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Kids' Comic Con: Celebrating 10 Years of Kids and Comics in the Bronx
For 10 years, families and kids have flocked to the Bronx for Kids' Comic Con to meet creators, take part in workshops, and learn how comics are created.
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DC to Restructure Vertigo Imprint; Shelly Bond Departing
In what DC Comics is calling a "reexamining" of its lauded graphic novel and comics imprint, the position of v-p and executive editor has been eliminated.
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Praying for It? Chester Brown’s 'Mary Wept' Surveys Prostitution in the Bible
In his latest book the acclaimed comics artist enlists biblical scripture in his ongoing crusade to remove the social (and religious) stigma attached to providing sex for money.
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Oni Press Unveils Five Comics From Open Submission Policy
In an effort to identify fresh and diverse new talent, Oni Press launched an open submission policy; the house is revealing five new projects that came from the search at Emerald City Comic Con.
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No Comic Arts Brooklyn in 2016?
The organizer of the curated Brooklyn independent comics festival is considering taking a year off.
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MoCCA Arts Fest Successfully Relocates (Again)
NBA nominee Noelle Stevenson, animator Rebecca Sugar, and programming featuring classic women’s underground cartoonists drew big crowds to the MoCCA Arts Festival’s new venue.
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Photo Mania: MoCCA Arts Festival 2016
The MoCCA Arts Festival, an annual showcase for independent and self-published comics held April 2-3 at the Metropolitan West event space, attracted a mob of fans to its new location on the westside of Manhattan.
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WonderCon Hosts DC’s Rebirth Debut in Los Angeles
Relocated to downtown L.A from Anaheim, the show attracted about 60,000 fans to watch DC Comics debut Rebirth, its new publishing initiative
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Chicago’s C2E2 Showcases Marvel, Viz Media, and TV’s Supergirl
The show featured new superhero series from Marvel and Valiant, an Andre the Giant graphic bio from Lion Forge, and new exhibitors Viz and Crunchyroll.
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10 Great Graphic Novels About Video Games
While comic books based on video games are easy to find, comics about gaming are few and far between. Here are 10 great examples of comic books about gaming.
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Second Book Added to DC Super Hero Girls Graphic Novel Series
Before the first book in the series has hit shelves, demand for DC's Super Hero Girls series has been so high that the publisher is adding a second book to the program.
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Photo Mania: Angouleme Festival International de la Bande Dessinee 2016
Held annually in the French medieval-era city of Angouleme, the Festival International de la Bande Dessinee is one of the most prestigious comics festival in Europe. Publishers Weekly was on hand to bring back images of the Festival.
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'Tipping Point' Comics Anthology Showcases International Cartoonists
Published to mark the 40th anniversary of the French comics publisher Humanoids, 'Tipping Point' will be published simultaniously in France, Japan, the U.K., and the U.S. in January and February 2016.
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After Controversy, 2016 Grand Prix for Comics Goes to Hermann
The Belgian cartoonist won the lifetime achievement award at a festival in France this week. Usually a cause for celebration, the award was shrouded in controversy this year after its lengthy initial list of nominees featured only men.
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15 Righteous Comics About Rock 'N' Roll
Comics are particularly well-suited to capture the audicious image and aura of Rock ’n’ Roll. Here are 15 comics about both real and fictional bands, fans, gigs, and jams.
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Diamond Book Rides Strong 2015 Comics Market
Describing 2015 as the second best year in its history, Diamond Book Distributors reports consumer interest in graphic novels continues to grow driven by demand for such popular series as Saga, Walking Dead, My Little Pony and the first two volumes of March.
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Viz Expands at Walmart, Gets Into Best Buy
The manga publisher and anime distributor has reached an agreement to expand its offerings in Walmart and, for the first time, sell its titles at Best Buy.
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From Publisher to Artist: Drawn and Quarterly Founder Chris Oliveros’s ‘The Envelope Manufacturer’
After 25 years running Drawn and Quarterly, publisher and founder Chris Oliveros retired to write and draw his own graphic novel; 'The Envelope Manufacturer' will be published in January.
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Cartoonists Boycott French Award Over All-Male Nominee List
An all-male list of nominees for the France's Grand Prix d’Angoulême has sparked outrage and a boycott.
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‘The Sculptor’ Tops PW’s 10th Annual Graphic Novel Critics Poll
Scott McCloud's novel about a sculptor grappling with fame, love and mortality topped the PW 10th annual graphic novel critics poll.



