The 10 most popular stories about graphic novel and comics published on publishersweekly.com in 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a major acquisition in the comics marketplace, IDW Publishing has acquired Top Shelf Productions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reboots of vintage characters, two toy lines sharing the same page, an entirely new Ms. Marvel on the scene—2014 was a pretty eclectic year in the world of comics and graphic novels. Here are our favorite books of 2014. The post Our 10 Favorite Comics and Graphic Novels of the Year appeared... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2015-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Here are a dozen Christmas comics—both naughty and nice, promising to entertain or, at least, suffice. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital comics often come in the form of comic book archives, typically JPGs stored in a single archive file (cbz = zip, cbr = rar, and so on). You might think these simple compressed formats would already produce the smallest possible files, but no -- the free CbxConverter can resample images... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Acclaimed comics writer Mark Waid and artist Fiona Staples will relaunch the flagship Archie comics series in 2015 with updated character designs and a new story focused on the triangle of Archie, Betty, and Veronica. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comic book writer Kelly Sue DeConnick's Bitch Planet is a sci-fi tale about gladiatorial ladies in space prison that takes some of the most exploitative tropes about incarcerated women, tears out their sexist heart, and shoots what remains into outer space. Here's why it's essential reading. ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Most great hip-hop collaborations involve an MC and a producer. For 36 Seasons, Pretty Toney turned elsewhere.Last year, comic artist Matthew Rosenberg, a lifelong Wu-Tang Clan fan, sent off pitches to several rappers with ideas for album stories. When he got the call that rapper Ghostface... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
A crowd of mourners gather as pallbearers carry in a black coffin and shroud it with a Canadian flag. Eulogies flow for James "Logan" Howlett, taken too soon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Everything about this is perfect—even the weird new lightsaber.There are a huge number of things that make Star Wars unique in terms of how movies are marketed—but one that doesn't get discussed much is the fact that the series' posters and one-sheets, rather than being photoshopped assemblages... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new show, Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, will launch with a two-day show in Columbus, Ohio in 2015 and transition to an annual four-day comics festival in Fall 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Now that 'Interstellar,' Hollywood's latest space spectacle, has opened and the Rosetta space probe's historic touchdown on a comet, here are 12 comics about blasting into outer space. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Terms of Service ingeniously harnesses the power of comics to keep readers engaged.Terms of Service is a newly published digital graphic novel from Al Jazeera that explores the turbulent relationship technology users today have with services provided by big data companies.Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indie graphic novel publishers Secret Acres and Alternative Comics have signed with Consortium for distribution; the Minneapolis-based distributor has been very proactive in courting new graphic novels publishers as clients. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Organized by Brooklyn independent comics bookstore Desert Island, Comic Arts Brooklyn, aka CAB, held its annual festival of indie and self-published comics at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Nov. 8-9. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Big Hero 6 was created when Marvel's top brass was focused on X-Men. A decade later, Disney is bringing it back to life.When it was announced last year that the first-ever Marvel property that Disney Animation was going to tackle as a feature film was Big Hero 6, there was collective... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Join PW Graphic Novel Reviews editor Heidi MacDonald, Thursday November 13 at 1:00 pm on the PW webcast, in conversation with comics publishers from Animal Media, Dark Horse and Viz Media, about the changing readership of comics and graphic novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dozens of Marvel comic book series are now available on Kobo’s digital reading platform, offering another alternative to ComiXology. The post Marvel Adds Digital Comics to Kobo Catalog appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comics like Powers are flooding networks, cable, and now your PlayStation--often with a more diverse cast than they had on the page.In December of 1999, well before he became the man behind every Marvel title of note from Avengers to X-Men, writer and artist Brian Michael Bendis published a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Earlier this month, Warner Bros. announced its roadmap for DC Comics movies through 2020, and today, Marvel Studios revealed its plans as well. Basically, if you're into superhero/comic book movies, you're set for the next seven years. Need a quick... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]