The younger Hernandez brother adds two installments to the groundbreaking Love and Rockets series in 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, an international show of indie comics and graphic novels, was held May 11 and 12 at the Toronto Reference Library, and honored acclaimed manga artists Junji Ito and Hiromi Takashima; PW also interviewed Oni Press publisher James Lucas Jones about the recent... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2019, organized by an innovative partnership between the Toronto Public Library and Toronto’s The Beguiling comics store, was held May 11-12 at the Toronto Reference Library. PW was on hand to bring back images of the artists, publishers and fans at TCAF 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Midtown Comics in New York. Movie and TV adaptations have fueled growth in the comic book industry: Sales in 2018 rose $80 million from the previous year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Led by sales of the graphic novel format, total sales of graphic novels and periodical comics in the U.S. and Canada were approximately $1.09 billion in 2018, according to a joint estimate by trade news sites ICv2 and Comichron. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
There's a lot of work - and a lot of fun - involved in the business of selling comics, Chris Lander tells Mike Mather. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
In this Q&A, PW talks with a number of creators from 'This Place: 150 Years Retold,' an anthology of graphic stories that retell the troubled history of Canada’s indigenous people, which will be published this month by Highwater Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
DC Universe is acting on its promise to deliver DC's full comic book library -- more or less. As of now, subscribers to the service have access to 21,000 issues stretching over 80 years, so long as a given issue was released at least one year before... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Breaking: DC confirms two of the Daily Planet’s finest will be headlining new comic-book series. DC Comics is putting journalists in the spotlight with “Lois Lane,” from writer Greg Rucka and artist Mike Perkins, and “Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen,” from writer Matt Fraction and artist Steve Lieber.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sitting down in a back room at a Dave & Buster’s restaurant in Hollywood, actors Zachary Levi, Asher Angel and Jack Dylan Grazer are amped-up — and not just because they’ve been playing Tomb Raider and Space Invaders arcade games for 20 minutes. In recent days, the three have been watching... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Launched in 2009 under the direction of editorial director Charles Kochman, Abrams Comic Arts will celebrate its 10th anniversary this week with plans for an exhibition and reception at the Society of Illustrators to be held later this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Acclaimed superhero writer Brian Michael Bendis takes over the writing of Superman in this excerpt from 'Action Comics Vol. 1: Invisible Mafia,' a lively new adventure by the Man of Steel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
“I’m doing the same thing that my ancestors did. I’m just telling the stories that I care about, that I love and that are relevant to me,” Jeffrey Veregge says. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2019-03-26 21:37:09 UTC ]
Sabrina, the single mother at the center of Inda Craig-Galván’s new play, “Black Super Hero Magic Mama,” is acutely aware of the various ways her son’s life can be upended. Gangs, drugs, street violence, the police: If Sabrina (Kimberly Hébert Gregory) is overcontrolling, it’s because she knows... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Viz Media announced plans to launch Viz Originals, a new imprint that will publish original graphic novels by artists inspired by manga and anime. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
First Second Books, Macmillan’s graphic novel imprint, is launching World Citizen Comics, a line of nonfiction graphic works focused on civic involvement and media literacy, including books for children and teens. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Aditi Gupta created a comic book to help girls in India better understand their periods. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Carol Danvers did not have any superpowers when she made her Marvel Comics debut, but she was always meant to be a star. She’ll soon be seen soaring on the big screen in “Captain Marvel,” out March 8, as the first female superhero to headline her own movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Switch hasn't quite lived up to its tablet potential due to a severe lack of software outside of games, but it's surprisingly found a groove as a comic book e-reader. It's all thanks to Inky Pen -- a comic subscription that's currently exclusive... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The long-running saga of the rabbit, Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai, is moving to IDW Publishing, which will begin a new, full-color series in June. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]