Archive Page 2260
February 2026
Wal-Mart underwear choices, Feb 28, 2026 – Comic Book stuff on the racks at stores
Why the 1996 " Kingdom Come" by Mark Waid and Alex Ross is the best of the Elseworlds projects – CBR.com
Spiderverse 3 "why it's taking a long time" – Gamesradar
600 million copy world sales
One Piece Manga hits 600 million in sales – Game Rant
...with almost 3 decades of consistent serialization. With all the massive success that the series has been enjoying, the One Piece series has just broken a new record that no other manga will ever come close to. It has been officially confirmed that One Piece has hit over 600 million copies in circulation all over the world, and in doing so, it crushes any other anime and manga series worldwide..."
For Comparison: total American comic book sales over the last three decades estimated at $27 billion = 4.5 billion copies (of "floppies" ) sold. That, however, isn't a true picture of copies sold, rather just an equivalent, because it doesn't factor that the total $27 billion number includes periodicals + graphic novels + some digital.
ComicsPro 2026 wrap up – Comicsbeat
London comics scene in March - a lot happening – Bleeding Cool
Combining Paramount and Warner Bros means a $79 billion debt load – US News
The Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery merger will create a combined entity that would have a net debt of about $79 billion, Paramount said on Monday, ruling out any plan to divest or spinoff the cable assets..."
"Managing an American Comic Book Shop in France" – Comicbook
...The European market is quite different, but Pulp’s is a classic American comic book shop, offering weekly issues both in French and English for its clientele. While there are multiple Pulp’s in France, united by a deal to import comic books and offer them on the same day they reach the shelves in the US, Pulp’s Bordeaux is the only one outside the capital, Paris..."
...I just want to say that last year we were spoiled. Because it wasn’t a given. Until 2024, it wasn’t easy. There weren’t really any big titles coming out, and you could feel Marvel and DC were kind of searching for their footing. But then came a real renaissance, with Marvel’s Ultimate universe coming back strong, and Absolute being a real success story... "
Tatjana Wood (1926-2026) – Comicsbeat
Karen Berger, Paul Levitz and Nancy Collins remember comics colorist Tatjana Wood – Bleeding Cool
Turning games into comic books – JS Online
UGH! Entertainment today announced it is routing creator intellectual property through Metal Ninja Studios’ Concept to Comic™ production pipeline to adapt novels, tabletop concepts, and game narratives into finished, print-ready comic books..."
"Why New Avengers is exactly right for Marvel" – Comicbook
Marvel is in a place they haven’t been in a long time and that’s second place..."
Are there net sales records that justify this claim? I keep hearing that despite the great sales off DC's "Absolute" line of books, total title sales still favors Marvel who simply continue to publish more books than DC.
Stuff on the shelves of stores - see more on the Racks pages
Birthday tribute to Norm Breyfogle 1960-2018 – 13th Dimension
Dan Quintana Absolute Batman #16 cover art goes for $100,000 at auction – Dread Central
So, what does Paramount have access to now with a merger deal with Warner Bros? – Comicbook
The list of IP properties is quite long, but the highlights are things like Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Mortal Kombat, DC Comics plus DC Studios and HBO.
Paramount already has Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Transformers among other items, so the combined list is going to be massive.
Related: Netflix backs out of Warner Bros. purchase, clearing a path for Paramount - Washington Post
"Resilience" is the word from ComicsPRO – Publishers Weekly
Sales to comics shops hit a new high in 2025 at $2.2 billion, led by an influx of new readers drawn to DC’s Absolute Batman and other relaunched titles, according to industry analyst Milton Griepp. Sales in comics shops are growing even faster than in bookstores, Griepp said, with direct market sales up nearly 30% last year..."
Batman Brave and the Bold movie casting "buzz" – Outlook India
Is Paul Anthony Kelly to be the next Batman/Bruce Wayne for the James Gunn Brave and the Bold movie?
After weeks of online speculation linking him to DC Studios’ search for a new Bruce Wayne, Kelly admitted the idea of playing the Caped Crusader would be a "dream come true."
Using classic Māori images for a comic book – Eurekalert - not much explanation here about the project but the image is interesting.
The ambitious anthology project I Feel Doom loaded with comic creators – Comicbook
Flipping $2500 variants on eBay After ComicsPRO – Bleedingcool
Canadian comics publisher Drawn & Quarterly is moving to new distributor – Comicsbeat
The Comic Book Trust of India plan to promote Indian comic book creators – EDEX Live
Profile of artist Peter Ngyuen "his professional journey" – The Hindu
I love D-list characters! Red Tornado is never going to be as famous as Superman, so they don’t come with that kind of pressure, and it gives me a lot of freedom to play artistically. When we design characters for them, the story line takes priority...." Peter says the job potential as a comic book artist was unknown when he was growing up, and his parents wanted him to be an architect as he loved drawing. He attended a talent search competition helmed by his hero, comic book artist Jim Lee, and was one of the four finalists who got to go on stage..."
The May 2026 DC books – Comicsbeat
Boom to make their comics returnable – bleedingcool
A lot of "ComicsPro2026" coverage at Comics Beat – Comicsbeat
ComicsPRO 2026 is considered the most important annual gathering for comic shop retailers, publishers, distributors, and creators. It is a closed-door, business-to-business conference for the industry, and not a public fan convention (like Comic-Con).
Marvel announces "blind bag" changes – Bleedingcool
DC announces line expansion at Comics Pro – Graphic Policy
Interview with Canadian cartoonist Leo Burdak – The Comics Journal
Comics Journal: I’m curious. I know America in the '50s [had] the backlash to the EC horror comics."
Leo Burdak: Ya, the Crime comics. Tales from the Crypt. Evil comics. My mother had a bee in her bonnet about those for a while. There were all kinds of legends in Dawson Creek about how bad the teenagers were down in the city, which made me curious to get down here. But she calmed down after a while. My Dad was interested in the stuff. Although the English spoken in my parental household was marginal. Superman came as a comic strip in the Free Press weekly. We originally thought Superman was a waiter, or some sort of manservant, otherwise why would they dress him in this silly outfit. Back in Northwestern Czechoslovakia where my parents were originally from they had all sorts of resorts like Banff. They had waiters who dressed like that. Dad reading it assumed it was Supper Man and he was a waiter in some fancy resort...."
I haven't seen a documented date for Leo Burdak's birth date, but judging from his comments regarding comic books, he was likely born in 1937 to 1938. He died in 2021.
DC using ComicsPRO ’26 for announcements for DC’s Absolute line – Comics Beat
New collections of Archie Comics coming from Oni – Broken Frontier
A faux cover for The Amazing Spider-Man #97:
Art and story at 13th Dimension
Dark Horse and Terry Moore to launch new project – Comicsbeat
...to form a new imprint debuting in October 2026. .."
Article describes omnibus plans and other things to come.
Profile of British small-press comics company Avery Hill Publishing – The Comics Journal
IDW's Godzilla vs America – Something
The series of one-shots saw Godzilla crisscross the country, smashing things up in Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, and even Kansas City, with each book featuring unique stories of everyone’s favorite kaiju in these iconic locations as told and drawn by artists hailing from there as well..."
The reward offered for recovery of Nicolas Cage's Detective Comics #27 – Tennessean
"Wuthering Heights" goes to number 1 for movie theaters global and US market – MSN Variety
This marks the ninth consecutive No. 1 debut for Warner Bros. following theatrical winners such as "A Minecraft Movie" "Sinners," "Final Destination Bloodlines" and "Weapons." Back in 2024, Netflix (which is currently fighting with Paramount to buy Warner Bros.) had offered a hefty $150 million for Fennell to make "Wuthering Heights" for the streamer. However the director and Robbie, who produced the film with MRC, opted for a smaller budget from Warner Bros. in exchange for a theatrical release and full-scale marketing campaign..."
Inside the Disney/Marvel advertising machine that uses "tone setting exercises" – Hollywood Reporter
...Wonder Man, which bowed all eight episodes on Jan. 27, has been hailed for departing from superhero conventions. It’s full of entertainment industry references and real-life Hollywood landmarks, and even has actors like Josh Gad and Joe Pantoliano playing themselves...."
The meta nature of Wonder Man extended to how it was shot, one of the rare shows filmed on location in Los Angeles these days. To highlight that, the team partnered with Starline Tours for a bus tour of filming locations, and used it to bring a group of influencers to the Hollywood premiere..."
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Original page February 18, 2026