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Online comic company Webtoon is going public

by Stephanie Hughes
Jun 26, 2024
The company, with a global community of readers and creators, is expected to start trading on the NASDAQ on Thursday.
The online comic site Webtoon has more than 24 million creators who post work to their site. Above, comic artist Bae Jin-soo sketching a Webtoon on May 24.
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Bazooka Candy's CEO on the brand's sweet athlete investment deal

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Alex Schroeder
Jun 7, 2024
DK Metcalf of the Seattle Seahawks may soon be coming to Bazookaverse comics.
Following Bazooka Candy Brands' acquisition by private equity Apax Partners in October 2023, the candy maker received an infusion of cash from major athletes.
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Mississippi record store owner hopes "greatest hits" compilations sound good to collectors

by Sean McHenry
Sep 13, 2023
While vinyl record prices remain a concern for Phillip Rollins of OffBeat, he thinks lower-priced "greatest hits" albums may entice customers.
Phillip Rollins, owner of OffBeat in Jackson, Mississippi, says collections of popular work by artists such as En Vogue and Notorious B.I.G. could get more people interested in buying records.
Courtesy Rollins
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Black geek culture represents a big business opportunity

by Stephanie Hughes
Aug 13, 2021
Black fans of comics and anime haven't always been welcome in geek culture. This could be a moment of change.
A fan cosplays as Black Panther from the Marvel Universe during the 2018 New York Comic-Con at Javits Center on October 7, 2018 in New York City.
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Holy franchise, Batman! You’re 80!

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Mar 29, 2019
Grab your cowl and utility belt while we take a look at one of the highest-earning superheroes.
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Stan Lee's Marvel-ous legacy

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Nov 19, 2018
Let's do the numbers on Stanley Lieber's seven decades in comics.
 Spider-Man creator Stan Lee poses at his office on June 18, 2004 in Beverly Hills, California.
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How the co-CEO of Archie Comics reinvented its namesake

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jul 25, 2018
Riverdale's favorite son was in danger of fading into obscurity when Jon Goldwater breathed some new life into the franchise.
(L-R front row) The cast Ashleigh Murray, Madelaine Petsch, Camila Mendes, KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse and Casey Cott, back row left to right) Jon Goldwater, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Marisol Nichols, Luke Perry, Madchen Amick, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of the "Riverdale" television show speak during the CW portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on Jan. 8, 2017 in Pasadena, California.
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Growing up in "Cartoon County"

by Molly Wood , Shaheen Ainpour and Hayley Hershman
Nov 23, 2017
Author Cullen Murphy talks about his new book and what it was like having a dad who was a cartoonist.
John Cullen Murphy's Big Ben Bolt (July 26, 1978)
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Doctor Strange is Marvel's latest box office hit

by Mark Garrison
Nov 7, 2016
The comic franchise has won new fans with its Hollywood offerings.
A view of the atmosphere at The Los Angeles World Premiere of Marvel Studios’ 'Doctor Strange” in Hollywood, CA on Oct. 20, 2016.   
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The boy who saved Batman

by Tommy Andres
Mar 23, 2016
You know the story of the Dark Knight. But do you know the story of his savior?
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