May
03
Al Feldstein, the Soul of Mad Magazine, Dies at 88
Posted in: UncategorizedMr. Feldstein took over a fledgling humor magazine called Mad in 1956 and made it a popular, profitable and enduring wellspring of American satire.
Mar
17
Bits Blog: Tech’s Favorite Cartoonist Enters Mainstream Publishing
Posted in: UncategorizedThe online cartoonist Randall Munroe is about to explore a strange new world — mainstream publishing — and seek out an audience that doesn’t know its Linux from its Lexus.
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Mar
02
Archie Comic Picks Film and TV Writer for Top Creative Post
Posted in: UncategorizedRoberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the new chief creative officer at Archie Comic Publications, has a long history with comics and Archie, some of it bumpy.
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Feb
03
At DC, Comic Book Covers Get Cross-Marketing Role
Posted in: UncategorizedDC Comics is using its covers to promote Scribblenauts Unmasked, a video game released by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment last year, as well as a line of toys that will come out this month.
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Oct
13
An Island of Designer Toys and Dueling Artists Within New York Comic Con
Posted in: UncategorizedMore features and events have been added to an area called the Block, including more expensive items like designer toys, art prints and books.
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Oct
06
Al Jaffee’s Work Is Going to Columbia
Posted in: UncategorizedAl Jaffee, best known for the three-panel fold-ins in Mad magazine, is donating many of his cartoons, along with other material from his personal archives, to Columbia.
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Aug
07
Stan Lynde, Creator of ‘Rick O’Shay’ Comic Strip, Dies at 81
Posted in: UncategorizedMr. Lynde’s syndicated work was set in the town of Conniption, and featured, in addition to the title character, the gunslinger Hipshot Percussion, the banker Mort Gage and a boy named Quyat Burp.
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Jul
27
Sharing the Wealth as a Comic Book Goes to Hollywood
Posted in: UncategorizedThe movie “2 Guns,” adapted from the comic books from Boom Studios, opens this week. Thanks to Boom’s “creator share” model, both the publisher and comic’s writer reap benefits.
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Jul
21
Embracing Tablets, Comic Book Publishers Cash In on a Digital Revolution
Posted in: UncategorizedThe market is surging, with digital sales of comic books almost tripling in a year’s time.
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Jul
02
Vertigo, a DC Comics Brand, Is Rebuilding With 6 New Series
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Vertigo imprint was introduced in 1993 for mature audiences, but has struggled to compete against popular superhero fiction.
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Jun
07
Archie Could Be Latest Comic Book Hero Headed for the Big Screen
Posted in: UncategorizedWarner Brothers is planning a live-action movie based on the small-town adventures of Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead.
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Mar
13
Advertising: Honest Tea Develops a Business Guide as a Comic Book
Posted in: UncategorizedThe beverage maker Honest Tea has aimed to help start-ups by telling its tale of missteps and successes in an accessible format.
Mar
11
Media Decoder: Marvel Comics Introduces Redesigned Apps and New Video Programming
Posted in: UncategorizedComic books went digital long ago, but Marvel Comics upped the ante significantly by unveiling a superhero-size slate of mobile and online initiatives.
Dec
28
Prototype: The Comics Are Feeling the Pain of Print
Posted in: UncategorizedMany wonder whether daily comics can make a jump to mass electronic distribution or whether they will be tossed aside like yesterday’s news.br/br/span class=”advertisement” a href=”http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=05f399cfcb004deba37ed325aeab8424u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/business/media/28proto.html”img src=”http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=05f399cfcb004deba37ed325aeab8424u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/business/media/28proto.html” border=”0″//a
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Dec
25
Will Elder | b. 1921: His Mad World
Posted in: UncategorizedHe had a love for juvenility that lasted a lifetime.br/br/span class=”advertisement” a href=”http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=05f399cfcb004deba37ed325aeab8424u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/magazine/28elder-t.html”img src=”http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=05f399cfcb004deba37ed325aeab8424u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/magazine/28elder-t.html” border=”0″//a
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