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Andrews McMeel to Publish 'Reading With Pictures'

by Calvin Reid | 02/04/2014 @ 09:30AM

Reading With Pictures, a nonprofit initiative to promote the use of comics in the classroom, has reached an agreement with Andrews McMeel Publishing to publish RWP’s "The Graphic Textbook" in August 2014 via its AMP! Comics for Kids imprint.
Watterson Wins at Angoulême Festival

By Heidi MacDonald | 02/04/2014 @ 09:30AM

Calvin and Hobbes’ creator Bill Watterson won the 2014 Grand Prix, the top prize at the 41st annual Festival International de la Bande Desinée in Angoulême, France.
Upcoming Comics Events: February 3, 2013

| 02/03/2014 @ 12:00PM

Taipei International Comics and Animation Festival; Heroes Aren't Hard to Find Reception; Comic Con India 2014; Paper Jam Small Press Festival.
Marvel Launches API Program

By Calvin Reid | 01/31/2014 @ 04:00PM

Marvel has made an application programming interface available to developers interested in building digital applications around its comic book data and content.
Comics Jump International Lines at Angoulême

By Heidi MacDonald and Brigid Alverson | 01/31/2014 @ 09:30AM

Europe’s biggest comics festival opened in Angoulême, France Thursday with the streets thronged with avid comics readers and the rights center jammed with meetings from publishers around the world.
Anomaly Productions Releases 'Shifter' Book App

By Calvin Reid | 01/30/2014 @ 09:00AM

Anomaly Productions, an indie comics publisher specializing in digitally enhanced graphic novels, has released an app version of "Shifter," a sci-fi graphic novel with augmented reality technology.
Prize Controversy as Angouleme Comics Festival Opens

By Heidi MacDonald | 01/29/2014 @ 08:00AM

The Angouleme Comics Festival, one of the world's most respected graphic novel events, is dealing with controversy over its awards program this year.
Tapastic Gets $2 Million in Funding For Webcomics Portal

By Todd Allen | 01/28/2014 @ 08:00AM

Tapastic, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based webcomics portal, has received $2 million in Series A funding from Daum Communications, Inc. Daum operates a large and popular webcomics portal in South Korea.
Titan Comics to Publish New Doctor Who Comics

| 01/27/2014 @ 03:00PM

Titan Comics announced a deal with BBC Worldwide to create an all-new series of comics adapting the new adventures of Doctor Who, the wildly popular British TV series.
Diamond Calls 2013 “Our Best Year Ever”

By Calvin Reid | 01/24/2014 @ 07:00PM

Pointing to strong titles, a growing backlist, and retailer optimism, Diamond Book Distributors, the trade book unit of Diamond Comics Distributors, reported that its 2013 sales rose by “double digits” over 2012 in the U.S., Canada, and international markets.
Upcoming Comics Events: January 20, 2014

Compiled by Matt White | 01/20/2014 @ 12:00PM

Douglas Wolk in San Francisco, CA; 1/23: Dave McKean Retrospective in Royal Turnbridge Wells, Kent, U.K.; Amazing Arizona Comic Con in Phoenix, AZ.
Image Expo 2014: Brubaker, Willingham Ink Deals

By Deb Aoki | 01/14/2014 @ 05:00PM

Last week, Image Comics presented Image Expo 2014, an innovative single-publisher media event, held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in downtown San Francisco to show off its artists and forthcoming projects.
Comixology: Six Billion Digital Comics Served

By Calvin Reid | 01/13/2014 @ 04:30PM

The digital comics platform and marketplace Comixology continues to extend the reach of new comics to comics consumers and finished the year as the Top Grossing non-game app for iPad 2013.
Upcoming Comics Events: January 13, 2014

Compiled by Matt White | 01/13/2014 @ 12:00PM

Gene Luen Yang at Berkeley Public Library in Berkeley, CA; Garry Leach Signing in London, U.K.; "Compulsive Narratives" Opening in Camden, NJ; Congressman Jon Lewis in Portland, OR.
Marvel Gets Star Wars Comics License from Dark Horse

By Heidi MacDonald | 01/08/2014 @ 02:30PM

Marking a significant change after 20 years, Disney has assigned the rights to publish Star Wars comic and graphic novels from Dark Horse to their own Marvel subsidiary. While the move—which becomes effective in 2015—did not come as a surprise, it left open many questions.
New Comics Line Magnetic Press Hopes to Stick Around

By Heidi MacDonald | 01/08/2014 @ 02:00PM

Two comics industry veterans have teamed up to launch Magnetic Press, a new comics publisher offering both original and translated titles.
Off the Page: Comics at Rutgers Gallery and In the Subway

By Calvin Reid | 01/08/2014 @ 01:00PM

The Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts in Camden New Jersey is hosting, “Compulsive Stories: Narratives that must be told,” an exhibition of comics and other works; while Nathan Fox, veteran comics artist and chair at the School of Visual Arts has been commissioned by the school to create posters for the subway promoting SVA.
Panel Mania: Alone Forever

Compiled by Ada Price | 01/08/2014 @ 10:00AM

"Alone Forever" by Liz Prince, the author of the relationship comic "Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed?," explores the joys of the single life with self-deprecation and humor, as well as cats. It will be released by Top Shelf in February.
Graphic Novels In Translation From the Nicolas Grivel Agency

By Calvin Reid | 01/08/2014 @ 09:00AM

While literature in translation can be a tough sell to U.S. readers, in recent years the Nicolas Grivel Agency, which represents such acclaimed international comics artists as Ulli Lust, Dylan Horrocks and Blutch, has managed to place a host of impressive foreign titles at U.S. publishers.

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