The San Diego Comic-Con International, held July 17-21 at the San Diego Convention Center, marked its 50th anniversary, celebrating the show’s rise from small gathering of fans to a showcase for global pop culture. Publishers Weekly was there to capture images of the events, artists, publishers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Do you like reading manga and want to show off your favorite series? Then check out these anime and manga enamel pins that you can wear! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-07-22 10:40:40 UTC ]
ComicHub, a point of sale software platform that collects sales data from comics shops, has reached an agreement to supply POS data on graphic novel and comics sales to NPD BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the early announcements at Comic-Con, Comixology marked its 10th anniversary with a new slate of original titles, and Sunday Press Books has been acquired by IDW. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
In more “thing becomes other thing” news, Sleeping Beauties, the more-than-700-page fantasy novel that Stephen King wrote with his son, Owen, is being adapted into a 10-part comic book series. The novel imagines a world in which all the women in the world except one have come down with a disease... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-07-16 19:06:16 UTC ]
Book Riot has talked about the best comic book artists working today and what makes a great cover in general. ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-07-12 10:35:23 UTC ]
In partnership with Penguin Random House, Japanese video game developer and manga publisher Square Enix is setting up two New York City-based imprints to publish manga, light novels, and other titles based on its gaming and anime properties. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Last fall, I went to my first Comic Con, New York Comic Con, and needless to say, it did not ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-07-05 10:33:23 UTC ]
Once again SDCC is teaming up with the San Diego Public Library to host the annual Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians, a free five-day conference on graphic novels and libraries, held during SDCC, Wednesday–Sunday, July 17–21. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
Tracing SDCC’s evolution from a small gathering of fans to the biggest pop culture event in the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
San Diego Comic-Con isn’t just a place for authors to promote their work—it’s got a literary tradition of its own. Here are some of the books and graphic novels set at or about SDCC. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
We were mixing papier mache in art class. It was seventh grade. I was twelve. I liked that muddy mix, liked how it felt on my hands, liked spreading it on the balloon that had been distributed to me so that I could make a mask. I began to sing under my breath. I sang […] The post How a Comic... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2019-07-03 11:00:56 UTC ]
We’ve put together a short list of classic manga series inspired by the game of baseball as played and as celebrated in Japan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Works of prose fiction with quirky fun plots and manga-style illustrations, Japanese light Novels are attracting a growing audience of fans in North America. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
We all love fanart, right? Be honest now. If you’re an anime and manga fan, you’ve probably gone looking for ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-06-28 10:34:35 UTC ]
Editor Justin Eisinger says illustrating the controversial report is "the easiest way to get people to actually read it.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2019-06-21 23:40:17 UTC ]
The ALA’s new Graphic Novel and Comics Roundtable aims to transform the way that books in the medium are collected and circulated by libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
After cease and desist letter issued for portraying Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez like DC’s Wonder Woman, indie Devil’s Due pastiches another characterAfter getting into hot water with DC Comics for an issue in which congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez looked a little too much like DC’s Wonder... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-06-06 13:44:12 UTC ]
Marvel's interest in digital audio isn't limited to podcasts. The media giant and Dreamscape Media have reached a deal to turn dozens of better-known comic books into audiobooks, including Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate X-Men and Daredevil: The Man W... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-06-03 00:25:00 UTC ]
“I want [the drawings] to be as clear and readable as possible so the story can be as tangled and uncertain as life and experience seem to be,” Ware says of 'Rusty Brown,' the comic he has been working on for the past 18 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]