In what may be a first for a trade book publisher, Del Rey is planning on starting a new comics imprint, Del Rey Comics to release serialized comic periodicals, starting with a comics adaptation Stephen King and Peter Straub’s The Talisman. As exciting as it is, Del Rey has declined to comment on the future [...]
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November 4, 2009
Marvel Still in Trouble
Though Marvel Comics is being aquired by Disney (deal still in progress), for now it’s still in trouble. They recently reported a drop in publishing sales. While is is most likely a symptom of the larger problems of the comic book industry, hopefully Disney’s intervention will help them pick up sales and move forward with [...]
November 4, 2009
Tor makes a foray into web based comics?
Announced yesterday, Tor.com, a divison of Macmillian has purchased the rights to develop two full-length graphic novels in a web-only format, to be released as serials in the coming months. I suppose they will be fantasy and/or sci-fi based, that being the focus of the imprint itself, but I look forward to seeing how they [...]
