Edited by Budjette Tan and Charis Loke, ‘Sound: A Comics Anthology’ uses the broad theme of sound as a platform to showcase an appealing and diverse group of South Asian comics creators. An 11-page excerpt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
This year, established manga publishers jostled on the shelves with prestige graphic novel publishers, prose publishers venturing into comics, and more. The result was a great year for manga. Here are 10 titles you shouldn’t miss. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
The only book prize known to be handing a pig to its winner, the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize announces its shortlist. The post UK: Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse’s Comic Fiction Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-11-22 19:58:08 UTC ]
DC will expand its DC Compact Comics line, which republishes “bestselling, new-reader-friendly titles” from the comics giant's backlist in a full-color, 5.5” x 8.5” trim size priced at $9.99, next year, adding 15 more titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
Tara Booth’s new graphic memoir is an eccentric and colorful psychological self-portrait with dazzling visual impact and an engaging and idiosyncratic sense of humor. A ten-page excerpt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers continue to invest in webcomics, finding that fans of online content will still buy the memento that is a bound book. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher ‘profoundly sorry’ for hurt caused by Spirou and the Blue Gorgon as it recalls 30,000 copies from shopsA comic book has been withdrawn from sale by its Belgian publisher after an outcry over racist depictions of black people and “hyper-sexualised” images of women.The publisher Dupuis... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-11-05 13:10:34 UTC ]
The team behind Drawing Blood, the new graphic novel series from Image Comics, which follows the rapid rise and fall of the cocreator of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles–like superhero team, discusses collaborating, comics history, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
There were fewer comics companies exhibiting at this year's event than ever before, but comics were infused throughout the show, with new players hitting the scene, beloved brands getting a refresh, and newcomers emerging from the wings. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year's ICv2 Insider Talks found that while comics sales were down 7% from the “COVID peak” of 2022—with manga, once the primary driver for comics growth, seeing the largest drop—they're still holding strong, with 2023 sales up 67% above 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
How to start reading manga and manhwa, kids' books about Día de los Muertos, cozy romances for all, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-10-21 15:00:00 UTC ]
World Without End topped bestseller lists but was criticised for embracing nuclear powerIn 2019, France’s best known climate expert sat down to work with its most feted graphic novelist. The result? Perhaps the most terrifying comic ever drawn.Part history, part analysis, part vision for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-10-19 04:00:05 UTC ]
It's that time of the year where the Javits Center will be full of superheroes, supervillains, and more. New York Comic Con kicked off Oct. 17 and will run through Oct. 20. While the East Coast leg is not nearly as large as San Diego's version that took place earlier... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-10-18 16:49:58 UTC ]
Marvel Premier Collection, a new line of trade paperbacks aimed at providing an accessible entry point for comics newcomers, will launch in February with classic works by Frank Miller and Ta-Nehesi Coates. The line was announced at the first-ever Retailer Day at this year's New York Comic Con. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
The inductees are being recognized for work on G.I. Joe, Mad magazine, manga and mutants. They will be honored at New York Comic Con. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-10-11 15:00:09 UTC ]
The Brooklyn, N.Y.–based indie comics shop launched a GoFundMe on October 6 in an effort to remain in its location for another three years. It exceeded its $79,200 goal in two days. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
The sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga has proven to be both a critical disappointment and a box office one. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2024-10-07 16:43:09 UTC ]
The collective stand from South Korea's KOCCA will present seven K-comics companies at Frankfurter Buchmesse this month. Sponsored. The post KOCCA’s Frankfurt Stand: Seven K-Comics Companies appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-07 10:35:55 UTC ]
A beloved mainstay of New York City’s alternative and underground comics scenes since 2008, Gabe Fowler's Desert Island Comics will reportedly be priced out of its longtime Williamsburg storefront at the end of the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
In series like Planetary, of which he was a creator, and Astonishing X-Men, his drawings conveyed a sense of realism in situations that were often fantastical. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-09-18 22:47:54 UTC ]