Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* the writer Warren Ellis has launched another focal point for conversation and hype on the Internet, this time centered on his forthcoming webcomic Freakangels. Since he's more successful than anyone at comics at doing this kind of thing, the site is worth noting even if you have no desire to participate. I think the offhand announcement that Freakangels will start in February 2008 may sort of be news, too.

* Forbidden Planet International's first-rate blog previews the forthcoming Turnhout Strip Festival, and reveals their attractive poster was done by the greatly accomplished designer, cartoonist and illustrator Richard McGuire. I know some people think that posters are overrated, but I'm interested in finding out about the festival based on McGuire's involvement alone.

* missed it: Moulinsart was convicted of violating a contractual agreement with an artist that provided them work on what was to be a limited series Tintin-related figure. This article at afNews.info suggests this might delight those who don't care for the current Herge empire caretakers, which suggests a whole world of infighting and rivalries I'm not sure I have enough energy to explore.

* there are no words.

* because they decline to provide sales figures, I am greatly skeptical of the press releases that boast of second printings for various DC Comics publications. It's simply too easy to generate the need for a second printing, and with DC's healthy back catalog it's even more suspicious than it might be for a small, under-capitalized company when a volume sells out immediately. Also, sell-outs in general are only remarkable if they also come on the heels of solid first printing numbers. The other thing that happens is that whenever I read a story like this, I can't help but think that comics is so weird its companies routinely boast of misjudging demand.

* there are now Seth-designed stickers for winners of the Doug Wright Awards. That's one of the few North American awards programs with a small enough winners pool where this kind of thing could be a boon, I think.

* Glenn Hauman talks about a meeting with DC Comics executives about the illegal downloading of their comics... at the beginning of 2005.
 
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