To paraphrase TS Eliot: and was it worth it after all? A question to ponder for those who have taken the coin of a government once described unequivocally as “the worst of the worst” by one human rights advocacy organisation. The past decade has seen Saudi Arabia invest in everything from football to opera to video games – all part …
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David Cross has become the latest comedian to criticize his fellow comics for participating in Saudi Arabia‘s Riyadh Comedy Festival. Cross wrote a rather scathing open letter denouncing performers at the event, who are reportedly being paid top dollar while agreeing to a set of censorious guidelines regarding what they can and cannot joke about on stage. The festival is …
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Just when we’d caught our breath from the last Prime Day, Amazon has confirmed that it’ll run for two days in October, too. One of the best deals for comic readers across October 7-8, and even beforehand, will undoubtedly be the return of Amazon’s ‘3 Months of Kindle Unlimited for Free,’ which nets users a whole bunch of free comics …
Read More »Disney to Invest in Webtoon Entertainment With Plan for New Comics Platform The Wall Street Journal Webtoon shares jump more than 35% on deal to create digital comics platform for Disney’s Marvel and Star Wars CNBC Webtoon Shares Soar on Disney Digital Comics Partnership Deal for Marvel, ‘Star Wars’ Content The Hollywood Reporter Webtoon Shares Soar on Disney Investment, Web Comic Venture Bloomberg.com DISNEY …
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Last month, Webtoon announced a major new deal with Disney to bring a litany of original licensed stories and past comics from across Marvel’s library to the scrolling format that has made Webtoon a significant force in the comics space. Today, however, the two companies confirmed that those plans are actually much, much bigger. Today Webtoon Entertainment confirmed that Disney would …
Read More »In the wake of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah Valley University event on Wednesday, several people — including comic book writers, employees in education and professional sports — are facing consequences at work over their social media posts responding to his death. From Iowa to the United Kingdom, a number of institutions have confirmed …
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DC Comics has canceled its latest “Red Hood” series after its creator, Gretchen Felker-Martin, appeared to make multiple Bluesky comments celebrating conservative influencer Charlie Kirk’s death. The comic book company told retailers they were canceling orders of “Red Hood #2” and “Red Hood #3” and would credit them for copies of “Red Hood #1,” which came out on Wednesday, even if they …
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DC Comics has taken the rather shocking step of abruptly canceling its new Black Label Red Hood series after only one issue. The news came to retailers late on Wednesday night (September 10) that the publisher was cancelling all further orders for the series, including the previously solicited issues #2 and #3. The mature readers series written by Gretchen Felker-Martin, …
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On the same day that the first issue of the mature readers Red Hood series was released in comic book stores, DC Comics has announced that it is cancelling orders for all future issues of the series, and will additionally be offering credit for all orders placed by retailers on the first issue, including any copies that may have already …
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