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From the Fringes to the Mainstream: Ten Years of Growth In Graphic Novel Publishing
To mark this exciting decade in graphic novel publishing, PW invited seven publishing professionals to reflect on the growth of the last ten years and to peer into the future of graphic novel publishing.
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Publishers Weekly’s Top Comics Stories of 2015
These are the ten most popular stories about graphic novels and comics published on publishersweekly.com in 2015.
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Dark Horse to Publish Graphic Versions of Neil Gaiman Short Stories
The graphic adaptations of 'How to Talk to Girls at Parties,' with art by Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon, and 'Troll Bridge,' with art by Colleen Doran, will be released in 2016.
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John Allison Goes to College in ‘Giant Days’
Allison’s new series about young women off to college looks to repeat the success of another Boom! Studios series.
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12 Great Comics On Presidential Politics
With the 2016 U.S. presidential election less than a year away, here are 12 comics about modern presidential (or at least vice-presidential) politics, covering workaday minutia all the way through Machiavellian schemes.
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Philly’s Locust Moon Store Closes; Returns as Comics Press
Philly’s Locust Moon comics store will close but continue its publishing program and its annual comics festival.
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Is Subscription the Future for Digital Comics?
The subscription model is changing how consumers get music, movies and TV shows, and now a number of services are trying the model on digital comics.
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Sales Grow for No Starch Press’ STM ‘Manga Guides’
Produced in the form of Japanese comics, the guides appeal to students and teachers looking for a novel approach to learning science, technology and math.
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iTunes Terms and Conditions: The Graphic Novel
Robert Sikoryak hit a cultural sweet spot when he adapted the complete text of an Apple legal document into a graphic novel.
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Google Play Books Adds New Comics Features
In Google's first upgrade to the comics category in the Google Play Store, the company has added functionality that, among other things, allows readers to use landscape scrolling and to access personal recommendations.
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Jennifer Hayden Tells 'The Story of My Tits'
Jennifer Hayden's graphic memoir, 'The Story of My Tits', is not just a history of surviving breast cancer, it's the story of her life.
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Small Format Comics Make a Splash at Comic Arts Brooklyn
Daniel Clowes didn't finish his new graphic novel in time for Comic Arts Brooklyn, but everyone came away happy any way. The weekend small press show also offered appearances by Jillian Tamaki, Charles Burns, Yumi Sakugawa, Andrea Tsurumi, and Denis Kitchen.
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Photo Mania: Comic Arts Brooklyn 2015
Comic Arts Brooklyn, the small press and indie comics festival held each year in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, drew throngs of fans to see acclaimed artists like Jillian Tamaki and Dan Clowes alongside new artists and emerging publishers from New York and around the country.
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New York Review to Launch Comics Imprint in 2016
New York Review Comics will launch in March with plans to release six graphic novels per year.
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Masashi Kishimoto On Why His Naruto Manga Is So Popular
Kishimoto, wildly popular creator of Naruto, the world’s most famous ninja, talks about the beginning of his manga career, the development of Naruto, and what makes the ninja series special.
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Manga Fandemonium Reigns at New York Comic Con 2015
Fans turned out in droves to see Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto, Kodansha’s new Attack on Titan anthology, and a slate of new manga titles and light novels coming next year.
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NYCC 2015: Publishers Chase Growth in Kids', Girls’ Graphic Novels
Led by girl-focused comics, sales of kids' and YA graphic novels continue to grow and publishers used New York Comic Con to launch a spate of new properties targeting girls and young women.
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Photo Mania: New York Comic Con 2015
PW spent the weekend at New York Comic Con and we've got photos of the swarming crowds, authors like Felipe Smith, Pénélope Bagieu, and Afua Richardson as well as images from the lively slate of panels on diversity and celebrity comics authors like actor John Lequizamo.
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Brands and Fans Flock to Biggest New York Comic Con Yet
This year's New York Comic Con featured more fans--a record 169,000 tickets were sold--more programming space, more corporate branding, and more emphasis on diversity.



