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Amazon to Acquire Digital Comics Vendor Comixology

By Calvin Reid | 04/10/2014 @ 05:30PM

Amazon has reached an agreement to acquire Comixology, the dominant digital comics marketplace, and a platform that has been instrumental in driving the growth and popularity of digital comics.
Crowdwatch: Eastern European Crime, Dueling Dirigibles, and a Schmuck

Compiled by Matt White | 04/09/2014 @ 12:00PM

With Crowdwatch we'll spotlight new and notable crowdfunded comics projects that are worthy of attention—or support. This week, airships battles light up the sky in 'Skies of Fire,' crime and corruption lurk within the 'Unfinished City,' the life and times of a 'Schmuck,' and more.
Sequential App Adds Top Shelf Graphic Novels

by Calvin Reid | 04/08/2014 @ 03:00PM

Sequential, the digital comics storefront app focused on literary graphic novels, is adding a selection of Top Shelf graphic novels for purchase.
It’s a Good MoCCA Festival Charlie Brown!

By Heidi MacDonald and Calvin Reid. | 04/08/2014 @ 09:30AM

Along with increased attendance, a reconfigured exhibition floor and its smooth organization, this year's MoCCA Arts Fest will also be known as the small press comics show with the giant Charlie Brown balloon.
Upcoming Comics Events: 4/7-4/14

Compiled by Matt White | 04/07/2014 @ 12:00PM

Trekker Release Party in Portland, OR; "Lumberjanes" Signing in Chicago, IL; Linework NW in Portland, OR; Asbury Park Comic Con in Asbury Park, NJ; Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo in Columbus, OH.
Photo Mania: MoCCA Arts Festival 2014

| 04/07/2014 @ 09:00AM

The MoCCA Arts Festival, the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art's annual festival of indie and self-published comics, continues its revival under the Society of Illustrators with a new exhibitor—a giant Charlie Brown balloon borrowed from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Archie Comics Unveils Graphic Novels for Fall 2014

| 04/03/2014 @ 02:00PM

Archie Comics, home of the redhead teenager from Riverdale as well as comics based on videogame favorites Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man, has released its graphic novel lineup for Fall 2014.
DC Periodical Comics Now for Sale on Google Play

| 04/03/2014 @ 11:00AM

DC Entertainment’s list of serialized superhero comics will now be available for sale on Google Play along with digital editions of DC and Vertigo original graphic novels and collected editions.
Panel Mania: 'Naja' Introduces a Stylish New Assassin

by Zainab Akhtar | 04/02/2014 @ 09:00AM

Naja is a smooth, contemporary update on pulp noir by French comics masters Morvan and Bengal.
A Week of Comics Events Kicks off MoCCA Arts Fest 2014

By Calvin Reid | 03/31/2014 @ 03:00PM

This year Comic and Cartoon Art Week, a series of comics-related events starting April 1 in New York City, will serve as an introduction to the MoCCA Arts Fest, an annual festival of small press comics, held April 5 and 6 at the Lexington Avenue Armory.
Upcoming Comics Events: March 31, 2014

Compiled by Matt White | 03/31/2014 @ 12:00PM

Comic + Cartoon Art Week; MoCCA Arts Fest 2014; Middle East Film & Comic Con; Freak Scene East; University of Florida Comics Conference
Jet City Comics Debuts Cover Art for 'Wool: The Graphic Novel'

| 03/29/2014 @ 12:30PM

Jet City Comics, Amazon Publishing’s graphic novel and comics imprint, has released the cover art for the first three issues of "Wool: The Graphic Novel," the comics adaptation of author Hugh Howey’s bestselling, self-published science-fiction novel.
Fighting Racism at Home and Abroad: PW Talks with Max Brooks

By Calvin Reid | 03/28/2014 @ 07:00PM

Brooks’s graphic novel "The Harlem Hellfighters" documents the suffering and courage of African-American troops in the Army’s legendary 369th Infantry Regiment of Harlem, N.Y.
DC, Warner Bros. Unveil Batman’s 75th Anniversary Plans

| 03/28/2014 @ 05:00PM

DC Entertainment has announced plans for a year-long celebration of the 75th anniversary of Batman, the iconic Golden Age comic book character that debuted in 1939 and helped launch the superhero genre.
Humanoids Debuts Comics App for iPad

By Calvin Reid | 03/27/2014 @ 03:00PM

Humanoids, the famed French comics house now based in Los Angeles, has released the Humanoids Comics app for the iPad. The app is available now and offers users the ability to preview more than 60 Humanoids titles.
Sequential Adds NBM Graphic Novels

| 03/27/2014 @ 09:00AM

Sequential, the graphic novel retail app that specializes in literary comics, has added a selection of graphic novels from the New York indie comics publisher NBM including works by Rick Geary, Stan Mack and Margreet de Heer.
On Deck: 12 Great Baseball Comics

By Matt White | 03/27/2014 @ 09:00AM

Just in time for the season opener, a dozen great baseball comics.
Upcoming Comics Events: March 24, 2014

Compiled by Matt White | 03/24/2014 @ 12:00PM

Ben Katchor in London; "Future Shock" #7 Release Party; Emerald City Comic Con; Paul Hornschemeier, Charles Forsman, and Jesse Lonergan in Somerville.
Yen Press, Square Enix Ink Global Digital Manga Pact

By Calvin Reid | 03/24/2014 @ 09:00AM

Yen Press and Japanese gaming and manga publisher Square Enix have entered into a partnership to distribute Square Enix manga in digital editions internationally.
Despite Early Sales Slump, Comics Retailers Remain Upbeat

By Shannon O’Leary | 03/21/2014 @ 07:00PM

In contrast to last year’s booming comics marketplace, sales of graphic novels and comics periodicals in the early months of 2014 are down. But retailers contacted for this year’s survey report a strong 2013 holiday selling season.

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