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  • Nelson Goes Graphic

    Thomas Nelson is making a serious commitment to the graphic novel category with plans to publish adaptations of the prose novels of bestselling author Ted Dekker as well as a variety of manga-styled series aimed at teens, especially girls. While some of these graphic novels reflect the publisher's religious mission, most of the new works do not have overt religious content and are aimed at the ...

  • The Last Issue of Y the Last Man

    DC Comics has published the final issue of Y the Last Man, wrapping up writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra's 60-issue Vertigo series about the aftermath of a plague that instantly killed all males on Earth except for a young escape artist and his pet monkey.

  • Lolita Culture: An Introduction

    The increasingly popular anime/mnag -inspired "Lolita" look features young women dressing like frilly Victorian dolls.

  • February Comics Bestsellers

    Jeff Kinney’s Sequel to Diary of Wimpy Kid tops the list; followed by Naruto Volumes 27-24; and King’s Dark Tower at #6.

  • Comics Briefly

    IGN.com Theater at NYCC; Exhibit on Race in Comics; Kennedy Center Spotlights Japan; PW The Beat: Self Publishing, Lit Crit; Essex County Wins Alex Award; Stumptown Comics Festival; Pulitzer Winners in MAD; Cartoonists on NPR ; Iron Man Super Bowl Spot; and Brian Wood at Rocketship

  • Jackie Ormes: Resurrecting a Comics Pioneer

    Nancy Goldstein’s Jackie Ormes: The First African-American Woman Cartoonist (Univ. of Michigan) offers a fascinating look at a comics trailblazer whose name and works have largely fallen through the cracks of time and memory.

  • From Manga to Madame Xanadu

    Artist Amy Reeder Hadley covers a lot of ground with her work for both Tokyopop and Vertigo.

  • Pendragon, Nonfiction Launch S&S Comics

    This summer S&S Children’s Publishing is releasing a graphic novel adaptation of D.J. MacHale’s Pendragon series by Carla Speed McNeil, Hope Larson’s Chiggers and launching two nonfiction-oriented comics series.

  • Muth and Abrams Rediscover M

    Abrams is bringing back a long-lost adaptation of Fritz Lang's expressionist classic by acclaimed illustrator Jon. J. Muth.

  • Not Just Blood, but Blood+

    In February, Dark Horse will begin publishing more than 14 books—both manga and prose—based on the Blood+ anime series.

  • Jeff Smith’s New World, Part 2

    Jeff Smith talks about the process of working on RASL, his new comics series.

  • Comics Briefly

    Angouleme Coverage, Winners; Pre-Selling at Cons; Harvey Awards' Ballots; Shojo Beat Music Edition; IDW Offers Rogue Angel; Quesada on The Colbert Report and Viz Anime Via Amazon

  • Marvel, Soleil Bring Euro-Comics to U.S.

    Marvel and French comics publisher Soleil have announced a partnership that will bring four of the French publisher's book series to the U.S. in new editions produced by Marvel. Marvel consulting editor C.B. Cebulski and Soleil managing editor Olivier Jalabert and editor-in-chief Jean Wacquet negotiated the deal.

  • Jeff Smith: Let’s get ready to RASL

    Jeff Smith talks about his new series, RASL, which follows the adventues of a dimension hopping art thief.

  • NYCIP Hosts Comics Confab in March

    The New York Center for Independent Publishing is hosting SPLAT! A Graphic Novel Symposium, a conference scheduled for March 15 devoted to comics and graphic novels featuring Scott McCloud and such notable creators as Kyle Baker, Nick Bertozzi, Rainer Telgemier and Dean Haspiel

  • Flight Editor Shows Off Amulet

    Kazu Kibuishi creates a dark fantasy in Amulet, the tale of two children trying to rescue their mother.

  • Comics Briefly

    YALSA Lists Teen Comics; Guests At NYCC 2008; NBM’s Boneyard on Hiatus; ComicsPRO Decries Con Sales; and Spidey, Mary Jane Break up

  • Top Shelf Moves into Year 11

    Indie Top Shelf moves into 2008 with new kids comics, Alan Moore and a movie deal.

  • Conan Keeps Conquering

    Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian remains an iconic character, with a relaunch of his comic, a book retrospective and a new movie announcement.

  • Delano's New Narcopolis at Avatar

    Veteran Brit writer Jamie Delano is back with a new series about a city where people dazed by recreational narcotics and apathy.

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