More Jay Stephens’ comics, the classic DC Logo, Inoue’s Slam Dunk and more — Comic Bookmarks 7/28/2024

I can’t say that these links are 100% SDCC free but they’re close to it this week. That said, this will probably be a shorter list of bookmarks this week, not because of the con but because of life in general.

Headlines

‘Dwellings’: Charmingly Terrifying Comic Series Returns This Halloween [Exclusive]

Journey back to Elwich this Halloween with Jay Stephens’ ‘Dwellings: All Hallow’s Eve Special’, a delightfully disgusting journey.

Dread CentralMary Beth McAndrews

Really glad to see that Jay Stephens is doing more comics and that the first Dwellings wasn’t just a one-time thing.

DC Brings Back Classic Milton Glaser-Designed Logo

The logo graced comics and other works for nearly 30 years before being retired in 2005.

The Hollywood ReporterBorys Kit

It’s a classic. Glad it’s back.

Business

Ike Perlmutter Has Sold His Entire Disney Stake

Ike Perlmutter, a major Disney stockholder who lent his shares to support a shakeup on the company’s board, has now sold all of them.

DeadlineJill Goldsmith

Ike Perlmutter’s name has basically become of the stuff of legend for comic fans just for the stingy ways that we ran Marvel Comics.

Le groupe Delcourt-Soleil en passe d’être racheté par Editis - ActuaBD

On s’en doutait. Après une prise de participation du fonds d’investissement Florac en 2018, il y a six ans, où Guy Delcourt cédait 49% de ses parts, on devait s’attendre à ce que ces purs financiers cèdent leur participation quelques temps (...)

ActuaBD

Just a reminder that there’s a whole comic book market that doesn’t revolve around the American houses.

Tilting at Windmills #298: The Problem With Excess

The Big Two are leaning more and more on “superfans” to support their lines, and that’s not good for long term growth

The BeatBeat Staff

Last week, we linked to articles talking about 2023 sales and how to read them optimistically. Well, here’s a retailers less-than-optimistic view of the current direct market.

Reviews & Features

Playing the Long Game - The Story of Slam Dunk in North America

Slam Dunk has been wildly popular across Asia—first in the 90s and once again with the release of The First Slam Dunk last year. But in North America, this hasn’t exactly been the case.

Anime News Network

I read some of Inoue’s other works like Vagabond and Real before Slam Dunk so the different tones of Slam Dunk really threw me off. This is an interesting read about the long game of this series plus some insight into the challenges of bringing sports manga to a North American audience.

And in my one bit of movie talk, go out and find The First Slam Dunk on Blu-ray or digitally. It’s one of the best basketball movies I’ve ever seen.

‘You either take my word for it or you don’t’: Revisiting Darwyn Cooke’s Parker - The Comics Journal

Are Cooke’s Parker adaptations the best Parker adaptations? Tom Shapira investigates.

The Comics JournalTom Shapira

Tom Shapira digs into Darwyn Cooke’s Parker adaptations and wrestles with Cooke’s own fascination with the Parker stories.