Celebrate Will Eisner Week 2014 and Read A Graphic Novel!

The Will and Ann Eisner Foundation unveiled an international slate of events to mark Will Eisner Week 2014, held March 1-7, to celebrate the life, work and influence of Will Eisner, a pioneering golden age comic book artist and one of the most innovative creators in the history of comics. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Free Comic Book Day: What is it and how can you celebrate?

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New York Times' Google Glass App Reads Stories to You

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Egypt’s Ibrahim Issa on Reading and Writing After the Arab Spring

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Are you as well read as a college sophomore?

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