Lots of comics, lots of sales and lots of social activities made this year's Small Press Expo a memorable event. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Congressman Jon Lewis, Nate Powell, and Andrew Aydin; Dick Dillin Exhibition Opening Reception; Cincinnati Comic Expo; Mondocon; Rose City Comic Con; Brooklyn Book Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Expanding to three days and a bigger hall did not prevent the Baltimore Comic Con, held September 5-7 at the Baltimore Convention Center, from remaining the same friendly, informal event that many in the area have come to love. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
SPX, an annual festival for independent and self-published comics, opens this weekend, September 13-14 in North Bethesda, Maryland with such artists as Lynda Barry, Keith Knight, Charles Burns and others. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
BD-Fil Festival of Comics in Lausanne, Switzerland; MariNaomi, Sakugawa, Kochalka, and Brown Signing in College Park, MD; SPXplosion 2014 Party in Baltimore, MD; Montreal Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec; Small Press Expo in North Bethesda, MD Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Launched as digital-first publisher, Lion Forge Comics is not even two years old and is already expanding, adding more licensed and original works, a kids' comics imprint, and now plans to offer print. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Shoplifter' Launch Party in Toronto, ON; 'Irwin: A New York Story' Screening in New York, NY; Gary Panter Exhibition Opening Reception in New York, NY; Cincy Comicon in Covignton, KY; Helsinki Comics Festival in Helsinki, Finland; Baltimore Comic-Con in Baltimore, MD. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comics can wed different parts of a story together and really show things in ways prose can’t,” said Riva Hocherman, an editor at Metropolitan Books (an imprint of Holt), about "Verax," a forthcoming work of graphic nonfiction that tackles the history of the National Security Agency’s electronic... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Continuing the trend of iconic comic books selling for house-in-the-Hamptons levels of cash, a nearly perfect copy of Action Comics No. 1 (aka the first appearance of Superman) sold for a record-breaking $3.2 million last night on eBay. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wayward Launch Party in Toronto, ON; Jack Kirby Birthday Celebration and Beer in Clifton Park, NY; Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, ON; Safari Festival in London, U.K. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Television newsman Anderson Cooper is taking a somewhat unusual career turn - into a comic book star. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crowdwatch spotlights new and notable crowdfunded comics projects that are worthy of attention—or support. This week, a schizophrenic sketchpad, amphibians raising hell, damsels taking the lead, bardic fury, and the return of Watson & Holmes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
There are countless ways to promote a product nowadays. The problem is fun and creativity are very much dead -- so many advertisements and promotions are simply yawn-worthy. This is a shame, particularly for the technology community, where nerds are abundant. If you aren't aware, nerds and geeks... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bryan Lee O'Malley in Dublin, Ireland; Wizard World Chicago in Rosemont, IL; Star Wars Signing in Manhattan Beach, CA Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the success of movies like 'Guardians of the Galaxy,' and more ways to buy comics than ever before, the industry is growing rapidly. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jeff Lemire and Ray Fawkes in Toronto, ON; COMICA Festival Weekend in London, U.K.; Connecticut ComiCONN in Bridgeport, CT; Ed Piskor in Brooklyn, NY. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Speaking with a wide variety of publishers at the San Diego Comic-Con revealed different reactions to DRM-free comics, in-app purchasing, storytelling and more as the industry adapts to Amazon's acquisition of Comixology. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling authors George R.R. Martin and Chuck Palahniuk and director Quentin Tarantino, along with their respective comics publishers Avatar Press, Dark Horse, and Dynamite Entertainment, generated a lot of attention at the recent Comic-Con International about their forthcoming comics projects. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Japanese bookstore chain is adding western comics and graphic novels at its New York City store with plans to also host events and add related pop culture merchandise. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the latest effort by Japanese manga and anime houses to fight digital piracy, the industry is coupling take down notices with a series of online video appeals that direct fans to legal access points for manga and anime. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]