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The Latest PWCW More to Come Podcast; Daily Podcasts from Comic-Con

PW Staff | 07/23/2013 @ 04:00PM

Calvin Reid, Heidi MacDonald and Kate Fitzsimons have all the soundbytes from the biggest pop culture festival of the year, including David Petersen, Noelle Stevenson, Chris Staros, Eric Reynolds and many many more.
PW at Comic-Con: What’s Next for Graphic Novels in Libraries

By Calvin Reid | 07/23/2013 @ 12:00AM

Organized by PW graphic novel reviews editor Heidi MacDonald, the PW panel at Comic-Con, "Whats Next For Graphic Novels in Libraries," served as a followup report on her May feature, “How Graphic Novels became the hottest section in the library,” and surveyed both the upbeat current marketplace as well as possible obstacles to growth.
Upcoming Comics Events: 7/22/2013

Compiled by Matt White | 07/22/2013 @ 12:00PM

NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium in New York, NY; Dan Slott Appearance and Signing in New York, NY; Lecture by Dash Shaw in San Francisco, CA.
Movies Rule, But Books, Digital Deals Rise at Comic-Con 2013

By Calvin Reid and Heidi MacDonald | 07/22/2013 @ 12:00AM

Despite the towering posters for NBC’s Blacklist and Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man 2, there was plenty of chatter about publishing going on at the San Diego Comic-Con International.
New PBS Film and Book Survey Superhero Comic Books

By Calvin Reid | 07/21/2013 @ 09:00AM

This Fall PBS will air the three-part documentary Superheroes: The Never Ending-Battle by filmmaker Michael Kantor to be accompanied by a companion volume, Superheroes!: Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture, written by Laurence Maslon and Kantor, to be released in October from Random House’s Crown Archetype imprint.
Scholastic and Comixology Ink Digital Distribution Pact

By Calvin Reid | 07/20/2013 @ 07:00AM

Scholastic has reached an agreement with digital comics distributor Comixology to make graphic novels from its Graphix imprint, available through the Comixology platform on iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle, and the web.
Two Archie Books Announced at Comic-Con 2013

By Calvin Reid | 07/20/2013 @ 12:00AM

Archie Comics plans to release The Best of Archie Comics: Betty & Veronica, the best stories starring Archie’s iconic girlfriends; and Archie’s Valentine: A Rock & Roll Romance, in which Archie and Valerie Brown of Josie and the Pussycats get married.
Comixology at Comic-Con 2013: Exponential Growth

By Calvin Reid | 07/19/2013 @ 12:00AM

Launched at Comic-Con in 2007 with about eight publishers and less than a hundred comics, Comixology now offers more than 40,000 titles via a digital reader and Web site and consumers can read and buy comics across every platform and device from phones to tablets.
Preview Night Comic-Con 2013: Books by Top Shelf, Fantagraphics, D&Q

By Calvin Reid | 07/18/2013 @ 12:00AM

Rep. John Lewis’ Civil Rights memoir March from Top Shelf, a new issue of Adrian Tomine’s acclaimed comic Optic Nerve from D&Q, and the latest volume of David Petersen’s Mouse Guard were among the new titles on display during preview night at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International.
Abrams ComicArts Plans Paul Levitz Book on Will Eisner

By Calvin Reid | 07/18/2013 @ 12:00AM

Abrams ComicArts plans to publish Will Eisner: The Dreamer and the Dream, a monograph by Paul Levitz, author and former president and publisher of DC Comics
Viz Media Debuts Children's Imprint at Comic-Con 2013

By Calvin Reid | 07/17/2013 @ 09:00AM

Viz Media is relaunching its VizKids imprint and renaming it Perfect Square, with plans to launch a comprehensive new children's publishing program.
‘Megatokyo’ Raises Over $258K on Kickstarter

by Calvin Reid | 07/16/2013 @ 02:30PM

Fred Gallagher, creator of Megatokyo, a pioneering English-language manga webcomic and book series, has raised nearly $260,000 on Kickstarter to develop a Megatokyo visual novel game.
Madefire, Publishers, ITV Partner for More Motion Books

By Todd Allen | 07/16/2013 @ 08:00AM

Madefire, the digital comics publishing platform known for its partially animated “motion books” format, has announced four new content partners: comics publishers BOOM!, IDW and Top Cow; and British TV Studio iTV.
Upcoming Comics Events: 7/15/2013

Compiled by Matt White | 07/15/2013 @ 12:00PM

Neal Adams signing in Los Angeles, CA; Kirby Krackle performance in Portland, OR; Comic-Con International; San Diego in San Diego, CA.
Comics Retailers Upbeat on 2013 Sales, Digital, Indie Comics

By Shannon O'Leary | 07/10/2013 @ 03:30PM

Practically every store that participated in the Publishers Weekly 2013 Annual Comics Retailer Survey reported that sales have remained healthy after last year’s dramatic increase of nearly 15% in sales across all comic book formats.
Panel Mania: The End of the Fucking World

Compiled by Ada Price | 07/10/2013 @ 03:00PM

The End of the Fucking World follows two teenagers, James and Alyssa. Switching between their point of views, at first it seems like a a typical teen experience in fear of adulthood, yet James begins to exhibit sociopathy and harbors violent fantasies and begins to act on them. Meanwhile, Alyssa, blinded by love, remains ignorant for as long as she can. The End of the Fucking World is created by Charles Forsman and will be released by Fantagraphics on August 3.
Archaia Moves to Boom! Offices; Smylie Stays On

By Calvin Reid | 07/10/2013 @ 02:30PM

In a followup interview on Boom! Studio's acquisition of Archaia, company executives said that Archaia founder Mark Smylie remains with the company, that Archaia will move to the Boom! offices in L.A, and the new company is still working on the size of its combined list and on its book trade distribution.
Panel Mania: Genius

Compiled by Ada Price | 07/10/2013 @ 02:00PM

In Genius, Ted Marx is a hard working quantum physicist, however his job is starting to overwhelm him. Then, he learns his father-in-law was entrusted with a dangerous secret by Einstein, which could be more devastating than the work that led to the atomic bomb. Ted attempts to learn the secret from his father-in-law, and struggles with whether to reveal Einstein's secret to those who might exploit it. Genius is written by Steven T. Seagle and illustrated by Teddy Kristiansen. It will be published by First Second in July.
Ed Piskor’s Comics History of Hip Hop in the Bronx

By Maurice Boyer | 07/10/2013 @ 01:30PM

Lovers of Hip Hop and comic biographies will be waving their hands in the air this fall when Fantagraphics publishes Hip Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor in October.
Panel Mania: March Book 1

Compiled by Ada Price | 07/10/2013 @ 10:00AM

March is a first hand account of Georgia Congressman John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights. Book 1 focuses on Lewis' youth in rural Alabama, meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., and the non-violent lunch counter sit-ins. March is written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Nate Powell. It will de released by Top Shelf on August 13.

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