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Alterna Comics’ Owner Peter Simeti Swatted on a Livestream

Spike | Feb 16, 2019 | 0

The so-called “cultural war” on the internet is getting worse, and extremely dangerous. On February 13, Peter Simeti was livestreaming about comics at the 1st Print Comics channel. Suddenly, mid-broadcast, he was held at gunpoint by a SWAT team. According to Peter’s Twitter, someo...

Corporatism vs. Nerdom: Repeating Industry-Killing Mistakes

Spike | Jan 11, 2019 | 0

Mainstream entertainment companies are really working hard to take the “entertainment” out of the entertainment industry. Marvel, EA, Lucasfilm, Blizzard, Bethesda, Wizards of the Coast – to name a few – are run by executives who only understand the business aspect of the ecosyste...

Ethan Van Sciver Departs Comicsgate

andrewrodriguez | Nov 13, 2018 | 0

While Comicsgate – as an idea and as a mindset – has been around for much longer, the movement didn’t begin gaining real traction until 2017. What is Comicsgate? For those not yet educated in the matter, Comicsgate is a consumer-driven movement in retaliation to the prevailing practices within...