The Toronto Comics Arts Festival highlights included packed panels on diversity, and guest artists that included Brian K. Vaughan, MariNaomi, Spike Trotman, Raina Telgemeier, and Marguerite Abouet. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
We take a look inside the manga and graphic novel imprint Yen Press, a partnership between Hachette and Kadokawa. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s the groundbreaking comic whose characters have aged along with its readers – and Neil Gaiman is a huge fanAt the turn of the 1980s, if you wanted to read comics, you were pretty much confined to Spider-Man, Superman and their Spandexed stablemates at Marvel and DC. The underground comic... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Usually, moms only play an ancillary role in comics, however some cartoonists choose to focus on what it means to bring life into this world and nurture it. So in time for Mother's Day, enjoy these 10 mom comics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Animals in comics can be wild creatures, loyal pets, test subjects, and so much more. These 10 comics reflect the complicated relationship that exists between people and the animal world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
For ten years, families and kids have flocked to the Bronx for Kids Comic Con to meet creators, take part in workshops, and learn how comics are created. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tuesday, April 12, at #LBF16 in Olympia London's National Hall Gallery: "Women in Comics: Is the Graphic Novel Industry Failing To Recognise Female Creators?" The post At London Book Fair: The Unfunny Plight of Women in Comics appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an effort to identify fresh and diverse new talent, Oni Press launched an open submission policy; the house is revealing five new projects that came from the search at Emerald City Comic Con. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The organizer of the curated Brooklyn independent comics festival is considering taking a year off. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Manga is a hit-driven market, and new titles from the Tokyo Ghoul, One-Punch Man, and Attack on Titan properties are pushing a sales rebound in the category. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon thrilled comic book fans recently when it announced it was moving forward with its revival of “The Tick,” a new live-action series based on the comics by Ben Edlund that have already spawned an animated series, a short-lived live-action series (both on Fox) and a video game. Rumors have... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
There will be more cumulative hours of comic book movies released this year than in any year in the last decade. The post You Can Binge on 900 Glorious Minutes of Comic Book Movies This Year appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pow! Zap! Bam! DC Comics has won its crusade against Batmobile duplicates. The comic book publisher's legal battle with a Temecula mechanic over knockoffs of Batman's prized vehicle won't go before the Supreme Court. On Monday, the high court declined to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Filipino man Herbert Chavez, who calls himself Superman's biggest fan, has already undergone 26 painful plastic surgery procedures to transform his Asian face into a carbon copy of his idol. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2016-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The BBC visits Nigeria's Comic Republic - a team inventing and illustrating comic book superheroes with homegrown names. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tristram Shandy has been adapted into other media a surprising number of times for a novel that would appear to be unadaptable. The composer Michael Nyman has released excerpts from an opera based on the novel, begun in 1981 and still apparently “in progress.” Michael Winterbottom’s 2005 film... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
From next gen stickers to bug-eyed wizards, here are three trends that publishing professionals might just want to take notice of this month. Mardles AR stickers Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brighton-based independent publisher Myriad has acquired a "highly anticipated" new graphic novel by g.p. and comics artist Ian Williams: The Lady Doctor. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of Europe's most prestigious comics festivals was marred this year by a series of gaffes by organizers and protests over an all-male slate of nominees for a major prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Nick Drnaso’s uncomfortable, fascinating book of cartoon short stories Beverly, a family’s vacation goes south when their son, harboring disturbing fantasies, finally acts on one. A new employee accidentally betrays the only guy on the team who actually cares about the job. A young woman... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]