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Alan's War: A Conversation Becomes a Book

by Kate Culkin | 09/02/2008 @ 06:00PM

First Second will release the English-language version of Alan’s War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope, by French artist Emmanuel Guibert, in October.
Life in Comics: Skimming the Ocean or Digging a Well: Analysis on Comics Blogs

by Jennifer de Guzman | 09/02/2008 @ 01:09PM

Editor de Guzman questions whether reading blogs about comics has any bearing on creating or marketing comics.
September Comics Bestsellers

by Calvin Reid | 09/02/2008 @ 01:08PM

Diary of Wimpy Kid continues at #1 on the list, with Batman: The Killing Joke (#2), Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures (#5), Y the Last Man vol. 10 (#8) and Ultimate X-Men Vol. 18 (#10) following.
Comics Briefly

Compiled by Ada Price | 09/02/2008 @ 01:06PM

Politics at SPX; Kids’ Comic-Con 2009; PW The Beat: Google Comic; Otaku Politician; South East Asian Comics; Comics on the iPhone; Final Chapter of A.D.; and PictureBox Back To School Sale
Zombies, Mayhem and Martial Arts

By Kai-Ming Cha | 09/02/2008 @ 11:07AM

Last Gasp is publishing Tokyo Zombie, an absurd and grotesque work by manga-ka Yasunaka Hanakuma in the art style of heta uma, which literally means, "bad but good."
Twisted Classsics: The Work of Posy Simmonds

By Jordan Foster | 09/02/2008 @ 12:00AM

British cartoonist Posy Simmonds's Tamara Drewe, due out from Houghton Mifflin, is a contemporary graphic novel update of Thomas Hardy's 1874 novel Far From the Madding Crowd
Paul Levitz Talks Digital Comics

By Laura Hudson | 08/26/2008 @ 09:15PM

DC Comics—with the recent launch of its first motion comic, an animated adaptation of Alan Moore and David Gibbons’s Watchmen available from iTunes, and the one-year anniversary of its Zuda Web comics site approaching —has taken some significant steps into the digital world. So what exactly is DC's philosophy toward digital content? PW Comics Week talked with DC Comics president Paul Levitz to find out.
Return of the Prince: First Second’s Prince of Persia Graphic Novel

By Kai-Ming Cha | 08/26/2008 @ 09:14PM

The multimillion-dollar video game franchise, Prince of Persia, is entering a new generation with a forthcoming graphic novel and feature film adaptation.
Comic Foundry Breaks the Mold

By Wil Moss | 08/26/2008 @ 09:14PM

Who knew that when theComic Foundrymade the jump from online to print publication last year, the hip comics quarterly would break the mold of what a print comics consumer magazine should be.
Comics Briefly

Compiled by Ada Price | 08/26/2008 @ 04:13PM

PW the Beat: DC’s Movies; Virgin; Best American Comics 2009; O’Malley, Larson at SPX; New Vampire Hunter D Story; Middaugh on ICv2; Lansdale Writes Crypt Tales; Death Note in Canada; and Quesada On MySpace
Moresukine: Japan On A Dare

By Anne Ishii | 08/26/2008 @ 03:52PM

Dirk Schwieger, a German living in Japan, produced a comics blog and offered to take on, and document in comics, any Japanese experience his readers requested him to do.
Panel Mania: Aya of Yop City

| 08/26/2008 @ 03:49PM

Following their award-winning 2007 graphic novel Aya, author Marguerite Abouet and artist Clement Oubrerie return to the Ivory Coast once again in this 10-page preview from Aya of Yop City. The book will be released by Drawn & Quarterly on Sept. 16th.
Virgin Comics Shut Down

by Calvin Reid | 08/26/2008 @ 12:55PM

Virgin Comics, the 2006 international joint venture between Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and the India-based comics publisher Gotham Entertainment, is being shut down.
DC Kids Line Continues to Grow, Succeed

by Stephanie Mangold | 08/19/2008 @ 02:15PM

In 2007, DC launched a new line of all-ages comics, bringing the stories of popular heroes such as Batman, Captain Marvel, the Teen Titans and others to young children. DC has no official age range for the books beyond saying they are aimed at young readers. The line has done well and now includes eight ongoing titles, with another, Supergirl's Cosmic Adventures of the 8th Grade, set to launch in the fall.
Yen Press Highlights 4-Panel Manga Format

By Brigid Alverson | 08/19/2008 @ 02:14PM

This summer, Yen Press is releasing four new series featuring four-panel manga, a Japanese manga format that looks like an American cartoon strip that runs vertically rather than horizontal.
Trotman talks Templar

by Brigid Alverson | 08/19/2008 @ 02:13PM

The business of Web comics depends on making money by giving something away for free. Not everyone can pull that off, but Charlie Trotman earns a living from her Web comic, Templar, Arizona, despite the fact that the entire comic is available online at no cost.
Kyle Baker: When Stupid is Smart

by Frank Santoro | 08/19/2008 @ 01:51PM

Kyle Baker's new art book should be shelved in the self-help, self-improvement, new age-y section of the bookstore where folks try to find some direction in life. Kyle Baker has a message for THE PEOPLE. And what is Kyle Baker's message? Learn How To Draw, Stupid! No,wait, it's: Learn How To Draw Stupid. No comma after the word "draw", heh.
Comics Briefly

Compiled by Ada Price | 08/19/2008 @ 01:49PM

Dash Shaw, Pantheon Ink Deal; Jake Parker Two-Book Pact; PW The Beat: Watchmen Fight; More; Nickelodeon Kids’ GN Award; Japan Society at NYAF; DMP to Rent Manga Online; Response to Tokyopop’s Postponed Titles; Spider-Man Free Online; Kyle Baker on NPR; Fresh Ink in Tokyo; Joe Chiappetta Interview; and Paul Sizer on The Pulse
Panel Mania: Prince of Persia

| 08/19/2008 @ 01:48PM

In this 12-page preview from the upcoming Prince of Persia graphic novel, a young woman in ancient Persia undertakes a daring adventure. Created by Jordan Mechner, written by B. Sina and illustrated by LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland, the book is due out from First Second on September 2.
Girls with Guitars: Apocalipstix Rocks

By Wil Moss | 08/19/2008 @ 11:50AM

Artist Cameron Stewart and writer Ray Fawkes tell the tale of the Apocalipstix—an all-girl band who decide they’re not going to let Armageddon stop their cross-country tour! New from Oni Press.

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