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Long-time comics site The Nib has announced its closure

The Nib is set to cease print publication with its next issue and shutter its online publication this summer.

Tiffany Babb

Inside IDW layoffs: $900,000 in severance pay planned, with 44% of that going to former CEO and CFO

IDW expects to pay out $900,00 to its laid off employees - with over 40% going to its two former executives

Chris Arrant

Kickstarter recruits ComiXology's content lead to head its comic division

Amazon's original comics content head at ComiXology, Bryce Gold, is jumping to Kickstarter

Chris Arrant

IDW makes first PR hire after laying off almost its entire sales & marketing team a month ago

IDW makes its first hire in sales & marketing after massive layoffs and a planned "reset"

Chris Arrant

Premium Access Inside the IDW layoffs and "reset": How a company went from making "a shit-ton of money" to worrying about bankruptcy

Current and former IDW employes, including the new CEO himself, help us assemble a picture of what is happening at IDW Publishing and IDW Entertainment

Zach Rabiroff

IDW Publishing names Maggie Howell as the Group Editor of original content

The publisher's non-licensed comics will be headed up by a former DC Vertigo and Black Label editor

Graeme McMillan

Is DSTLRY the new Image Comics, or something altogether new in the world of creator owned comics?

Co-founder David Steinberger talks about the new publisher's approach to creator relations

Graeme McMillan

ReedPop President Lance Fensterman exits after 17 years with the company

Longtime ReedPop President Lance Fensterman has announced his departure from the company

Chris Arrant

Tapas Media to close its Korean division entirely

Parent company Kakao Entertainment will absorb the responsibilities of Tapas Korea, as Tapas Media closes its Korean division

Graeme McMillan

Comic adaptations of Float, The Primal Hunter, Paranoid Mage, and other webnovels coming to Webtoon

In 2023, Webtoon plans to expand their efforts in adapting popular web novels

Tiffany Babb

Tapas Media founder Chang Kim steps away from the company

The former CEO is officially on a long-term sabbatical, according to his social media

Graeme McMillan

AfterShock Comics bankruptcy: Almost all of the creators, owners, conventions, press, listed as being owed money by the comic publisher

All the creators, the staff, the owners, and more who are owed money by AfterShock, according to AfterShock

Tiffany Babb

Can AI paint electric sheep?: Some thoughts on art generated by artificial intelligence

A big part of what makes art interesting is the thought behind it, and that shouldn't be controversial

Tiffany Babb

Oni Press names BOOM! Studios veteran Hunter Gorinson as its new president and publisher

Gorinson takes over in the dual role immediately

Graeme McMillan

Let's Play creator parts ways with WEBTOON

"There have been ongoing difficulties for several years, most of which I can’t discuss," Leeanne M. Krecic told fans

Graeme McMillan

Federal judge blocks merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster

On Monday, Judge Florence Pan blocked the proposed merger between two publishing industry giants

Tiffany Babb

IDW has a humble mission: to be the best publisher in comics

Unveiling the four pillars of IDW at this year's NYCC

Alex Jaffe

Premium Access NYCC: ICv2 gives comic professionals a glance at the state of the comic book industry by the numbers.

A peek into this year's ICV2 Insider event at NYCC

Alex Jaffe

Oni Press has hired a executive search firm to find its next president/publisher

Interviews are underway for the open publisher/president position at Oni Press

Chris Arrant

Brian Cunningham and Chris Ryall join AfterShock Comics

The former DC editor will be AfterShock's new EiC, while IDW veteran Ryall will consult on publishing efforts

Graeme McMillan