As he releases his first short story collection, the revered writer talks about magic, the problem with superhero movies and why he will never write another graphic novelI’ve been enamoured of prose fiction for quite a long while,” says Alan Moore. He is speaking to me from his home in...
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[ Source: The Guardian | 2022-10-07 09:00:54 UTC ]
Massive increases in graphic novel sales despite supply chain disruptions, the growing popularity of mobile webcomics, and recent changes in comic shop distribution, were among the trends discussed at ICv2’s Insider Talks, which returned to the Javits Center to open this year's New York Comic Con.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
These new October graphic novel and manga titles are just the thing to read as you munch on some should-have-been-for-Halloween candy.
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[ Source: Book Riot | 2022-10-03 10:35:00 UTC ]
Ruairí Coleman, from County Armagh, has worked on everything from Thor to Iron Man.
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[ Source: BBC News | 2022-09-24 05:42:24 UTC ]
SPX, aka the Small Press Expo, held September 17-18 at the Marriott Hotel in Bethesda Md., returned as an in-person event after two years as a virtual show during the Covid pandemic.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
A refugee from Nazi-annexed Austria, she started a new life in New York drawing powerful, glamorous heroines and broke barriers in a male-dominated field.
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[ Source: The New York Times | 2022-09-14 17:51:10 UTC ]
Boys' Love is a subgenera of manga that is particularly popular among women, but why is that? One writer explores.
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[ Source: Book Riot | 2022-09-14 10:35:00 UTC ]
'Luda,' debut novel by veteran comics writer Grant Morrison, is a camp spectacular in which patriarchy is defined as a kind of magical Oedipal drag.
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[ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-02 15:30:56 UTC ]
A new anthology of the beloved British series actually manages to collect the work that makes it great.
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[ Source: Wired | 2022-09-02 11:00:00 UTC ]
Titan Comics' new imprint, Titan Manga, launches this month with a new “director’s cut” of Takashi Okazaki’s 'Afro Samurai.'
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
His portfolio included the adventures of Richie Rich and graphic treatments of 9/11 and torture by the C.I.A. He also wrote dozens of songs.
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[ Source: The New York Times | 2022-08-06 15:16:54 UTC ]
Consider these wonderful...and maybe dangerous?...comic book locals for your summer vacation destination.
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[ Source: Book Riot | 2022-07-29 10:31:00 UTC ]
Comics Plus readers drove nearly half a million checkouts of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga through more than 2,000 schools and libraries through the first half of 2022.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Despite the diminished presence of manga on the exhibition floor of the San Diego Comic-Con, manga and webtoon publishers continue to report a wave of strong sales and fan enthusiasm.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Footballer and campaigner says he ‘jumped at chance’ to edit comic, with 20p from each sale donated to free books schemeMarcus Rashford has guest-edited a special edition of the Beano, as well as appearing on the comic’s front cover.The special edition of the comic comes after the publication of...
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[ Source: The Guardian | 2022-07-27 11:24:59 UTC ]
While there were no big announcements, creators and publishers of middle-grade and YA graphic novels had a strong presence at the show and the recent surge in organized efforts at censorship was a major topic of panels and discussions.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
It might have been hard to tell because of the mask requirement, but there were a lot of smiles at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, held July 21-24 at the San Diego Convention Center.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
BRZRKR becomes the first comic book to feature in Comic-Con's prestigious Hall H.
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[ Source: BBC News | 2022-07-23 23:09:26 UTC ]
Sophie Castille, cofounder and director of Europe Comics and a key executive in the growth of European graphic novels in North America, died July 11. She was 51.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Kazuki Takahashi found in snorkelling gear floating in the sea off coast of Okinawa, reports sayA Japanese artist who created the hit manga comic series Yu-Gi-Oh!, which spawned a worldwide media franchise including a trading card game, has been found dead in the sea, according to media...
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[ Source: The Guardian | 2022-07-07 09:37:41 UTC ]