Article Archive

iFanboy’s Best of 2011: Best Collected Editions of the Year

A collection of the best collections.

 
Quantifying the Value of the Marvel and DC Brands

Marvel and DC’s characters are worth a LOT more than you might think if all you care about are the comic books and the movies.

 
Dollars and Sense: Initial Reaction to the DC Reboot

DC made a tiny little announcement (reboot!), and it’s got me thinking. Where do we go from here?

 
Are Marvel’s Floodgates Open?

Is Marvel really guilty of flooding the market, and why isn’t DC choosing to play the same game?

 
The Myth of the Sell Out Announcement

For an industry that’s struggling to grow, there sure do seem to be a lot of sellouts. Find out why sellouts are neither great news nor particularly important.

 
Is DC’s Drawing the Line at $2.99 making a difference?

DC is “Drawing the Line at $2.99”, but are fans rewarding their efforts? The early returns suggest otherwise.

 
Adam Hughes Curtails Convention Sketching and Why It Matters

Adam Hughes has decided to stop doing convention sketches, and this topic is much bigger than the decision of one uber popular creator.

 
A Watershed Summer for Comic Book Films

After a relatively quiet 2010, comic book blockbusters are back for the summer movie push. What are they expected to do in the box office? And what might happen if they don’t?

 
Abandoning the Martyr Mentality

It’s high time fans and retailers stop blaming Marvel and DC for their own inability to show restraint. Events are what you make of them, and until we show Marvel and DC we’ve learned our lesson, nothing will ever change.

 
Comics and Sense: Potpourri From Fellow Pontificators

This week we take a stroll through the internet and come up smelling roses, or at the very least find four articles by other writers that I felt warranted your full attention.