The comic-writing duo behind Marvel’s Young Avengers are giving pop stars the superhero treatment. Enter the gorgeous, fantastical worlds of Phonogram and WicDiv“We often say Phonogram is music criticism,” says Kieron Gillen, shaking off jetlag, having just flown back from San Diego Comic... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The digital comics market crossed the $100 million sales threshold in 2014, and purchases from Amazon, following its acquisition of Comixology last year, could account for as much as 90% of it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
An annual showcase of new and fun Japanese pop culture, San Francisco's J-Pop Summit will feature virtual and augmented reality manga display technology developed by FOVE and Ricoh for Kodansha Advanced Media Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Best American Comics Series Editor Bill Kartalopoulos talks about this years volume guest edited by novelist Jonathan Lethem and gives us the first look at the cover by Raymond Pettibon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brooklyn comics collective Hang Dai Studios is releasing books by three founding members, including the late Seth Kushner, via a new distribution deal with Alternative Comics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Let's celebrate some of the best cover artwork comics fans have ever seen. The post Revisit Fables’ Beautiful, Groundbreaking Comic Book Covers appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2015-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
He has only been in graphic storytelling for three years, but already the Czech-born writer has produced several influential series for the biggest publishers – and his latest is set to reinvent crime noirAt 28 years old, Ales Kot is at the forefront of a new generation of writers injecting... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The North American manga market is back and stronger than ever. And with the summer's biggest shows—Anime Expo and the San Diego Comic-con—being held on successive weekends, Southern California was the best place to measure the category's resurgence. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The show is bigger, crowded with fans, events and new venues as well as more diverse offerings of comics targeting kids, women and people of color than ever before. So why are so many comics professionals worried about Comic-con? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The graphic novel 'The Guardian' represents a growing trend in which soft power and civil society initiatives are increasingly being leveraged to fight extremism. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tens of thousands of pop culture fans descended on San Diego July 8-12 and PW Comics World was around all weekend at Comic-Con Internattional: San Diego, the biggest pop culture convention in North America. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Led by sales of comics, revenue at Diamond Distributors rose 10% in the first half of 2015 over the same period in 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic celebrated 10 years of its Graphix kids' comics imprint, bestselling author Raina Telgemeier announced a new book, and Rep. John Lewis led a reenactment of his 1965 march in Selma, Ala. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The San Diego Comic-Con once again hosted 130,000 avid pop culture fans, and amid the excitement a great deal of publishing news was announced. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
"The Women Who Kick Ass" panel at San Diego Comic-Con was stocked aplenty with great women who are also great at butt kickin'. They came to discuss women in media, they came to talk about the future roles for females in the genre medium, and they came to tell stories about Gwendoline Christie... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comic-Con may still be a hotbed of comic book and graphic novel revelry, but the tastes of the genre aficionado have shifted since the first days of the San Diego gathering in the 1970s. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you think capturing the Iron Throne with an army of the Unsullied and a couple of dragons takes planning, imagine taking a dozen "Game of Thrones" cast and creators through the madness of Comic Con! For the first time ever, Los Angeles Times Television Critic Mary McNamara and her 17-year-old... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the first full day of Comic-Con unfolded in San Diego, one of the biggest stories is the continuing push, from publishers, to release more diverse material for a wider audience. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Zack Snyder-directed 2013 film 'Man of Steel" reintroduced comic book staple Superman to filmgoing audiences. Yet the next time ol' Supes graces the silver screen, he'll be sharing the spotlight. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite the hype around blockbuster movies, indie publishers like Baby Tattoo, Top Cow and Top Shelf, manage to launch graphic novels of all kinds at Comic-Con International. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]