After launching the category in 2015 with much fanfare, Scribd has now quietly ended subscription access to comics and graphic novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
African-American self-publishers are using Kickstarter to meet the demand for comics with diverse stories and characters. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The comics listed here are unabashedly strange, their visuals outlandish, and they often explore existential concepts, inviting readers to tune in, freak out, and enhance their consciousness. No substances required. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Here are the ten most popular stories about graphic novels and comics published on publishersweekly.com in 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stine is achieving a "lifelong dream" by writing the comics, a five-issue series that debuts in February and will feature plenty of interdimensional weirdness. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The iconic San Francisco publisher and distributor is getting out of the distribution buisness after December 2016 and will focus on its publishing operations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
A percentage of sales from the new edition of J K Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Bloomsbury), as well as Hogwarts Library Books: Quidditch through the Ages, will be donated to Comic Relief as part of Red Nose Day next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Major comics publishers such as Dark Horse and Fantagraphics call the region home. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The ebook retailer has added Kodansha Comics and Vertical Comics to its client list, and now has a comprehensive offering of titles from major U.S. manga publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite doubts that it would be held at all, this year’s Comic Arts Brooklyn, an annual indie comics festival held in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, turned in another successful year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers Weekly was on the scene at Comic Arts Brooklyn, an annual festival of independent and self-published comics and graphic novels, to capture images of the artists and their works. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
DK is attending MCM London Comic Con this weekend to showcase its collection of Star Wars, Marvel, DC Comics and LEGO titles - and, as the official sponsor of the Kid Zone, will be offering children the chance to take part in LEGO activities and challenges. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Here's televised proof that a visit to Baltimore's Geppi’s Entertainment Museum can fulfill a comic-book fan’s dearest fantasy: Sunday’s Season 6 premiere of the AMC show “Comic Book Men,” spotlighting the continuing adventures of writer-director-comic geek Kevin Smith and the staff at his Jay... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Steve Dillon, the legendary British comic book artist, known for his work on Preacher, Punisher, and 2000AD's Judge Dredd dies aged 54 Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2016-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hunt Valley-based Diamond Comic Distributors has signed a multi-year deal to distribute comics and graphic novels published by Benitez Productions, including its flagship "Lady Mechanika" titles, Diamond announced Friday. Under the agreement, Diamond will be exclusive Benitez distributor to comic... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2016-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher of lavish coffee table books is getting into the graphic novel game with an inaugural list of 12 titles starting in March 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
CEO Ted Adams explains how he took his comics and gaming publishing house into TV with Wynonna Earp and Dirk Gently. CEO Ted Adams explains how he took his comics and gaming publishing house into TV with Wynonna Earp and Dirk Gently.The arrival of Dirk Gently's Holistic... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The U.S. manga market marked its third straight year of sales growth and optimism about the category was reflected at New York Comic Con in programming and artist appearances offered by publishers such as Viz Media, Kodansha and Yen Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's New York Comic Con featured plenty of children's comics – and plenty of children. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
You may have felt immersed in a comic book before, but never quite so literally as this. Madefire has released a free Gear VR preview app that lets you read its Motion Books in virtual reality. As you might guess, it's all about depth. Pages now fill... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]