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The Future Is Almost Now
Although comic books have always been a creature of print and paper and ink, the idea of converting them to computer screens is nothing new. Examples of digital comics date back to as early as 1985, and pirated comics have long been available to savvy Web users on underground BitTorrent sites. But publishers, ffor the most part, have ignored the whole issue of digital comics for years.
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Comics Briefly
CBLDF Benefit ; Viz releases Stan Lee Manga; PW The Beat:Time Warner; Fans of 1974; David Glanzer Speaks; Doug Wright Awards; NYAF Cosplay Day at Kinokuniya; FLCL Ultimate Ed. Defect; Stephen King’s The Stand; and Mark Miller, Tony Harris at Midtown Comics
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Fans Flock to Baltimore's Otakon
24,000 Fans flocked to the Baltimore Convention Center for this year’s Otakon, an anime and manga convention held August 8-10.
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Many Tokyopop Series ‘Postponed,’ Not Canceled
Despite rumors that Tokyopop canceled many titles in the wake of its reorganization, the company says that many of the titles purported to be on the chopping block will be published on a modified schedule.
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DK Lands on Comic Fans’ Coffee Tables
Dorling Kindersley is coming out this fall with not one but two new oversized hardcover books about the history of two large forces in the comics world: Marvel Comics and DC’s Vertigo imprint.
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Books About Comics: The Man Behind the Spider
After Mark Evanier’s Kirby: King of Comics came out earlier this year, one would expect that a biography of Steve Ditko would come next. As cocreator of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, Ditko ranks second only to Kirby among Stan Lee’s collaborators in devising the Marvel Universe. Blake Bell’s Stranger and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko (Fantagraphics, $39.99 hardcover) has followed quickly indeed, arriving in early summer.
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August Comics Bestsellers
Rodrick Rules stays at #1; DC has The Killing Joke (#4) and Y The Last Man (#10) ; Marvel has The Walking Dead (#5) and X-men: Unstoppable (#9).
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Everyday Hiro: Fairy Tail’s Mashima at Comic-Con
Hiro Mashima first burst onto the scene in Japan with the popular comedy/supernatural series, Rave (known as Rave Master in the US), in 1999. His mix of fantasy, over-the-top slapstick, and down to earth irreverence led him to create Fairy Tail next, a comedy/fantasy adventure series licensed by Del Rey Manga in the U.S.
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Kubo Comes to Comic-Con
Tite Kubo is the creator behind the manga series, Bleach, now up to volume 23 in the U.S., and volume 33 in Japan, where it has sold more than 100 million copies. It's also been developed into an anime series, two feature-length animated movies—one of which had a limited theatrical release in the U.S. this summer—and a number of video games.
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Two-Fisted Tiki Tales
If you’ve ever seen South Pacific or been to a Trader Vic’s, Tiki Joe Mysteries might be for you. Mixing Polynesian pop culture and Las Vegas kitsch, this graphic novel is part murder mystery, part hard-boiled thriller strummed on a ukulele. Debuting this month, the black-and-white graphic novel comes from cartoonist Mark Murphy and San Jose-based SLG Publishing.
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Comics Briefly
Lolita Fashion at NYAF; Third Volume of Plain Janes; Obama and McCain Bios from IDW; Fantagraphics August Events; David B. from NBM; Typhon Signing at Jim Hanley’s and Sam Henderson at Desert Island
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Publishers Find Fans and Trends at Comic-Con
Every year more traditional book publishers make the pilgrimage to the San Diego Comic-Con International, and 2008 was no exception. Harry N. Abrams used the 2008 Comic-Con to launch Abrams ComicArts, a new imprint for comics and comics-related books; Del Rey has come to Comic-Con for years to promote fantasy and sci-fi titles and, more recently, a burgeoning manga program; and DK Publishing st...
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Comic-Con International 2008 Bursts at the Seams
Once you got past the glitz, the foundation of Comic-Con was still visible and sold quite well.
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San Diego Is Manga Country
This year's San Diego Comic-Con drew some of the newest and hottest manga creators in Japan and set them down in San Diego to meet their American fans.
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San Diego and the Future of Comic-Con
This year’s Comic-Con International was another impressive showing, but all the great features of Comic-Con become moot if you can’t buy a ticket to the show or find a hotel room.
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Devil’s Due lands Humanoids and Triggerstreet
French publishing giant Humanoids is making a reappearance on US shelves thanks to a new deal with Devil’s Due. The announcement was made at a panel on Saturday at the San Diego Comic-Con.
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Photo Mania Comic-Con International: San Diego
Photos of the events and personalities at the San Diego Comic-Con 2008
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Comics Briefly: San Diego Comic-Con 2008
Comic-con Briefly: Broccoli Looks at the Market; Yaoi Works for DMP; Big Ambitions at Netcomics; ‘Surrogates’ Sequel from Venditti; Wright Shows Off ‘Spore’; Mobile Comics, ClickWheel; iPhone Format for Uclick; Black Panel Represents; Black Panther on B.E.T.; Eisner For Rutu Modan; Mondo Marvel and Barbara Vey Does Comic-con
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San Diego Comic-Con 2008: Bigger and Better
Once again, the annual San Diego Comic-Con, held July 24-27, can only be described as bigger and better than ever.
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Kochman To Head New Abrams Comics Imprint
In Spring 2009, Harry N. Abrams will launch Abrams ComicArts, a sub-imprint specializing in comics and comics related books, headed by executive editor Charles Kochman.
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