Streaming giant aims to copy Marvel owner Disney’s superhero strategy with Millarworld, its first ever acquisitionNetflix has made its first acquisition, buying the Glasgow-based comic book company behind Kick-Ass and Kingsman, as it looks to imitate Marvel-owner Disney’s superhero strategy.Netflix’s acquisition of Millarworld, founded by former Marvel comic developer Mark Millar, is a strategic move to own and develop its own universe of superhero TV series and films. Related: Business Today: sign up for a morning shot of financial news Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Also, Cambell Soup kicks off the NFL season with a spot featuring Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2021-09-10 17:32:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has acquired the independent publishing house Arcadia Books for an undisclosed sum, to be based within the MacLehose Press imprint. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-06 17:28:46 UTC ]
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There has been lots of media buzz around the latest wave of books about the Trump administration. But how are they selling compared to yesterday's hits? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of creators will publish new comic book stories, essays and how-to guides on the platform as a way to connect directly with fans. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-08-09 18:28:08 UTC ]
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Shari Lapena’s latest thriller is on the hardcover fiction list, kids are in Halloween mode and other news from the world of best-sellerdom. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-08-05 09:00:02 UTC ]
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US-based marketing tech company Open Road Media (OR/M) has acquired UK e-book specialist indie Bloodhound Books for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-27 20:12:24 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK has acquired independent Scottish publisher Black & White Publishing as part of its long-term strategy for growth. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-27 19:25:22 UTC ]
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Open Road Integrated Media has acquired Bloodhound Books, a U.K.-based publisher of e-books and print titles. Founded in 2014, Bloodhound has a backlist of about 600 fiction titles, and has sold approximately six million copies of its books worldwide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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YA book Blackout (Electric Monkey) has been picked up in a nine-way auction by Netflix with Michelle and Barack Obama’s Higher Ground Productions and Temple Hill Entertainment. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-14 21:05:47 UTC ]
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Chef and author Hugh Amano and artist Sarah Becan followup their 2019 comic book cookbook on Ramen, with an equally useful comics guide to the global popularity of dumplings of all kinds—in this case, Asian dumplings. A six-page excerpt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Candy House,' set for April 5, 2022, is being dubbed by Scribner as a "sibling novel" to Egan's Pulitzer Prize-winning 2010 book, 'A Visit from the Goon Squad,' and is set over the course of decades in and around both New York City and San Francisco. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Keanu Reeves discusses his comic book debut, 'BRZRKR,' with his collaborators, writer Matt Kindt and illustrator Ron Garney. The series tells the epic tale of B., a demigod with a curse for violence. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The first Editors' Picks panel at the U.S. Book Show was held the afternoon of May 25, with 'PW' comics reviews editor Meg Lemke hosting eight book editors to discuss upcoming titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones and Barnes & Noble owner Elliott Investment Management is buying the assets and operations of US stationery and gift retailer Paper Source, with James Daunt overseeing the chain. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-11 23:30:36 UTC ]
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Black superheroes are popular onscreen thanks to the work of Black creators of comic book characters and stories that anticipated this racial reckoning moment. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-29 12:00:48 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. is buying Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s book-publishing division, with titles by J Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2021-03-29 16:27:03 UTC ]
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BRZRKR, a new comic book created and co-written by the actor, has a character who looks a lot like him. It’s also receiving high orders from comic-book shops. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-03-03 15:22:16 UTC ]
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There are nostalgic pleasures aplenty in stories published in 1930s pulp magazines or dramatized in 1940s radio programs. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-24 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Some welcome news for those of you with little ones running and/or crawling around your ankles right now: Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o’s bestselling 2019 children’s book Sulwe is getting a small screen musical adaptation. Netflix announced earlier today that Sulwe will join a roster of upcoming... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-02-18 18:28:11 UTC ]
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I first heard about the monkey king from my mom. When I was a kid, my mother used to tell me Chinese folktales before bedtime. My mother is an immigrant. She was born in mainland China and eventually made her way to the United States for graduate school. She told me those stories so that […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-02-11 09:48:32 UTC ]
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