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The Mighty Crusaders Return as Digital-Only Comic

By Todd Allen | 04/10/2012 @ 12:00PM

Archie’s superhero line, sometimes called “Red Circle,” has been revived several times since the characters were created in the 1940s. Now Archie is bringing the characters back in-house and launching them as a digital-only property.
Middle East Film And Comic Con Set for April 20 and 21

by Calvin Reid | 04/10/2012 @ 12:00AM

The Middle East Film and Comic Con, an annual pop culture convention aimed at Middle Eastern fans, has rescheduled and will be held in Dubai, April 20 and 21.
PW Comics World Talks with Makoto Tateno

By Brigid Alverson | 04/10/2012 @ 12:00AM

Makoto Tateno is one of the first names that springs to mind in any discussion of yaoi manga (also known as BL, or Boys Love). Not only is she a prolific creator, but her series, which include Yellow and Blue Sheep Reverie, have been hugely popular with U.S. readers.
Best Job Ever: My Six Months As An Eisner Judge

By Brigid Alverson | 04/10/2012 @ 12:00AM

Our intrepid comics reporter Brigid Alverson was invited this year to be a judge for the Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards, the National Book Awards of the comics industry, and spent the next six months happily reading every graphic novel in sight.
Comics and Education Meet at First Ever Wildcat Comic Con

By Matt White | 04/10/2012 @ 12:00AM

The Wildcat Comic Con is a two-day celebration of comics in the classroom to be held this weekend, April 13-14, at the Pennsylvania College of Technology (the technical wing of Penn State) in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Norton's Liveright to Publish Jules Feiffer Graphic Novel

By Calvin Reid | 04/10/2012 @ 12:00AM

Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, will publish Kill My Mother, his first original graphic novel, in fall 2013 with the Liveright publishing division of W. W. Norton.
Super Folk: 'Before Watchmen' At Kapow!, Marvel Takes March, New Witchblade, Eisner Nominations

By Matt White | 04/10/2012 @ 12:00AM

This week in Super Folk, PW Comics World's superhero news column, DC reveals two new series and some Before Watchmen news, Marvel takes March, a new Witchblade and KISS comics, Eisner Nominations.
Zip Comics, Top Shelf Team Up to Publish 'Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland’

by Matt White | 04/10/2012 @ 12:00AM

Take a critically acclaimed nonfiction comics writer, a veteran comics producer, editor and publicist, a young publisher and illustrator and what do you have? The winning recipe for publishing Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland, an original graphic novel to be released in May.
How Flannery O'Connor's Early Cartoons Influenced Her Later Writing

By Casey Burchby | 04/09/2012 @ 12:00PM

The forgotten visual output of the master of Southern Gothic fiction—and one of the country’s greatest writers of short stories—is being collected for the first time in a new volume from Fantagraphics, Flannery O’Connor: The Cartoons, edited by Kelly Gerald.
Upcoming Comics Events: 4/09/2012

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 04/09/2012 @ 12:00PM

4/10 First US Meeting of Laydeez Do Comics in San Francisco, CA, 4/13-4/15 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) in Chicago, IL, 4/19 Toonseum Fundraiser Party with Doug Sneyd in Pittsburgh, PA
Comics Reviews: April 2012

By PW Staff | 04/09/2012 @ 12:00AM

An eclectic mix of comics reviews for both adults and children, from Dean Motter to Kevin C. Pyle to Scooby-Doo.
Panel Mania: Jinx

Compiled by Ada Price | 04/09/2012 @ 12:00AM

Jinx, once an mischievous young girl, is starting her first day of high school, and along with her friends, she experiences the social perils of high school as she grows up into a young woman. Jinx was released by Archie Comics this month.
Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, IDW Grab Most Eisner Award Nominations

By Calvin Reid | 04/08/2012 @ 12:00AM

Marvel, DC Comics and IDW led all publishers with 11 nominations for the 2012 Will Eisner Comics industry Awards, awarded each year at a gala awards ceremony at Comic-Con International: San Diego.
Newbury Comics: ‘It’s Always Morph or Die’

By Judith Rosen | 04/06/2012 @ 07:00PM

As digital book sales continue to gain traction, the comparison between bookstores and record stores has gotten closer. While the number of independent record stores has fallen dramatically over the years, Boston's Newbury Comics is bucking the trend.
Graphicly Revamps Focus, Stops Digital Comics Retail

By Calvin Reid | 04/05/2012 @ 12:00AM

Digital comics vendor Graphicly will halt its storefront operations and cease selling digital comics and focus on its recently launched self-publishing and distribution platform.
Comics on Kickstarter: Sean Michael Wilson, Zenescope, Keith Knight and Batton Lash

By Calvin Reid | 04/05/2012 @ 12:00AM

Kickstarter continues to grow as a venue where independent artists can raise money to fund projects and artists as well as publishers are taking full advantage. This week we take a look at Kickstarter projects from Sean Michael Wilson, Zenescope, Keith Knight and Batton Lash.
Brian Michael Bendis To Write How-To Book On Graphic Novels

By Calvin Reid | 04/03/2012 @ 12:00AM

Acclaimed and bestselling comics writer Brian Michael Bendis has signed with Random House’s Watson-Guptill imprint to publish a book on the creative and business side of creating graphic novels.
Chicago Comic And Entertainment Expo Looks to Grow in 2012

By Calvin Reid | 04/03/2012 @ 12:00AM

The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, better known as C2E2 and scheduled for April 13-15 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, is looking to establish itself as a major pop culture exhibition in North America.
Super Folk: Emerald City Comicon and More

By Matt White | 04/03/2012 @ 12:00AM

This week Super Folk, PW Comic World’s superhero news column, looks at all the news coming out of Seattle from Emerald City Comicon (ECCC) including DC and Marvel’s plans for the future, new series from Image, IDW and Dark Horse, and more.

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