Crowd-funding, the technical term for fund-raising sites like Kickstarter.com, has been an increasingly popular way for cartoonists to raise money to publish independent comic and graphic novel projects. While Kickstarter has just hit a new high point with the funding of the first $600,000 comics project, another recent high profile project has hit a snag over creative differences and illustrates how these ventures can fall apart. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SimpleReach, a company that provides publishers like The New York Times and Forbes with measurement and distribution tools for their native ad programs, has raised $9 million in its first big round of financing, the company said Tuesday. With the new series A funds, SimpleReach plans to invest... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.H. WIlliams III in Merced, CA; Corinne Mucha in Chicago, IL; Comic-Con International: San Diego, CA Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's the author's step-by-step guide to getting your campaign set up on the Kickstarter website, quirks and all. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by book format comics with $415 million in sales, the North American comics and graphic novel marketplace generated $870 million in sales in 2013, according to a new estimate by ICV2 and Comichron. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan is to publish the first collection of comic verse from entertainer Des O’... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When combined, maps and comic books are irresistible to fans who want to explore their favorite fictional worlds. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital publishers are moving the battle for audience attention from their eyeballs to their eardrums. The post Publishers give Web articles audio options appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Romita, Jr. in New York, NY; Bryan Lee O'Malley in Portland, OR; The International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference in London, U.K.; Steve Lafler in San Francisco, CA Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stay up to date on all the latest news coming out of San Diego Comic Con 2014 with Publishers Weekly—daily updates, podcasts and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hoping to counter the glut of show-biz razzle dazzle at Comic-Con in San Diego with some comic book firepower, Image Comics has announced the third Image Expo, an all-Image Comics media day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Organized by Philadelphia comics shop Locust Moon and its small press imprint Locust Moon Press, 'Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream,' an ambitious Kickstarter project to fund a tribute book to Little Nemo creator Windsor McCay, has blown past its initial goal of $50,000 and raised $90,000 with... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Michelle Tam, what started as a lifestyle change has turned into a popular blog and app, a bestselling cookbook—and an action figure. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Drawing Party with Telgemeier & Roman in Astoria, NY; Mike Richardson in Beaverton, OR; Eleanor Davis and Esther Pearl Watson in Seattle, WA. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Once I’d made up my mind I was going to do a Kickstarter campaign, the first thing I needed to do was figure out how the math was going to work—and there were a lot of numbers to run. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Florida Supercon in Miami, FL; Mike Mignola in Manhattan Beach, CA; Ed Brubaker in Los Angeles, CA; Matt Smith in Cambridge, MA. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total 2014 half-year figures are up 3.8% over 2013 and 12% over 2012, suggesting a healthier, diversifying market for comics specialty stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Madefire, the "motion book” digital comics platform, has expanded to the Windows 8 operating system, launching with a free 5-installment Transformers comic exclusive to their app. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The comics character Aaron Day, better known as Black Jack, is an African American adventurer created by comics writer, playwright and educator Alex Simmons. A Kickstarter campaign has been started to support Black Jack and the launch of AEON, a new online gaming, comics and animation platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BDReader is a comic book viewer with ambition. It doesn’t just zoom to page width and wait for you to scroll: the program also supports “panel view”, which uses computer vision technology to detect the panels in a page, and display them in order. at the maximum possible size for your page. There... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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