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Upcoming Comics Events: 3/04/2013

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 03/04/2013 @ 03:00PM

3/6 Image Creators Kel Symons, Joe Harris, Duffy Boudreau & Ken Kristensen in Los Angeles, CA; 3/7 30 Years of "Love and Rockets" Evening with Mario Hernandez in San Francisco, CA; 3/9 "Lost Vegas" Release Party with Jim McCann & Janet Lee in Winnetka, CA.
Upcoming Comics Events: 3/04/2013

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 03/04/2013 @ 03:00PM

3/6 Image Creators Kel Symons, Joe Harris, Duffy Boudreau & Ken Kristensen in Los Angeles, CA; 3/7 30 Years of "Love and Rockets" Evening with Mario Hernandez in San Francisco, CA; 3/9 "Lost Vegas" Release Party with Jim McCann & Janet Lee in Winnetka, CA.
Will Eisner Week To Celebrate the Graphic Novel

By Calvin Reid | 03/04/2013 @ 12:00AM

Will Eisner Week features a series of events to be held March 1 to March 10 in more than a dozen cities around the country to honor the work and career of the great comics innovator.
ComicsPRO Elects Gaul President

By Heidi MacDonald | 02/26/2013 @ 09:00AM

ComicsPRO, the organization for comics book specialty retailers, elected a new president and talked about industry optimism at their recent annual meeting.
Columbia University Acquires Complete ‘Elfquest’ Comics Archive

By Calvin Reid | 02/26/2013 @ 12:00AM

Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library has acquired the archives of Wendy and Richard Pini’s Elfquest, a popular fantasy comic book and graphic novel series first created in 1978.
Upcoming Comics Events: 2/25/2013

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 02/25/2013 @ 03:00PM

3/6 Image Creators Kel Symons, Joe Harris, Duffy Boudreau & Ken Kristensen in Los Angeles, CA; 3/7 30 Years of "Love and Rockets" Evening with Mario Hernandez in San Francisco, CA; 3/9 "Lost Vegas" Release Party with Jim McCann & Janet Lee in Winnetka, CA.
Chip Kidd To Design ‘Before Watchmen’ Deluxe Hardcovers

By Calvin Reid | 02/22/2013 @ 12:00AM

DC Entertainment announced plans to release four deluxe hardcover editions this Summer collecting serialized stories from DC Comics’ Before Watchmen prequel series. Chip Kidd, the award-winning book and cover designer (as well as occasional comics writer) will design book covers for each title.
GEN Launches GEN Manhwa, a New Korean Comics Anthology

By Calvin Reid | 02/21/2013 @ 12:00AM

GEN Manga Entertainment, which specializes in publishing Japanese independent comics simultaneously in English and Japanese and in print and digital formats, is launching GEN Manhwa, a new monthly anthology of Korean comics beginning this month.
Upcoming Comics Events: 2/18/2013

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 02/18/2013 @ 03:00PM

2/21 Nicole Georges, Sally Madden and Monica Gallagher in Baltimore, MD; 2/23, 2/24 Scott McCloud's 2-Day Making Comics Class in Los Angeles, CA; 3/7 30 Years of "Love and Rockets" Evening with Mario Hernandez in San Francisco, CA
New from Andrews McMeel: ‘Desmond Pucket,’ Big Nate and Downton Parody

By Calvin Reid | 02/13/2013 @ 12:00PM

Andrews McMeel Publishing is expanding the AMP! Comics for Kids line with the launch of Mark Tatulli’s Desmond Pucket: Makes Monster Magic, a hardcover illustrated kids’ story and activity book, while adding new titles from Lincoln Pierce’s bestselling Big Nate series and releasing a parody of the Downtown Abbey TV show.
Panel Mania: Stormwatch Vol. 2: Enemies of Earth

Compiled by Ada Price | 02/13/2013 @ 12:00AM

In Stormwatch Vol. 2: Enemies of Earth, Stormwatch struggles against the threat of the Gravity Miners, and the Martian Manhunter attempts to quit the team. It will be released by DC Comics on February 13th.
Panel Mania: Benny Breakiron

Compiled by Ada Price | 02/13/2013 @ 12:00AM

As part of their event "The Summer of Peyo" Papercutzs is publishing The Smurfs Anthology and Benny Breakiron both by the creator of The Smurfs, Peyo. Benny Breakiron is Peyo's super-powered grade school champion, and this will be its first time published in the U.S. The Smurfs Anthology Vol. 1 will be released on June 25th, and Benny Breakiron will be released on May 7th.
Panel Mania: Darwin: A Graphic Biography

Compiled by Ada Price | 02/13/2013 @ 12:00AM

Darwin: A Graphic Biography Eugene Byrne and Simon Gurr presents the physical and intellectual adventures of Charles Darwin and the scientific world of the 1800s. The book is published by Smithsonian Books.
Panel Mania: Archie: The Married Life Book 3

Compiled by Ada Price | 02/13/2013 @ 12:00AM

Archie: The Married Life Book 3 follows Archie in two universes, one where he marries Veronica and the other where he marries Betty. In this volume, the mysterious Dilton Doiley subplot begins to affect both story lines. Also featured in this volume is the marriage of Kevin Keller. The book is written by Paul Kupperberg with art by Fernando Ruiz and Pat and Tim Kennedy.
Panel Mania: The New Deadwardians

Compiled by Ada Price | 02/13/2013 @ 12:00AM

Set in post-Victorian England, The New Deadwardians is Downton Abbey meets The Walking Dead. Everyone in the upperclass has voluntarily become a vampire to escape the lower classes who are all zombies. When the body of a young aristocrat is found dead on the bank of the Thames, Chief Inspector George Suttle must investigate the murder in a world where everyone is already dead. The New Deadwardians is written by Dan Abnett and illustrated by I. N. J. Culbard, and it is published by Vertigo.
How Stable Are DC Comics’ Sales After Their Relaunch?

By Todd Allen | 02/12/2013 @ 01:00PM

Since its blockbuster launch in 2011, DC's New 52 titles have had remarkably stable sales as a whole. Is this success here to stay? There are a few different ways to measure sales in a large line of comics. Total sales and per title average sales are the big picture. Sales bands can tell you the vectors and show the effect of sales decay.
How Comics Help Students Retain Knowledge is a Growing Field of Study

by Heidi MacDonald | 02/12/2013 @ 11:00AM

A new study showing that comics help students recall verbatim knowledge is the latest in a growing field of study on how graphic novels can be used to aid in teaching and communication.
Upcoming Comics Events: 2/11/2013

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 02/11/2013 @ 03:00PM

2/13 Kelly Sue DeConnick & Pete Woods "Avengers Assemble" Signing in Portland, OR; 2/21 Nicole Georges, Sally Madden and Monica Gallagher in Baltimore, MD; 2/23, 2/24 Scott McCloud's 2-Day Making Comics Class in Los Angeles, CA.
Marvel, Hyperion Plan Women’s Fiction Starring She-Hulk and Rogue

by Calvin Reid | 02/07/2013 @ 12:00AM

Marvel Entertainment and Hyperion Books, both owned by the Disney Company, are teaming up to produce two novels based on the popular female Marvel super heroines She-Hulk and Rogue.
Diamond Book Distributors Reports Double-Digit Gains in 2012

By Calvin Reid | 02/05/2013 @ 12:00AM

Diamond Book Distributors, a graphic novel and pop culture merchandise distributor, reports 2012 sales and revenue rose “in double digits across the board,” and that its returns for the year were down.

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