Digital comics delivered via mobile devices are attracting impressive traffic and generating revenue for artists and publishers. Tapas, a small U.S.-based mobile comics startup, reported impressive recent growth, and announced plans to partner with traditional print publishers like Scholastic. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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The circus came to town, yet again: this year’s Comic-Con: International ran from Wednesday through Sunday, July 23–27 and brought 130,000 attendees, hundreds of exhibitors, and thousands of professionals to San Diego, Calif. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic’s Graphix imprint celebrated its 10th anniversary while Abrams, IDW, Viz, and Papercutz showcased old and new kids' and YA properties at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Overwhelmed by all the programming at Comic-Con this year? Here are our picks for the best comcis panels, and a list of where to find PW’s own Heidi MacDonald and Calvin Reid at the show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Perusing the cookbook offerings at BEA revealed upcoming titles from big names and newcomers alike, and news that "Lucky Peach" is looking at getting into cookbooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WIRED's special correspondent Cara Santa Maria hits the convention floor in search of the strangest comics ever published. Yep, DC actually put out a Superman vs. Muhammad Ali book in the late '70s. Super weird! Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gerard Jones, author of 'Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book,' explains the origins of comic books, the hardships they went through, and where they are apt to go next. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tuesday morning Amazon Publishing announced a new comics and graphic novel imprint, Jet City Comics. It will publish graphic novels by George R.R. Martin, of "Game of Thrones" fame and others.It was only yesterday that I asked my editor when Comic-Con begins, because the comics-related... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A ad tech startup that promises to help Web publishers make sense of all the data their ad sales generate. Continue reading at AllThingsD
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The only book prize known to be handing a pig to its winner, the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize announces its shortlist. The post UK: Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse’s Comic Fiction Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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For obvious reasons, Twitter users are leaving en masse and heading to Bluesky, its most prominent decentralized competitor. In this episode, we discuss why Bluesky now feels like the best of early Twitter, filled with vibrant conversations and people discovering a new social network filled with... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-11-15 12:30:52 UTC ]
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DC will expand its DC Compact Comics line, which republishes “bestselling, new-reader-friendly titles” from the comics giant's backlist in a full-color, 5.5” x 8.5” trim size priced at $9.99, next year, adding 15 more titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Tara Booth’s new graphic memoir is an eccentric and colorful psychological self-portrait with dazzling visual impact and an engaging and idiosyncratic sense of humor. A ten-page excerpt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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2024 has been a rough year for Sonos. The company’s would-be triumphant entry into the crowded headphones market was overshadowed by a disastrous app redesign. In the fallout of the botched software update, the company decided to delay products that were ready to be shipped to give itself more... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-11-11 13:00:11 UTC ]
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Publisher ‘profoundly sorry’ for hurt caused by Spirou and the Blue Gorgon as it recalls 30,000 copies from shopsA comic book has been withdrawn from sale by its Belgian publisher after an outcry over racist depictions of black people and “hyper-sexualised” images of women.The publisher Dupuis... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-11-05 13:10:34 UTC ]
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Haunted libraries exist throughout the United States. Here are four with chilling stories—plus the story of a haunted library book! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-10-31 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is distancing itself from a planned acquisition of a large Bronx industrial center after it emerged that a city real estate official — who is close friends with Adams — had gone to unusual lengths to promote the deal.The administration had been in talks to... Continue reading at Crains New York
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The team behind Drawing Blood, the new graphic novel series from Image Comics, which follows the rapid rise and fall of the cocreator of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles–like superhero team, discusses collaborating, comics history, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The US presidential election is in its final stretch. Before election day on November 5, Engadget is looking at where the candidates, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, stand on the most consequential tech issues of our day. The Biden administration has been more aggressive than almost any in... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-29 13:30:13 UTC ]
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Lack of time, difficulties with scientific rigour, an uninterested public … television meteorologists open up about why they’re so quiet about the reasons for extreme conditionsWhy do TV and radio forecasts rarely contextualise extreme weather events in terms of the climate crisis? After all,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-10-25 14:00:08 UTC ]
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In The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore, history professor Evan Friss explores how bookstores have shaped reading, publishing, politics, and community, beginning in the 18th century. I talked with Friss about the value of indie bookstores, the bygone dominance of Barnes & Noble,... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2024-10-22 12:00:00 UTC ]
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