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Marvel Shuts Down a Pirate Site. Why is Anyone Surprised?

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Bleeding Cool was all over the news that Marvel has asked Google to shut down the blog Comics Invasion that was run on their Blogspot platform.  The blog which was up around two years provided links for illegal downloads of Marvel comics.  After the take down, the blog was quickly up on WordPress with their entire archive.

But why is this shocking?  Marvel and numerous other comic book companies have been cracking down on piracy over this past year.  Working with the FBI, a coalition of comic book companies shut down HTMLcomics.com along with six other websites and another coalition took down manga.com.

In an industry increasingly moving towards digital distribution, they’re covering all their bases including shutting down illegal distribution networks that directly undermine their ability to sell comics online.  Why pay, when you can get them for free?

The bigger news out of Marvel’s visit to Google would be if we see a future venture in a positive direction of distribution or archiving of historically significant comics, but then again, why give something away for free when you can charge.

Below is a copy of the DMCA notice.

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Thank You For Another Record Month

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While we won’t go into raw numbers, we wanted to thank every for making July another record month here at Graphic Policy.  We’ve got a lot coming in the next few months including coverage of Gen Con this week, Baltimore Comic-Con at the end of the month followed by the Small Press Expo and New York Comic Con.

We also have something in the works that will shake the geek blogosphere.  We know you’ll like it.  Hopefully we’ll be able to announce this change in New York.

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Stephen Wacker Reveals The Secret History of Spider-Man Fans!

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Stephen Wacker Reveals The Secret History of Spider-Man Fans!

Marvel’s Senior Editor Stephen Wacker is about to shed light on the secret history of Spider-Man fans—are you ready for the wildest, web-slinging blog in the world? Head on over to the official Spider-Office Blog at http://fans.marvel.com/spider-office/blog and discover rarely seen fan letters from the mail-bag of the world’s friendliest neighborhood super hero! This week, learn just how award-winning writer Kurt Busiek felt about Spider-Man in the 70s and how he would’ve “fixed” Amazing Spider-Man.

“The one thing that’s great about Marvel fans is that there’s nothing they won’t argue about,” said Wacker. “That kind of dedication and love is the reason our characters resonate with so many readers. So for everyone who thinks debate and controversy and over our favorite wall-crawler is something new, you may be surprised to find out that Marvel’s been screwing Spidey up from #1!”

Now’s your chance to get a look at a piece of Marvel Comics history—just click over to the Spider-Office Blog now!

Amazing Spider-Man #645 Cover

TCJ.com Announces Global Blogging

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The World at Your Fingertips: TCJ.com Announces Global Blogging

JULY 27, 2010 – SEATTLE, WA—The Comics Journal website TCJ.com has just launched a major platform for comics news and commentary by bloggers from all over the world. On the opening day of this international gateway, you can expect to see new blog posts from respected correspondents in Argentina, Australia, Italy, The Philippines, Sweden and Turkey. Each of these nations will have its own ongoing blog on TCJ.com and over the next several weeks we will be adding blogs from every corner of the globe. All blogs will be in English but each post will have a link allowing it to be translated into the language of the blog’s home country or any one of more than 50 other languages. Our ultimate goal is to provide a hub of communications from the comics communities of virtually every nation on Earth.

While you’re there, check out the constant flow of smart comics blogs and essays on TCJ.com. Among the features scheduled for this week are Chris Mautner on Top Shelf’s Swedish Invasion, Tom Crippen on American Son, eye-popping Golden Age covers by Alex Schomburg and illustrations by Robert Binks; Roland Kelts on Tokyopop after the downsizing, R.C. Harvey on death in the funnies; and much more! Recent posts have included a new interview with Gahan Wilson, Gary Groth’s past interviews with Harvey Pekar, and the strangest comics Shaenon Garrity has ever seen.

Thank You

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Thank you for making June, Graphic Policy’s highest trafficked month yet.  We’ve seen a hell of a lot of growth this year and the screen shot below shows off the great trajectory you’ve made possible.

A special thanks goes out to the folks at Top Cow who’ve been awesome to work with.  Also thank you Marvel, Radical and Archaia all for the press releases and previews that have filled this blog as of late.

Please, also check us out on Twitter and Facebook where you get minireviews and a lot more to come.

But really this post is for us to say THANK YOU!

Dark Horse Launches Company Blog!

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DARK HORSE LAUNCHES COMPANY BLOG!

JUNE 30, MILWAUKIE, OR­­—If you’ve recently visited the Dark Horse website, you may have noticed a new edition to the homepage. Just over a month ago, Dark Horse joined the blogosphere, and has been posting exclusive content ever since.

Combining a mix of feature content, interviews, and first looks, the Dark Horse company blog will become the premier venue for Dark Horse news online.

“The Dark Horse blog will provide a world-class experience for pop-culture fans looking for more information about our incredible line of comics, books, and toys,” said Dark Horse’s vice president of marketing, Micha Hershman. “By leveraging interactive technologies, providing direct-feedback mechanisms, and streamlining our distribution of news and editorial content, Dark Horse has taken another step toward fulfilling our promise as the most community-focused comic publisher in the world.”

The Dark Horse blog will slowly replace the existing Dark Horse press-release list. Please subscribe to our blog RSS feed for the latest Dark Horse news!

Visit the Dark Horse blog now at www.darkhorse.com/blog.

About Dark Horse Comics

Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists.  In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, Will Eisner, and bestselling prose author, Janet Evanovich, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as The Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, their highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Mass Effect, Tim Burton,  Serenity and Domo. Today, Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the United States and is recognized as both an innovator in the cause of creator rights and the comics industry’s leading publisher of licensed material.

My Life With Comic Books the Blog

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I worked in comic shops for about 6 years and let me tell you, it’s entertaining (and I’d do it again in a heartbeat).  Paul Howley, owner of the Eisner Award- winning pop culture collector’s store known as “ That’s Entertainment ” in Worcester, Massachusetts has started a blog called My Life With Comic Books: A History of a Comic Store.

The blog covers the 29 years of the store’s existence and some of the interesting stories that got it to where it is.  It’s entertaining and worth the read.

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