#Comic Book Industry

[theconstitutionisgayculture]

Hey I’m a 23 year old superhero fan, is it wrong to say I found a lot of modern legacy characters from the 2010’s such as Miles Morales, Kamala Khan, Riri Williams as….boring?

Maybe i chemically mess up, but a lot of these legacy characters feel…safe I want to say? They never cause huge issues or conflicts themselves. Feel like 98% of the hero community easily accepts them and kisses their asses.

I’m been thinking making a Indian teen boy legacy character that becomes the Henry Ford to Tony Stark’s Thomas Edison.

Is something wrong with me? Idk, I just want something else besides the McDonald’s dc and marvel gives me.

Nah, there's nothing wrong with you. Comics just suck shit these days. Writing is all about presenting the right "representation", so minority characters are supposed to be liked by everyone because not liking them means you're racist, blah blah blah.

Remember that god awful Lady Thor comic where the bad guys were all spouting reddit-tier misogyny that sounded like it was ripped directly from a "and the whole bus clapped" tumblr post from 2013?

Comic book writing has gotten even worse since then.

If you want a recommendation for good comics, I'd suggest giving Eric July's The Rippaverse a try. It's a new comic universe built from the ground up to be like comics of old, where story and characters take center stage and politics and agenda pushing is left out completely.

There are already two comics out Isom #1 and Isom #2, written by Eric July, the latter of which is just wrapping up its pre-order campaign. They have three other books in the works too. Alphacore, written by Chuck Dixon who used to write The Punisher for Marvel and created the Batman villain Bane, and Yaira, written by The Soska Sisters, who make low budget horror movies and wrote a Black Widow series where Black Widow destroyed a child trafficking ring. Those will be released by the end of this year if all goes well. There's also an unannounced book also being written by Chuck Dixon that's probably going to be released next year, along with Isom #3.

You could also search the #IronAge tag on twitter. That has a lot of independent comics and other writing projects from people who don't like the modern woke comic industry and want to try and present something better than the current Marvel/DC/Image offerings.

#comicsgate #the rippaverse #comic book industry

[jjoyboii]

Invincible 11 - 20

Written By: Robert Kirkman

Illustrated By: Ryan Ottley

#invincible #invincible comic #robert kirkman #comic book art #comic books #comic book cover art #comic book covers #comic book blog #comic book community #comic book edit #comic book industry #comic book illustration #comic book scan #comic book pages #comic book panels #comic book series #comic book post #comic book upload #uploads #comic planet #image comics #comic book writers #comic book artist

[smashpages]

If there are two axioms about comics that you hear over and over, it’s that they’ll break your heart and that they’re dying. Writer Louis Southard is taking one of those axioms and running with it in the anthology Comics Are Dying: The Comic, which is currently crowdfunding on Zoop.

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#comics are dying: the comic #zoop #graphic novel #graphic novels #comics #louis southard #comic book industry

[ask-the-toy-box]

Long story

#heather antos #comic book industry #idw #gwenpool #bully #milkshakes

[redsnerdden]

Neal Kirby, The Son of Jack Kirby Issues A Statement Regarding The New Stan Lee Documentary

Neal Kirby, The Son of Jack Kirby Issues A Statement Regarding The New Stan Lee Documentary #Marvel #ComicBooks #Writers #Artists #JackKirby #StanLee

Recently, Marvel Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company released a new documentary focusing on the late comic creator, Stan Lee. While Lee was a monumental figure in the comic book industry and popular culture, Media Companies and other companies have often overlooked the people who help bring the comic book characters to life, the co-creators. It is a common problem in the Comic Book…

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#Comic Book Industry #Comic Books #Disney Plus #Jack Kirby #Jillian Kirby #Marvel #Neal Kirby #Stan Lee #The Jack Kirby Museum

[johnerwocky]

#ian mcginty #comic book industry #comic book related #fucked up shit #dc comics #marvel comics #creator’s rights #comicsbrokeme

[graphicpolicy]

Those Two Geeks Episode 218: Behind the Industry Scenes with Matthew Klein

Those Two Geeks Episode 218: Behind the Industry Scenes with Matthew Klein. Start your Sunday with some geeky listening. #podcast #comics #comicbooks @matthewklein316

GraphicPolicy · Those Two Geeks Episode 218: Behind the Industry Scenes with Matthew Klein Alex and Joe are joined by Matthew Klein to talk about Crashing, the nature of variant covers and the buying habits of comic readers and buyers, and… eventually… wrestling. But we actually stayed away from sports entertainment for more than 40 minutes! Matthew can be found onTwitter…

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#comic book industry #comic books #Comics #crashing #featured #matthew klein #podcast #the rhyme scheme #wwe

[comicpop]

Brainstorming with Comic Drake about how to improve marketing mainstream comic books!

#comicpop #comic pop #comic drake #comic pop returns #comicpop returns #elseworlds exchange #comic books #marvel #marvel comics #dc #dc comics #comic book industry

[neha24blog]

Comic Book Market In-Depth Research On Basis By Type, Format, Genre, Region And Forecast To 2030 : Grand View Research Inc.

San Francisco, 24 March 2023: The Report Comic Book Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Type (Digital, Non-Digital), By Format (Hard Copy, E-Books, Audiobooks), By Genre (Science-Fiction, Manga, Superhero, Non-fiction), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2022 – 2030 The global comic book market is expected to reach USD 17.52 billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View…

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#Comic Book Industry #Comic Book Market #Comic Book Market 2030 #Comic Book Market Revenue #Comic Book Market Share #Comic Book Market Size

[fantastic-nonsense]

it's super funny to me that the general population thinks of comic books as cape comics read primarily by white guys in their 30s when the average comic reader is statistically like...an 11 year old girl obsessed with Wings of Fire and Dav Pilkey's books

#if more people knew about how Scholastic is running circles around the entire western comic industry #we'd be having a VERY different conversation about the state of comics right now #dc comics #marvel comics #comic books

[apotelesmaa]

I like to imagine there’s at least one huge nerd at kamiyama in their third year and they’re always studying to get the best grades like really hitting the books & taking classes outside of school but they continually get the second highest scores and they’re seething with rage about it because the only person outdoing them academically is that purple fuck who never pays attention in class, is put in detention every week for blowing shit up and brings his whimsical ass gadgets to school. & he doesn’t even care about his status as the most academically talented kid in the grade. They’re planning on going into medical school or some other STEM field and he’s going into the arts.

#rui being a genius is never not funny to me he is using his vast intelligence to build fun toys and put on shows #constantly doing engineering/programming/etc stuff that’s never been done before but he just wants to use them in plays #mine #project sekai #spiritual successor to my soul eater post abt dtk showing up to a test having not studied & acing it and maka tries to kill him #that one comic book panel abt turning ppl into dinosaurs but it’s just like #‘​you made a sentient robot and you’re using it as a prop in shows? but w talent like that you could revolutionize the tech industry!’ #‘but I don’t want to revolutionize the tech industry. I want to make shows’

[scarlet--wiccan]

Hello! I've been boycotting Marvel ever since I saw the BDS notice you reblogged however I'm a bit confused: when the post says it's okay to buy from independent sellers does that mean it would be okay to buy the Scarlet Witch comics from a small comic book store? Or it is just meant to say it's okay to buy comics from other prints and companies if we know they aren't supporting Zi0nists?

This is my personal philosophy, which is A) subject to change; B) not intended to be proscriptive or authoritative; C) not a representation of the BDS movement, its praxis, or its goals. I've made my beliefs very clear about Palestinian liberation. I am 100% pro-boycott, but I would urge you to defer to actual movement organizers and leaders, which I am not.

Boycotting is a goal- and result-oriented action, and organizers name specific targets for a reason. My understanding is that the primary targets of the Marvel boycott are Marvel Studios and the M C U. This is a cultural boycott that was called specifically in response to the upcoming Captain America film. Marvel Studios has also historically had close dealings with the United States military industrial complex.

The comic book industry is an incredibly unbalanced system. Low sales impact independent retailers first, and with much greater severity than the publishers and corporations, and the majority of writers and artists who work for Marvel or DC are in vulnerable positions where project longevity and job security often depend on presale numbers. For these reasons, I have always prioritized buying print, buying from local independently owned comic book shops, and going out of my way to place preorders for titles that I want to support.

Marvel is a large corporation and it's owned by Disney, which is also a target for boycott and divestment, so you would be within reason to boycott all Marvel products, but to the best of my understanding, BDS has not listed comic books as a target-- and I don't see the impact as being optimally productive, due to the economic imbalances I described. I, personally, have continued to purchase print comics from a local store where I am familiar with the staff and owner, and I trust their politics. I do my best to keep track of the public behavior of writers and artists, and only purchase work made by people I feel I can similarly trust.

If you choose to purchase Marvel or DC comics, I would encourage you to perform the same due diligence, and ONLY buy print and ONLY buy local. Don't make digital purchases or buy subscriptions directly from the company, and don't buy merchandise, specifically of the M C U.

I would strongly encourage you to match your purchases with donations. The most effective way you can give money right now is by donating to personal fundraisers. My friend Eeri has organized a spreadsheet tracking GoFundMe drives for dozens of Palestinian families and individuals, all of which have been verified. They've also made individual posts and reels for each fundraiser that you can share on your instagram, if you have one.

#if it wasn't clear I'm also very much pro media piracy! comics are prohibitively expensive and I couldn't afford to keep up with every book #even if I wanted to purchase everything I read. But this is unfortunately and industry where you really do need to put your money where it #matters sometimes.

[un-pearable]

the secret ninjago truth is that lloyd isn’t actually an anime protagonist, kai was the traditional anime protagonist and got usurped by lloyd, a comic book protagonist

#ninjago #lloyd garmadon #text✨ #i get why everyone says lloyd is. HOWEVER #the consistent inconsistency the serialized adventures that tell super interesting stories but regularly contradict #each other and retcon half the original canon #the writers constantly trying to recreate the original status quo but just fucking it up even more… #i understand where people are coming from but the writers are EXTREMELY american. these are late 70s kids who grew up with the peak of #the american comic industry. lloyd’s a comic book character #the hagemans specifically pointed to their childhood storytelling with their action figures as influencing how they wrote the show and it #shows. #this isn’t like a callout or anything avshdjd #it’s just interesting to me. as someone who’s been collecting that era of comics (right around when the big 2 were rolling out secret wars #and crisis on infinite earths and finally making superhero stories coherent #it’s very clear how this is the kind of media they were exposed to and internalized #ninjago is very reflective of the storytelling strategies of late 80s and early 90s comics and that’s cool. #*especially later seasons of ninjago

[barbiebutgayer]

IF YOU NEEDED A REMINDER AS TO WHY WE SHOULD BE BOYCOTTING MARVEL/DISNEY AND HONESTLY MOST OF THE COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY- REMEMBER MARVEL HAS LITERALLY CREATED THE “CAPTAIN AMERICA” OF ISR*AL

And to make things worse it was being reported that they’re adapting the character for the big screen just with “key differences” Hopefully the movie flops

#anti israel #defund israel #free palestine #israel #palestine #anti zionisim #marvel #dc comics #disney plus #marvel comics #hulk #boycott the comic book industry #boycott disney

[roseworth]

from alan moore’s book about writing comics…. alan help something terrible has happened

#from 2003 btw #i’m pretty sure he has a more recent quote about how this is what the comic industry is now but idk #i was reading this book for class and this sentence knocked me out. we’ll never be free

[redsnerdden]

Legendary Comic Book Artist George Perez has passed away at Age 67

Legendary Comic Book Artist George Perez has passed away at age 67. #GeorgePerez #ThankYouGeorgePerez #Comics #DCComics #Marvel

Two weeks ago, we lost a legend in the comic book industry, Neal Adams, and now we’re mourning another titan, George Perez. Born in 1954 in the South Bronx, the Puerto-Rican American writer, penciler, colorist, inker and more began his comics career in the 1970s, making his professional debut for a major publisher in August 1974 with Marvel Comics’ Astonishing Tales #25.  Perez would later go…

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