Chris Rock on Joining Fargo and Avoiding ‘the Eddie Murphy Handbook’ for Black Comics

For Chris Rock, who has spent his career trying to avoid what he calls "the Eddie Murphy handbook" that Hollywood has for breakout Black comedians, Fargo was the perfect opportunity. Season 4 of FX's anthology crime series, inspired by the 1996 film, is set in 1950 Kansas City, where the head of the Black crime... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

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Reuters Social Media Editor Joins Circa

Anthony De Rosa, social media editor for Reuters, is joining quick-hit mobile news curator Circa as Editor-in-Chief. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lift-off for 'groundbreaking' Black Crown

Random House UK has launched stage one of its online narrative gaming project, Black Crown, as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rushdie, Fagan, Gunn on James Tait Black shortlists

Salman Rushdie and Jenni Fagan are among the authors shortlisted for the £10,000 James Tait... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Heath and Elise Dillsworth Agencies join forces

The Rupert Heath Literary Agency and the Elise Dillsworth Agency are forming an alliance, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clarke joins Top That!

Vanessa Clarke, previously deputy children’s sales director at Macmillan, has joined top... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Archie Comics Grows Book Side

Like most comics publishers, Archie Comics, home to America’s favorite fictional redheaded teenager, has historically focused its distribution on newsstand sales and the comics specialty market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free Comic Book Day: What is it and how can you celebrate?

Free Comic Book Day will be held on May 4 and will give comic book fans a chance to receive free comic books including issues from series like 'Superman' and 'Walking Dead'. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics set for Super Thursday

Publishers are gearing up for a strong autumn, as big new releases from the likes of Paul Merton... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barton joins Macmillan Children’s

Macmillan Children’s Books has appointed Stephanie Barton to the new position of pre-school... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lumley joins book festival programme

Actress Joanna Lumley is among the names lined up for the 10th Borders Book Festival in Melrose later this year. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chat app takes on ebook retailers, Amazon with manga comics service

Line, the popular messaging platform based in Japan, is challenging ebook vendors like Amazon and Rakuten with a new service to download and view manga, or Japanese comic books. The company has launched "Line Manga," a mobile app for Android and iOS phones. Line's initial offering consists of... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smith and Partridge join Scholastic

Scholastic has made two senior appointments in newly created roles. Samantha Smith has joined... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nook for iOS adds support for high-res iPad magazines, Nook Comics

Barnes & Noble may have saved most of the limelight today for in-app purchasing on Nook hardware, but it's not leaving other platforms by the wayside. Its Nook 3.4 update for iOS focuses heavily on visuals, with new support for both Nook Comics as well as "HD" magazines on Retina... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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See The Steve Jobs Biography As A Japanese Comic Book

Steve Jobs biography published again, this time as a manga comic...sans superpowers or one shred of lycra. Walter Isaacson's official Steve Jobs biography is a heck of a read, but if the idea of trawling through lots of dead-tree text galls your inner geek, then you'll love the fact it's now... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marcus Rich joins line-up for PPA's Publishing+ conference

The Daily Mail's Marcus Rich is among the executives lined up for the Professional Publishers Association's annual conference, which will examine how to boost digital revenues and explore whether content is still king. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Minimalist Comic Book That Stares Straight Into Piet Mondrian’s Soul

Frédérique Rusch transforms Mondrian’s two-dimensional primary-colored grid into a three-dimensional space, with a subtle Charles Burns reference thrown in for good measure. It’s all wonderfully meta: The first page of this comic by Frédérique Rusch is a simple grid that you may or may not... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown and Conville & Walsh join forces

Curtis Brown has bought a 50% stake in fellow agency Conville & Walsh. Conville & Walsh... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books in Translation: It’s Time for Others to Join the Fight

The publishers of UK's Stork Books argue that major publishers and the media in the UK and USA underestimate the audience for translated books and are making a big mistake. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hammer commissions Woman in Black update

Hammer Books is to publish another Woman in Black ghost story, based on an idea by the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Asia is Obsessed with Graphic Novels and Comics

Printed graphic storytelling is an extension of all that has been performed for centuries across Asia, where often the word and the graphic symbol are one. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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