XHonusWagnerX - 1-24-2011 at 02:35 PM
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/01/24/wizard-magazine-to-cl...
Now this is an end of an era.
I am receiving multiple confirmations from across the industry, through none yet from Wizard’s higher ups and PR people yet, that Wizard: The Guide To
Comics, the magazine that covered the mainstream comics industry for twenty years and created all manner of careers in the process has closed,
effective immediately. Or at least the print version has.
Almost all Wizard magazine staff have been laid off, and all freelance engagements cancelled.
Sister magazine Toyfare, covering the toy market, has not been affected, nor have the Wizard comic conventions.
Created by Gareb Shamus and Stephen Shamus in 1991, the magazine carved a niche for itself covering the most commercial comics in the most aggressive
fashion. At one point it regularly sold more than the comics it covered. But sales have declined of late, as the internet has grown in prominence and
favour for this kind of news. For many Wizard is no longer the news breaker and agenda setter of the comics industry it once was. And people still
have issues with the tone it has taken over the years. Even though it’s arguable that the last couple of years have seen some of the best Wizard
content since it started.
But right now it’s time to bury that pointy hat…
lifeisabitch - 1-24-2011 at 02:42 PM
I was never a fan really, I loved toy fare, but this is sad
print is dead
Dave - 1-24-2011 at 04:34 PM
yeah i never read it either.....
XHonusWagnerX - 1-24-2011 at 05:19 PM
I would have read it more, but magazines are so expensive!
Johnny_Whistle - 1-24-2011 at 06:21 PM
I still have a bunch of Wizard ACE editions and exclusive variant covers and variant action figures. I really gotta talk to someone about them, my
kid's starting college in the Fall...
XnMeX - 1-24-2011 at 06:24 PM
I subscribed to Wizard back in high school and enjoted it not just as a price guide / source for new info, but they also had some funny articles.
clevohardcore - 1-24-2011 at 08:09 PM
Never heard of it.
Six66Mike - 1-24-2011 at 08:20 PM
For some reason I read the thread name as Wired Magazine
ShawnRefuse - 1-24-2011 at 08:27 PM
I loved it, and got a fan art thing published when I was like 14. Wildcats I think lol.
Sad to hear, but I didn't buy the mag much after 15 so I guess I contributed to their demise. Bummer.