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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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’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 ]
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 ]
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 ]