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In an era where self-publishing comics if a financial impossibility for many, Kickstarter.com has opened up the opportunity for crowdsourced patronage for comics and other creative endeavors. Learn how projects like Steve Bryant’s Athena Voltaire and Jeremy Bastian’s Cursed Pirate Girl live on thanks to the support of many.

Diamond has listened to retailers and will institute Tuesday shipment of comics (for sale on Wednesday) starting in 2011. If you’re wondering if, and why, you should care then read on True Believers!

The changes at DC Entertainment continued this week with the promotion of Bob Harras to EIC, as well as more details about the New York/West Coast transition. At what point does DC Entertainment have too many chefs and too few line cooks? We may soon find out…

WildStorm is being put out of its misery, at least as a standalone imprint. But Vertigo, who faces similar challenges in the direct market in terms of waning sales, lives on. Why did one survive unscathed while the other was razed? Read on to find out…

When your favorite books — like Marvel’s Atlas, for example — get cancelled, it can be disappointing. But it’s part of the business today and there’s a lot about the process that makes sense, once you step back from the emotional ledge.

Chuck Rozanski is readying the sale of the last 44 issues from his storied Mile High / Edgar Church collection. Why I’m celebrating this news, and hope you will too.

The industry is abuzz about Hastings Entertainment and its decision to expand aggressively into the comic book market. I take a deeper look into Hastings, and come away more optimistic than I was at first glance. A few awesome Midwestern creators also were kind enough to share their thoughts.

Kumbaya…let’s break down those walls comic friends. Let’s remember that being a COLLECTOR isn’t a bad thing, because chances are that makes you a READER, too.

Why being #1 (as in, issue number) in the comic book market is no more impressive than winning 4th place in a 3-person beauty contest.