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Peter Cannon and Calvin Reid have retired from Publisher’s Weekly

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2023 has started off with a lot of changes already in the comic industry and that’s extending to the journalism space. Peter Cannon and Calvin Reid, two pillars of Publishers Weekly’s editorial team are leaving the team. Cannon has spent 23 years with the company and is the senior reviews editor. Reid has spent 36 years with them and is the senior news editor.

Cannon joined the company as a part-time mystery reviews editor and went full-time in 2003. Reid joined in 1987 as an assistant news editor and was with the Library Journal for nearly five years. He worked as the assistant to news editor Madalynne Reuter and was promoted to associate editor in 1988. He helped grow the magazine’s comics coverage along with journalist Douglas Walk. In 2005 Reid was the senior news editor and named coeditor of PW Comics Week which became PW Comics World. He then went on to cohost More to Come, Publishers Weekly‘s weekly podcast. Reid will continue to edit and write for the publication as a freelancer.

Both have been titans in the industry and are respected journalists. It’s sad to see them go and we wish them luck in whatever they do next.

Peter Cannon and Calvin Reid (photo via Publishers Weekly)

(original news via Publishers Weekly)

Ashes Isn’t the First Kickstarter Project to Offer Retailer Incentives

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It’s great to see Publishers Weekly cover Kickstarter and Alex de Campi & Jimmy Broxton’s Ashes.  It’s an interesting project and I myself chipped in $30.  Kickstarter is a crowd sourcing website that allows creators to reach out to the public to raise money for their projects.  It’s become a democratic publishing engine that relies on consumers to vote with their pledges and dollars.  However in the coverage, writer Todd Allen claimed:

In what appears to be the first of its kind, de Campi has offered a “retailer pack” of the graphic novel: 5 limited edition, numbered hardcover graphic novels (suggested retail price: $30) for $105, which works out to a 30% discount. The offer also includes an “art card” that can be sold immediately and also contains a password to read the digital edition of the graphic novel, which will be serialized at comiXology as the book is being produced. The participating stores will be the only retail locations selling Ashes in 2012.

That’s fantastic except two projects (I found, might be more) beat Ashes by over 3 months when it comes to retailer incentives.  Super by Aberrant Press and The Hero Code by Jamie Gambell both offered incentives for retailers.

Super saw two levels for $200 and $500.

$200 – GROUP/RETAILER PLEDGE #1: 20 copies of the book will be sent to you as well as 20 of the preview books and 20 of the postcards and your name(s) printed in the book’s “thank you’s” section. Also, you’ll get a page of original art (again, first pledged gets first pick).

$500 – GROUP/RETAILER PLEDGE #2: 40 copies of the book will be sent to you as well as 40 of the preview books, 50 of the postcards, your name(s) printed in the book’s “thank you’s” section and 10 of the signed and numbered prints! Also, you’ll get 2 pages of original art from the book (first pledged gets first pick)!!! AND A SPECIAL BONUS: A ONE PAGE AD FOR YOUR STORE OR GROUP OR WHATEVER REALLY (so long as it’s within reason)!!!

The Hero Code offered the following:

$30 – *RETAILER REWARD* – x10 copies of the book, 7 standard cover, 2 JR Variant and 1 wrap around variant, plus a button, print and 5 full collections of trader card sets. Retailers can order more than one set.

Great to see the coverage, even if the claims are wrong.