The final panel, “Comics After Hollywood” looked at overall developments in the relationship between page, screen and video games. Most of the best (and most colorful) lines were delivered by Top Cow president/COO Matt Hawkins, “It’s better to not have a movie come out if it’s a piece of s—t”and American Original CEO Jeff Katz, “85% of the people coming down from Hollywood don’t give a s—t about comics.” Katz and Circle of Confusion producer/manager Rick Jacobs predicted a major shrinkage in the film and TV business – from 25-30% over the next few years – as the economy, the internet and changes in the audience create a perfect storm of consumer demands for quality storytelling.
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Monday, August 03, 2009
Monday, July 06, 2009
Publisher's Weekly talks with Top Cow's Filip Sablik about San Diego 2009
he San Diego Comic-Con International is full up. With every inch of the San Diego Convention Center booked for the show years ago, and every ticket gone and hotels sold out months in advance this year, the annual comics-themed pop culture extravaganza has gotten as big as it can physically get. Yet in the imagination of the world's enlightened nerds, it continues to grow.
As with most other comics convention this year, San Diego's big show reveals no signs of slowing down or scaling back despite the overall recession. The fantasy economy is still strong, with movie studios planning lavish displays and swag to bribe the fan-boy crowd to spread good word-of-mouth on their projects.
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Top Cow's Rob Levin cited in The Beat
Top Cow Consulting Editor, Rob Levin, now a freelancer, blogs about the freelancer’s need to “Roll With It (aka Be a Professional)”. His post caught the attention of Publisher's Weekly Heidi MacDonald on her blog "The Beat".
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