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New from Akashic: ‘Simon’s Cat,’ Uglytown’s ‘By the Balls’

By Calvin Reid | 05/03/2013 @ 07:00PM

Looking for a repeat of its surprise picture book bestseller, Go the F**k to Sleep, Akashic publisher Johnny Temple is touting two new books with strong graphic components.
Dublin’s James Joyce Center Licenses Web Rights to ‘Ulysses Seen’

by Calvin Reid | 05/01/2013 @ 09:30PM

In what may be the beginnings of a new business model for supporting long-form serious comics narratives, Rob Berry, creator of Ulysses Seen, the comics adaptation of James Joyce’s masterpiece, has licensed the graphic work to the James Joyce Center in Dublin, Ireland, for online display.
Artists Alley is the Winner at C2E2

By Heidi MacDonald | 04/29/2013 @ 04:00PM

In the era of social media and crowdfunding, individual artists seemed to do the best at this year's C2E2 in Chicago.
Upcoming Comics Events: 4/29/2013

| 04/29/2013 @ 03:00PM

5/1 Iron Man and the Avengers at 50 in New York, NY; 5/4 Free Comic Book Day; 5/11-5/12 Toronto Comics Arts Festival in Toronto, Canada
DC Publishes Guide to Its Graphic Novel Backlist

By Calvin Reid | 04/27/2013 @ 12:00AM

Looking to provide info to retailers, librarians, and consumers interested in its book-format comics, DC Comics is publishing the DC Entertainment Essential Graphic Novels and Chronology 2013, a 121-page reading guide and index to the publisher’s extensive backlist of collected and original graphic novels.
Comics Specialty Market Continues to Grow

by Heidi MacDonald | 04/26/2013 @ 09:00AM

The comics specialty market was up 29% over last year in the first quarter, according to figures released at the 2013 Diamond Retailer Summit in Chicago.
Dark Horse Digital Store Marks 2 Years; Adds Dynamite Digital Comics

By Calvin Reid | 04/24/2013 @ 10:00AM

Dark Horse Digital, Dark Horse Comics’ standalone online comics store and reader-app, announced plans to add Dynamite Entertainment titles to its inventory, the first non-Dark Horse titles to be offered through the retail site.
Corsetto Goes Long Form with 'Adventure Time'

by Shannon O'Leary | 04/23/2013 @ 04:00PM

Popular webcomic creator Danielle Corsetto talks about adapting to the world of graphic novels with Adventure Time: Playing With Fire.
Upcoming Comics Events: 4/22/2013

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 04/22/2013 @ 03:00PM

4/25 Gabrielle Bell and Boulet Live at the Society of Illustrators in New York, NY; 5/1 Iron Man and the Avengers at 50 in New York, NY; 5/4 Free Comic Book Day
Sammy Harkham Wins L.A. Times Graphic Novel Award

| 04/22/2013 @ 12:30PM

Sammy Harkham’s Everything Together: Collected Stories (PictureBox) has been awarded the L.A Times Book Prize for Graphic Novels.
Chris Ware, Fantagraphics Top 2013 Eisner Award Nominees

By Calvin Reid | 04/17/2013 @ 11:30AM

The 2013 Eisner Award nominations were highlighted by Chris Ware's Building Stories, nominated in five categories including Best New Graphic Novel, and Fantagraphics Books, which led all publishers with 24 nominations. The Eisner Comic Industry Awards honor the best in comics and graphic novel publishing and are presented each year at the San Diego Comic-con International.
Upcoming Comics Events: 4/15/2013

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 04/15/2013 @ 03:00PM

4/17 New York in Comics Panel with Al Jaffee, Danny Fingeroth & More in New York, NY; 4/20-4/21 LA Times Festival of Books with Hope Larson, Derek Kirk Kim et al in Los Angeles, CA; 4/25 Gabrielle Bell and Boulet Live at the Society of Illustrators in New York, NY
'My Little Pony' Leads Kids' Comics Charge

By Shannon O’Leary | 04/12/2013 @ 07:00PM

Kids' comics were a vital piece of the comics industry's nearly 15% overall sales increase in 2012.
'Miss Peregrine's Home' Goes Graphic

By Matt White | 04/11/2013 @ 03:00PM

In March, Yen Press debuted the first chapter of its graphic novel adaptation of Ransom Riggs's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, with art by illustrator Cassandra Jean.
Seven Seas Manga: Small, Nimble and Growing

By Brigid Alverson | 04/10/2013 @ 02:30PM

Seven Seas Entertainment launched in 2004 with a line of Original English Language manga and started licensing Japanese titles the following year. Over the last three years their sales have tripled.
Radical Returns To Publishing Behind Upcoming Film Slate

By Heidi MacDonald | 04/10/2013 @ 02:00PM

With two new movies based on their graphic novels coming out—including next week’s Oblivion—Radical Studios is poised to make a return to publishing and an entrance to digital.
Analysis: Marvel NOW Has a Sales Retention Problem

By Todd Allen | 04/10/2013 @ 01:00PM

Although Marvel NOW's #1 issues have launched at high levels, sales of subsequent issues have slid fairly quickly.
Photo Mania: The MoCCA Arts Festival 2013

| 04/10/2013 @ 12:00PM

The MoCCA Arts Festival, the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art's annual indie and self-published comics festival, returns under new management by the Society of Illustrators. PW Comics World was there and brought back some fantastic images from the show.
Kids Comic Con Returns May 11 to Bronx Community College

By Calvin Reid | 04/10/2013 @ 12:00AM

The seventh annual Kids Comic Con will kick off on May 11 with more than 30 exhibitors, including Viz Media, Papercutz, Archie Comics, Jim Henson/Sesame Street and Scholastic Book Fairs, in addition to a slate of panels, film screenings and hands-on workshops on creating comics.
Dark Horse Celebrates 25 Years Publishing Manga

By Brigid Alverson | 04/10/2013 @ 12:00AM

When Dark Horse first started publishing manga in 1988, the manga market in the U.S. wasn't small, it was microscopic.

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