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Win, Lose or Draw: Political Comics and Campaign '08
The 2008 presidential campaign has been historic and gripping in a multitude of ways, and with the fast approach of Election Day, politics are seeping into many corners of popular culture, including comic books.
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Comics and Classics: Two Stores in One
“My philosophy is good stories and good art,” says Kimberly Johnson, co-owner of Comics and Classics, a 1500 sq. ft. hybrid bookstore, comic shop and art gallery in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., which she and her husband, Percy, started in October 2007. Originally the two were planning a space that would fit the tagline: Where Spiderman Meets Shakespeare. Now she prefers to think of the year-old store as a fusion of art, fiction and comics.
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Books About Comics: From Zap To Tintin
It has been forty years and two generations since Robert Crumb published Zap Comix #1 in 1968, the first major event in the underground comix movement. Marking this anniversary, Patrick Rosenkranz’s Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution—1963-1975 (Fantagraphics Books, $34.99 paper) serves as a comprehensive and invaluable history of this groundbreaking period in American comics.
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More Signs of Financial Trouble at Platinum Studios
Three Platinum Studios employees—including president and chief operating officer Brian Altounian—are selling off more than 21 million shares of their stock in the company, a move financial analysts said could indicate that Platinum is moving closer to insolvency.
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SPX Shines Despite Down Economy
SPX was another showcase for indie comics, and a down economy didn't stop readers from opening their pocketbooks.
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Black and Naifeh Make Good Neighbors
Holly Black and Ted Naifeh have collaborated on The Good Neighbors: Kin, a tale inspired by faerie lore and a true life murder.
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Life in Comics: Does Minx’s Demise Raise Questions about the Book Market?
Our columnist looks at the the cancelation of DC's Minx line means for comics sales in bookstores.
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Comics Education the Eisner Way
W.W. Norton is publishing revised and updated editions of Will Eisner's classic comics instructional books, including the final volume, Expressive Anatomy, which is being published for the first time.
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October Comics Bestsellers
Naruto retakes the top slot from Jeff Kinney's Rodrick Rules, which has been #1 since February; followed by Vampire Knight vol. 5, Bleach vol. 24 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed at #5.
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Yoshitaka Amano: From Vampires to Mozart
Acclaimed illustrator Yoshitaka Amano discusses the impact of music on his work and fantasizes about a future project.
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Comics Briefly
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Good Times At 2008 Small Press Expo
This years SPX looked to be a success, drawing an impressive number of attendees to its new Saturday/Sunday format.
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Lots of Fans, Fun at the 2008 New York Anime Festival
The second annual New York Anime Festival started with a small trickle of fans after the professional day ended Friday afternoon, but their numbers had swelled considerably by evening.
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Baltimore Showcases Comics First
With a mix of popular comics creators from the book and periodical worlds, last weekend's Baltimore Comic-Con was a crowd-pleasing showcase.
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Vampire Hunter D Creators Come to New York
Bestselling Japanese novelist Hideyuki Kikuchi and his long-time illustrator Yoshitaka Amano are legends among anime and manga fans in both Japan and America for their collaboration on Vampire Hunter D, an ongoing series of prose novels about a vampire hunter who is half-vampire himself.
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Photo Mania
PWCW's photographers roamed the exhibition floor to bring back signature images from the 2008 New York Anime Festival at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.
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Comics Briefly
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Dark Horse Revives Robert Howard’s Solomon Kane and Kull
Following the success of its Conan the Barbarian comic books, Dark Horse is now bringing back two other Robert E. Howard creations from the pages of the pulps to the pages of the contemporary comics world.
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Big Fan Turnout for the 2008 New York Anime Festival
The second annual New York Anime Festival, held this past weekend at the Javits Convention Center, began slowly with a small group of fans on the floor during Friday’s professional day but their numbers swelled considerably by the evening.
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DC Folds Minx; Virgin Becomes Liquid Comics
The day after former Virgin Comics CEO Sharad Devarajan announced plans to resurrect the now defunct Virgin Comics under a new name, DC Comics said it was shutting down Minx, a line of graphic novels targeting teen girls.