Bing Con 2017
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No Comments on Bing Con 2017The State of the Industry, August 2017
The market of comic books has always been volatile. One month may show a massive increase in sales across the board, another might show a huge drop. August sales were one of those drops, with a reported 20% fall from July. What is causing such a stunning fluctuation, so soon after great strides from DC’s Read More
No Comments on The State of the Industry, August 2017Sir Jon Reviews: (Brendon Small’s) Galaktikon #1
Albatross Funnybooks, Eric Powell’s (of The Goon fame, for those unaware) venture into comic book publishing, has risen to the attention of the Pint O’ Comics team, with brief reviews of some of their titles on the podcast. As such, when a new title with impressive cover art was solicited in June, I had to Read More
No Comments on Sir Jon Reviews: (Brendon Small’s) Galaktikon #1Terrificon at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
Terrificon, Connecticut’s coolest mid-size comic book centric convention, returns again to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Hundreds of comic book guests will be there to celebrate the life of Adam West, who sadly passed on before his scheduled appearance there. Join the Pint O’ Comics crew as they peruse the aisles and gather Read More
No Comments on Terrificon at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CTTerrificon at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
Terrificon, Connecticut’s coolest mid-size comic book centric convention, returns again to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Hundreds of comic book guests will be there to celebrate the life of Adam West, who sadly passed on before his scheduled appearance there. Join the Pint O’ Comics crew as they peruse the aisles and gather Read More
No Comments on Terrificon at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CTTerrificon at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
Terrificon, Connecticut’s coolest mid-size comic book centric convention, returns again to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Hundreds of comic book guests will be there to celebrate the life of Adam West, who sadly passed on before his scheduled appearance there. Join the Pint O’ Comics crew as they peruse the aisles and gather Read More
No Comments on Terrificon at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CTThe State of the Industry, July 2017
It’s been nearly a year since the last sales recap of State of the Industry, an unintentionally long respite between From the Hip and Pint O’ Comics. Your humble archivist apologizes, as these missives have become such an important part of at least one of you readers’ lives. Many changes have occurred during the year, Read More
No Comments on The State of the Industry, July 2017Sir Jon Reviews – Last Song #1
In the inaugural issue of LAST SONG, creator and writer of the title, Holly Interlandi explains in her afterward that she thinks “rock and roll is enough” when telling a tale about rock music stars in comic book form. She says that most people wait “for the punchline” of what else might be part of Read More
No Comments on Sir Jon Reviews – Last Song #1Sir Jon Reviews – Your Black Friend
It’s been a few weeks since I read Ben Passmore’s YOUR BLACK FRIEND, a one-shot comic book that I couldn’t pass on ordering when it was solicited through AdHouse Books some months back. I’ve always enjoyed slice-of-life comics, especially done-in-one tales similar to Damon Hurd’s work like MY UNCLE JEFF. I gave YOUR BLACK FRIEND Read More
No Comments on Sir Jon Reviews – Your Black FriendState of the Industry – January 2016
A topsy-turvy tail end of 2015 showed that comic books are an extremely volatile medium, nearly as much as the commodities market. Hoping for a strong opening to the New Year, the top 300 list from Diamond Comics gave the impression of increases, though sales dipped overall. The top ten saw an increase to eight Read More
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