Mar 02, 2020 comic book resources shuts down forums after rape threats were starting from scratch, providing everyone with the opportunity to build a new community, together. Comic book resources, also known as cbr, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book related news and discussion. Cbrs jonah weiland confirms he is dc comics vice president. All day visitors to cbr have been congregating in our chat room and message boards sharing their pain, their stories and fear. Dc hires jonah weiland as vp of marketing and creative.
Comic book resources cbr, founded by jonah weiland in 1995, began as a forum providing a platform for comic enthusiasts to share and. Comic book resources was founded by jonah weiland in 1995 as a development of the kingdom come message board, a message forum that weiland created to discuss dc comicss thennew miniseries of the same name. Traditional comic books face the digital age abc news. In april of this year, the longrunning founded 1995 industry site comic book resources changed ownership. Jul 28, 2019 in 2016, jonah weiland announced that comic book resources had been sold to valnet inc and was relaunched as. Cbr founder jonah weiland joins dc as vp of marketing. Youll all be sorry a humor column written for jonah weilands comic book resources. Comic book resources columnists go elsewhere comics.
Comic book resources ultimate pop culture wiki fandom. Inside baseball of inside baseball, big changes are on their way to, one of the first comics journalism sites to hit the world wide web. Weiland founded and ran comic book resources for 21 years practically inventing online comics news in the process before selling it to valnet three years ago. Cbrs headquarters is located in north hollywood, california, usa 91601. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. On april 4, 2016, jonah weiland announced that comic book resources had been sold to valnet inc. It was jonah weiland of comic book resources who first paid me for writing my silly bits of nonsense about comic books, for my column lying. The site had been around for seven years, i wrote for it for another seven until 2009, until avatar press headhunted me to found bleeding cool for the past seven years. Weiland is bestknown as the founder of cbr formerly comicbookresources, which began in 1995 as a fan message board focused on dcs. Jonah weiland, founder of cbr, now vice president of dc comics. Comic book resources the reader wiki, reader view of. On this day it was decided that normal operations of comic book resources would cease, except for stories directly affected by the devastation in new york city and washington dc. Jonah weiland created the popular comic book website comic book resources in 1995, as a way to continue the success of his kingdom come message board, created to discuss and dissect the mark waid and alex ross comic book.
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Cbr, known as comic book resources until august 2016, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book related news and discussion history. Visiting the cbr section on the website reveals their overview, which reads. Jonah weiland has been on an extended sabbatical since, and has travelled the. Which means i finally have time to return to a bit of blogging. Women in refrigerators the term refers to the death of alexandra dewitt, girlfriend of kyle rayner, who was murdered and stuffed into a. Following the sale of comic book resources, which i founded and ran for 21 years, my lifes direction has changed dramatically. Comic book resources acquired by media conglomerate. Comic book resources was founded by jonah weiland in 1995 as a development of the kingdom come message board, a message forum that weiland created to discuss dc comicss thennew miniseries of the same name comic book resources features columns written by industry professionals that have included robert kirkman, gail simone, and mark millar. After hearing from a number of sources this afternoon, i understand that jonah weiland, former owner of comic book resources now better known as cbr is returning to the comic book industry and has accepted a place at dc comics, in the role of vice president of marketing and creative services.
Comic book resources columnists go elsewhere comics worth. After hearing from a number of sources this afternoon, i understand that jonah weiland, former owner of comic book resources now better. Covering comics, movies, tv like no other in the world. It was jonah weiland of comic book resources who first paid me for writing my silly bits of nonsense about comic books, for my column lying in the gutters skip to content toggle navigation. The two had a wideranging discussion that covered many topics, including the modernization of classic riverdale characters, the seminal death. A statement from executive producer of cbr jonah weiland. Comic book resources shuts down forums after rape threats. Aug 06, 2019 at 4am my time, 8pm his time, jonah weiland, my former boss and former owner at comic book resources confirmed the bleeding cool story, that he was returning to comics to be dcs new vp of. Da vinchis demons cast on what to expect in season 2. May 21, 2008 comic book resources was founded by jonah weiland in 1995 as a development of the kingdom come message board, a message forum that weiland created to discuss dc comicss thennew miniseries of the same name.
Apr 04, 2016 it was jonah weiland of comic book resources who first paid me for writing my silly bits of nonsense about comic books, for my column lying in the gutters in 2002. Jonah weiland, executive producer of the site, explains. The two had a wideranging discussion that covered many topics, including the modernization of classic riverdale characters, the seminal death continue reading. Jonah weiland sat down with alex ross for a lengthy chat about his thoughts on the series 10 years later and what it means to him today. At 4am my time, 8pm his time, jonah weiland, my former boss and former owner at comic book resources confirmed the bleeding cool. Comic book resources columnists go elsewhere in april of this year, the longrunning founded 1995 industry site comic book resources changed ownership. Comic book resources wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. On twitter today, site founder jonah weiland announced that he had sold the site to valnet, a canadianbased company that specializes in developing mediafocused websites such as screen rant, which it also owns. Cbr founder jonah weiland has joined the staff of dc comics as vp of. Aug 26, 2016 okay, so what actually happened to comic book resources. Comic book resources interview, 8 march 2005 a wheel.
Comic book resources, also known as cbr, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic bookrelated news and discussion. These columns led to gigs writing for bongo comics. It seemed to be a very lucrative deal at least based on the peaceful farmer thanos life that weiland embarked on according to his fb postings. Comic book resources the reader wiki, reader view of wikipedia. This story was originally commissioned by jonah weilands comic book resources and ran there as well thanks, jonah. May 21, 2008 comic book resources, also known as cbr, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic bookrelated news and discussion.
Jonah weiland introduces the new cbr community, an inclusive and. Comic book resources executive producer jonah weiland takes a moment to look back on 2010 and ahead to 2011, which starts this sunday in earnest with robot 6s 2 year anniversary celebration. There has been a negativity and nastiness that has existed on the cbr forums for too long. Comic book resources was founded by jonah weiland in 1996 as a development of the kingdom come message board. His series the wheel of time, now with 11 volumes, has seen some 11 million copies in print. At the time, no significant changes were announced. Founded in 1995 by jonah weiland, comic book resources is the largest fan site for comics and related topics cbr also does a lot of entertainment coverage, far ahead of competitors newsarama or bleeding cool in audience size. Archie comics publishercoceo jon goldwater talks about the. May 10, 2006 ten years after the release of kingdom come, the series is still highly popular with old and new fans alike, with an absolute edition on the way as a reward for the most dedicated fans.
Comic book resources wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Many of you know that comic book resources started in 1996 as a. Weiland founded and ran comic book resources for 21 years practically inventing online comics news in the process before selling it to. Comic book resources is an online community platform that allows users to share and discuss the latest news and trends in the comic book industry. May 21, 2008 cbr, known as comic book resources until august 2016, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book related news and discussion history. Jonah weiland, the owner of comic book resources, where asselins article was published, announced that, in response to the abuse asselin. To put it more specifically, they were sold by founder and former owner jonah weiland to valnet inc. Ive also made a weird leap into professional comics writing, working for bongo comics on. Following the sale of comic book resources, which i founded and ran for 21 years, my lifes direction. Created by jonah weiland and launched in 1996, the sites media kit reports that they receive more than 24 million pageviews per month from over 6 million unique visitors. Cbr, known as comic book resources until august 2016, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic bookrelated news and discussion history. Jonah weiland created the popular comic book website comic book resources in 1995, as a way to continue the success of his kingdom come message board, created to discuss and dissect the mark waid. How comic book resources employees learned their site had. Wolverine was as close as you can get, says jonah weiland, executive producer of comic book resources.