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Kochman To Head New Abrams Comics Imprint

Charles Kochman was recently promoted to executive editor at Harry N. Abrams, but he has much more to announce. He's getting his own imprint at the venerable New York City art book publishing house just in time for its 60th anniversary. In Spring 2009, Harry N. Abrams will launch Abrams ComicArts, a sub-imprint specializing in comics and comics related books.

Kochman will direct the new imprint, which will launch with four new titles: The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics by Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle; The8 Art of Jaime Hernandez: The Secrets of Life and Death by Todd Hignite, designed by Jordan Crane with an introduction by acclaimed cartoonist Alison Bechdel; Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman's Co-creator Joe Shuster by Craig Yoe; and Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? by Brian Fies, the creator of the award-winning Web comic/book Mom's Cancer.

Abrams publisher Steve Tager said launching a new imprint, "made sense. We've published comics and pop culture titles in the past—we've sold a half million copies of the Art of Walt Disney—so Charles is building on a history that Abrams already has. But he brings a passion and experience in the category. He's brought in more graphic novels and launching an imprint just makes sense in this marketplace."

Boom! Launches Disney Imprint

Boom! Studios will launch Zoom, a new children's comics imprint for licensed Disney, Pixar and Muppet Show properties, in 2009



Darwyn Cooke to Adapt Parker Novels

Eisner Award-winning artist Darwyn Cooke will adapt four Richard Stark novels for IDW beginning in 2009.


Gerard Way Unfolds His Second 'Umbrella'

Alt-rocker Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Bá will re-team for a second Umbrella Academy miniseries for Dark Horse in November.
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