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Exercises In Takes (or: "Imagine Four Takes On The Edge Of A Cliff")
October 18, 2021
National Coming Out Day happened this week, and in a spirit of honesty, I will tell you two facts about me. The first: I am somewhat invested in Jon Kent as...
It's A Very Irreverent, Very Random, South Park Kind Of Comics Distributor
October 9, 2021
We've spent a significant chunk of the past nine months talking about the drastic changes the direct market comic book industry was going through, trying to...
Visionary novels of a future yet to be written!
October 2, 2021
Before we begin: I'd like to apologize for not doing the newsletter last week. You know it's hard for me to run this operation on my own. You know how, if...
Mysterio's Deception Was Also A Deception By Mysterio
September 18, 2021
In one fell swoop, The Amazing Spider-Man #73 rewrote gigantic chunks of Spider-Man continuity, instantly making it one of the most controversial single...
For Immediate Release: JETPACK LIZARD ENTERTAINMENT Announces Groundbreaking U-PAY-THEM Program
September 10, 2021
JETPACK LIZARD ENTERTAINMENT, the groundbreaking publisher of award-ignoring creator-owned comics like GHOUL FUCKER 5000, ADAM FRANKENSTEIN AND HIS WANDERING...
Tips And Tricks For Launching A Comic Book Slate
September 4, 2021
As I write this letter to you, we are exactly ten years removed from that first week of September, when everything seemed new. This week ten years ago, DC...
What If I Was Normal For A Change?
August 28, 2021
Can you believe, reader dearest, that I had ever thought that this would be easy? That all there was to do was to think about comics, which I already do...
In The Deal Business For Deals, And Business
August 20, 2021
Folks, it’s deal season, and when it rains deals, it pours deals. People are making so many deals and taking so many deals that it’s a hell of deal if you...
EXTRA EXTRA! SUBSTACK SMELLS
August 12, 2021
Was I surprised at the high profile signings Substack revealed on Monday in the New York Times? Absolutely not. I am a high-powered mover and shaker in the...
Diary of a Comic Book Industry Lawyer
August 6, 2021
Before we begin: I’d like to apologize for not doing the newsletter last week. One of the perils of running this as a one-man operation is that I am the...
THE HEAT OF BLOOD: A HYBC Mystery
July 23, 2021
I know this line of work has never been good to the washed-up, so, since I'm at the end of my rope anyways, I might as well come clean: I've never been good...
To Robson Rocha
July 16, 2021
Robson Rocha passed away from complications caused by the COVID-19 virus on July 11th. He was 41, and he was barely getting started. His ten-year career in...
THE ALL-REVIEW SPECIAL I: WELCOME TO THE BIRTHDAY ZONE
July 9, 2021
As someone who's just been through it, I can say with some level of authority that turning twenty-nine absolutely fucking blows. The particular circumstances...
Totino's Presents: The Pride Month 2021 Post-Game Wrap-Up Show
July 2, 2021
Well, pals from all around the acronym, it would seem that, once again, our thirty days are up, and LGBTQ+ Pride Month is no more. As I take stock of...
When Is It Okay To Pirate Comics?
June 24, 2021
We’ve been at this for a while now, so we know how this awful game they call social media works: every minute, a new topic is introduced for the rabble to...
One Must Imagine Batman Fucking
June 17, 2021
I write these words to you on an altogether far too sunny for my tastes Tuesday afternoon, on the eve of a second shot of the Moderna vaccine, which I expect...
To The Eisner Awards Judging Panel
June 10, 2021
Dear esteemed panel of judges, For the past six months, I have set myself the task of producing, on a weekly basis, the single greatest newsletter about...
Understanding the Rise of Manga; Also The COVID-19 Epidemic Is Real
June 3, 2021
The facts are, at this point, undeniable: manga is more popular than ever. This has been true for years, mind you, but the particular circumstances of 2021,...
So You've Written A Hateful Comic
May 27, 2021
Has this ever happened to you? You write a completely hateful comic, something as completely on-its-face awful as “A 14-year old Asian girl who’s...
Should You Be Worried About The WarnerMedia/Discovery Merger?
May 20, 2021
Once more, this little hobby of ours finds itself at the whim of the corporate behemoths who have declared themselves in charge of so many aspects of our...
Advance notice to all Luxury Comics retailers re: PROFESSOR MONSTER #1
May 13, 2021
To all our trusted LUXURY COMICS retailers, From day one, you have been vital parts of the LUXURY COMICS ecosystem. As part of our groundbreaking "All Other...
To John Paul Leon
May 6, 2021
John Paul Leon passed away, at 49, on May 2nd. The news just kinda knocked me on my ass, and I’m not sure that I have recovered today, on May 5th, as I’m...
Things I Did On My Content Break
April 29, 2021
You know how it is: some weeks there’s just no no content worth talking about, and you somewhat feel like garbage, and you’re still boycotting a company that...
The First Annual HYBC Enemies List Bracket!
April 15, 2021
A couple of weeks back, DC Comics announced the first-ever "DC Round Robin", a four-week single-elimination style tournament pitting 16 comic book pitches...
[Untitled Frosty The Snowman Newsletter]
April 8, 2021
For the longest time, I was a Geoff Johns apologist. I’m not anymore, for reasons that we’re going to go into, but that you’re likely already familiar with....
Trading In The Chevy For A Cadillac-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack (IT'S FROM "MOVIN' OUT" BY BILLY JOEL)
April 1, 2021
So, you know that thing, when a company with a near-monopolistic grip on all direct market distribution of comic book periodicals loses its exclusive...
The JUSTICE LEAGUE (2021) Take
March 25, 2021
If you have been paying attention, you will not be surprised when I tell you that yes, I did love Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE. It’s the movie I wanted, plus...
I Have A Message From Another Time
March 18, 2021
As I write these words to you, it is a touch after 7PM Paris time, on Wednesday, March 17th, a day which now and forever shall be known as “Snyder Cut’s...
More Like Jumpacurrency Am I Right People? (It's A Joke About The Super-Pets)
March 11, 2021
Living the life of an idle debonair aesthete, as I do, leaves very little time to keep up with whatever nonsense the computer touchers have come up THIS...
The HYBC Comics Journalism Master Class Masterclass - UNIT 01: Welcome!
March 4, 2021
In our always faster, always more interconnected world of near-constant begging for people with expertise in all matters comics, the demand for high quality...
A Slow-Searing Ride On Satan's Carousel
February 25, 2021
Howdy, gang! It’s been a very eventful week in comics, as the usually behind-closed-doors ComicsPRO Conference found itself without doors to hide behind, and...
HYBC Presents: THE YEAR OF THE BEEF PREVIEW CENTER
February 18, 2021
The event the entire world has been waiting for, following a very tumultuous 2020, is finally upon us. Last Friday, we entered what the Lunar calendar refers...
Whatever Happened To This Week's Newsletter?
February 11, 2021
I had been planning this particular installment of the newsletter for a while. In fact, it was the first piece I began sketching out when I began laying out...
Introducing The HUMBLE YOURSELF BEFORE COMICS Meal Kit
February 4, 2021
When I launched this newsletter, about a month ago, my objective was to run the best newsletter about recent releases in single-issue corporate American...
Our Favorite Marvel Comics Teasers, Revisited
January 28, 2021
This week, Marvel Comics have teased and revealed their upcoming all-new, all-different take on Heroes Reborn. In the new event spinning off from the pages...
This One Is Mostly Calling Ed Piskor A Clown
January 21, 2021
Ed Piskor, the “master” “comic maker” who co-runs the Cartoonist Kayfabe channel on YouTube dot com, as well as the author of books like “The Hip-Hop Family...
The Old White Skeleton Beneath
January 14, 2021
As I was finishing last week’s newsletter, the news came in, so overwhelming that even the Substack servers took a hit, that fascist freaks had invaded the...
U Talkin' Talking Heads 2 My Talking Head?
January 7, 2021
There were many great comics released in the hell year two thousand and twenty. Fun comics. Cool comics. Provocative comics. Comics that made you laugh....
THE HYBC MANIFESTO
December 29, 2020
IT IS A FACT, KNOWN TO ALL BUT SELDOM ACKNOWLEDGED BY MOST, THAT COMIC BOOKS ARE THE SINGLE GREATEST STORYTELLING FORM MANKIND HAS EVER CREATED. That...
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