Tangential Whatnots
Occasionally The Daily Cartoonist goes off-trail with some tenuous links to newspaper comics and cartoons… Shaenon K. Garrity at Publishers…
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No Penguin Random House Simon & Schuster Meld
From Publishers Weekly: A Federal Court has blocked Penguin Random House’s acquisition of rival Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster….
Book Publishers Antitrust Trial: PRH/S&S v. DOJ
Book publishers just spent 3 weeks in court arguing they have no idea what they’re doing On August 22, oral…
A Couple Classic Comic Publishers Partner Up
Two of the handful of premiere publishers of classic comic strips have entered a publishing and distribution agreement. Fantagraphics and…
Sunday Sundries and Weekend Whatnots
Publishers Weekly reports the death of Blanche Cirker. Blanche Cirker, co-founder of Dover Publications, died last week at…
Good Booking at Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publishers Weekly recently reported on AMP. “In early 2020, we were holding our breath—we didn’t know what to expect,” said…
Sandra Boynton Gets Boynton Bookworks Imprint
Publisher Simon & Schuster has created Boynton Bookworks, an imprint dedicated solely to the creative output of Sandra Boynton. …
Job: Editorial Production Assistant – King Features
Editorial Production Assistant Orlando, FL, United States We are seeking a talented assistant who wants to dive headfirst into…
Library of American Comics Teams w/ Clover Press
Dean Mullaney has announced that beginning in 2022 The Library of American Comics publishing imprint will primarily be in partnership…
Why Not a Few Friday Whatnots?
This Is Fine/Dumpster Fire Mashup Toy Sometimes, it feels like the world is both a dumpster fire and a living…
More Weekend Whatnots
Alfred E. Neuman Funky Pop Funko has released a Pop figure of MAD mascot Alfred E. Neuman; this one more…
Comic and Cartooning News Items
© King Features Syndicate Hägar the Horrible is slated for prime time animation. From Deadline: Hägar the Horrible is set…
Andrews McMeel Universal, Champion of Business
Once again the Kansas City Business Journal has named Andrews McMeel Universal to its Champions of Business list., an…
Publisher James Warren Joins the Senior Strippers
Famed comics publisher James Warren turns 90 today – born July 29, 1930. I guess technically he should be an…
The Fall of British Publishing
It is the end of an era for one of the most famous names in book publishing. Penguin is being…