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Comics Lowdown | Bookscan charts, female readers and the Big Two

Comics gets a wake-up call, Wonder Woman gets a long-lost brother and Ted Rall gets SLAPPed.

Comics Lowdown | Bookscan charts, female readers and the Big Two

It’s like comics is going through its half-year review, and manga and kids’ graphic novels get high marks but Marvel and DC get a low “needs improvement.” Heidi MacDonald has a long but very readable article at The Beat summarizing what’s going on: Comics are thriving, but not monthly comics and not in comic shops:

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Author Brigid AlversonPosted on June 22, 2017May 10, 2024Categories Comics LowdownTags academia, Cat Staggs, comic books, comics industry, DC, Eva, Eve, Gail Simone, graphic novels, Japan, Kevin McCloskey, kids' comics, legal, Liv Strömquist, manga, Murray Olderman, Sam Humphries, Ted Rall, The Fruit of Knowledge, Virago, Wonder WomanLeave a comment on Comics Lowdown | Bookscan charts, female readers and the Big Two

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