Archive Page 2228
March 2025
They were Conventions, now they're Festivals? – Comicsbeat
You and I may want panels about nichey comics topics but….they don’t play well in the big room. In theory the 15% culling should lead to a banger after banger after banger line up of panels. And yet, just doing things that are popular result in an inevitable flattening and lack of surprise in the experience...."
The problem repeats itself in just about every area of the comic book community: the hobby wants "normie" money but not the "normie tastes" which do not really reflect the hobby with all its permutations and interests.
Diamond bankruptcy effort now includes debt-collection company – Bleedingcool
Daredevil Born Again premier audience size at 7.5 million – Comicbookmovie
For comparison [source CHAT GPT]:
The Penguin HBO Max start episode had 5.3 million viewers, final episode with 16 million viewers.
Agatha All Along Disney+ started with 9.3 million and ended with 4.2 million viewers.
Retcon with "Ms. Marvel is being injected into the history of the X-Men" gets strong reaction – Cosmicbook
50% of retail shops have already closed. They’ve already replaced your favorite characters and wiped out decades worth of stories from legendary creators. It’s on YOU. Retailers need to stop pre-ordering and tell Marvel they don’t want this shit. Fans need to leave Marvel on the shelf. Supporting this shit means supporting the downfall of comics...."
Archie crossover coming from Kevin Smith? – Gamesradar
The Fantastic Four comics that are inspiration for the coming FF film – Polygon
'These don’t come around every day,' the selling of low grade Amazing Fantasy #15's, the issue that originally introduced Spider-Man in 1962 – New Market Today
Day 24 of release: Cap 4 now at $370,784,423 worldwide – The-Numbers
I asked Chat GPT to compare the global box office of Captain America New World Order to the other Captain America films on day 24 of their releases. Chat GPT provided an estimated only comparison:
2011 – Captain America: The First Avenger: $370 million
2014 – Captain America: The Winter Soldier: $714.4 million
2016 – Captain America: Civil War: $1.153 billion
2025 – Captain America New World Order: $371 million
Cap4 replaced as number 1 at box office – comicbookmovie
Using DC's Abosolute series to "save Shazam" – CBR MSN
DC's most recent Shazam comic book was launched in May 2023, with the book intended to take the character back to his roots to some level. Eschewing the New 52 trait of actually calling him Shazam, writer Mark Waid compromised and began calling him "The Captain." Likewise, while the characters and premise that Geoff Johns introduced in the New 52 reboot of the hero were still there, the status quo was more traditional, even bringing back the setting of Fawcett City..."
The article has several ideas on reviving the "outdated" story of DC's Captain Marvel.
Deadline approaches for Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) – Blue Sky
Indy comics event - website
The Comic Book Brain Super List
Absolute Martian Manhunter #1 and Absolute Flash #1 hit order numbers over 120K – MSN Comic Basics
How comic book shops are strategizing to keep customers coming back – Publishers Weekly
According to the latest ICv2 industry report, of the $1.87 billion in comics and graphic novel sales in 2023, 61% are from book channels, while 36% are via the direct market, which comprises approximately 3,000 specialty comics retailers. Indications are that specialty shops’ share rose in 2024, which was “a pretty good year in comic stores,” reports Milton Griepp, president of ICv2, which did not release full figures by press time..."
Can 3,000 "specialty shops" be an accurate number? That averages 60 shops per state in the USA, and clearly for many states even ten shops is pushing it. Obviously, other locations such as urban areas are going to support a higher number of shops, but still 3,000 shops that bring in "new" books every month seems like a very optimistic number, which is to say, I suspect the "real" number is half. For comparison, there are 653 Barnes & Noble bookstores in the entire country. For more comparison there are roughly 2,000 "independent" bookstores in the USA, and some 6,000 used bookstores [source: Chat GPT].
Waiting for the Comic Book Store to Open - images variants from Grok and Chat GPT
DC Comics You Tube Channel gets hacked, taken over by "Korean middle schooler" – Soap Central
Captain America 4 Action Doll - stuff on the racks
Review of Kay Sohini’s graphic memoir This Beautiful, Ridiculous City – Comics Beat
Lexington Comic Con / LexCon starts – Kentucky
Thunderbolts* and Toy Story #3 – Gamesradar
The Daredevil suit redesigns for TV Daredevil Born Again + variant covers – Comic Book Club Live
Maybe there's going to be a Hancock II with Will Smith
Story at Bounding into comics
Russo Bros., Robert Downey Jr and the Avengers
Story at Moviefone
Webtoon reports losses of over $150 million
But it also reports earnings of $1.35 billion – numbers and story at Bleeding Cool
The most expensive comic books ever – Prestige Online
Discussion of Detective Comics #27, Fantastic Four #1, Tales of Suspense #39, and four other very pricey books.
Top Earning Superhero Films of all time - 137 titles - updated listings
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Original page March 5, 2025