"The vast majority of modern comic book characters and stories are created, designed, or produced by freelance creators," says Gamal Hennessy. "But how do these professionals enter this strange world?

Hennessy has shared a pair of short excerpts from the book — seven benefits and 12 downsides to working as a freelancer, rather than self-publishing. You can see them below. “The vast majority of ...

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A DC Comics guy - "I just think Marvel sucks" - Harris blames the store's downsizing on Marvel Comics' move to digital. Free downloads took a toll, Harris says. He collapsed into a nearly subscription ...

Dan Fox has a passion for his business, Fox Comics and Games in Marion, but it is a business he initially did not want to start. Finding himself with a building on Tower Square about a 15 years ago, ...

"Do you just sit around and read comics all day?" If you've ever worked in a comic book store, it's a fairly common question to hear when people find out about your profession. While some bristle at ...

NEW YORK - When business students file into Wes Seegers' derivatives and futures course at California State University at Long Beach, they almost uniformly believe their professor is playing a joke.

JOHANNESBURG — Tens of thousands of South African comic book fans and cosplayers flocked to Johannesburg on Saturday to celebrate the sixth edition of Comic-Con Africa, the continent’s biggest ...