This year's show marked continuing demand for graphic novels, driven by children's graphic novels and highlighted by the launch of new imprints at comics houses and at traditional New York trade book houses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, held July 19-23, DC Entertainment was one of a number of publishers unveiling new projects with its announcement of a new series celebrating the 25th anniversary of the character Harley Quinn. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Svetlana Chmakova new YA graphic novel, Brave, which came out in May, had an first printing of 150,000. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Graphic novels have a significant presence this year at ALA 2017 and are in demand by librarians looking to offer their patrons a wide variety of stories encompassing race, gender and sexual identity and nonwestern cultures. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Although comics publishers were mostly perplexed at the drop in traffic at BookExpo, they were upbeat that graphic novels had a big presence at the show, including an expansion of comics programming and artist appearances. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year at BookExpo 2017, the Hot Graphic Novels panel featured six creators from all over the world discussing five works that spanned a variety of styles and subject matter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Demand for graphic novels and comics keeps growing in libraries, as patrons are asking for both in print as well as in digital formats. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The annual festival, focused on indie comics and graphic novels, attracted more than 4,000 fans on Saturday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's MoCCA Arts Festival, an annual gathering of independent and self-published comics and graphic novels, attracted a record crowd. PW was there to capture images of the weekend comics festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pioneering former Vertigo executive editor Karen Berger returns to comics publishing with a new imprint at Dark Horse focused on creator-owned comics and graphic novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Retailers blame the presidential campaign and postelection anxiety for the year ending on a flat note, but some categories are growing in the book trade and in the comics shop market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lion Forge senior editor Andrea Colvin will oversee Lion Forge's newly expanded children's comics imprint, Roar Comic/CubHouse. She talked with 'PW' about the newly expanded imprint and the publisher's plans for the ALA Midwinter meeting. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
After launching the category in 2015 with much fanfare, Scribd has now quietly ended subscription access to comics and graphic novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Here are the ten most popular stories about graphic novels and comics published on publishersweekly.com in 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers Weekly was on the scene at Comic Arts Brooklyn, an annual festival of independent and self-published comics and graphic novels, to capture images of the artists and their works. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
We check in with the school and library scenes for fall 2016, with features on graphic novels, how teachers start the school year and engender lifelong reading habits, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The San Diego Comic-Con International, held July 21-24, brings together the full spectrum of the pop culture world from comics and graphic novels to movies, TV and animation. Publishers Weekly was there to capture images of the events, artists, publishers and fans attending the biggest pop... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
There were plenty of new graphic novels of all kinds at this year's Comic-Con, including one by acclaimed Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alabama comics house 12-Gauge Comics has teamed with the novelist to adapt his Nick Travers Southern crime noir series into graphic novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comixology Unlimited offers subscription access to thousands of comics, graphic novels and manga from independent publishers—there are no titles from DC or Marvel—for $5.99 per month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]