I recently received an Amazon gift card. I decided to spend some of it on Batman Omnibus 1 written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo. It collects Batman #0-33 and Batman Annual #1-2. The list price is $125.00, but Amazon is selling it for $65.93. That’s a savings of 47%. As soon as...
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DC Entertainment lacks a ‘coherent creative and brand strategy’
Discovery Entertainment purchased WarnerMedia from AT&T for $43 billion last week. Discovery Entertainment merged the two companies into Warner Bros. Discovery. David Zaslav is the President and CEO. He was the CEO of Discovery Entertainment. Who knew Discovery could get its hands on $43 billion? According to Variety, Zaslav and other leaders in the company...
Read MoreRichard C. Meyer drops epic lawsuit against Mark Waid
Remember the epic lawsuit filed by Comicsgate founding father Richard C. Meyer against comic book writer Mark Waid for defamation and tortious interference? Yeah, about that. Meyer dropped the lawsuit. What started with much fanfare ended with a mostly silent whimper. I’m subscribed to Meyer’s YouTube channel. He stopped asking for donations to his lawsuit...
Read MoreBaltimore Comic-Con cancels 2020 event
Organizers for the Baltimore Comic-Con announced yesterday that this year’s event scheduled for October 23 – 25 is canceled. Anyone who purchased tickets to the 2020 Baltimore Comic-Con will have their tickets automatically converted to tickets for next year’s event. What if you want a refund? Good luck with that. From the official Baltimore Comic-Con...
Read MoreMassive layoffs hit DC Comics
As if 2020 wasn’t bad enough, the year just got worse for many of the executives and senior editors at DC Comics. Many of them were let go in a round of layoffs Monday. Those who were shown the door include: Bob Harras, Editor-in-Chief Mark Doyle, Executive Editor DC Black Label Brian Cunningham, Senior Story Editor &...
Read MoreSteve Geppi seeks to profit over comic book shops reopening
Steve Geppi, CEO of Geppi Family Enterprises and owner of Diamond Comic Distributors, announced a cockamamie scheme to capitalize on comic book shops reopening. Most comic book shops were forced to close their doors because of COVID-19. That, and because Diamond Comic Distributors, the lone distributor of comics, decided not to distribute. They also decided not...
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