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Panel Mania: Discipline by Dash Shaw
Told through letters exchanged between two young Quaker siblings in 1863, Dash Shaw’s new graphic novel portrays the dilemma facing a devotely pacifist Quaker family when their teenage son leaves and enlists in the Union Army against his family’s wishes and moral precepts. A seven-page excerpt.
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New DC Comics Are Coming to Webtoon
Mobile comics platform Webtoon is teaming up with DC to produce digital comics series set in the DC superhero universe.
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Panel Mania: Queen of the Ring: Wrestling Drawings 1980-2020 by Jaime Hernandez
Jaime Hernandez's 'Queen of the Ring: Wrestling Drawings' is a tribute to classic women’s wrestling. It’s a collection of retro-inspired illustrations of fictional female wrestlers from the 1960s-1970s era, depicted in imaginary wrestling magazines from the period. A five-page excerpt.
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Lutkus Named President of Diamond Book Distributors
Diamond Book Distributors, the trade book distribution division of Diamond Comic Distributors, has named Tony Lutkus as its new president, effective August 16.
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Tabletop Game Makers Crowdfund New Projects
Tabletop game makers embrace crowdfunding to launch new projects.
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Panel Mania: RUN: Book One by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin with art by L. Fury and Nate Powell
A sequel to the late John Lewis' acclaimed March trilogy, 'RUN' invokes a new phase in the movement’s struggle against Jim Crow segregation, and for Black voting rights, and depicts new challenges to the Civil Rights movement and to young Lewis’s leadership of SNCC. An eight-page excerpt.
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Korean Comics Gain Popularity in North America
Manhwa—the Korean term for comics—released by such publishers as Drawn & Quarterly, Iron Circus Comics, and Yen Press are attracting new fans, receiving literary awards, and raising the profile of Korean comics in English in North America.
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Scott Snyder Inks Major Comics Deal with Comixology Originals
Comixology Originals will partner with Best Jackett Press, the publishing company of acclaimed comics writer Scott Snyder, in an exclusive multi-title publishing deal, which features eight original titles written by Snyder.
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Brubaker, Yang, Tomine Win Big at 2021 Online Eisner Awards
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips's 'Pulp' was awarded the 2021 Eisner Award for Best New Graphic Novel during an online version of the annual awards program, held once again during Comic-Con@Home, the online version of annual pop culture conference San Diego Comic-Con.
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Panel Mania: A Revolution in Three Acts: The Radical Vaudeville of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge
In a new work of graphic nonfiction, writer David Hajdu and artist John Carey profile four visionary performers whose careers began in the 19th century era of the blackface minstrel show and eventually influenced the character of vaudeville, a new form of mass entertainment in early 20th century America. A three-page except.
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La Borinqueña: A Puerto Rican Superhero for Our Time
Five years ago Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez created La Borinqueña, a comic book superhero who would entertain readers with her superpowered adventures, express Puerto Rican pride, and make more people aware of the island’s economic problems.
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A Seismic Shift: Close-up on Seismic Press
A young adult imprint from AfterShock breaks new ground. (Sponsored)
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Where the Heart Is: Close-up on Maverick
A new graphic novel imprint tells tales that reflect readers’ own stories. (Sponsored)
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Panel Mania: Let's Make Dumplings!: A Comic Book Cookbook by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan
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.
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Dave McKean Tells a Complex, Dreamlike Story in ‘Raptor’
Two stories weave in and out of each other in Dave McKean’s new graphic novel 'Raptor', due out from Dark Horse this month.
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San Diego Comic-Con: The Show Must Go On(line)
San Diego Comic-Con and other pop culture conventions juggle online and in-person events as they adapt to the new new normal.
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2020 North American Comics Sales Grow to $1.28 Billion
Combined sales of comics periodicals and graphic novels in North American in 2020 climbed to approximately $1.28 billion, according to a joint estimate by pop culture trade news sites ICv2 and Comichron.
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Skybound to Launch YA, Middle Grade Graphic Novel Imprint
Skybound Comet, a new imprint from Skybound Entertainment, will publish original graphic novels aimed at teens and middle grade readers.
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Panel Mania: Djeliya: A West African Fantasy Epic by Juni Ba
Juni Ba's dazzling new graphic novel 'Djeliya' is the story of two humbled royal elites on a desperate mission to restore their kingdom, which was destroyed by a mysterious wizard in a tower. A seven-page excerpt.
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Panel Mania: Chartwell Manor: A Comics Memoir by Glenn Head
Cartoonist Glenn Head’s graphic memoir 'Chartwell Manor' is a disturbing chronicle of adolescent abuse, a jarring record of deep trauma, and an artful tribute to the power of memory and truth. A five page excerpt.



