CR Week In Review

Top Stories
The week's most important comics-related news stories, November 20 to November 26, 2004:

1. MV Creations, Studio Behind Recent He-Man Comic Books and Owed Money by CrossGen Entertainment, Makes Appeal to Fans to Erase $140,000 Debt, $82,000 of it to Freelancers. (that's their chart at left)

2. Scheherazade Anthology Printing Controversy Puts Editor and Publisher at Odds.

3. Report of Marketing Department Changes at Tokyopop, as Industry Grapples with Implications of Backlist Gains.

Winner of the Week
Cartoonist Mike Allred, whose Golden Plates project launched well, news of which triggered another round of media coverage.

Losers of the Week
Editorial cartoonists, dealing with the fallout from two stories late in last week's cycle: the accusation that some cartoonists depict Condoleeza Rice in a racist fashion, and Ted Rall's dismissal from Washingtonpost.com.

Quote of the Week
"Comics, as much attention as they're getting now, is still a terrible way to make a living." -- Cartoonist and screenwriter Daniel Clowes.
 
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