New York City in the mid-aughts set the backdrop for stylistically unique graphic narratives on a common theme—women at a pivotal moment of early adulthood and the transformative nature of friendships—which tied for the top spot on our annual graphic novel critics poll this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
If you want inspiration for the new year, the nonfiction section has a self-care title that promises a meditative reading and a graphic novel about the Latinx leaders who changed the history of the U.S. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-12-13 18:42:26 UTC ]
Palestine, Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Joe Sacco’s seminal nonfiction graphic novel about Gaza, which pioneered the medium of “comics journalism” upon its publication over twenty years ago, has been rushed back into print in response to surging demand. First published across nine issues by... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-11 17:26:58 UTC ]
Absurd Ventures, the new creative studio from Rockstar Games co-founder and ex-creative director Dan Houser, has announced its first projects. As it happens, neither of them are video games, at least not yet. The first of these two new universes is called American Caper,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-11-29 21:02:58 UTC ]
Absurd Ventures, the new creative studio from Rockstar Games co-founder and ex-creative director Dan Houser, has announced its first projects. As it happens, neither of them are video games, at least not yet. The first of these two new universes is called American Caper, which will debut as a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-11-29 21:02:58 UTC ]
Comparing the original edition of Nellie Bly's TEN DAYS IN A MAD-HOUSE with the graphic novel edition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-11-24 11:31:00 UTC ]
Employees at D&Q, the Montreal-based literary graphic novel publisher, and its sister bookstore, Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, are unionizing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
12 Books for Tolerance and Understanding (2023), by The Editors of WLT Lit Lists [email protected] Tue, 11/14/2023 - 14:07 For years, a prognostication by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe appeared on the masthead page of World Literature Today: “These... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-11-14 20:07:42 UTC ]
The most commonly stolen books from high school libraries follow a pattern: they're usually mystery, poetry, or graphic novel titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-11-07 11:32:00 UTC ]
DC Comics has launched a new graphic novel line, DC Compact Comics, which will republish "bestselling, new-reader-friendly titles" from the comics giant's backlist in a trim size more commonly associated with trade paperback novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
It’s 40 years since The Colour of Magic hit the shelves. As newly unearthed short stories are published, fans and friends celebrate the late author’s enduring legacy“Of all the dead authors in the world, Terry Pratchett is the most alive,” said John Lloyd at the author’s memorial in 2015. This... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-10-07 10:00:09 UTC ]
The cartoonist has written some of the great haters, slackers, and screwups in modern comics. His new graphic novel imagines if one of them grew up. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2023-10-02 13:46:00 UTC ]
What started as a hastily scrawled notebook of ideas on creator Katie Cook’s way back from a Chicago comics convention has turned into an immensely popular webtoon—and, soon, a graphic novel series from Ten Speed Graphic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
'Roaming,' a new graphic novel by the acclaimed creative team of cousins Jillian and Mariko Tamaki, is the story of three Canadian college students on spring break in 2009 New York City. An 11-page excerpt. Published by Drawn & Quarterly. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
The US Copyright Office (USCO) wants your thoughts on generative AI and who can theoretically be declared to own its outputs. The technology has increasingly commanded the legal system’s attention, and as such office began seeking public comments on Wednesday about some of AI’s thorniest issues... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-31 17:02:25 UTC ]
A federal judge has agreed with US government officials that a piece of artificial intelligence-generated art isn't eligible for copyright protection in the country since there was no human authorship involved. "Copyright has never stretched so far [...] as to protect works generated by new... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-21 15:00:33 UTC ]
Netflix is getting the band back together with Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, an anime adaptation of the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series. The company has dropped the first teaser for the eight-episode show, which centers around the titular character and his attempt to win a battle of the bands... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-16 14:23:55 UTC ]
Find even more graphic novels like your favorite webcomic turned graphic novel turned movie NIMON by Nate Stevenson. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-11 10:34:00 UTC ]
Comics source storytelling inspiration from all manner of media—video game–based graphic novels are a growing trend, but there have also been recent adaptations from such unexpected originals as a suppressed WWII opera and a 1980s cult classic film. These media tie-ins promise a timely remix in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers take a collaborative, multiplatform approach in adapting video game IP into comics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]