Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* the search for more information about deceased Punch cartoonist Robert Peacock has gone poorly enough I'd like to note his passing here in case that failure continues and a proper obituary isn't written.

* so who among you had Buenaventura "we also make super-large, infuriating-to-some, hardcover anthologies" Press in the pool of name alt-comics publishers that would pick up the periodicals flag and charge up the hill with it? Put your hand down, you did not. I'll try to provide more details in the next Bundled, but BP just sent out a press release they're not only releasing six new comic books this year but they'll be doing things like bundling them in order to provide a better price point and potential buying opportunity. Their "Economic Stimulus 3-Pak" will be in June's Previews and will run $11.95 for Aviatrix #1 (Eric Haven), I Want You #1 (Lisa Hanawalt) and Injury #3 (Ted May). The books cost $4.95 apiece. There's definitely something going on when folks like BP and Sparkplug seem to be sticking with putting some traditionally-formatted comic books out there and the more established publishers seem to be moving away from that model for the part. What that something is, I couldn't possibly tell you.

* the writer Van Jensen takes a look at the latest Platinum filings and notes that the company is $20 million in the whole and beset by a number of struggles and woes. Some are entertaining; some are aggravating. There's a lot of gossipy grist for the commentary mill there and people like Gary Tyrrell are digging in to hilarious effect. I think the only news here is the extent of the losses, which would seem to me to speak against the conventional wisdom that the Platinum model would work if only one or two deals go through.

* "on-line action and adventure web site" should probably mean something other than what these people do.

* finally, I would assume this is more about publishing in general and not webcomics specifically, although I could be wrong and maybe it's even about both. The line in the "rebuttal" about four weeks before Miller could respond is funny, although it's hard to see that as a real shot. Who cares how long it takes people to publish? As always, I'm for every revenue model, not one over another, especially when that may be an artificial construction.
 
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