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Levine's Radical Plans
Barry Levine's new publishing company has ambitious plans for five divisions and has several movie deals already in the works.
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Donner’s Debut Graphic Novel Burns Bright
Novelist Rebecca Donner joins the stampede to graphic novels with Burnout from the Minx line.
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Glen Brunswick: Comics for Print and Screen
Film and comics writer Glen Brunswick is prepping for the publication of the trade paperback edition of his action/adventure comics series Killing Girl by Image Comics
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Comics Briefly
Feiffer at the Strand; Manga by the Navy; PWCW Needs Interns!; New Katy Keene GN; PW The Beat:Gene Colan Ill; Speed Racer; The News in Comics; Lynda Barry in NYT and Mother’s Day Comic in NYT
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Books about Comics #2: Spiegelman and Spandex
Peter Sanderson reviews two recent books; one covering the history of Maus and the other the proposed secrets behind the superhero myth.
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Cinebook Brings Euro Comics to the U.S.
European graphic novels have had spotty success in the U.S., but that's not stopping a small British publisher of European comic books and graphic novels from making its BEA debut this year. Cinebook has grown from 10 titles in 2005 to 36 new titles this year, and is banking on English-speaking readers to go beyond popular Franco-Belgian comics characters like Tintin and Asterix..
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May Comics Bestsellers
Wimpy Kid and Naruto topped the list yet again, but Alan Moore’s classic The Killing Joke has strong sales.
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Otaku Culture, Spanish Style
Best known for a variety of yaoi works published by Yaoi Press, the Spanish manga duo known as Studio Kôsen is about to release a new shonen horror series called Daemonium, that is aimed at a broader audience and will be published by Tokyopop this summer.
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Results Off in Marvel's Publishing Segment
Sales at Marvel's publishing division fell 4% and operating profit dropped 14% in the first period, but the company expects a better second quarter.
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Ames and Haspiel Tap The Alcoholic
Author Jonathan Ames teams with artist Dean Haspiel for a powerful graphic novel about the destrutcive nature of alcohol addiction.
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Talking Comics with Librarians
Librarians like Kat Kan, Robin Brenner and Mike Pawuk continue to be some of the most important boosters of the graphic novel format.
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Comics Class of '08
With the explosion of the graphic novel category, there's been a concurrent explosion in opportunities for young cartoonists. PW talks to three of them: Jeff Lemire, Dash Shaw and Hope Larson
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Walker, College Team on 'Twilight Zone' Graphic Novels
Walker & Co. has teamed with the Savannah College of Art & Design and the estate of famed TV writer Rod Serling to produce a series of graphic novels based on the original scripts for the classic TV show The Twilight Zone. The venture was initiated by SCAD's Industry Partnerships program directly with the Serling estate; SCAD faculty and students will produce the books and Walker Books ...
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Scott Dunbier joins IDW
Veteran editor Scott Dunbier has joined IDW as Special Projects Editor and plans to launch several new ventures for the publisher.
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Jules Feiffer Does Some Explaining
Fantagraphics will publish four volumes collecting the complete run of Jules Feiffer’s long running comic strip in the Village Voice.
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G. Willow Wilson, Live on the Air
The team behind the acclaimed graphic novel Cairo returns with a regular monthly series from Vertigo.
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New Book Designer for Vertical Inc.
Vertical Inc.’s celebrity book-designer Chip Kidd has handpicked designer Peter Mendelsund to take his place designing Vertical’s prose and manga titles.
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Stumptown Fest Waves DIY Flag
This year's Stumptown Comics Fest, held April 26 and 27 in Portland, Ore., was moved from the fall to the spring and still topped last year’s attendance.
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Comics Briefly
Call For Lulus; Free Comic Book Day; Around The Web; Blain U.S. Tour; Spiegelman Speaks; and Life Sucks Excerpt
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Graphic Novel Breakfast at BEA
In a first for BookExpo America, this year's show will hold a breakfast panel featuring four acclaimed comics creators offering their insights into the growth of the graphic novel category. Pulitzer Prize—winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman, Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and writer and Heroes producer Jeph Loeb will be interviewed by Jeff Smith, creator of the bestselling fantasy graphic nov...



