Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman has been one of the few bright spots in the comic book industry after the first couple of issues saw people lining up at comic shops to purchase the book featuring Peter Parker, married to Mary Jane and children. It seems like a new formula of “give the fans […]
Comic Industry Rattled As DC Comics Posts Disastrous Sales With A 25% Drop In One Year And Lowest Numbers To Bookstores Since 2004
The last several months have woken many up to the comic industry’s problems. Retailer Glenn O’Leary blew the doors off of the problems in mainstream comic book content and their “self-insert” characters, which was roundly mocked by industry professionals who felt threatened and identified with his statement. This was followed up by journalist Heidi MacDonald, […]
DC Comics Publishes Anti-Christian Bigotry With Tom King’s Wonder Woman #8, Likens Faith In Christ To “Evil” Patriarchy
Tom King’s Wonder Woman has been mired in extremist politics ever since the relaunch last year. Between a “shadow president” named The Sovereign, who was clearly an allegory for Donald Trump with a “lasso of untruth,” an issue where Wonder Woman attempts to gender-confuse a dying child in a bizarre grooming session, fans have all […]
After Chaotic Board Meeting, Bob Iger’s Disney Lays Off Fifteen Marvel Employees
The systemic problems of Disney are finally taking a toll on Marvel Entertainment. As troubles shake the board and Disney stock keeps falling under Bob Iger’s tenure, Marvel is laying off employees. Marvel Studios is coming off of its worst year ever, as The Marvels broke records for low sales, and fans were apathetic to […]
Warren Ellis Teases Stormwatch Compendium From DC Comics In Lead Up To James Gunn’s Authority
DC Comics has been on a roll lately with its announcement of its DC’s Finest collections and a host of compendiums of out of print material that fans have been clamoring for. Now, as James Gunn is about to make a movie of The Authority, DC is publishing a compendium of the full run of […]
Mark Millar Mulls Writing Public Domain Superman Story In Latest Comic Industry Shakeup
Mark Millar has been making waves in the comic industry in recent months, first, with his robust defense of comic shop owner Glenn O’Leary, a man canceled by a mob for being frustrated with the low sales of mainstream comics. Second, Mark Millar announced the movement of his books in Millarwold to Dark Horse Comics, […]
Woke DC Comics Fans Burn Images Of Gay Superman Creator Tom Taylor
Tom Taylor has been no stranger to controversy during his tenure at DC Comics, turning Superman into a bisexual while courting the crazy identity politics crowd that ruined the mainstream comic industry. He quickly found out this week, however, that these so-called “fans” are crazy, as two LGBTQ activist accounts on Twitter posted media of […]
Alex Kurtzman and Mike McMahan Confirm Star Trek: Lower Decks Will Be Ending This Fall
Though the announcement comes to no surprise to Star Trek fans, Lower Decks will be concluding this fall according to a letter on StarTrek.com from Mike McMahan and Alex Kurtzman. The animated show on Paramount+ brings Rick & Morty-style humor to space in what is more a Star Trek parody than a serious show. Alex […]
Red Sonja, LLC Threatens Legal Action Against Antarctic Press Over Parody Character Blue Sonya
Ben Dunn of Antarctic Press has been known for his parody creations for the comic company throughout the years with classic hits like “Steam Wars” and “Notzilla.” It came as no surprise for fans of the indie work that Ben Dunn was doing a Red Sonja parody book called Blue Sonya, which he hoped to […]
Marvel Comics Insider: Creative Teams On X-Men Relaunch Clouded With Nerves And Blame Fans For “Unrealistic Expectations”
There have been signs of turmoil heading into the From The Ashes relaunch of the X-Men line at Marvel Comics. Between editor Tom Breevort airing his frustrations at fans and the lackluster reception to the announcement and trailer for the new line. Now, it seems the creative teams are bracing for a failure, according to […]
Dynamite Entertainment Launches Terminator 40th Anniversary Comic Collection On Backerkit
Dynamite Entertainment launched a Terminator graphic novel collection via the crowdfunding platform, Backerkit. This 40th Anniversary collection provides a comprehensive collection of the Terminator comics, starting with the Dark Horse years. The Backerkit campaign has raised over $125,000 over the first four days of the campaign as Terminator fans clamor for yet another big collection […]
IDW Publishing Slashes Jobs Again After Promoting Heather Antos To Head Of All Licensed Properties
The comic industry has been in a downward spiral over the last decade, with sales becoming shaky as specialty comic shops close. While Marvel and DC have big parent companies to keep them afloat, smaller publishers like IDW Publishing are becoming more at risk of failure under the current business model. As these companies continue […]
