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Comics Education the Eisner Way
W.W. Norton is publishing revised and updated editions of Will Eisner's classic comics instructional books, including the final volume, Expressive Anatomy, which is being published for the first time.
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October Comics Bestsellers
Naruto retakes the top slot from Jeff Kinney's Rodrick Rules, which has been #1 since February; followed by Vampire Knight vol. 5, Bleach vol. 24 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed at #5.
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Yoshitaka Amano: From Vampires to Mozart
Acclaimed illustrator Yoshitaka Amano discusses the impact of music on his work and fantasizes about a future project.
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Comics Briefly
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Good Times At 2008 Small Press Expo
This years SPX looked to be a success, drawing an impressive number of attendees to its new Saturday/Sunday format.
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Lots of Fans, Fun at the 2008 New York Anime Festival
The second annual New York Anime Festival started with a small trickle of fans after the professional day ended Friday afternoon, but their numbers had swelled considerably by evening.
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Baltimore Showcases Comics First
With a mix of popular comics creators from the book and periodical worlds, last weekend's Baltimore Comic-Con was a crowd-pleasing showcase.
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Vampire Hunter D Creators Come to New York
Bestselling Japanese novelist Hideyuki Kikuchi and his long-time illustrator Yoshitaka Amano are legends among anime and manga fans in both Japan and America for their collaboration on Vampire Hunter D, an ongoing series of prose novels about a vampire hunter who is half-vampire himself.
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Photo Mania
PWCW's photographers roamed the exhibition floor to bring back signature images from the 2008 New York Anime Festival at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.
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Comics Briefly
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Dark Horse Revives Robert Howard’s Solomon Kane and Kull
Following the success of its Conan the Barbarian comic books, Dark Horse is now bringing back two other Robert E. Howard creations from the pages of the pulps to the pages of the contemporary comics world.
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Big Fan Turnout for the 2008 New York Anime Festival
The second annual New York Anime Festival, held this past weekend at the Javits Convention Center, began slowly with a small group of fans on the floor during Friday’s professional day but their numbers swelled considerably by the evening.
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DC Folds Minx; Virgin Becomes Liquid Comics
The day after former Virgin Comics CEO Sharad Devarajan announced plans to resurrect the now defunct Virgin Comics under a new name, DC Comics said it was shutting down Minx, a line of graphic novels targeting teen girls.
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ADV Survives Hurricane Ike
Overshadowed by the financial crisis on Wall Street, Hurricane Ike's touchdown in Texas has had a tremendous effect on companies like the Houston anime and manga producer ADV Films.
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Global Voices: Mia Kirshner’s I Live Here
Actress Mia Kirshner's effort to draw attention to the plight of International displaced people has led to I Live Here, an unusual collaborative graphic work that will be published by Pantheon in October.
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IDW Launches G.I. Joe Invasion
The license from Hasbro's famous toy has landed with Idea and Design Works, which is wagering that G.I. Joe is poised to once again be a big seller. In a bit of synchronicity, original G.I. Joe writer Larry Hama is returning to the property, and a movie is set to come out next year.
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Afro Samurai Makes Its Manga Debut
The much touted Afro Samurai series, a popular animation series on Spike TV, made its debut as manga for American audiences this month.
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Panelmania: Nothing Nice to Say
In this 13-page excerpt from Nothing Nice to Say, a compilation of strips from the webcomic of the same name, creator Mitch Clem critiques the punk rock subculture with a comic eye.
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Comics Briefly
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Books About Comics: President to Prince



