So, comics are back. Kind of. This past week marked the first Wednesday back to semi-normal operations, as every publisher but Marvel released new comics through Diamond on May 20th. While there are all kinds of oddities and caveats to go with that return date – DC has been publishing via DCBS and Midtown for … Continued

Everyone is in a tough place because of the coronavirus pandemic, regardless of position or industry. But the direct market in comics is in a particularly difficult position, if only because every facet of the chain is impacted. Supply. Distribution. Sales. You name it. When stores can’t even be open and the main distributor is … Continued

Oni Press has had an interesting past year, and when I was putting together my feature on the state of the direct market from the perspective of the publishers in the middle, I knew I wanted to chat with someone on their team about what was going on with them. So that I did, as … Continued

While I chatted with five different publishers for my feature on the state of the direct market through the eyes of the houses in the middle, there were two I spoke with that made up the bulk of the feature: BOOM! Studios’ President of Publishing and Marketing Filip Sablik and Oni Press’ Publisher James Lucas … Continued

Today brings the end of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, while yesterday brought by very long feature on the making and magic of that series. Within the latter piece were a whole lot of quotes from series writer Ryan North, and because he gave me so much and I only had room for a portion of … Continued

You may have read my deep dive earlier on where Image Comics is in the post Walking Dead era, or perhaps if you didn’t. But if you haven’t, you missed that a big portion of it was built off perspective from Eric Stephenson, Image’s Publisher and Chief Creative Officer. Stephenson shared insight on everything they’re … Continued

The writer and artist for comics like Moon Knight, Injection, Savage Town and more gives us a look inside his world this week

The writer of Isola and Robotech Remix discusses the comics that made him, his workspace, Batman’s dining habits, and more

The writer of Livewire and the upcoming Morbius shares the comics they love, are inspired by and more

And we’re here: it’s the end of our week long look at process of putting a comic book together through the prism of Skybound/Image’s Assassin Nation. We’ve talked to the creative team and the series editor, and today, it comes to a close as Skybound’s Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief Sean Mackiewicz walking us through … Continued