The Comic Book Theater Festival Issue #2 in Brooklyn, NY; Phoenix ComiCon in Phoenix, AZ; Grand Comics Festival in Brooklyn, NY; Olympia Comics Festival in Olympia, WA; Queer Comics Expo in San Francisco, CA. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Korean publisher JR Comics debuted its popular graphic novel series based on classic Chinese adventure stories at BookExpo America last week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
With X-Men: Days of Future Past and The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man 2 taking top box-office this month, one might presume that the co-creator of all these classic superheros is sitting by a pool somewhere sipping mai tais. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Diamond Comics Distributors, the dominant distributor to the comics shop market, has reached a multi-year agreement with Trajectory, a digital publishing and distribution vendor, to offer conversion and global digital distribution for print comics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indy PopCon 2014 in Indianapolis, IN; "Interesting Drug" Launch Party in Ann Arbor, MI; Long Beach Comic Expo in Long Beach, CA; Chicago Alternative Comics Expo in Chicago, IL. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
While the first few months of 2014 were tough for comics specialty retailers, graphic novel and merchandise sales remained solid. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crowdwatch spotlights notable crowdfunded comics projects. This week, the life of Jack Kirby on stage, Strong Female Protagonist in Print, A disembodied Mexican leg, a luminous Italian comic, two anthologies, and the return of "Footprints." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Box Brown in Philadelphia, PA; Mark Millar and Duncan Fegredo in London, U.K.; Vancouver Comic Arts Festival in Vancouver, BC, Canada; Graphic Brighton in Brighton, East Sussex, U.K. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Humble Bundle, the pay-what-you-want platform that offers bundled digital content and supports charities, is teaming with another comics publisher, IDW Publishing, to offer an all-graphic novel bundle of digital Dr. Who comics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
"This One Summer" Talk & Signing; Julie Delporte and Pascal Girard; Dallas Comic Con; Big Wow! ComicFest; Appleseed Comic Con; Daniel Clowes Exhibition Opening; Maine Comics Art Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Along with the growing popularity of graphic novels, there's also been a boom in books about comics. Here's a short list of new and upcoming books that should have a place on the shelf of every serious comics enthusiast. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Luke Pearson and George O'Connor in New York, NY; Ottawa Comiccon in Ottawa, Ontario; Toronto Comics Arts Festival 2014 in Toronto, Ontario; Peter Bagge Exhibition Opening in Seattle, WA. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Inkstuds LIVE! in Los Angeles, CA; C2E2 in Chicago, IL; Wales Comic Con in Wrexham, North Wales Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., the company that oversees the works of the iconic American adventure and sci-fi writer, has launched "Korak The Killer," a weekly digital comics strip devoted to Korak, the son of Tarzan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the past few years, there’s been an explosion in attendance and enthusiasm for comic book conventions around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rep. John Lewis’s "March Book One," Isabel Greenberg’s "The Encyclopedia of Early Earth," Adrian Tomine’s “Go Owls,” and Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ "Saga," were among the wide-ranging comics works nominated for the 2014 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
WonderCon 2014 in Anaheim, CA; Awesome Con in Washington, DC; Hillary Chute in Chicago, IL; Cake Frame 2 Fundraiser in Chicago, IL Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comics artists Gene Luen Yang and Ulli Lust have been awarded L.A. Times Book Prizes for Young Adult Literature and Graphic Novels respectively for 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has reached an agreement to acquire Comixology, the dominant digital comics marketplace, and a platform that has been instrumental in driving the growth and popularity of digital comics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Trekker Release Party in Portland, OR; "Lumberjanes" Signing in Chicago, IL; Linework NW in Portland, OR; Asbury Park Comic Con in Asbury Park, NJ; Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo in Columbus, OH. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]