounds worrying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) Just read that DC Collectibles is gone as well. I pre ordered Batman and The Joker figures as part of Batman: The Adventures Continue as soon as I found out about them in May of this year. I'm not sure I'll get them now. Right looked forward to getting my hands on them. Feel for those made redundant. Fuck 2020. Edited August 12, 2020 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-beast-wars-comic-launching-in-2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Somebody said June was the most successful month in comic sales since 1997. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-comics-in-rebuilding-mode-top-execs-speak-out-on-future-proofing-publishing-1234990949/amp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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