His crown keeps him alive, but it also drove him crazy. A new "Adventure Time" comic book miniseries is on the way and it's centered around a truly heartbreaking character, the Ice King. "Adventure Time: Ice King" will be the first comic book series to focus exclusively on the princess-obsessed... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fans turned out in droves to see Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto, Kodansha’s new Attack on Titan anthology, and a slate of new manga titles and light novels coming next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's New York Comic Con featured more fans--a record 169,000 tickets were sold--more programming space, more corporate branding and more emphasis on diversity. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW spent the weekend at New York Comic Con and we've got photos of the swarming crowds, authors like Felipe Smith, Pénélope Bagieu, and Afua Richardson as well as images from the lively slate of panels on diversity and celebrity comics authors like actor John Lequizamo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Vertigo is launching 12 new series and PW spoke with the creative teams from three of them: Twilight Children, Unfollow and Survivor's Club. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Konami didn't just waste the talents of famed director Guillermo del Toro when it canceled Silent Hills -- it also tossed aside a legend of the comic book world. Del Toro has revealed that horror manga master Junji Ito (of projects like Gyo and He... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the annual Diamond Retailer Summit, held last week in Baltimore, the distributor reported that industry sales are up overall. However, comics publishers are tinkering with their publishing programs to compensate for slowing growth. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
We asked our readers which traditional book authors they'd like to see writing comics. Here are a few of their suggestions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Franki Chan was once unemployed and broke. Today, his IHEARTCOMIX empire works with the likes of The Rolling Stones and Skrillex.Franki Chan is an unlikely nightlife king. Now in his late 30s and softspoken, his big professional ambition earlier in life was to work as a comic book artist. But... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lately, lots of traditional book authors have been writing comic books. What author do you wish would write a comic? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
In recent years, as comics conventions become a showcase more for media properties, costumes, and celebrities, the question is whether there is still room for comics at Comic Con. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
What to expect at this year's New York Comic Con, a four-day, one-million square feet pop culture bonanza. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
This is the last issue of PW Comics World. PW’s coverage of graphic novel and comics publishing will be moved to PW Daily. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
While many cartoonists can be defined by a singular book or series, collections of their shorter, sometimes lesser-known works can more intimately reflect their artistic sensibilities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Once the publishing leader of the U.S. “manga revolution,” Tokyopop has been making plans for a return to publishing since it shut down U.S. operations in 2011. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
New research by comics analysis site Graphic Policy finds that 53% of comic book readers are now women—and they are demanding stronger female characters. The post Think More Comic Book Geeks are Guys? Think Again appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alan Moore’s Electricomics app liberates graphic fiction from the boundaries of the page at a tap of your iPad screen. Here’s what to expectReaders have been promised a revolution in graphic storytelling ever since the dawn of the internet, but this week’s launch of Alan Moore’s Electricomics... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Locust Moon Press teams with the Philadelphia Museum of Art to publish a comics anthology based on the museum’s upcoming exhibition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
While comics and graphic novel sales remain strong, several risk factors could threaten how the direct market works, and the industry is still learning to cope with them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Avengers? The Dark Knight? Weird Science?! Picking a page-to-screen winner isn't easy. But then, neither is CGI.In Fast Company's September issue, we speak with Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman to hear how he took America's favorite flesh-eating zombies from the pages of comic books to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]