Diamond Comic Distributors, the largest distributor of comics in North America, announced that it will not pay publishers and other vendors this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
PW’s annual comics retailer survey was published just as the virus began to disrupt the U.S. comics and book marketplace. However, since the feature was published, the pandemic has hit the country head on, forcing many comics and book retailers to close, at least temporarily. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced it will not be shipping new comic books to retailers "until further notice" due to the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-03-25 00:11:33 UTC ]
His character Asterix captured the spirit of the French of the 1960s and grew into a worldwide phenomenon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-03-24 22:57:45 UTC ]
Diamond Comic Distributors, the largest distributor of comics in North America, announced that it will cease the delivery of weekly published comics until further notice. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Comics retailers are embracing new titles, welcoming new readers, and shifting to a curatorial approach to stocking. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Free Comic Book Day, which is usually held in May, has been postponed until the summer because of the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-03-19 23:32:50 UTC ]
Penguin Random House UK has announced a new partnership between its audio division and Rebellion, a publisher of comic books, fiction and video games, in response to increasing demand for science fiction audio. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-18 22:09:16 UTC ]
I draw, write, speak about, teach, facilitate and organise events about comics. After graduating with a degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Sussex, I attended art college and worked as a freelance illustrator. In 2008, I began to incorporate comics into my practice. I also... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-03-11 13:11:13 UTC ]
Concern over travel to pop culture conventions as well as delays in printing due to the new coronavirus are growing among comics publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
The author’s second novel, finally getting published in the United States, was first released in the United Kingdom in 2007. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-03-02 20:00:31 UTC ]
Wondering why there are STAR WARS manga adaptations of middle-grade and young adults prose versions of the stories? We have thoughts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-02-26 11:34:14 UTC ]
Beano is today (Wednesday 26th February) launching a special comic in support of World Book Day (WBD) (March 5th) with a free £1 WBD token. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-26 07:46:04 UTC ]
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund plans to create the Rory D. Root Comics Ambassador Grant, a program designed to support community building by retailers, named in honor of the late Rory Root, an influential Berkeley comics retailer noted for his pioneering embrace of book trade practices and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Savannah College of Art and Design’s sequential-art program keeps doing what it’s been doing for more than a quarter century: teaching its students how to break into the graphic novel and comics market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Bad Idea is a newly launched comics publisher designed to revive monthly periodical comics and provide economic support to direct market comics shops. Beginning in May the house will publish a limited number of monthly serials by popular artists, sold exclusively via comics shops. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
5 books events in L.A. the week of Feb. 8, including Lidia Yuknavitch, Diane Ravitch, and surf photography Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-02-07 21:50:44 UTC ]
If you're a One Piece fan, this may be the best or the worst piece of news ever, depending on how you feel about Netflix's anime adaptations: The streaming giant has approved a 10-episode live-action series based on the classic manga and anime. Even... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2020-01-30 02:20:00 UTC ]
A new story will reveal more about the characters before the Amazon Prime TV superhero series returns this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-01-23 18:30:05 UTC ]
Scarlett Thomas continues her streak of turning complicated subjects into must-read novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-01-13 23:13:01 UTC ]