September 10, 2005
CR Week In Review
Top Stories
The week's most important comics-related news stories, September 3 to September 9, 2005:
1. Three-way tie between developing stories that may have reached potentially crucial stages: Marvel
pays off its loans and moves forward with film plans, which may change the way they publish and develop properties; Paypal
institutes polices that help facilitate micropayments, which may boost revenue streams for certain webcomics; the New York convention run by Reed Exhibitions
may have reached a tipping point in terms of space sold and publishers participating.
2. DC Comics
announces two major hires in its revamped marketing department. Supposedly, the fact both are from book publishing
should not be inferred as bringing help to the part of their business that markets to bookstores.
3. The
New York Times announces a comics feature for its magazine, basically a serialized graphic novel. It starts with an effort by Chris Ware.
Winner of the Week
Generous fans and comics professionals from all avenues of comics who are expressing concern about victims of Hurricane Katrina and
trying to do something to help.
Losers of the Week
The comics industry which despite
admirable plans and pledges is likely to take a long-term business hit from lost stores, interrupted cash flow, regional economic depression and a potential dip in spending power nationwide.
Quote of the Week
"OFF WITH THY PISCATROID PATE!" -- The sword-swinging Ares, Lord of War, in
Sub-Mariner #57, back before comic books had lower case letters, periods, and any attempt at more subtle dialogue.
first appearance of transitional Marvel superhero Ant Man, soon required to bring in the big movie bucks.
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