Heidi MacDonald

3 days ago | comicsbeat.com | Heidi MacDonald |Heidi Macdonald

Just a few weeks ago, the toy industry was a booming, thriving business with plans. Now thanks to the tariffs wars it looks its been hit by a category 5 hurricane. Before we survey the wreckage, back to the comics. Gina Gagliano has a follow-up on how tariffs could affect the comics industry, and while printed matter has thus far mostly been spared, uncertainty is the order of the day.

5 days ago | comicsbeat.com | Heidi MacDonald |Heidi Macdonald

After last week’s absolute blockbuster of a week, things have calmed down in the Diamond Bankruptcy. No more shock filings, but just more paperwork. More COSTLY paperwork. • Milton Griepp reports that DIAMOND BANKRUPTCY FEES MOUNT. Indeed many filings follow the drip-drip-splash of just how costly all the lawyers and consultants are in this matter: $537,384 for Diamond attorneys Saul Ewing, $498,286 for restructuring consultants Getzler Henrich and so on.

1 week ago | comicsbeat.com | Heidi MacDonald |Heidi Macdonald

Embezzlement, extortion, a non-existent graphic novel and Michael Bay: this one has it all. David Ozer, a producer who was formerly president of IDW Entertainment, has been sentenced to 18 month in prison after being convicted of fraud and embezzlement. Ozer pled guilty to two counts of embezzling funds meant for production of two separate television productions, THR reports.

1 week ago | comicsbeat.com | Heidi MacDonald |Heidi Macdonald

Fletcher Chu-Fong has long been a trusted behind-the-scenes player on the comics scene. Formerly the events manager for DC Comics, he launched Fletch Forward Event Solutions in 2021 to handle some of the biggest booths at SDCC, NYCC and beyond. And now he’s taking it one step further with Sketch, a talent rep company that will handle convention appearances for creators Bernard Chang, Riccardo Federici, Emanuela Lupacchino, Dustin Nguyen, Giulia Pellegrini.

1 week ago | comicsbeat.com | Heidi MacDonald |Heidi Macdonald

In one of the most stunning recent award wins for a graphic novel, Tessa Hulls’ Feeding Ghosts (MBD) has won the Pulitzer Prize in the Memoir or Autobiography category. It is only the second graphic novel to won a Pulitzer….but the first to win in a regular category. In 1992 Art Spiegelman’s Maus won a special Pulitzer award to recognize its powerful message.