For some time there has been a dispute between the online retailer and sometimes publisher Amazon and the publishing house, Hachette. Amazon wants more flexibility to sell books at lower prices, while Hachette stands by its right to maintain higher prices for its goods. This week Amazon attempted to reach out to Hachette’s authors in…
Kickstarter of the Week: Songs of My People
Music is a big part of geek fan culture. From filk to nerdcore, there are tons of great songs to represent our love of all things geek.
Wonder Woman in Sensation Comics
This fall DC Comics will be unveiling a new anthology devoted to Wonder Woman. This comic series will debut on August 20th, titled Sensation Comics. The stories will first be published in an online format, with a printed version projected for an October release date. The contributors range the gamut from Gail Simone to Caitlin…
The DC Daily Planet: Hellos and Goodbyes
There’s a lot of new faces this week, DC fans! New creative teams to be excited or angry about, new cast members to muse over, and, of course, a few familiar names we’ll be sad to see go.
Reviews Roulette: Spin the Wheel, Write Reviews
Welcome to Reviews Roulette, where editors randomly assign comics to our staff writers for review! This week we assigned The Auteur #4 (Oni Press), Thomas Aslop (BOOM!), and Emily and the Strangers: Breaking the Record (Dark Horse).
Throwing Popcorn: Gravity Falls
Gravity Falls Disney Alex Hirsch, Rob Renzetti The show is kind of a Twin Peaks meets Eerie, Indiana, only animated and with less, y’know, actual murder. The main character of the show is Dipper Pines, a tween-age boy who is sent to Gravity Falls. Oregon with his twin sister Mabel for summer vacation. Their Great…
