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AnimeFan188 · 2017-11-11, 20:24

Netflix's comic books are a preview of potential franchises:

"Netflix recently announced its first-ever acquisition: Millarworld. The company was
built by successful comics creator Mark Millar, known for works that easily translate to
cinema. The movies Wanted, Kick-Ass and Kingsman are all based on his graphic
novels. Netflix said in its press release that it acquired Millar's company to secure his
current and future content to adapt into movies and shows for the streaming service.
But it looks like Millar and his idea-generating company won't just be pitching
concepts from behind closed doors. Instead, he'll be trying them out where he gained
fame: In comics.

While video might be the goal, earlier this week, Netflix announced that it would
publish its first-ever comic book, written by Millar himself. Given how difficult it is to
make money in comics, it's unlikely the streaming titan is looking to become a high-
volume publisher to rival Marvel and DC. Rather, Netflix is likely doing this to harness
Millar's fanbase, who have bought his works throughout his career, following him from
Marvel and DC to smaller publishing houses. The company is letting Millar do what
he's done best: create ideas, show them off to his loyal fans in new comic books and
generate interest in screen adaptations. Except in this case, all the movies and TV
series go straight to Netflix."

See:

https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/11/...s-millarworld/

AnimeFan188 · 2018-11-10, 02:47

How Marvel and Corporate Comics Are Failing the ‘Vulnerable’
Creators Behind Their Superheroes:

"Behind the veil of billion-dollar movie franchises and rotating comics series, creators
often struggle with low pay, no labor protections, and harassment from fans and
colleagues. They do this while maintaining social media profiles, where corporate
expectations about behavior are vague at best. In such a landscape, it’s not surprising
that Wendig got fired. What’s surprising, in some ways, is that we heard about it at all."

See:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-ma...eroes?ref=home

AnimeFan188 · 2020-12-12, 18:05

3 Big Reasons Comics Creators Don't Make Much From Superhero Movies:

"When a book is turned into a movie that makes hundreds of millions of dollars, the
author might end up becoming so rich that she can just do whatever she wants for
the rest of her life, like buying mansions or, uh, constantly picking fights with
marginalized communities for some pointless reason. But when a comic book is
turned into one of those, the author ... might end up opening one of those "please
help me not die" GoFundMes within a few years.

The disconnect between these hyper-mega-blockbusters and the regular folks who
created the original stories can seem baffling to those not familiar with how the comic
book industry works, so allow us to shed some light on this byzantine (or Bizarro, if
you'd prefer) process ..."

See:

https://www.cracked.com/article_2917...ro-movies.html

AnimeFan188 · 2021-01-11, 00:51

One Manga outsells *all* American comics:

"This year, the fantastic manga “Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer)” broke the record for
the best-selling comic in Japan, with more than 100 million comics sold."

"For the comics industry, 100 million comics would be an absolute dream. Indeed, in
2019, the entirety of the western comics industry sold a combined 15.5 million units,
and most of that is scholastic books and manga anyway. To view it another way, the
total sales of the western comics industry amounts to just 10 percent of the sales for
one trendy Japanese comic book."

See:

https://archive.is/xUIeb#selection-517.89-525.27

AnimeFan188 · 2021-11-02, 17:08

Workers at Image Comics Form Unprecedented Union

"As a wave of labor-rights enthusiasm continues to sweep America, the workers of
Image Comics, an independent comic book publisher, have announced that they
have formed a union—a first for a major comics publisher.

Image Comics was formed in 1992 by high-profile comic book creators like Jim Lee
(now the publisher and chief creative officer of DC Comics) and Rob Liefeld, as a
publisher that would allow creators to retain the rights to their creations, unlike
larger publishers DC and Marvel. In many ways it was the culmination of a wave of
creator-rights activism in which titans like Jack Kirby and Alan Moore played huge
parts. Since then Image Comics has spawned huge hits like Robert Kirkman’s long-
running The Walking Dead and Invincible series, Todd McFarlane's Spawn, and
Brian K. Vaughn's critically acclaimed Saga.

Today, current workers at Image Comics have announced that they have formed a
union, called Comic Book Workers United. On their website—where they list
concrete goals relating to transparency, diversity and more—they say that they
feel that this is a natural extension of Image Comics' mission to make the
economics of working in this industry more equitable towards writers and artists.
They say that they were inspired to take action after seeing Jim Valentino, one of
the original founders of Image Comics, celebrate union accomplishments on social
media."

See:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7vj...cedented-union

AnimeFan188 · 2021-12-18, 01:55

Marvel and DC Face Off in a New Doc From the Russo Brothers

"The Russo Brothers brought Black Panther and Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic
Universe for the first time, killed them along with half the galaxy, then brought them back
in one of the most epic battles in cinematic history. Now, if you can imagine it, they’re
going bigger, with a 10-part docuseries about the biggest rivalry in comic book history:
Marvel and DC."

See:

https://gizmodo.com/marvel-and-dc-fa...rot-1848237182

YouTube

https://youtu.be/yCi0Az0sKio

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AnimeFan188 · 2022-05-01, 19:30

Frank Miller's Launching His Own Comics Company and Bringing Back Sin City

"For decades, Frank Miller has made a name for himself with influential comic book stories
for Marvel and DC, to say nothing of his own original work at independent publishers like
Dark Horse. More recently, his and Tom Wheeler’s original graphic novel Cursed was
adapted into a TV series for Netflix, along with continuing the world of The Dark Knight
Returns that he and artist Klaus Janssen first began back in 1987. Like other comics
creators before him, he’s now pivoted to starting his own comics company."

See:

https://gizmodo.com/frank-miller-fmp...ics-1848865956

AnimeFan188 · 2023-04-02, 18:57

The Comic Book Industry is Going Bust.

"The North American comic industry (the Direct Market) is in dire straights,
with the only real uptick in sales coming from manga, graphic novels, Pop
Vinyls, tabletop games, and everything BUT monthly floppy comics. The
drop is undeniable, and even the mainstream comic media has to reluctantly
agree things are bad and getting worse."

See:

YouTube

https://youtu.be/LktmaIGonFM

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2017-11-11, 20:24	Link #1
AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	American Comic Book News Netflix's comic books are a preview of potential franchises: "Netflix recently announced its first-ever acquisition: Millarworld. The company was built by successful comics creator Mark Millar, known for works that easily translate to cinema. The movies Wanted, Kick-Ass and Kingsman are all based on his graphic novels. Netflix said in its press release that it acquired Millar's company to secure his current and future content to adapt into movies and shows for the streaming service. But it looks like Millar and his idea-generating company won't just be pitching concepts from behind closed doors. Instead, he'll be trying them out where he gained fame: In comics. While video might be the goal, earlier this week, Netflix announced that it would publish its first-ever comic book, written by Millar himself. Given how difficult it is to make money in comics, it's unlikely the streaming titan is looking to become a high- volume publisher to rival Marvel and DC. Rather, Netflix is likely doing this to harness Millar's fanbase, who have bought his works throughout his career, following him from Marvel and DC to smaller publishing houses. The company is letting Millar do what he's done best: create ideas, show them off to his loyal fans in new comic books and generate interest in screen adaptations. Except in this case, all the movies and TV series go straight to Netflix." See: https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/11/...s-millarworld/

2018-11-10, 02:47	Link #2
AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	How Marvel and Corporate Comics Are Failing the ‘Vulnerable’ Creators Behind Their Superheroes: "Behind the veil of billion-dollar movie franchises and rotating comics series, creators often struggle with low pay, no labor protections, and harassment from fans and colleagues. They do this while maintaining social media profiles, where corporate expectations about behavior are vague at best. In such a landscape, it’s not surprising that Wendig got fired. What’s surprising, in some ways, is that we heard about it at all." See: https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-ma...eroes?ref=home

2020-12-12, 18:05	Link #3
AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	3 Big Reasons Comics Creators Don't Make Much From Superhero Movies: "When a book is turned into a movie that makes hundreds of millions of dollars, the author might end up becoming so rich that she can just do whatever she wants for the rest of her life, like buying mansions or, uh, constantly picking fights with marginalized communities for some pointless reason. But when a comic book is turned into one of those, the author ... might end up opening one of those "please help me not die" GoFundMes within a few years. The disconnect between these hyper-mega-blockbusters and the regular folks who created the original stories can seem baffling to those not familiar with how the comic book industry works, so allow us to shed some light on this byzantine (or Bizarro, if you'd prefer) process ..." See: https://www.cracked.com/article_2917...ro-movies.html

2021-01-11, 00:51	Link #4
AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	One Manga outsells all American comics: "This year, the fantastic manga “Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer)” broke the record for the best-selling comic in Japan, with more than 100 million comics sold." "For the comics industry, 100 million comics would be an absolute dream. Indeed, in 2019, the entirety of the western comics industry sold a combined 15.5 million units, and most of that is scholastic books and manga anyway. To view it another way, the total sales of the western comics industry amounts to just 10 percent of the sales for one trendy Japanese comic book." See: https://archive.is/xUIeb#selection-517.89-525.27

2021-11-02, 17:08	Link #5
AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Workers at Image Comics Form Unprecedented Union "As a wave of labor-rights enthusiasm continues to sweep America, the workers of Image Comics, an independent comic book publisher, have announced that they have formed a union—a first for a major comics publisher. Image Comics was formed in 1992 by high-profile comic book creators like Jim Lee (now the publisher and chief creative officer of DC Comics) and Rob Liefeld, as a publisher that would allow creators to retain the rights to their creations, unlike larger publishers DC and Marvel. In many ways it was the culmination of a wave of creator-rights activism in which titans like Jack Kirby and Alan Moore played huge parts. Since then Image Comics has spawned huge hits like Robert Kirkman’s long- running The Walking Dead and Invincible series, Todd McFarlane's Spawn, and Brian K. Vaughn's critically acclaimed Saga. Today, current workers at Image Comics have announced that they have formed a union, called Comic Book Workers United. On their website—where they list concrete goals relating to transparency, diversity and more—they say that they feel that this is a natural extension of Image Comics' mission to make the economics of working in this industry more equitable towards writers and artists. They say that they were inspired to take action after seeing Jim Valentino, one of the original founders of Image Comics, celebrate union accomplishments on social media." See: https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7vj...cedented-union

2021-12-18, 01:55	Link #6
AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Marvel and DC Face Off in a New Doc From the Russo Brothers "The Russo Brothers brought Black Panther and Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time, killed them along with half the galaxy, then brought them back in one of the most epic battles in cinematic history. Now, if you can imagine it, they’re going bigger, with a 10-part docuseries about the biggest rivalry in comic book history: Marvel and DC." See: https://gizmodo.com/marvel-and-dc-fa...rot-1848237182 YouTube https://youtu.be/yCi0Az0sKio Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload?

2022-05-01, 19:30	Link #7
AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Frank Miller's Launching His Own Comics Company and Bringing Back Sin City "For decades, Frank Miller has made a name for himself with influential comic book stories for Marvel and DC, to say nothing of his own original work at independent publishers like Dark Horse. More recently, his and Tom Wheeler’s original graphic novel Cursed was adapted into a TV series for Netflix, along with continuing the world of The Dark Knight Returns that he and artist Klaus Janssen first began back in 1987. Like other comics creators before him, he’s now pivoted to starting his own comics company." See: https://gizmodo.com/frank-miller-fmp...ics-1848865956

2023-04-02, 18:57	Link #8
AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	The Comic Book Industry is Going Bust. "The North American comic industry (the Direct Market) is in dire straights, with the only real uptick in sales coming from manga, graphic novels, Pop Vinyls, tabletop games, and everything BUT monthly floppy comics. The drop is undeniable, and even the mainstream comic media has to reluctantly agree things are bad and getting worse." See: YouTube https://youtu.be/LktmaIGonFM Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload?