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Upcoming Comics Events: 6/9-6/15
Fingus Apocalypticon Opening+Reception in New York, NY; Sam Alden and Ohara Hale in Montreal, Quebec; Oslo Comics Expo in Oslo, Norway; Denver Comic Con in Denver, CO; New York Comic Fest in White Plains, NY; Special Edition NYC in New York, NY.
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Jet City, Comixology Offer Digital Comic of Hugh Howey’s ‘Wool’
Amazon’s Jet City Comics imprint is serializing the comics adaptation of sci-fi novelist Hugh Howey’s 'Wool' simultaneously on Comixology and Amazon.
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Panel Mania: 'Cat Dad, King of The Goblins' Offers The Unexpected
Britt Wilson's slapstick fantasy 'Cat Dad, King of the Goblins' kicks off Koyama Press's new line of kids comics.
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Dynamite Inks Graphic Novel Deals with Five Novelists
Dynamite Entertainment has agreements to publish graphic novel adaptations based on the books and characters of acclaimed novelists Brandon Sanderson, Dean Koontz, Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher, and the late Ernest Tidyman, author of the Shaft novels.
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Comics Get In Front at BEA 2014
Although the category did not have a commanding presence at BEA, graphic novel publishers and imprints were spread throughout the show and comics were featured in major panels during BEA and BookCon, BEA's relaunched consumer event.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 6/2-6/8
The Comic Book Theater Festival Issue #2 in Brooklyn, NY; Phoenix ComiCon in Phoenix, AZ; Grand Comics Festival in Brooklyn, NY; Olympia Comics Festival in Olympia, WA; Queer Comics Expo in San Francisco, CA.
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Madefire Expands with Barker, Archie, Lion Forge, and Arcana
Madefire, known for producing partially animated 'Motion Book' comics, has added four more publishers to its lineup.
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Diamond, Trajectory Partner to Deliver Digital Comics
Diamond Comics Distributors, the dominant distributor to the comics shop market, has reached a multi-year agreement with Trajectory, a digital publishing and distribution vendor, to offer conversion and global digital distribution for print comics.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 5/26-6/1
Indy PopCon 2014 in Indianapolis, IN; "Interesting Drug" Launch Party in Ann Arbor, MI; Long Beach Comic Expo in Long Beach, CA; Chicago Alternative Comics Expo in Chicago, IL.
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Diamond: Graphic Novels Up, Comics Periodicals Down in 2014
While the first few months of 2014 were tough for comics specialty retailers, graphic novel, and merchandise sales remained solid.
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MeCAF Brings Graphic Novels Down East
Although the crowd was relatively small, they came to buy at this year's Maine Comic Arts Festival.
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Panel Mania: Sfar's 'Pascin' is an Artistic Portrait
This July Uncivilized Books will publish the highly anticipated English language edition of Joann Sfar's "Pascin," a biography of the noted Jewish modernist painter, real name Julius Mordecai Pincas.
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Crowdwatch: Kirby On Stage; Super Strong Female; A Luminous Comic
Crowdwatch spotlights notable crowdfunded comics projects. This week, the life of Jack Kirby on stage, Strong Female Protagonist in Print, A disembodied Mexican leg, a luminous Italian comic, two anthologies, and the return of "Footprints."
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'Watson & Holmes' Wins Big at Glyph Awards
"Watson & Holmes" #6, by Brandon Easton and N. Steven Harris took top honors at the 2014 Glyph Awards.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 5/19-5/25
Box Brown in Philadelphia, PA; Mark Millar and Duncan Fegredo in London, U.K.; Vancouver Comic Arts Festival in Vancouver, BC, Canada; Graphic Brighton in Brighton, East Sussex, U.K.
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Humble Bundle Offers Dr. Who Digital Comics
Humble Bundle, the pay-what-you-want platform that offers bundled digital content and supports charities, is teaming with another comics publisher, IDW Publishing, to offer an all-graphic novel bundle of digital Dr. Who comics.
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Global Cartoonists Convene at TCAF
Cartoonists from 21 countries and about 20,000 graphic novel fans attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival and its satellite events last weekend.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 5/12-5/18
"This One Summer" Talk & Signing; Julie Delporte and Pascal Girard; Dallas Comic Con; Big Wow! ComicFest; Appleseed Comic Con; Daniel Clowes Exhibition Opening; Maine Comics Art Festival.
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IDW To Publish Parker Hardcover Reprints
IDW Publishing announced plans to reprint the entire run of classic Parker prose novels, all of which will feature new painted illustrations by acclaimed comics artist Darwyn Cooke.
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Eight Great Books About Comic Books
Along with the growing popularity of graphic novels, there's also been a boom in books about comics. Here's a short list of new and upcoming books that should have a place on the shelf of every serious comics enthusiast.