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In this episode of the Comics Connection Podcast, Andy and I discuss the potential impact of having millions of current readers of kids and YA graphic novels enter into the wider comic book market. youtu.be/5ls5MXm1AUA

Join Ben Allison (Bardacke Allison Miller LLP), Donald P. Harris (Temple Law School), Gamal Hennessy (Creative Contract Consulting), and Jay Kogan (@wbd) for a roundtable discussion about #CharacterProtection .

Learn more & register ➡️ copyrightsociety.org/event/characte…

#Copyright #IPRights

The layoffs were predicated by the overall reduction in Marvel’s slate of film and TV titles after the challenges of the 2023 releases led the company to reassess the rapid increase in productions to feed the launch of Disney+. bit.ly/marvel041724

I'll be speaking at my alma mater tomorrow to discuss the impact of AI on copyright and the practice of law.

Of the 44.7 million graphic novels sold via in 2023, nearly 21.8 million were manga; kids comics were approximately 17m copies; and the remaining 5.9 million sold were primarily aimed at adults. Marvel and DC combined are less than 10% of the book market. bit.ly/sales041524

What is the goal of your comic book career? bit.ly/goals041324

Respected feminist cartoonist, editor, writer, historian, and activist Trina Robbins has died at the age of 85.

Respect.

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As this is a small, non-random sample of over 3,000 stores selling American comics worldwide, these rankings may not be typical for all stores, but do represent a variety of locations and store emphases. bit.ly/share041124

I'll be speaking next week at Copyright Society to discuss owning and making money from fictional characters along with attorneys for DC and Sherlock Holmes.

Three graphic novels were among the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023 in a record year for library challenges, according to the American Library Association. bit.ly/censorship0410…

Now that The Business of Freelance Comic Book Publishing is available for sale, it's time to start the research for my next major professional project. (Don't worry, it's not another huge book)