Archie Comics, home of the redhead teenager from Riverdale as well as comics based on videogame favorites Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man, has released its graphic novel lineup for Fall 2014.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year Comic and Cartoon Art Week, a series of comics-related events starting April 1 in New York City, will serve as an introduction to the MoCCA Arts Fest, an annual festival of small press comics, held April 5 and 6 at the Lexington Avenue Amory.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comic + Cartoon Art Week; MoCCA Arts Fest 2014; Middle East Film & Comic Con; Freak Scene East; University of Florida Comics Conference
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jet City Comics, Amazon Publishing’s graphic novel and comics imprint, has released the cover art for the first three issues of "Wool: The Graphic Novel," the comics adaptation of author Hugh Howey’s bestselling, self-published science-fiction novel.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Humanoids, the famed French comics house now based in Los Angeles, has released the Humanoids Comics app for iOS and Android. The app offers retail access to more than 60 Humanoids titles.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Yen Press and Japanese gaming and manga publisher Square Enix have entered into a partnership to distribute Square Enix manga in digital editions internationally.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ben Katchor in London; "Future Shock" #7 Release Party; Emerald City Comic Con; Paul Hornschemeier, Charles Forsman, and Jesse Lonergan in Somerville.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
In contrast to last year’s booming comics marketplace, sales of graphic novels and comics periodicals in the early months of 2014 are down.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
3/17: Frank Santoro in Columbus, OH; 3/20: Trina Robbins in Pittsburgh, PA; 3/21: Billy Ireland Museum Opening Receptions in Columbus, OH; 3/21-3/23: MegaCon 2014 in Orlando, FL; 3/22: Pittsburgh Indy Comics Expo in Pittsburgh, PA
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
ShiftyLook, a portal launched by videogame giant Namco/Bandai in early 2013 to revive old gaming properties as webcomics, is being shuttered. The ShiftyLook site will shut down completely on September 20, 2014.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Planet Comicon in Kansas City, MO; Indiana Comic Con in Indianapolis, IN; Ales Kot & Tradd Moore in Winter Park, FL; J.H. Williams III in San Francisco, CA; London Super Comic Con in London, U.K.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the one-year anniversary of the service, digital comics locus ComiXology says it now offers more than 1,000 titles through its self-publishing platform Submit.
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[ Source: Wired | 2014-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Superman was the first comic-book superhero to break the sound barrier, with the 1940s radio show The Adventures of Superman.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
With Spring just around the corner, here are some of the best cold-weather comics to see out the end of the season.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW Comics World, Publishers Weekly’s regular email newsletter on graphic novel and comics publishing, is increasing its frequency to twice a month. Beginning March 5 2014, the newsletter will go out on the first and third Wednesdays of every month.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rabat is a hotbed of literary activity, with the Etonnants Voyageurs literary festival opening today, and the International Comics Festival coming next month.
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[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a reprise of a similar promotion at last year’s SXSW Interactive, Marvel is marking its appearance at the annual tech festival with an introductory offer of 99 cents for a month’s access to Marvel Unlimited, its e-comics subscription service.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Will Eisner Reading by Paul Levitz in New York, NY; Moon Knight Release Party in Dublin, Ireland; Selfmade Hero Spring Party in London, U.K.; Smudge Expo in Arlington, VA.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW Comics World's bi-weekly spotlight on crowdfunded comics and comics-related projects.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Looking to use a webcomic to build support for a forthcoming print edition, Dark Horse is launching "The Misfits of Avalon," a new fantasy series by Kel McDonald that will debut online today.
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[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]