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Marvel, iVerse Team to Offer Global Comics App

by Allen Todd | 02/12/2014 @ 02:00PM

Marvel Entertainment and digital comics vendor iVerse have launched the Marvel Global Comics App, allowing readers to get Marvel digital comics in twelve foreign languages.
Strong French Manga Market Begins to Dip

By Brigid Alverson | 02/12/2014 @ 01:45PM

In France, the manga bubble never burst—although it may be starting to deflate a bit. Last year French manga sales declined for the first time.
Panel Mania: The Undertaking of Lily Chen

Compiled by Ada Price | 02/12/2014 @ 12:00PM

In The Undertaking of Lily Chen by Danica Novgorodoff, Deshi, a young man struggling to make a life for himself in rural China, accidentally kills his older brother in a fight. His parents send him, according to ancient Chinese tradition, on a journey to find an unwed female corpse to posthumously marry and be buried with his brother so he doesn't enter the next world alone. When Deshi meets Lily, he sees a solution to his problem, except Lily is still very much alive. The Undertaking of Lily Chen will be published by First Second on March 25.
Upcoming Comics Events: February 10, 2014

| 02/10/2014 @ 12:00PM

Ant Colony Book Signing in Baltimore, MD; Charles Soule in New York, NY; Prison Pit Book Five Release Party in Los Angeles, CA; .A. Zine Fest in Culver City, CA
Sequential Adds Enhanced SelfMadeHero Digital Graphic Novels

By Calvin Reid | 02/07/2014 @ 10:00AM

Sequential, a comics storefront app focused on literary graphic novels, has released a new version of the app with upgraded features in addition to offering three specially-enhanced titles from acclaimed U.K. comics publisher SelfMadeHero.
Andrews McMeel to Publish 'Reading With Pictures'

by Calvin Reid | 02/04/2014 @ 09:30AM

Reading With Pictures, a nonprofit initiative to promote the use of comics in the classroom, has reached an agreement with Andrews McMeel Publishing to publish RWP’s "The Graphic Textbook" in August 2014 via its AMP! Comics for Kids imprint.
Watterson Wins at Angoulême Festival

By Heidi MacDonald | 02/04/2014 @ 09:30AM

Calvin and Hobbes’ creator Bill Watterson won the 2014 Grand Prix, the top prize at the 41st annual Festival International de la Bande Desinée in Angoulême, France.
Upcoming Comics Events: February 3, 2013

| 02/03/2014 @ 12:00PM

Taipei International Comics and Animation Festival; Heroes Aren't Hard to Find Reception; Comic Con India 2014; Paper Jam Small Press Festival.
Marvel Launches API Program

By Calvin Reid | 01/31/2014 @ 04:00PM

Marvel has made an application programming interface available to developers interested in building digital applications around its comic book data and content.
Comics Jump International Lines at Angoulême

By Heidi MacDonald and Brigid Alverson | 01/31/2014 @ 09:30AM

Europe’s biggest comics festival opened in Angoulême, France Thursday with the streets thronged with avid comics readers and the rights center jammed with meetings from publishers around the world.
Anomaly Productions Releases 'Shifter' Book App

By Calvin Reid | 01/30/2014 @ 09:00AM

Anomaly Productions, an indie comics publisher specializing in digitally enhanced graphic novels, has released an app version of "Shifter," a sci-fi graphic novel with augmented reality technology.
Prize Controversy as Angouleme Comics Festival Opens

By Heidi MacDonald | 01/29/2014 @ 08:00AM

The Angouleme Comics Festival, one of the world's most respected graphic novel events, is dealing with controversy over its awards program this year.
Tapastic Gets $2 Million in Funding For Webcomics Portal

By Todd Allen | 01/28/2014 @ 08:00AM

Tapastic, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based webcomics portal, has received $2 million in Series A funding from Daum Communications, Inc. Daum operates a large and popular webcomics portal in South Korea.
Titan Comics to Publish New Doctor Who Comics

| 01/27/2014 @ 03:00PM

Titan Comics announced a deal with BBC Worldwide to create an all-new series of comics adapting the new adventures of Doctor Who, the wildly popular British TV series.
Diamond Calls 2013 “Our Best Year Ever”

By Calvin Reid | 01/24/2014 @ 07:00PM

Pointing to strong titles, a growing backlist, and retailer optimism, Diamond Book Distributors, the trade book unit of Diamond Comics Distributors, reported that its 2013 sales rose by “double digits” over 2012 in the U.S., Canada, and international markets.
Upcoming Comics Events: January 20, 2014

Compiled by Matt White | 01/20/2014 @ 12:00PM

Douglas Wolk in San Francisco, CA; 1/23: Dave McKean Retrospective in Royal Turnbridge Wells, Kent, U.K.; Amazing Arizona Comic Con in Phoenix, AZ.
Image Expo 2014: Brubaker, Willingham Ink Deals

By Deb Aoki | 01/14/2014 @ 05:00PM

Last week, Image Comics presented Image Expo 2014, an innovative single-publisher media event, held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in downtown San Francisco to show off its artists and forthcoming projects.

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