The San Diego Comic-Con International, held July 19-23, brings together the full range of the international pop culture world and Publishers Weekly was there to capture images of the events, artists, publishers and fans attending the biggest pop culture festival in North America. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's show marked continuing demand for graphic novels, driven by children's graphic novels and highlighted by the launch of new imprints at comics houses and at traditional New York trade book houses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ezra Miller is the Flash for Warner Bros.' next big superhero production, "Justice League." So naturally, he was on hand at Comic-Con to rally the geek troops for their premiere in November. However, Miller isn't just any old celebrity putting in the basic due diligence at the comic book... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
How Comic-Con has become an annual festival of costumes and comic books - and a multi-million dollar industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2017-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, held July 19-23, DC Entertainment was one of a number of publishers unveiling new projects with its announcement of a new series celebrating the 25th anniversary of the character Harley Quinn. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
IDW Publishing has announced the return of Abby, Erin, Patty and Holtzmann in comic book form. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stay up to date on all the latest news about San Diego Comic-Con 2017 with Publishers Weekly—daily updates, podcasts and more. We'll have exclusive interviews, photos and all the rest of the action here. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Led by $590 million in sales of book-format graphic novels, the combined graphic novel and comics sales in North America grew 5% to $1.085 billion in 2016, according to a joint estimate by industry news sites Comichron and ICv2.com. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Svetlana Chmakova new YA graphic novel, Brave, which came out in May, had an first printing of 150,000. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
After a troubling event at a recent con in Phoenix, cosplayers face additional security scrutiny at this year’s SDCC. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Highlights at this year's SDCC including a celebration of the Jack Kirby Centennial that features a souvenir book and a new Kirby hardcover reprint volume from IDW, as well as debut books from Fantagraphics, First Second, Top Shelf and others. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
A select listing of panels for each day of the Comic Conference for Librarians and Educators, to be held July 19–23. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Paul Allor began writing Clue, a new comic book miniseries based on the popular board game from Hasbro, he had many versions of the game to look to for inspiration. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Robinson Psychology has acquired Talk Yourself Better by the writer, stand-up comic and singer-songwriter of recent comedy single "Love Song for Jeremy Corbyn", Ariane Sherine. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
U.S. manga publishers see strong sales ahead thanks to more ways for readers to access their products, new subject matter, and original series. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
While The New York Times Magazine's New York issue is a regular, annual occurrence, the way in which editors went about it this year is a novelty. The graphic novel may be an established genre, but graphic newsmagazine, essentially what the Times has turned itself into for the issue, is less... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
For thousands of us of a certain age, the former Blue Peter presenter is that personal connection with a collective past There used to be just three television channels. There used to be a universally recognised teatime – five o’clock. And there used to be John Noakes. Now the last of these... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Organized by the Toronto Public Library in partnership with The Beguiling comics bookstore, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival was held May 13-14 at the Toronto Reference Library, a sprawling public facility in downtown Toronto. PW was on hand to bring back images of the artists, publishers and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Demand for graphic novels and comics keeps growing in libraries, as patrons are asking for both in print as well as in digital formats. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beguiling Books and Art has moved to more modern digs near the University of Toronto after a blowout clearance sale in January—and it's thriving. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]