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Upcoming Comics Events: 8/4–8/10
Bendis, Fraction, DeConnick Signing in Portland, OR; The Wrenchies Release Party in Portland, OR; Boston Comic Con in Boston, MA; Jim Woodring in Seattle, WA
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Manga Buzz is Strong at Comic-Con 2014
While there were fewer manga-related panels than ever on the programming schedule at Comic-Con International, there was still lots to see on the floor and publishers reported strong sales at this year's show.
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Kids' Comics Grow Up at San Diego Comic-Con 2014
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.
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Dynamite Entertainment's Surprising 10 Years
Celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a panel starring director Quentin Tarantino in front of a packed house at the San Diego Comic-Con, it was hard to remember that when Dynamite Publishing launched 10 years ago, no one was sure what to expect.
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Photo Mania: San Diego Comic-Con International 2014
More than 130,000 fans surged through the halls of the San Diego Convention heading for the San Diego Comic-Con International and PW was there to bring back the news and images of the show.
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Abrams ComicArts Plans 'Peanuts' Tribute, New Backderf Title
Abrams ComicArts will publish 'The Art of Peanuts in' Fall 2015 in conjunction with a new Peanuts feature film, in addition to 'Trashed,' a new book by Derf Backderf ('My Friend Dahmer') on garbage.
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Modan, Tiwary, ‘Saga,’ Los Bros Win Eisner Awards
Rutu Modan’s ‘The Property,’ Vivek Tiwary’s ‘The Fifth Beatle,’ Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples ‘Saga,’ and the Hernandez brothers’ ‘Love and Rockets New Stories #6’ grabbed Eisner Awards.
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No Lack of Major Prose Houses at Comic-Con
Major book publishers such as Penguin Random House and HarperCollins are once again investing heavily in promotional materials for the five days of Comic-Con International: San Diego, held at the San Diego Convention Center.
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Comixology to Offer DRM-Free Backup Copies
Comixology's new DRM-free backup program is available to any publisher or self-publisher that chooses to make their books available in the program.
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Image Expo Kicks Off Comic-Con 2014
Once again, Image Expo gave the publisher an opportunity to show off new projects while contrasting—and criticizing—conventional comics publishing with Image’s lineup of new and original creator-owned works.
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Comic-Con Preview Night: New Books From Image, Dark Horse, Archie, D&Q
The traditional kickoff night for Comic-Con attracted the usual mob of fans looking to get their first glimpse of a show floor full of comics, games, TV shows and more.
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Humble Bundle offers Skybound, Transformers Bundles for Comic-Con
Humble Bundle, the pay-what-you-wish online venture that distributes bundles of DRM-free digital content, is launching two separate bundles featuring comics from Robert Kirkman's Skybound imprint and IDW's Transformers series.
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Digital Comics Sales Rose 29% to $90M in 2013
While the rate of sales growth for digital comics has declined, pop culture trade news site ICv2 reports the category is 10x the size of the e-comics market in 2010.
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The 14 Best Panels About Comics at Comic-Con
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.
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Fantagraphics to Publish Van Cook and Romberger’s New Book
In November Fantagraphics will publish 'The Late Child and Other Animals,' a new work from Marguerite Van Cook and James Romberger, the team that produced '7 Miles A Second,' the acclaimed graphic memoir of David Wojnarowicz.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 7/20-7/26
J.H. WIlliams III in Merced, CA; Corinne Mucha in Chicago, IL; Comic-Con International: San Diego, CA
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Zane, Verge Entertainment Plan Transmedia Projects
Zane, bestselling erotica author, entrepreneur and publisher of S&S/Atria’s Strebor Books imprint, is teaming up with Verge Entertainment, a New York City transmedia production house founded by Shawn Martinbrough, Joe Illidge and Milo Stone.
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Kickstarter Diary Chapter 3: How to Use the Site to Run Your Campaign
Here's the author's step-by-step guide to getting your campaign set up on the Kickstarter website, quirks and all.
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Panel Mania: 'The Only Living Boy' in a Brave New World
Harvey Award nominated webcomic 'The Only Living Boy,' by David Gallaher and Steve Ellis, tells the story of a 12-year-old runaway in a strange fantasy world.
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12 Great Graphic Novel Adaptations
Everything from novels to movies, video games, and even government reports have been given the graphic novel treatment.



