End of an era: Comics Buyer’s Guide, 1971-2013

The last issue, #1699. Today, F+W Media announced the closure of Comics Buyer’s Guide after the publication of its 1,699th issue (March 2013). The magazine, which began life in the basement of a comics fan in 1971 was for many years the largest marketplace for comics sales by mail — as well as being the … Read more

Scrye, 1994-2009

Not comics-related, but for those interested in publishing and some of the decisions involved in transitioning titles from publisher to publisher, I have some reminiscences on my personal site relating to the just-announced cancellation of Scrye: The Guide to Collectible Card Games, a magazine I edited from 1999-2001 and managed as part of a larger … Read more