Japanese and Asian pop culture had a big presence in the exhibit hall floor at New York Comic Con at the Javits Center; while uptown at Pier 94 ReedPop launched a new anime and manga festival to mixed reviews from fans and exhibitors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
To get people tuning in to audiobooks, Audible is yanking stories off the page and plunging readers right into the narrative. At New York Comic Con last weekend, the seller and producer of downloadable audiobooks partnered with Pottermore Publishing for a Potter-themed activation "A Harry... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The return of the Harvey Awards to New York and more made big splashes at this year's New York Comic Con, which once again set a record for tickets sold. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
New York Comic Con 2018, held October 4-7 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center and at nearby venues, attracted throngs of fans to a weekend of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture of all kinds. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
New York Comic Con opened for business at the Javits Center with a new artist alley, and a new anime/manga festival, but without Milton Griepp's annual B2B business conference on the graphic novel market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Launched in 2012 as a digital startup, the St. Louis comics publisher is rapidly expanding and looking to take advantage of demographic changes in the North American comics marketplace. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oxford company Rebellion now has the world's biggest collection of English language comic book properties. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
While brands have experimented with augmented reality on surfaces ranging from murals to milk cartons, a Finnish pop star is using the technology to layer herself into a comic book. To promote her sold-out show next month, Sanni, one of Finland's favorite artists, and her label Warner Music... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
New York Comic Con returns with a streamlined Harvey Awards and a new anime and manga festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fans of Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator now have a whole new way to experience the Dream Daddy universe as Oni Press is publishing a series of comic books based on the sim. From developer Game Grumps, Dream Daddy has players assume the role of a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Held annually in Minneapolis, the Autoptic Festival featured such artists as Craig Thompson and Gabrielle Bell and showcases small press comics, zines and other small press publication Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
An artist in India is challenging sexist drawings of women in comic books, by reimaging male heroes. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2018-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Teachers are excited about these faithful adaptations of classic literary books in the style of Japanese manga. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Royal Caribbean will no longer allow passengers to bring emotional support animals on its ships, such as the Mariner of the Seas. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Netflix already has a second comic book lined up mere weeks after its first one hit stores. The service has unveiled Prodigy, a Mark Millar-penned comic book due in both digital and paper forms on December 5th. The series revolves around Edison Cra... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
These comic book readers make it easy to catch up on beloved series, no matter what type of fan you are. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2018-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comics publishers and video game developers prove a natural match, with overlapping fan bases and complementary content making for eye-popping revenue opportunities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Founded by Manuel Godoy and his wife, Geiszel Godoy, this startup publisher focused on releasing comics, chapter books, and picture books aimed at black parents and their children. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The San Diego Comic-Con International, held July 19-22 at the San Diego Convention Center, is a showcase for global pop culture celebrating comics, graphic novels and manga as well as films, TV, animation and videogames. Publishers Weekly was there to capture images of the events, artists,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi sparked a manga fan frenzy during his first visit to Comic-Con; new manga and anime releases were announced and manga fans got to celebrate the induction of manga legend Rumiko Takahashi into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]