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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #75 on: July 04, 2019, 11:28:45 AM »
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Uh oh.  DC has cancelled both Vertigo and MAD magazine?  These kind of cancellations make me nervous for comics in general.

I thought Vertigo wasn't actually being cancelled, they were just going to abandon the name and move all of the "adult" titles to DC Black Label. Seems silly to me given the strength of the Vertigo brand and how many important titles were published under it.

MAD going away is devastating.

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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #76 on: July 04, 2019, 11:32:06 AM »
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I thought Vertigo wasn't actually being cancelled, they were just going to abandon the name and move all of the "adult" titles to DC Black Label. Seems silly to me given the strength of the Vertigo brand and how many important titles were published under it.

MAD going away is devastating.

Ah.  I may have been mistaken about Vertigo.

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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #77 on: August 08, 2019, 01:43:03 PM »
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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #78 on: September 21, 2019, 09:13:15 PM »
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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #79 on: October 04, 2019, 06:33:29 PM »
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IDW Publishing announced a series of hires in sales, marketing and operations, including several employees returning to the company.

The top hire announced was Rebekah Calahin, who was hired as General Manager / Head of Operations.  In that role she will manage Information Technologies, Human Resources, and Operations, and work on process improvements.  Calahin returned to the company; she was at IDW from 2009 to 2018, beginning as a temp and leaving as Digital Publishing Director.

Tara McCrillis joined the company as Director of Design & Production; in that role she’ll handle project management between Editorial, Digital Design and Operations departments and assign work related to comic and graphic novel design and production. McCrillis comes to IDW from Fodor’s Travel, where she was Director of Publishing Operations.

Jud Meyers has been hired as Sales Director; in that role he’ll be responsible for developing the company’s sales strategy, initiatives and campaigns.  He comes to IDW after a stint at Humanoids as Director of Sales and Marketing (see "Humanoids as Director of Sales and Marketing"), and  a previous career as an Eisner-winning comic retailer.

Rosalind Morehead has returned to IDW as Direct Market Sales Manager, responsible for the company’s relationships with comic book retailers.  Morehead spent time in an earlier span at IDW as Marketing & PR Manager and Book Market Director of Sales, then went to DC as Consumer Marketing Manager (see "Rosalind Morehead Moves to DC").

IDW has hired Ana Morrow as Marketing Director to manage the company’s overall B2B and B2C marketing strategy, including publicity, digital marketing, advertising, conventions, and events.  Morrow comes to IDW from DC Comics, where she was Marketing Manager for the Book, Library and Academic markets.

IDW also announced a number of other new staff and promotions of existing staff:

Zac Boone has been promoted from Assistant Marketing Editor to Associate Editor.

Chance Austin-Brecher has been promoted from Assistant Warehouse Manager to Assistant Operations Manager.

Elizabeth Brei has been promoted from Assistant Editor to Associate Editor.

Lorelei Bunjes has been promoted from VP, Digital Services to VP, Technology & Information Services.

Deon Carrico III has joined staff as Associate Product Manager, Games.

Hector Castellanos, Jr. has joined staff as Royalty Staff Accountant.

Joshua Cureton has joined staff as Contracts Coordinator.

Jasmine Gonzalez has joined staff as Office Coordinator.

Ryan Jones has been promoted from Associate Product Manager to Product Manager, Games.

David Mariotte has been promoted from Associate Editor to Editor.

Andrea Palasi has been promoted from Social Media Coordinator to Social Media & Digital Marketing Manager.

Alonzo Simon has been promoted from Editor to Senior Editor.

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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #80 on: January 09, 2020, 08:17:36 PM »
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idwpublishing Big news: IDW is launching a new graphic nonfiction publishing program in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution! The first of these amazing books will hit stores this fall.

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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #81 on: January 24, 2020, 09:24:24 PM »
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THE BEAT RETURNS TO INDEPENDENCE IN 2020

Comics Media Stalwart Emboldened Following Strategic Two Year Partnership Between Polarity CEO David Steward II and Founder Heidi MacDonald

In 2017, Polarity founder David Steward II acquired the original comic book blog turned influential voice in pop culture.The Beat. Following a limited partnership to provide additional resources and infrastructure,The Beat returns to its original independence under founder Heidi MacDonald in the new year.

“I’m incredibly grateful to Dave Steward and the Polarity team for their partnership these last two years” says The Beat founder Heidi MacDonald. “With this participation, The Beat was able to reach new heights and expand to cover the incredible diversity of the comics medium and the culture it inspires. Now I’m incredibly excited to take The Beat back and build on what we accomplished to become even more essential to readers and the industry.”

“Our partnership with Heidi and The Beat was intended to empower the site to reach new heights and grow the audience for inclusive comics coverage” says Polarity’s David Steward II. “Over these past few years, we have worked together to ensure she succeeded in that goal, and the site’s reputation as THE authoritative voice of our industry, presenting insider knowledge in a format that is welcoming to a broad audience. We wish Heidi continued success and prominence in the years to come.”

The Beat continues operations as normal under the vision of Heidi MacDonald, with daily coverage of the comic book and entertainment industry as a whole.

Heidi MacDonald is an award-winning editor and journalist who has been covering the comics industry for more than 20 years. As an editor at Disney and DC Comics, she edited such titles as The Lion King, Scooby Doo, Swamp Thing, and Y: The Last Man. She has spoken about comics and their culture around the world and cohosts Publishers Weekly’s graphic novel podcast More to Come.

Established in 2004, The Beat has been covering the world of comics, graphic novels, comic cons, and pop culture daily to an audience of both fans and industry influencers. It is a two-time nominee for the Will Eisner Award in the Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism category and the winner of the Shelf Dorf Award for Best Comics Blog. In 2017, The Beat was added to the Library of Congress’s historical archives.

About Polarity

Polarity is a diversified global media company founded in 2018, with a mission to bring authentic content to a diverse global audience.  The name Polarity conveys opposing forces and a global perspective to build a captivating range of assets. To create a richer content experience and offering, we believe in the value of embracing diversity and highlighting opposing views and voices.

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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #82 on: February 21, 2020, 08:10:25 PM »
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DC's Dan DiDio Out as Co-Publisher

The industry veteran had served in the role since 2010.

Dan DiDio is no longer with DC, THR can confirm.

DiDio had served as publisher of DC alongside Jim Lee since 2010, following a six-year stint as VP executive editor, and, prior to that, VP editorial.

As publisher, DiDio was one of the main figures behind DC’s 2011 line-wide relaunch “The New 52,” which saw the company provide a contemporary make-over to its entire superhero back catalog. Initially a sales success, both sales and buzz faded to the point where 2016’s subsequent line-wide relaunch, under the banner “DC Universe Rebirth,” restored many elements dropped in the reboot.

DiDio’s departure comes ahead of an announced further relaunch of the DC comic book universe that would restore even more elements removed as part of the 2011 reboot, as teased at New York Comic Con last year. While that project has not been officially announced, certain stories that reportedly tie-in have been, including DC’s Free Comic Book Day release Generation Zero: Gods Among Us. It’s unclear if plans for this relaunch will be delayed or cancelled in the wake of this news.

Since stepping into an executive role at the company, DiDio has served as DC’s public face at conventions and public events, and has worked to champion not only the company as a whole but specifically the comic book division — and comic book specialty market — as being integral to DC’s success on an ongoing basis. DiDio was also part of the push to expand DC’s publishing reach into Walmart and Target via exclusive 100-Page Giant issues, an initiative that proved so successful that the issues were expanded to the comic store market.

Throughout his tenure at DC, DiDio has worked as a writer on multiple properties, including The Phantom Stranger, The Outsiders and Sideways. At time of writing, his Metal Men mini-series with artist Shane Davis is midway through a projected 12-issue run.

With DiDio’s departure, Jim Lee becomes sole publisher at DC, in addition to his role as the company’s chief creative officer, a position he’s held since June 2018.

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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #83 on: March 11, 2020, 02:38:50 PM »
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Diamond Cancels 2020 Retailer Summit

As the impact and spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve, Diamond Comic Distributors has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Retailer Summit scheduled to take place April 14-16, originally planned to be held in conjunction with MegaCon in Orlando. We do this out of an abundance of caution and with deep disappointment.  We will continue to assess the viral outbreak to plan a new conference date.

Our top priority is the health and safety of our staff, business partners, conference attendees and colleagues. We appreciate the efforts of the Informa team and the state and local authorities they are working with to provide a safe environment for fans and vendors, and support their goal of another fun, successful convention. MegaCon Orlando is part of an international organization with dedicated health, safety, security and travel experts who are monitoring developments, sharing relevant information and providing guidance on events. At this time, we cannot ask our sponsors and retailers to commit to travel plans while the Coronavirus’ impact is so uncertain.

We recognize the importance of the Retailer Summit.  We thank you for your support and commitment to the Summit. We will continue to monitor this situation and look forward to the opportunity to meet face-to-face with our industry partners in the future. In the coming months, we will provide further updates as we determine our possible attendance at other events. Know that we value your business and take these measures to ensure we can provide our business partners with the services they need.

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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #84 on: March 17, 2020, 07:30:57 AM »
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Paul Levitz entered comics as a writer, rose to become Publisher of DC Comics, and is now exploring new territory as a writer.  In this column he calls on his experience to suggest bold actions by publishers, and offer suggestions for retailers, to help stave off the worst impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

It’s a really bad dystopian moment out, not one any of us would ever want to write.  It will probably get worse before it gets better, but it will get better and the good news is that people of the ages that are our largest readership groups aren’t getting hit hard by the virus.

A few of my old friends in high places suggested that although I no longer have the ability to directly affect the situation, I should use my tribal elder status to make some suggestions… including ones that would cost them some real money.  So…

Understanding that the problems facing most comic shop owners are more complex than I can digest or offer solutions for, here are a few suggestions for band-aids to help us all through.

    Publishers should be making all comics and graphic novels currently in store or on order for say, the next 60-90 days fully returnable.  To avoid games, cap that at the retailer’s prior order of a title or average order of a publisher’s titles.  This will help retailers keep copies available with very uncertain traffic patterns.  The cost of returns is significant, but far less than the burdens being faced at retail, and publishers have a vested interest in keeping stores open.
     
    It’s an excellent time to offer either additional discounts on already ordered product, or extended credit terms.  Cash needs to be pumped into the system quickly.
     
    Retailers have been coming up with interesting solutions too: curbside service and off-hours service to help cocooning folks is something Isotope and Collectors Paradise have started offering.  I’m sure there are others I haven’t heard about.
     
    Think about offering UPS service for people’s pull & hold stacks, either free or at nominal cost (or subsidized by a nice publisher?).
     
    Consider back stock bonuses… people have lots of time to read, so pull out whatever you haven’t been able to sell, and offer a mystery selection with every paid order.
     
    Think about remote events.  Creators might have time on their hands, and maybe you can set up a simple dial-in conversation with someone cool to your customers.  A really sophisticated idea could use software like Zoom to do this visually, but that’s technical stunting above my luddite pay grade.
     
    And here’s a link
to some ideas from ComicsPRO.

I know this is a major danger moment for the always fragile network of comic shops that I love, and that has made my career possible.  These may not be the best or most practical ideas, but I wanted to start the debate and idea-sharing… and suggest to those who sit in seats with resources like I used to be able to control, that this is a vital time to use them for good… and ultimately for all our self-interest.

The opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial staff of ICv2.com.

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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #85 on: March 20, 2020, 12:32:20 AM »
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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #86 on: March 21, 2020, 07:42:49 AM »
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In Case You Missed It: A message to comic book retailers from our President, Publisher & Chief Creative Officer, Chris Ryall

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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #87 on: March 23, 2020, 03:37:17 PM »
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Steve Geppi Addresses Coronavirus’ Effect on Distribution

CORONAVIRUS EFFECTS ON DISTRIBUTION

As everyone knows, the world faces ever-increasing challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its effects on the comics & collectibles and tabletop gaming industries have been felt far and wide.  We are hearing from thousands of retailers that they can no longer service their customers as they have in the past, many of them forced to close by government action or resort to in-person or curbside delivery. Even those still open are seeing reduced foot traffic in most cases, a situation that seems likely to worsen with time.

Our publishing partners are also faced with numerous issues in their supply chain, working with creators, printers, and increasing uncertainty when it comes to the production and delivery of products for us to distribute. Our freight networks are feeling the strain and are already experiencing delays, while our distribution centers in New York, California, and Pennsylvania were all closed late last week. Our own home office in Maryland instituted a work from home policy, and experts say that we can expect further closures. Therefore, my only logical conclusion is to cease the distribution of new weekly product until there is greater clarity on the progress made toward stemming the spread of this disease.


EFFECTS ON DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS

Product distributed by Diamond and slated for an on-sale date of April 1st or later will not be shipped to retailers until further notice.  For the time being, however, we have been able to develop procedures with our teams at the distribution center in Olive Branch, MS to safely continue fulfillment of direct ship reorders for the retailers who are able to receive new product and need it to service their customers. It’s unlikely that orders will be filled on the same day they are placed, and these plans are subject to change if any point we no longer feel that we can safeguard our teams while fulfilling orders.

Product distributed by Diamond UK and slated for an on-sale date of March 25th or later will not be shipped to retailers until further notice. Further updates with regard to reorders and other Diamond UK-specific information will be communicated directly to their customers as information becomes available.


EFFECTS ON ALLIANCE GAME DISTRIBUTORS

Product distributed by Alliance has been shipping from our Fort Wayne, IN and Austin, TX warehouses. Both are closing at the end of the day on Tuesday, March 24th, in the interest of employee safety and to comply with direction from local governments. Any orders not shipped by that time will not be processed until further notice. Your dedicated sales team will still be working remotely and help you with any orders you’d like to place today or questions you may have.


OUR SHARED PATH FORWARD

With these changes in our distribution strategy, we will work with our publishing partners to develop programs that will address product already in the pipeline and what will happen when we resume distribution. We know that during this time you will face many challenges, and we will direct our energies toward addressing them, rather than fighting on increasingly numerous fronts to get product out.

For those retailers who remain open in various forms, I encourage you let loose your own creativity. For the time being, you will be able to replenish your perennials from Diamond and/or Alliance, but you should also remember the stock you already have in your stores. If your doors remain open, it’s likely you will have customers who will continue to seek diversion from events of the world. Special sales, promotions, and even eBay can help you bring in cash during this trying time. Product for which you’ve already paid may well hold some of your answers. There have been many solid suggestions offered about how to help our retailers, and we will bring many of them together in future communications.

Besides the industry’s most immediate needs, we have been and will continue looking toward the future, when we see stores reopening, bringing staff back onboard, and getting customers in the door. We are looking at issues like debt accrued due to this crisis, what reduced ordering means for your discount tiers, and the availability of credit to help stores through and after this difficult time. We don’t have all those answers today, but we understand the many issues you are facing and look forward to addressing them as partners who all have an interest in the long-term health of the industry we love so much.

As I mentioned in my last update, this industry has been one of the greatest joys of my life, from my days as a collector to a retailer to today. I and my Leadership Team have made these decisions knowing full-well the effect this will have on all of you, as well as our publishing partners and our own team members around the world. At the end of the day, the safety and security of our teams and yours, along with the many customers we all serve, is paramount. I again thank you for your ongoing patience and support.

Thank You,

Steve Geppi
Chairman & CEO, Geppi Family Enterprises

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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #88 on: March 24, 2020, 07:15:53 AM »
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BOOM! Studios Announces Retailer Support Services Program

BOOM! Studios today announced the BOOM! Retailer Support Services Program, a comprehensive set of initiatives effective immediately to aid comic book shops worldwide affected by the current health crisis.

The BOOM! Retailer Support Services Program will initially deliver the following benefits to qualifying accounts pending details being finalized with Diamond Comic Distributors:

    Full Returnability Through June: BOOM! Studios will extend the industry’s best returnability program, the BOOM! Guarantee, by making all items that ship between March 18th through June 24th fully returnable via affidavit in order to allow retailers to order with confidence. Any retailer not already enrolled in the BOOM! Guarantee can sign up for free right here.

    #BoostYourLCS Paid Promotion: BOOM! Studios will increase targeted advertising and promotion around comic shops, and specifically spotlight stores offering Safe Services (like curbside and mail order options), using the #BoostYourLCS hashtag to reach over 360,000 fans worldwide. A full list of BOOM! Guarantee and Safe Service retailers (with regular updates) can be found right here.

    Rare Variant Cover Gift Set: BOOM! Studios will offer retailers a direct cash infusion by providing previously released rare and popular variant covers for free to qualifying Diamond accounts in April. These gifts will create an opportunity for retailers to generate additional revenue and promotion at no cost. For retailers who do not normally sell variant covers at an increased price, these can be used to reward loyal pull-box subscribers or used to further incentivize customer engagement as prizes or purchasing rewards.

    Monthly 1-Per Store Variant Covers: BOOM! Studios will provide new, previously unannounced 1-per-store variant every month through December 2020 free to qualifying Diamond accounts. This program will begin with a new 1-per store variant for Faithless II #1 in April, followed by Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #51 in May, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow #1 in June.

    Diamond Summit Variant: BOOM! Studios will deliver our promised free Diamond Summit retailer variant cover for Faithless II #1 to all qualifying stores in April so that retailers don’t miss out on this hotly anticipated issue.

    Exclusive Convention Variant Opportunities: BOOM! Studios will offer select variant covers and other items previously planned for 2020 conventions direct to retailers through Diamond, as long as supplies last. Since fans can’t go to conventions, we’re bringing the conventions to the fans!

This program includes BOOM! Studios’ support and participation in future industry-wide, coordinated joint initiatives with Diamond Comic Distributors and other participating publishers to benefit and support comic book stores.

“We are deeply committed to working together hand-in-hand with our retail partners through this period of disruption. BOOM! Studios is proud to take both immediate and long term steps to support those on the front lines of our industry,” said Filip Sablik, President of Publishing & Marketing, BOOM! Studios. “The BOOM! Retailer Support Services Program we’ve outlined today is just the start of our efforts, which will evolve as we receive more feedback from retailers. We believe publishers should earn their space on our retail partners’ shelves and at no time has that belief been more important than now. We invite retailers to participate and share ideas to enhance our efforts together.”

Diamond Comic Distributors and BOOM! Studios will be sharing more information directly with retailers as soon as it is finalized to clearly outline how to receive benefits from the BOOM! Retailer Support Services Program.

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Re: The business of comics
« Reply #89 on: March 24, 2020, 07:28:17 AM »
The comic book store I go to has managed to stay open, offering curbside pickup and delivery, but then just today I got an email from them saying that Diamond Comics will stop delivering comics to retailers after this week. They’re currently trying to see if any publishers would be willing to ship new comics directly to them.

I’m definitely gonna try to support them as much as possible, as I’ve worried about them since the start of this crisis. But I fear the overall comic book business landscape may suffer heavy casualties the longer this goes on.