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Viz Launches Kids' Comics App with Pokemon Manga and More
Manga publisher Viz rolled out a new digital comics service last week that takes advantage of the publisher's kid-friendly licensed properties—not all of them Japanese.
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Panel Mania: All-Star Western Vol. 2: The War of Lord and Owls
In this second New 52 collection, Jonah Hex tracks the kidnapper Thurston Moody to New Orleans where Hex infiltrates an anarchist group intent on eliminating the immigrant population of New Orleans. All-Star Western Vol. 2: The War of Lords and Owls is written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti and is illustrated by Moritat.
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Make That Thing Offers Kickstarter Fulfillment and Management
A new company, Make That Thing, aims to help creators navigate the crowdfunding scene and fulfill pledge orders on successful Kickstarters, which can be overwhelming.
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Panel Mania: Catwoman Vol. 2: Dollhouse
Catwoman is out to take Gotham city with her new partner Spark, but when a villain named Dollhouse kidnaps children from the street, a rage awakens within her. Catwoman Vol. 2: Dollhouse is written by Judd Winick and illustrated by Guillem March.
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Scholastic Grabs New Graphic Novels from Gownley, Sturm, Widjaja, Maihack
Scholastic's Graphix imprint has acquired 5 new graphic novels from a variety of artists in a series of new deals negotiated with the Judy Hansen Literary Agency. The books are slated to be released beginning in 2014.
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Society of Illustrators Gives MoCCA, MoCCA Fest a New Start
Annelle Miller, executive director of the Society of Illustrators talks to PW about taking over the The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art and MoCCA Fest, its annual festival of indie comics.
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Marvel #1 Free Comic Promotion is Too Popular
When Marvel and Comixology teamed up for a promotion offering 700 free Marvel digital comics they underestimated the demand, resulting in having to suspend the program.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 3/11/2013
3/15-3/17 MegaCon 2013 in Orlando, FL; 3/16 New Narrative Art Exhibit with Lilli Carre and Craig Thompson in San Francisco, CA; 3/29 Becky Cloonan "Demo Vol. 2" Discussion and Signing in New York, NY.
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SXSW 2013: For Graphic Novels, Unconventional is the New Conventional
The DIY and maker ethic runs through much of this year's SXSW Interactive, including a panel called "Publishing Graphic Novels in the Kickstarter Era," moderated by PW senior news editor Calvin Reid.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 3/04/2013
3/6 Image Creators Kel Symons, Joe Harris, Duffy Boudreau & Ken Kristensen in Los Angeles, CA; 3/7 30 Years of "Love and Rockets" Evening with Mario Hernandez in San Francisco, CA; 3/9 "Lost Vegas" Release Party with Jim McCann & Janet Lee in Winnetka, CA.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 3/04/2013
3/6 Image Creators Kel Symons, Joe Harris, Duffy Boudreau & Ken Kristensen in Los Angeles, CA; 3/7 30 Years of "Love and Rockets" Evening with Mario Hernandez in San Francisco, CA; 3/9 "Lost Vegas" Release Party with Jim McCann & Janet Lee in Winnetka, CA.
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Will Eisner Week To Celebrate the Graphic Novel
Will Eisner Week features a series of events to be held March 1 to March 10 in more than a dozen cities around the country to honor the work and career of the great comics innovator.
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ComicsPRO Elects Gaul President
ComicsPRO, the organization for comics book specialty retailers, elected a new president and talked about industry optimism at their recent annual meeting.
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Columbia University Acquires Complete ‘Elfquest’ Comics Archive
Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library has acquired the archives of Wendy and Richard Pini’s Elfquest, a popular fantasy comic book and graphic novel series first created in 1978.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 2/25/2013
3/6 Image Creators Kel Symons, Joe Harris, Duffy Boudreau & Ken Kristensen in Los Angeles, CA; 3/7 30 Years of "Love and Rockets" Evening with Mario Hernandez in San Francisco, CA; 3/9 "Lost Vegas" Release Party with Jim McCann & Janet Lee in Winnetka, CA.
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Chip Kidd To Design ‘Before Watchmen’ Deluxe Hardcovers
DC Entertainment announced plans to release four deluxe hardcover editions this Summer collecting serialized stories from DC Comics’ Before Watchmen prequel series. Chip Kidd, the award-winning book and cover designer (as well as occasional comics writer) will design book covers for each title.
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GEN Launches GEN Manhwa, a New Korean Comics Anthology
GEN Manga Entertainment, which specializes in publishing Japanese independent comics simultaneously in English and Japanese and in print and digital formats, is launching GEN Manhwa, a new monthly anthology of Korean comics beginning this month.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 2/18/2013
2/21 Nicole Georges, Sally Madden and Monica Gallagher in Baltimore, MD; 2/23, 2/24 Scott McCloud's 2-Day Making Comics Class in Los Angeles, CA; 3/7 30 Years of "Love and Rockets" Evening with Mario Hernandez in San Francisco, CA
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New from Andrews McMeel: ‘Desmond Pucket,’ Big Nate and Downton Parody
Andrews McMeel Publishing is expanding the AMP! Comics for Kids line with the launch of Mark Tatulli’s Desmond Pucket: Makes Monster Magic, a hardcover illustrated kids’ story and activity book, while adding new titles from Lincoln Pierce’s bestselling Big Nate series and releasing a parody of the Downtown Abbey TV show.
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Panel Mania: Stormwatch Vol. 2: Enemies of Earth
In Stormwatch Vol. 2: Enemies of Earth, Stormwatch struggles against the threat of the Gravity Miners, and the Martian Manhunter attempts to quit the team. It will be released by DC Comics on February 13th.



