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Tiffany
Babb on
The Comics
Courier's Journey

Off
Panel:
Jonathan
Hickman on
Where He's At

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House of Ideas, No More?

The biggest direct market publisher feels adrift. What's bringing them down?

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The Artist’s Artist

On Julian Totino Tedesco, the best cover artist in comics today.

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Could (Another Level of) the Speculator Boom Be Coming?

The supply chain is causing all kinds of problems in comics. Another might be coming soon.

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The Substance of Style

The direct market and its readers have a strange relationship with “different” styles in art. Let’s talk about it.

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The Most Interesting People in Comics, Right Now

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The Illusion of Change

Embrace change or maintain the status quo? That's a crucial question facing the direct market right now.

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The Rising Tide is Lifting All Ships

The direct market is up, and up big. And it's those outside the Big Two seemingly reflecting that the most.

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The Long, Winding Road to Echolands

J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman take us behind the scenes of their new Image Comics series.

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Comics are Exploding. But Where are the Comics?

It isn’t just manga. Everything is short these days, and retailers are feeling the crunch.

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Eight Thoughts on That Big, Crazy Substack Deal

That Substack announcement is wild. Let’s break down what it might mean.

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