Marvel publisher Dan Buckley gave a three-part interview with comic industry blog ICv2 this week in which he discussed the company's performance in 2014 and its strategies for the year ahead. The interview ranged across digital sales, graphic novel sales, and the impact of the Marvel movies on the comics -- but of particular interest to ComicsAlliance were Buckley's comments on reaching a more diverse audience of new comics customers.
While acknowledging that Marvel and the industry at large has never done much consumer research, Buckley said the company has been "aggressive in trying a lot of diverse product over the last two years," as part of an initiative spearheaded by Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. According to Buckley, the results of that outreach have been very positive.
One of the things we always stress to little ones is to read and keep reading. And that's great, it's absolutely essential. But the kids aren't the only ones who need to read.
Sometimes I know some of us will be clicking along on our social media accounts, and you'll see one of those Inspirational Quotes. It used to be a thing where there were those motivational posters, remember those?
The Boonslick Regional Library has a lot going on this holiday season in all the branches all over Mid Missouri. In Sedalia, Warsaw, Boonville, and Cole Camp, things are really hopping.
There was a thing on Facebook a few weeks ago asking people to list ten books that have stayed with them in some way. So Facebook analyzed the responses from 130,000 people to figure out the 100 most influential books.
The Friends of the Boonslick Library in Sedalia will take donations of books and DVDS Jan. 2-9. This is a great way for you to clean out your shelves of books or DVDs that the kids have grown out of, or things you may not have read or watched in years.
Remember that time that #BooksWithALetterMissing was trending on Twitter, and it was hilarious? No, because your life consists of more than clicking around the internet all day searching for meaning in your life that you're never going to find? Well, let us tell you -- it was indeed hilarious.