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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.
San Diego Is Manga Country

By Kai-Ming Cha, Ed Chavez and Erin Finnegan | 07/29/2008 @ 06:29PM

This year's San Diego Comic-Con drew some of the newest and hottest manga creators in Japan and set them down in San Diego to meet their American fans.
San Diego and the Future of Comic-Con

By Calvin Reid | 07/29/2008 @ 06:29PM

This year’s Comic-Con International was another impressive showing, but all the great features of Comic-Con become moot if you can’t buy a ticket to the show or find a hotel room.
Devil’s Due lands Humanoids and Triggerstreet

By Heidi MacDonald and Laurel Maury | 07/29/2008 @ 06:27PM

French publishing giant Humanoids is making a reappearance on US shelves thanks to a new deal with Devil’s Due. The announcement was made at a panel on Saturday at the San Diego Comic-Con.
Photo Mania Comic-Con International: San Diego

| 07/29/2008 @ 01:48PM

Photos of the events and personalities at the San Diego Comic-Con 2008
Comics Briefly: San Diego Comic-Con 2008

PWCW staff | 07/29/2008 @ 11:49AM

Comic-con Briefly: Broccoli Looks at the Market; Yaoi Works for DMP; Big Ambitions at Netcomics; ‘Surrogates’ Sequel from Venditti; Wright Shows Off ‘Spore’; Mobile Comics, ClickWheel; iPhone Format for Uclick; Black Panel Represents; Black Panther on B.E.T.; Eisner For Rutu Modan; Mondo Marvel and Barbara Vey Does Comic-con
San Diego Comic-Con 2008: Bigger and Better

By Calvin Reid | 07/28/2008 @ 09:07AM

Once again, the annual San Diego Comic-Con, held July 24-27, can only be described as bigger and better than ever.
Kochman To Head New Abrams Comics Imprint

by Calvin Reid | 07/26/2008 @ 04:00PM

In Spring 2009, Harry N. Abrams will launch Abrams ComicArts, a sub-imprint specializing in comics and comics related books, headed by executive editor Charles Kochman.
Gerard Way Unfolds His Second ‘Umbrella’

By Douglas Wolk | 07/26/2008 @ 03:59PM

Dark Horse announced that alt-rocker Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Bá would be re-teaming for a second Umbrella Academy miniseries, The Scarecrow Blues, beginning in November. And Way's got plans for the project far beyond that.
Boom! Launches Disney Imprint

By Laura Hudson | 07/26/2008 @ 03:58PM

Boom! Studios announced the formation of Zoom, a new children's comic book imprint for licensed Disney properties, at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday. The new line, which launches in spring 2009, will publish original comics based on Pixar films and The Muppet Show.
Darwyn Cooke to Adapt Parker Novels

By Heidi MacDonald | 07/26/2008 @ 03:57PM

Eisner Award-winning artist Darwyn Cooke will adapt the first four Parker novels by Richard Stark (aka Donald Westlake, a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America) as graphic novels, IDW announced today. The adaptations will be released at a rate of one every two years, starting in 2009 with The Hunter.
Photo Mania

| 07/25/2008 @ 08:58PM
More Crowds, More Comics at San Diego

by Heidi MacDonald, Calvin Reid and Kai-Ming Cha | 07/25/2008 @ 02:51PM

Giant crowds and movie stars eclipsed some of the comics news at the 2008 Comic-Con International in San Diego
Let The Madness Begin: Comic-Con Preview Night 2008

by Douglas Wolk and Calvin Reid | 07/24/2008 @ 11:17AM

Hordes of pre-registered fans crowded the floor of Comic-Con during the three hour Preview Night.
Joe Kubert: A Busy Man

by Van Jensen | 07/22/2008 @ 03:15PM

Though he'll turn 82 later this year, Joe Kubert maintains the schedule of a hungry, young artist. As many as seven days a week, Kubert will go to his School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in New Jersey to either teach a class or work on an overflowing slate of projects.

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