CBLDF Launches Rory Root Comics Retailer Grants

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund plans to create the Rory D. Root Comics Ambassador Grant, a program designed to support community building by retailers, named in honor of the late Rory Root, an influential Berkeley comics retailer noted for his pioneering embrace of book trade practices and outreach to the library market. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
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San Diego Comic-Con 2015: Is Comic-Con Too Big for Small Publishers?

With Comic-Con International: San Diego (informally known as SDCC) a week away, its staff and comics publishers are grappling with critical questions about the value and location of the country’s largest comics and pop culture convention. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No Shortage of Kids' Comics at New York Comic Con

Remember when comics grew up and got serious? Publishers have come full circle and now cater to young readers with new comics and graphic novels and tie-ins to old favorites. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vertical Inc. Debuts New Comics Line at New York Comic Con 2014

At New York Comic Con, Vertical Inc., a New York City publisher specializing in Japanese prose works and manga, announced plans to launch Vertical Comics, a new imprint focused solely on manga and anime-related titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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July 2014 is the most profitable month ever in comic book history, and comics are only getting bigger

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 at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Did Comics Take Back Comic-Con?

The circus came to town, yet again: this year’s Comic-Con: International ran from Wednesday through Sunday, July 23–27 and brought 130,000 attendees, hundreds of exhibitors, and thousands of professionals to San Diego, Calif. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kids' Comics Grow Up at San Diego Comic-Con 2014

Scholastic’s Graphix imprint celebrated its 10th anniversary while Abrams, IDW, Viz, and Papercutz showcased old and new kids' and YA properties at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 14 Best Panels About Comics at Comic-Con

Overwhelmed by all the programming at Comic-Con this year? Here are our picks for the best comcis panels, and a list of where to find PW’s own Heidi MacDonald and Calvin Reid at the show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comic-Con's Rarest, Most Bizarre Comic Books

WIRED's special correspondent Cara Santa Maria hits the convention floor in search of the strangest comics ever published. Yep, DC actually put out a Superman vs. Muhammad Ali book in the late '70s. Super weird!     Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2013-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comic-Con 2013: A look at past comic books and a glimpse of the genre's future (+video)

Gerard Jones, author of 'Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book,' explains the origins of comic books, the hardships they went through, and where they are apt to go next.  Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon announces new comics imprint, just in time for Comic-Con

Tuesday morning Amazon Publishing announced a new comics and graphic novel imprint, Jet City Comics. It will publish graphic novels by George R.R. Martin, of "Game of Thrones" fame and others.It was only yesterday that I asked my editor when Comic-Con begins, because the comics-related... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NBCUniversal Taps Lion Forge Comics to Develop Digital Comic Books Based on Beloved 80s TV Shows

NBCUniversal, one of the world’s premier media and entertainment companies, has partnered with digital publisher Lion Forge Comics to develop licensed comic books based on popular TV shows from the 1980s and 90s. Under the agreement license ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DC Launches Vertical-Scroll Webtoon Series, DC GO

DC Comics has launched DC GO, a new collection of vertical-scroll webtoons on its digital subscription service, DC Universe Infinite. The line includes new webtoons featuring DC characters and existing comics reformatted for continuous-scroll reading. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Southern Methodist University Launches Poetry Publishing Initiative

Dallas-based Southern Methodist University's Project Poëtica and Bridwell Press are launching three new lines of poetry projects, each focusing on books by established poets, collaborative projects, and creative or scholarly works on poetics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s Colorsoft Launch Has Left Some Customers Without a Kindle at All

Faulty devices have thrown a wrench in the company’s trade-in program for its color ebook reader. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2024-11-14 12:15:00 UTC ]
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Georgia Bodnar Launches Boutique Agency, Noyan Literary

The former Viking editor and UTA agent has launched a boutique literary agency based in New York representing “authors writing works that shape our understanding of the world and offer profound insights into its complexities.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: ‘Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It’ by Tara Booth

Tara Booth’s new graphic memoir is an eccentric and colorful psychological self-portrait with dazzling visual impact and an engaging and idiosyncratic sense of humor. A ten-page excerpt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette employees protest and quit over launch of conservative imprint

Basic Liberty, a publishing imprint launched in the wake of Trump’s election win, will be helmed by Thomas Spence, an editor associated with Project 2025 thinktank The Heritage FoundationStaff are protesting against a new US imprint of global publisher Hachette Book Group (HBG) specialising in... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-11-12 17:08:39 UTC ]
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Under the BQE Press Launches

The Brooklyn-based small publisher will publish its inaugural two-title list in 2025, with plans to grow to four titles annually by 2027. Through Under the BQE's publishing model, each year’s list is acquired by the authors who were published the year prior. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Belgian comic book withdrawn amid outrage over racist depictions

Publisher ‘profoundly sorry’ for hurt caused by Spirou and the Blue Gorgon as it recalls 30,000 copies from shopsA comic book has been withdrawn from sale by its Belgian publisher after an outcry over racist depictions of black people and “hyper-sexualised” images of women.The publisher Dupuis... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-11-05 13:10:34 UTC ]
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