Dean Simons

2 weeks ago | us5.campaign-archive.com | Heidi MacDonald |Heidi Macdonald |Hayame Kawachi |Dean Simons |Taimur Dar

Huge Swerve: Diamond now wants to approve Universal/Ad Populum bid for assetsIn a surprise twist, it now appears that the combined bid from Universal Distribution and Ad Populum will purchase most of Diamond Comics assetsBy Heidi MacDonald on Apr 07, 2025 09:30 amOhayocon files lawsuit against Sekaicon over alleged data theft and sabotageOhayocon sues Sekaicon, alleging trade secret theft, digital sabotage, and defamation that slashed attendance.

2 weeks ago | comicsbeat.com | Dean Simons

2000 AD sister title Judge Dredd Megazine will experience a format overhaul with its April issue. Disclosed this week via subscriber email, starting from #479 (hitting UK stores and digital April 16) the title will reduce page count from 128- to 96-pages in order to refocus exclusively on new material. The £6.99 cover price ($12.99 US) will remain unchanged. This comes as the Megazine gears towards its 35th anniversary in the fall.

3 weeks ago | comicsbeat.com | Dean Simons

British bookstore chain WH Smith has sold the entirety of its town retail arm to Modella Capital, a private equity firm. The store acts as the primary newsstand outlet for comics in the UK. Sold for £76 million (~$100 million), Modella Capital will be picking up over 480 retail stores set up in town centres, retail parks, and shopping malls across the UK, renaming them TG Jones.

2 months ago | comicsbeat.com | Dean Simons

The 2025 edition of the Angoulême comics awards took place with Luz graphic novel Deux Filles Nues [tr. ‘Two Girls Nude’] grabbing the Fauve d’Or for book of the year. Among the (many) other categories, mangaka Shintaro Kago was presented the series prize for the French edition of Dementia 21, Lynda Barry collection Come Over Come Over received the Heritage Award, and John Romita Jr. was presented an honorary Fauve for his contributions to comics.

2 months ago | comicsbeat.com | Dean Simons

French cartoonist Anouk Ricard is the 2025 recipient of the Angoulême Festival’s Grand Prix, one of the highest awards in international comics. A first time shortlister, Ricard beat stiff competition by America’s Alison Bechdel and France’s Catherine Meurisse for the honour. Ricard becomes the fifth female recipient of the Grand Prix, she joins esteemed company in the ranks: Rumiko Takahashi, Julie Doucet, Posy Simmonds, and Florence Cestac.