David Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson’s new graphic novel ‘Big Jim and the White Boy’ is an imaginative retelling, in comics, of Mark Twain’s ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.’ An 11-page excerpt. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Veteran African American pop culture writer David Walker discusses writing for two popular black comic book superheroes: DC's half-man/half-machine, Cyborg, and Marvel's Luke Cage, aka Power Man. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Who is D'Mauria Jones and how come nobody knew anything about him until this season at Narbonne? He has become the leading scorer for the No. 2-seeded Gauchos, who play Fairfax on Saturday night at 6 o'clock in a City Section Open Division semifinal at Roybal. Jones, a senior guard, came to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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#1000BlackGirlBooks is a project headed by an 11-year-old in Philadelphia who wants to promote diversity in children's books. The post ‘Sick of Reading about White Boys and Dogs,’ 11-Year-Old Launches #1000BlackGirlBooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Horror master INJ Culbard has adapted 'True Detective' inspiration 'The King in Yellow,' Robert W. Chambers's famed tale of a forbidden play that drives all to madness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year, editors presented an even split of noteworthy, forthcoming fiction and nonfiction titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kurt Busiek and Ben Dewey's "The Autumnlands" is anthropomorphic high fantasy in comics form with spectacularly detailed art and painstaking world building. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French superstar Pénélope Bagieu’s makes her first English-language appearance with a fresh, breezy tale of a young woman who has never set foot in a bookstore who encounters a reclusive author. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In this gorgeous debut graphic novel, animator Robert Goodin weaves a magical all-ages tale of a lost teddy bear trying to save her new home. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A couple hoping to have a child in a society with strict population controls escapes to a renegade community in Sophie Goldstein's 'The Oven.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's an exclusive first look at Jeffrey Brown's fourth and final take on the Skywalker family's foibles, 'Darth Vader and Friends,' due in April. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The adaptation will also star actors Paul Dano and Lily James. It's being directed by Tom Harper of 'Peaky Blinders.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Swords Of Glass' by by Sylviane Corgiat and Laura Zuccheri tells a story of a girl's quest for vengeance in an ecologically-influenced fantasy world captured by Zuccheri's award-winning art. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Sword Of Glass' by by Sylviane Corgiat and Laura Zuccheri tells a story of a girl's quest for vengeance in an ecologically-influenced fantasy world captured by Zuccheri's award-winning art. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dark Horse has provided an exclusive first look at the new work by the acclaimed creators of Daytripper. 'Two Brothers' adapts Milton Hatoum's 'Dois Irmãos'—an intense look at family relations viewed through the experience of twin brothers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A love letter to fashion, Paris, and the House of Dior, 'Girl in Dior' ('Jeune fille en Dior') brings French superstar Annie Goetzinger to the US, and gorgeous clothes to the comics page. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's an exclusive preview of the new Superman series, out next week. It's the latest in DC's line of new-reader friendly Earth One graphic novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 'Displacement,' New York Times best-selling artist Lucy Knisley presents a touching travel journal of her trip aboard a cruise ship with her elderly grandparents. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Like a "Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant" from the parent's point of view, Spanish cartoonist Paco Roca's "Wrinkles" is a journey through the power of memories and their devastating loss. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Imagine never being able to turn around but only being able to walk in a straight line your entire life. That’s the problem facing the square crabs in 'The March of the Crabs Vol. 1: The Crabby Condition' by Arthur De Pins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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