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Red Rooster a Comic Worth Crowing About

RJ Carter · June 9, 2020

The comic book chase of 2020 isn't the search for BATMAN #92 or HELL ARISEN #3. Rather, it's the Quest for Allegiance, the upstart comic book company that bypassed the direct market and instead brokered a landmark distribution deal with the corporate juggernaut, Wal-mart.

Catwoman 80th Anniversary: Not Purr-fect, but Better Than Expected

RJ Carter · June 7, 2020

2020 sees a number of 80th anniversaries for major -- if not titular -- characters within the DC Universe, and if these 100-Page Super Spectacular releases are even moderately successfuly, we should start seeing the release of 85th anniversary issues in 2024-25.

Emerging from the Comics COVID Crisis: Retailers Speak Out

RJ Carter · May 21, 2020

This week saw the return of New Comic Book Day -- kind of. DC Comics, which has been ahead of the distribution game since Diamond Comics Distributors closed their doors for the coronavirus outbreak, is putting comic books out, while Marvel is still waiting a later production date.

Broadsword Comics Celebrates 20 Years

RJ Carter · May 18, 2020

At the auspicious rolling of the celestial odometer -- also known as the year 2000 AD -- Jim Balent, who had come to stardom through his work on DC Comics' CATWOMAN series, took a foolhardy leap into the realm of independent publishing.

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