The Rise of the Middle

Two years ago, publishers in the middle of the direct market were at a crossroads. Now, they’re thriving.

So Long, Kaijumax, and Thanks for All the Megafauna

My beloved ends today. Let’s look at it one more time, with insight from its creator.

Value Over Replacement Batman

Does Batman sell Batman? Or is it more complicated than that? Let’s find out, as we answer some good ol’ fashioned Bat-Questions.

I Tried to Talk to Comic Publishers about the ComiXology Changes

It went about as well as expected.

What is Dead May Never Die

On Marvel’s present-day obsession with the past, and why it feels more tired than ever.

The Launch Week from Hell: Answering 13 Questions about ComiXology’s Big Changes

Spawn is Having a Moment. Again.

One of Image’s original sensations was amongst the industry’s top sellers in 2021. Let’s dig into why that might be.

Bringing Dirtbag Rapture to Life

Let’s get really, really, really into the weeds on how comics come together, with a current Oni series as our focus.

On an Enormous Year for Big Bang Comics, from the Shop Itself

Or, How Big Bang Comics Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Lockdown

“There Really Doesn't Seem to Be Anything We Can't Overcome”: Shops on a Big, Bonkers Year in Comics Retail