Heidi MacDonald
@Comixace
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So I rounded up all that I've heard about Ike Perlmutter's removal from Marvel, and what might be coming for Marvel Comics. Surprisingly, the mood is cautious optimism.
https://www.comicsbeat.com/ike-is-gone-whats-next-for-marvel-comics/
Operation Comic Book Sales Chart ‘22 kicks off with the Top 200 indie comics (with numbers!) from San Francisco’s Silver Sprocket store, courtesy of publisher/retailer Avi Ehrlich.
https://www.comicsbeat.com/sales-chart-silver-sprocket-top-200-indie-bestsellers-of-2022/
4) We are always looking for essays with a strong personal viewpoint
There is a VERY SMALL amount of pay involved for these positions. People who need a full time gig, please don't apply. This is not for exposure, but it is for experience, and hopefully making this industry a better, more accountable place.
Email me at comicsbeat at gmail with clips and/or interests
And thank you!
Hey everyone, t's a brutal time for comics media, but the Beat is actually looking to add a few people to our team. Email at comicsbeat at gmail with clips
1) Looking for on the ground folks to help cover #ECCC March 2-5 in Seattle, #Wondercon Mar. 24-26, LA, & #C2E2 in Chicago Mar 31-Apr 2
2) We are also looking for an entertainment reporter, who will report news on comics media, do interviews, cover events, etc
3) We are also looking for someone to help cover manga, webtoons, and so on.
Sigrid EllisThe enshittification of everything is coming to NetFlix.
https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/02/nonbinary-families/#red-envelopes
I urge you to read that, especially the parts where a handful of hyper-rich cis het white men* can decide what is and is not a "family" for the entire planet.
* I am guessing that corporate executives are, by and large, hyper-rich cis het men, mostly Boomers and Gen X, mostly white.
WOW this week's issue of
Publishers Weekly is the FIRST EVER standalone Graphic Novels Announcements issue, with listings for adult, MG and YA books. Heroic effort by @meglemke to put together this historic issue! And a fitting capper to Calvin Reid's legacy.
James B. EmmettMad Cave Studios announced its first creator-owned title, Don't Spit in the Wind from Stefano Cardoselli. I'm the editor of this book! Please check it out if you can: https://majorspoilers.com/2022/11/17/mad-cave-studios-announces-dont-spit-in-the-wind/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=MajorSpoilers&utm_content=Mad%20Cave%20Studios%20announces%20Don%27t%20Spit%20in%20the%20Wind Thank you so much! #comics
Had a wonderful birthday week dinner with the pals and the subject of modern artists came up. So many artists I like have identical, dull bios. Born in the midwest; came to NYC; got famous; moved to the American desert and now have a welding shop to make their Art. Sounds peaceful.
Maria PopovaWelcome to the age of AIs censoring art. Some algorithm on one of the Mastodon servers thinks this Georgia O'Keeffe painting is a vagina and is blurring it out. Unsure whether to laugh or cry. But somehow I suspect Georgia would have been mischievously pleased.
