Press Release 7/13/18 Press Release 7/13/18

Comics and Graphic Novel Sales Down 6.5% in 2017 According to New Estimate by ICv2 and Comichron

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The comics and graphic novel market slipped 6.5% in 2017, with sharper declines in comic store and newsstand sales mitigated by stronger sales in the book channel and digital, according to a new joint estimate by ICv2's Milton Griepp and Comichron's John Jackson Miller. Total comics and graphic novel sales to consumers in the U.S. and Canada remained above $1 billion at $1.015 billion in 2017, a $70 million decrease from sales in 2016.

Press Release 5/3/18 Press Release 5/3/18

BOOM! Studios Announces Jeanine Schaefer as Executive Editor

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BOOM! Studios announced today that it has hired Jeanine Schaefer as Executive Editor. In this newly created role, Schaefer will report directly to Matt Gagnon, Editor-in-Chief, and function in a leadership role within the Editorial department while overseeing a new, yet-to-be-revealed line of titles.

Dustin Cabeal 3/22/18 Dustin Cabeal 3/22/18

Valiant Entertainment Adds Longtime Comic Veteran Mel Caylo as Director of Marketing

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Valiant Entertainment is proud to announce it has brought on seasoned comics executive Mel Caylo to serve as its Director of Marketing. Caylo will work closely with Valiant’s executive, sales, and editorial teams to plan, execute, and oversee all aspects of PR and marketing for the publisher’s critically acclaimed slate of monthly titles, including SHADOWMAN, X-O MANOWAR, BLOODSHOT SALVATION, NINJA-K, QUANTUM AND WOODY!, and others, as well as the upcoming, much-anticipated HARBINGER WARS 2 crossover event.

Press Release 3/8/18 Press Release 3/8/18

Valiant Entertainment Names Eisner Award Nominee Karl Bollers as Editor

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Valiant Entertainment is proud to announce that veteran editor, writer, and Eisner Award nominee Karl Bollershas been named to the position of Editor. In his new role, Bollers will assist Valiant Editor-in-Chief Warren Simons on an ongoing basis and contribute to Valiant’s critically acclaimed slate of monthly titles, including X-O MANOWAR, BLOODSHOT SALVATION, NINJA-K, QUANTUM AND WOODY!, and others, as well as the upcoming HARBINGER WARS 2 crossover event.

Press Release 2/16/18 Press Release 2/16/18

Publisher Eric Stephenson added to Image Comics Board of Directors

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Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson—credited by many for ushering in the Image Comics Renaissance—is joining Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino as a member of the company’s Board of Directors.

Press Release 1/30/18 Press Release 1/30/18

Filmmaker Dan Mintz Acquires Valiant Entertainment

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Filmmaker and DMG Entertainment Founder Dan Mintz announced today that the company has acquired Valiant Entertainment, the third largest universe of superhero characters in entertainment, sitting alongside Warner Bros.’ DC Comics and Disney’s Marvel.

Mintz has held a significant stake in Valiant since 2014. By taking complete ownership of Valiant's library of over 2,000 characters, including X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Harbinger, Shadowman, Archer & Armstrong, Ninjak, Faith and more, Mintz looks to further secure his filmmaker-run studio with a treasure trove of world-class intellectual properties and establish DMG as one of the most valuable and innovative media companies in Hollywood.res

Dustin Cabeal 12/30/17 Dustin Cabeal 12/30/17

5 Questions About 5x5 Fest

By Dustin Cabeal

Ghost City Comics is presenting another contest on their site and this time it's called 5x5 Fest. Essentially you have five days to make five pages of a comic and will be given a prop, setting and a line of dialogue to include in your comic. Judges will pick the winners and I will be reviewing the winners. Exciting right?! Keeping with the theme of "5" I asked Michael Ruiz-Unger and Tucker Tota about 5x5 Fest.

Press Release 12/12/17 Press Release 12/12/17

Lion Forge Welcomes Greg Tumbarello and Jeremy Atkins to the Roles of Senior Editor and Senior Publicist

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Lion Forge announces four new hires in its editorial and marketing departments today, including industry veterans Greg Tumbarello and Jeremy Atkins. These two join the rapidly growing publisher alongside multiple hires in each department’s junior staff. Grace Bornhoft joins as assistant editor and Madeline Roy as marketing associate.

Press Release 11/16/17 Press Release 11/16/17

IMAGE EXPO returns in February 2018

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Image Comics is pleased to announce that IMAGE EXPO will partner will return and for the first time ever and will be held in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday, February 21st, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Leftbank Annex. Tickets are now available for purchase here.

Press Release 11/2/17 Press Release 11/2/17

Valiant Entertainment Names Shanyce Lora as Social Media Manager

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Valiant Entertainment is proud to announce that Shanyce Lora has been named to the position ofSocial Media Manager. In her new role, Lora will oversee the expansion of Valiant’s social media footprint on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more, and contribute to the company’s further expansion beyond the printed page and into emerging media with short-form live-action and animated content for a digital-first audience.

Justin McCarty 9/20/17 Justin McCarty 9/20/17

Review: PanelxPanel #3

By Justin McCarty

PanelxPanel is a magazine by comic creators for comic creators. Its tag, “An in-depth look at the medium we love: comics,” says everything. It is a celebration of the comics medium. What Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou has created in magazine form is Inside The Actors Studio for sequential storytelling. In only three issues Hass has gotten creators to delve very deep into their collaborations and philosophies of creating comics. Sometimes the discussion is personal and frank as they discuss where their heads were at during certain points in the process.

Press Release 8/31/17 Press Release 8/31/17

Comic Industry: Valiant Entertainment Names Charlotte Greenbaum as Associate Editor

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Valiant Entertainment is proud to announce that Charlotte Greenbaum has been named to the position of Associate Editor. Greenbaum begins her new role in the midst of Valiant’s “ICONS”initiative with a slate of major new ongoing series, prestige-format limited series, and self-contained events planned for the publisher’s most storied characters, including X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Faith, Ninjak, and more.

Dustin Cabeal 1/6/17 Dustin Cabeal 1/6/17

Image Plans A Shit Ton of Variants For 25th Year Anniversary

By Dustin Cabeal

Yay... variants. Themed variants for each month... but only starting in February. This is why I hate variants. Image doesn't need to do this shit. Sure it "sounds" awesome because they aren't known for it, but if you need a reminder of how old this shit gets, look no further than Dark Horse and BOOM!'s celebration last year or Aspen's from two years ago... that shit almost put them out of business. At least it looked that way when they stopped publishing titles. The point is, this seems exactly like the shit that Image publisher Eric Stephenson is always talking about being terrible for the industry. Guess it doesn't matter when you hit 25 years.

Dustin Cabeal 12/28/16 Dustin Cabeal 12/28/16

Worst of 2016: Licensed Brands

Find out why licensed brands are on our “Worst of 2016” list.

Dustin Cabeal 12/11/16 Dustin Cabeal 12/11/16

Not To Be Excluded IDW Sets Up Office In Portland

By Dustin Cabeal

I picture a small basement office, somewhere in the middle of the hallway with this sign on it and just two people working there. One of which will be working there until another publisher has an open position. I guess IDW didn't want to be the only non-corporate entity to not have a Portland office. Also, I see an increase in comic creators moving to Portland. Which could mean a resurgence of 90s comics... anyone? Anyone?

Dustin Cabeal 11/10/16 Dustin Cabeal 11/10/16

We Need To Talk... Big Trouble/Escape From NY Takes The Top Spot In October

By Dustin Cabeal

Hey, there kiddos. Yeah, come on in and sit down, we need to talk. First, you're probably wondering if your mom and I are getting a divorce and the answer is yes. You see, I've loved your mom since I was a little kid. I remember her fondly in the pages of Spider-Man and Captain America. Later that love grew into X-Men and Batman. I grew up some, and we saw each other less and less.

Dustin Cabeal 11/8/16 Dustin Cabeal 11/8/16

CBMFP 259: The Last One For A While

By Dustin Cabeal

That's murder she wrote folks. The CBMFP will be taking a break while I recharge my battery. We thank you for listening every week and hope that you've enjoyed 259 episodes of the CBMFP, more if you count all those movie ones and shit that we did. Steve and I still have a hell of a show for you this week. Lots of comic book movie news because let's be honest... that's all there ever is.