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DC Kids Line Continues to Grow, Succeed

by Stephanie Mangold | 08/19/2008 @ 02:15PM

In 2007, DC launched a new line of all-ages comics, bringing the stories of popular heroes such as Batman, Captain Marvel, the Teen Titans and others to young children. DC has no official age range for the books beyond saying they are aimed at young readers. The line has done well and now includes eight ongoing titles, with another, Supergirl's Cosmic Adventures of the 8th Grade, set to launch in the fall.
Yen Press Highlights 4-Panel Manga Format

By Brigid Alverson | 08/19/2008 @ 02:14PM

This summer, Yen Press is releasing four new series featuring four-panel manga, a Japanese manga format that looks like an American cartoon strip that runs vertically rather than horizontal.
Trotman talks Templar

by Brigid Alverson | 08/19/2008 @ 02:13PM

The business of Web comics depends on making money by giving something away for free. Not everyone can pull that off, but Charlie Trotman earns a living from her Web comic, Templar, Arizona, despite the fact that the entire comic is available online at no cost.
Kyle Baker: When Stupid is Smart

by Frank Santoro | 08/19/2008 @ 01:51PM

Kyle Baker's new art book should be shelved in the self-help, self-improvement, new age-y section of the bookstore where folks try to find some direction in life. Kyle Baker has a message for THE PEOPLE. And what is Kyle Baker's message? Learn How To Draw, Stupid! No,wait, it's: Learn How To Draw Stupid. No comma after the word "draw", heh.
Comics Briefly

Compiled by Ada Price | 08/19/2008 @ 01:49PM

Dash Shaw, Pantheon Ink Deal; Jake Parker Two-Book Pact; PW The Beat: Watchmen Fight; More; Nickelodeon Kids’ GN Award; Japan Society at NYAF; DMP to Rent Manga Online; Response to Tokyopop’s Postponed Titles; Spider-Man Free Online; Kyle Baker on NPR; Fresh Ink in Tokyo; Joe Chiappetta Interview; and Paul Sizer on The Pulse
Panel Mania: Prince of Persia

| 08/19/2008 @ 01:48PM

In this 12-page preview from the upcoming Prince of Persia graphic novel, a young woman in ancient Persia undertakes a daring adventure. Created by Jordan Mechner, written by B. Sina and illustrated by LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland, the book is due out from First Second on September 2.
Girls with Guitars: Apocalipstix Rocks

By Wil Moss | 08/19/2008 @ 11:50AM

Artist Cameron Stewart and writer Ray Fawkes tell the tale of the Apocalipstix—an all-girl band who decide they’re not going to let Armageddon stop their cross-country tour! New from Oni Press.
The Future Is Almost Now

by Laura Hudson | 08/18/2008 @ 06:00AM

Although comic books have always been a creature of print and paper and ink, the idea of converting them to computer screens is nothing new. Examples of digital comics date back to as early as 1985, and pirated comics have long been available to savvy Web users on underground BitTorrent sites. But publishers, ffor the most part, have ignored the whole issue of digital comics for years.
Comics Briefly

Compiled by Ada Price | 08/12/2008 @ 03:44PM

CBLDF Benefit ; Viz releases Stan Lee Manga; PW The Beat:Time Warner; Fans of 1974; David Glanzer Speaks; Doug Wright Awards; NYAF Cosplay Day at Kinokuniya; FLCL Ultimate Ed. Defect; Stephen King’s The Stand; and Mark Miller, Tony Harris at Midtown Comics
Fans Flock to Baltimore's Otakon

By Kai-Ming Cha and Erin Finnegan | 08/12/2008 @ 02:00PM

24,000 Fans flocked to the Baltimore Convention Center for this year’s Otakon, an anime and manga convention held August 8-10.
Many Tokyopop Series ‘Postponed,’ Not Canceled

By Brigid Alverson | 08/12/2008 @ 01:59PM

Despite rumors that Tokyopop canceled many titles in the wake of its reorganization, the company says that many of the titles purported to be on the chopping block will be published on a modified schedule.
DK Lands on Comic Fans’ Coffee Tables

By Sam Thielman | 08/12/2008 @ 01:57PM

Dorling Kindersley is coming out this fall with not one but two new oversized hardcover books about the history of two large forces in the comics world: Marvel Comics and DC’s Vertigo imprint.
Books About Comics: The Man Behind the Spider

By Peter Sanderson | 08/12/2008 @ 11:58AM

After Mark Evanier’s Kirby: King of Comics came out earlier this year, one would expect that a biography of Steve Ditko would come next. As cocreator of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, Ditko ranks second only to Kirby among Stan Lee’s collaborators in devising the Marvel Universe. Blake Bell’s Stranger and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko (Fantagraphics, $39.99 hardcover) has followed quickly indeed, arriving in early summer.
August Comics Bestsellers

by Calvin Reid | 08/05/2008 @ 07:14PM

Rodrick Rules stays at #1; DC has The Killing Joke (#4) and Y The Last Man (#10) ; Marvel has The Walking Dead (#5) and X-men: Unstoppable (#9).
Everyday Hiro: Fairy Tail’s Mashima at Comic-Con

by Kai-ming Cha | 08/05/2008 @ 07:13PM

Hiro Mashima first burst onto the scene in Japan with the popular comedy/supernatural series, Rave (known as Rave Master in the US), in 1999. His mix of fantasy, over-the-top slapstick, and down to earth irreverence led him to create Fairy Tail next, a comedy/fantasy adventure series licensed by Del Rey Manga in the U.S.
Kubo Comes to Comic-Con

by Kai-ming Cha | 08/05/2008 @ 05:15PM

Tite Kubo is the creator behind the manga series, Bleach, now up to volume 23 in the U.S., and volume 33 in Japan, where it has sold more than 100 million copies. It's also been developed into an anime series, two feature-length animated movies—one of which had a limited theatrical release in the U.S. this summer—and a number of video games.
Two-Fisted Tiki Tales

by Chris Arrant | 08/04/2008 @ 08:49PM

If you’ve ever seen South Pacific or been to a Trader Vic’s, Tiki Joe Mysteries might be for you. Mixing Polynesian pop culture and Las Vegas kitsch, this graphic novel is part murder mystery, part hard-boiled thriller strummed on a ukulele. Debuting this month, the black-and-white graphic novel comes from cartoonist Mark Murphy and San Jose-based SLG Publishing.
Comics Briefly

by Ada Price | 08/04/2008 @ 08:48PM

Lolita Fashion at NYAF; Third Volume of Plain Janes; Obama and McCain Bios from IDW; Fantagraphics August Events; David B. from NBM; Typhon Signing at Jim Hanley’s and Sam Henderson at Desert Island
Publishers Find Fans and Trends at Comic-Con

by Calvin Reid | 08/04/2008 @ 06:00AM

Every year more traditional book publishers make the pilgrimage to the San Diego Comic-Con International, and 2008 was no exception. Harry N. Abrams used the 2008 Comic-Con to launch Abrams ComicArts, a new imprint for comics and comics-related books; Del Rey has come to Comic-Con for years to promote fantasy and sci-fi titles and, more recently, a burgeoning manga program; and DK Publishing st...
Comic-Con International 2008 Bursts at the Seams

by Douglas Wolk, Calvin Reid and Laura Hudson | 07/29/2008 @ 06:30PM

Once you got past the glitz, the foundation of Comic-Con was still visible and sold quite well.

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