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Trajectory To Publish Original Classics Illustrated Comics in Digital Formats
Trajectory Inc., a Boston-based e-book and app developer and publisher, has acquired the digital rights to the original Classics Illustrated comics and will release the works as downloadable digital comics for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
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Super Folk: Marvel’s “First X-Men,” DC Annuals, Hellboy in Hell, New Series from IDW and Dynamite
This week in Super Folk, PW Comics World's superhero news column, looks at Marvel’s First X-Men, an Avengers villain, upcoming DC Comics annuals, new Hellboy, Joe Shuster Awards Nominations, and more.
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How Cartoon Network Became a Haven for Some of the Best Independent Comic Book Creators Working Today
The spirit of indie comics has not only influenced some of the Cartoon Network's biggest recent hits—it's led to a wave of indie cartoonists moving into the animation field on shows including Adventure Time and Regular Show.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 05/14/2012
5/16 Jeffrey Brown Darth Vader & Son Signing in San Francisco, CA; 5/18-5/20 University of Chicago's "Comics: Philosophy & Practice" with Bechdel, Clowes et al in Chicago; 5/22, 5/23 Francoise Mouly & Art Spiegelman Discuss "Blown Covers" Live in New York
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Dark Horse Plans Two Hardcover Editions of Carla Speed McNeil's ‘Finder: Talisman’
Dark Horse, plans to release both a regular hardcover edition and a deluxe limited hardcover edition of Carla Speed McNeil’s much acclaimed novella, Finder: Talisman.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 6/11/2012
6/13 Brian Wood's The Massive #1 Release in New York, NY; 6/13 Aline Kominsky-Crumb & Dominque Sapel at MoCCA in New York, NY; 6/13-6/17 Denver Comic Con & Literary Conference in Denver, CO
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Literary and Kids' Comics Shine at Toronto Comic and Art Festival
Comics and reading forged an Avengers-like alliance at the 2012 Toronto Comics and Arts Festival. Held at the Toronto Reference Library in downtown Toronto, the event drew over 15,000 people--including sessions aimed at librarians and teachers--to buy stacks of comics from cartoonists and publishers from around the world.
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Viz Media to Publish Original Kids' Graphic Novels
Over the past year, U.S. manga publisher Viz media has begun branching out in a new direction, releasing original graphic novels created just for them.
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Marvel and Disney Assemble Avengers Tie-Ins
To coincide with the release of this weekend's box office record breaker, The Avengers, Marvel and Disney have been offering a smattering of official tie-in material to bring fans up to speed with the characters and provide backstory to the film.
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Derf Opens Up About His High School Friend Jeffrey Dahmer in New Graphic Novel
After making a name for himself as a humorist with the newspaper strip The City and graphic novels like Punk Rock & Trailer Parks, John “Derf” Backderf revisits his teenage memories of being friends, neighbors and classmates with the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
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The New 52 Book Collections In Stores This Month
Beginning this month DC Comics begins releasing book collections of The New 52 with hardcover editions of Justice league of America Vol. 1: The Origin by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee and Batman Vol. 1: Court of Owls by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, in addition to a trade paperback edition of Animal Man Vol. 1: The Hunt by Jeff Lemire and Travel Foreman.
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'Leaping Tall Buildings': The History of the Comics Industry in Words and Photos
Featuring over 50 cartoonists captured in interviews and photos, Christopher Irving and Seth Kushner’s Leaping Tall Buildings The Origin of American Comics, from PowerHouse Books, weaves a narrative about working in the comics field through the eyes of a diverse array of creators
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Super Folk: New from Image, Dark Horse and Valiant, Astonishing X-Men, April Sales Bounce Back
This week in Super Folk, PW Comics World’s superhero news hub, new series from Image, Dark Horse and Valiant, upcoming story arcs from Marvel, Astonishing X-Men news, April sales bounce back and more.
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Panel Mania: Baby's in Black
Arne Bellstorf's Baby's in Black looks at the Beatles in their early years, as well as the love story of Stuart Sutcliffe, the fifth Beatle, and Astrid Kirchherr. Baby's in Black will be released by First Second on May 8th.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 05/07/2012
5/12 Long Beach Comics Expo, Long Beach, CA; 5/18-5/20 University of Chicago's "Comics: Philosophy & Practice" with Bechdel, Clowes et al in Chicago; 5/22, 5/23 Francoise Mouly & Art Spiegelman Discuss "Blown Covers" Live in New York
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Comics Reviews May 2012
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New Books, New Faces, New Indie Comics at the Annual MoCCA Art Festival
The MoCCA Festival threw open its doors April 28-29 for an annual celebration of literary and self-published comics. A fundraiser for Soho's Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art, MoCCA drew several thousand fans to the Lexington Armory to peruse everything from mini-comics to thick tomes like Seven Stories' massive The Graphic Canon.
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Photo Mania: MoCCA Art Festival 2012
PW Comics World Spent the weekend hanging out and taking pictures at this year's MoCCA Art Festival, the annual indie comics show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City. Photos by Jody Culkin.
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Super Folk: New at Image, DC Nation Mag and App, Marvel Villain and 2000AD
This week in Super Folk, PW Comic World’s superhero news destination, Image reveals new and resurrected series, DC Comics launches DC Nation Magazine and App, Spider-Men gets a villain, Dark Judges Judge Dredd, Tank Girl goes digital and more.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 04/30/2012
5/5-5/6 Toronto Comics Art Festival (TCAF) in Toronto, Canada, 5/5 Free Comic Book Day, 5/5-5/6 Latino Comics Expo & La Raza Comica Exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco