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James Jean Covers Art

By Sam Thielman | 03/03/2009 @ 10:27PM

Racking up five consecutive “Best Cover Artist” Eisner Awards and three consecutive Harveys, among a host of other awards, James Jean is striking out on his own in 2009 and heading into the art world with a collection of his Fables covers (DC Comics, $39.99) and a book of postcards from Chronicle books on the consumer market.
Comics Briefly

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 03/03/2009 @ 05:20PM

Swallow Me Whole Gets Nom for LA Times Book Prize; Marvel Ends Open Submissions; Bookstore Debuts Graphic Novel Book Club; Rocketeer Back In Print; Brubaker Goes Live Action; First Second’s Siegel on Book Lust; Watchmen In Baltimore Sun and Manga, Anime, Video Game Show at Japan Society
Comics Briefly

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 03/02/2009 @ 04:28PM

MoCCA Watchmen Benefit Screening; DeMatteis Comic Free To Schools; Eagle One Brings IDW Backlist Online; Middleman Finale Released As Comic; Spike: After The Fall Collected; Free Donna Barr Downloads and Hudson, Walton Blog Cerebus
Comics Grow at Graphic Universe

By Calvin Reid | 03/02/2009 @ 12:00AM

Originally launched in 2006 to produce comics under the Lerner Publishing Group's Carolrhoda Books imprint, Lerner Graphic Universe has grown into its own imprint, adding more titles and series and even making a foray into the international market by licensing and translating a French-language graphic novel series.
Marvel To Sell The Stand Exclusively Via Comics Shops

by Calvin Reid and Heidi MacDonald | 02/24/2009 @ 10:30PM

Marvel plans to release the hardcover graphic novel, The Stand: Captain Trips by Stephen King, on March 10 exclusively through the comics shop market.
Sarah Glidden's 60-Day Crash Course

By Douglas Wolk | 02/24/2009 @ 10:28PM

A young cartoonist's Birthright trip to Israel is the basis for an upcoming graphic novel from Vertigo.
“Suggested For Mature Readers”: Tim Pilcher’s Erotic Comics

by Steve Bunche | 02/24/2009 @ 10:27PM

British author Tim Pilcher’s highly informative, lushly illustrated and thoroughly entertaining two-volume Erotic Comics: A Graphic History is out now from Abrams ComicArts.
Crunchyroll Goes Legit to Build Anime, Manga Fandom

By Kai-Ming Cha | 02/24/2009 @ 08:29PM

Originally an online site offering pirated anime and manga, Crunchyoll has gone legit and now offers a wide variety of licensed content from publishers like Udon and Tokyopop.
Marvel Holds on in 2008

by Jim Milliot | 02/24/2009 @ 03:27PM

Marvel’s publishing division finished 2008 with sales of $125.4 million, virtually flat with 2007 when revenue was $125.7 million. Operating profit slipped to $47.3 million from $53.5 million, which the company said was primarily due to ongoing investments in digital initiatives.
Despite Slowdown, Comics Retailers are Optimistic

By Ada Price | 02/17/2009 @ 08:30PM

Despite the economic downturn and increasingly selective buying by consumers, many independent comics retailers around the country are cautiously optimistic after weathering a tough retail period at the end of the year.
Tales of Wonder to Launch Remainder House

By Judith Rosen | 02/17/2009 @ 08:29PM

TalesofWonder.com, a ten-year-old online retailer of graphic novels, is setting up a separate remainder operation just for graphic novels,
Matt Thorn Returns to Translation

By Brigid Alverson | 02/17/2009 @ 08:27PM

After a multifaceted career as a manga translator and scholar, Matt Thorn recently he returned to translation with Seduce Me After the Show and Red Blinds the Foolish, two yaoi works by his former student est em.
A New Age Of Marvels

By Peter Sanderson | 02/17/2009 @ 06:28PM

Fourteen years after first publishing the classic comics series, Marvels, writer Kurt Busiek, along with new collaborators, has written the long-awaited sequel, Marvels: Eye of the Camera.
Comics Briefly

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 02/17/2009 @ 05:23PM

Weidenbaum to Leave Viz Media; Glyph Award Nominees Announced; Stumptown Awards Call for Nominations; Static Returns to Comics; Marvel Offers Lincoln, Obama Digital Comics; SLG Publishing Seminar; Bluewater Comics Go Green; and This Week @ The Beat
Comics Briefly

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons and staff | 02/10/2009 @ 02:15PM

NYCC09: Read Will Eisner on iPhone; Marvel Sets X-Men Stage; Focus on the DC Universe; Marvel at 70; Business of Webcomics; Women In Comics. Plus O'Neil NYU Comics Course and Death Note II on DVD
Marvel Makes Motion Comics, DC Teases New Format

By Laura Hudson | 02/10/2009 @ 03:54AM

Marvel annaounced as new "motion comics" format and DC teased other new formats at yhe recent New York Comic-Con.
Life in Comics: Can Creativity Save Comics from Troubled Times?

by Jennifer de Guzman | 02/10/2009 @ 03:49AM

The writer muses on what revolution this economic crisis will bring to the comics medium.
Children’s Comics Poised for Growth

By Brigid Alverson | 02/10/2009 @ 12:51AM

Properties aimed at readers 13 years old and under were prominent both on the floor and in the panels and the booths for publishers such as First Second, Top Shelf, Oni Press and Archie Comics were bustling.
New York Manga-Con 2009

By Kai-Ming Cha, Erin Finnegan and Ed Chavez | 02/10/2009 @ 12:45AM

Despite fewer manga publishers exhibiting this year, those on hand put there best manga forward.
What Recession? Strong Fan Turnout for NYCC 2009

by Calvin Reid and Heidi MacDonald | 02/10/2009 @ 12:40AM

Despite the recession, tens of thousands of fans streamed into the Javits Center for the New York Comic-con.

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