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Secret Identities Revealed

by Anne Ishii | 03/10/2009 @ 04:43PM

The author looks at the new anthology Secret Identities which examines superheroes, Asian artists and racial stereotypes through comics.
March Comics Bestsellers

By Calvin Reid | 03/10/2009 @ 04:29PM

Jeff Kinney's Last Straw settles in for a long run at #1; Naruto holds slots #2,3,4,5, and 10; Bone: Crown of Horns is at #6 and Walking Dead at #7.
Comics Briefly

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 03/10/2009 @ 03:46PM

DC Comics Launches After Watchmen Promotion; Japanese Spidey on Marvel.com ; Death Note Film Event; Inoue Wins Manga Prize; Anime Day at Kinokuniya; IDW Offers Obama Sequel; Hillary Comic 2nd Printing; Charity Auction For Moore Book; AOTS Watchmen Spoof; Physicist on Watchmen and Two Comics Exhibits
DC Comics Launches After Watchmen Promotion

By Calvin Reid | 03/10/2009 @ 02:54PM

DC Comics announced plans to launch After Watchmen, a marketing campaign intended to highlight and support a wide range of its titles in the wake of the opening of the Watchmen movie
Panelmania- Pixu: The Mark of Evil

Compiled by Laura Hudson | 03/09/2009 @ 09:29PM

A mysterious marking in an apartment building slowly leads to madness and horror for five tenants in this exclusive 17-page preview of Pixu: The Mark of Evil by Gabriel Bá, Becky Cloonan, Vasilis Lolos, and Fábio Moon. Pixu will be released by Dark Horse in July.
From Web to Print: Dark Horse’s Applegeeks

By Ada Price | 03/09/2009 @ 09:13PM

Dark Horse is publishing a print collection of the popular online comic Applegeeks, a tech and geek oriented story about four college friends
WonderCon Capitalizes on the ‘Fantasy Economy’

By Douglas Wolk | 03/03/2009 @ 10:30PM

This year's WonderCon, held February 27-March 1 at San Francisco's Moscone Center, was an acid test for what a mid-size convention could be like in the new and gloomy economy.
French Publisher Soleil Finds Success at Marvel

By Laura Hudson | 03/03/2009 @ 10:29PM

Since the 2008 launch of Soleil Productions’ partnership with Marvel Comics, the French publisher has introduced American audiences to bestselling European sci-fi and fantasy comics like Sky Doll, an adult-oriented title about a female android by W.I.T.C.H. creator Barbara Canepa which was recently released as a trade paperback.
Life in Comics: Another Comics Convention Where Reality Need Not Apply

by Jennifer de Guzman | 03/03/2009 @ 10:28PM

The author finds the down economy didn't affect the enjoyment of comics at last weekend's WonderCon in San Francisco.
James Jean Covers Art

By Sam Thielman | 03/03/2009 @ 10:27PM

Racking up five consecutive “Best Cover Artist” Eisner Awards and three consecutive Harveys, among a host of other awards, James Jean is striking out on his own in 2009 and heading into the art world with a collection of his Fables covers (DC Comics, $39.99) and a book of postcards from Chronicle books on the consumer market.
Comics Briefly

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 03/03/2009 @ 05:20PM

Swallow Me Whole Gets Nom for LA Times Book Prize; Marvel Ends Open Submissions; Bookstore Debuts Graphic Novel Book Club; Rocketeer Back In Print; Brubaker Goes Live Action; First Second’s Siegel on Book Lust; Watchmen In Baltimore Sun and Manga, Anime, Video Game Show at Japan Society
Comics Briefly

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 03/02/2009 @ 04:28PM

MoCCA Watchmen Benefit Screening; DeMatteis Comic Free To Schools; Eagle One Brings IDW Backlist Online; Middleman Finale Released As Comic; Spike: After The Fall Collected; Free Donna Barr Downloads and Hudson, Walton Blog Cerebus
Comics Grow at Graphic Universe

By Calvin Reid | 03/02/2009 @ 12:00AM

Originally launched in 2006 to produce comics under the Lerner Publishing Group's Carolrhoda Books imprint, Lerner Graphic Universe has grown into its own imprint, adding more titles and series and even making a foray into the international market by licensing and translating a French-language graphic novel series.
Marvel To Sell The Stand Exclusively Via Comics Shops

by Calvin Reid and Heidi MacDonald | 02/24/2009 @ 10:30PM

Marvel plans to release the hardcover graphic novel, The Stand: Captain Trips by Stephen King, on March 10 exclusively through the comics shop market.
Sarah Glidden's 60-Day Crash Course

By Douglas Wolk | 02/24/2009 @ 10:28PM

A young cartoonist's Birthright trip to Israel is the basis for an upcoming graphic novel from Vertigo.
“Suggested For Mature Readers”: Tim Pilcher’s Erotic Comics

by Steve Bunche | 02/24/2009 @ 10:27PM

British author Tim Pilcher’s highly informative, lushly illustrated and thoroughly entertaining two-volume Erotic Comics: A Graphic History is out now from Abrams ComicArts.
Crunchyroll Goes Legit to Build Anime, Manga Fandom

By Kai-Ming Cha | 02/24/2009 @ 08:29PM

Originally an online site offering pirated anime and manga, Crunchyoll has gone legit and now offers a wide variety of licensed content from publishers like Udon and Tokyopop.
Marvel Holds on in 2008

by Jim Milliot | 02/24/2009 @ 03:27PM

Marvel’s publishing division finished 2008 with sales of $125.4 million, virtually flat with 2007 when revenue was $125.7 million. Operating profit slipped to $47.3 million from $53.5 million, which the company said was primarily due to ongoing investments in digital initiatives.
Despite Slowdown, Comics Retailers are Optimistic

By Ada Price | 02/17/2009 @ 08:30PM

Despite the economic downturn and increasingly selective buying by consumers, many independent comics retailers around the country are cautiously optimistic after weathering a tough retail period at the end of the year.
Tales of Wonder to Launch Remainder House

By Judith Rosen | 02/17/2009 @ 08:29PM

TalesofWonder.com, a ten-year-old online retailer of graphic novels, is setting up a separate remainder operation just for graphic novels,

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