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Archie Marries Betty—and Veronica, in ‘The Married Life’
The first six issues of the magazine Life With Archie have just been released in collected form as Archie: The Married Life, Book 1, a trade paperback that delivers over 300 pages of story for $19.99.
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More To Come 12: The Best Graphic Novels of 2011
In this podcast, PWCW's best graphic novels of 2011, Top Shelf's entry into the world of digital comics, and Osamu Tezuka and Harvey Pekar on Kickstarter as well as how listeners can win a very special prize.
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'Cabin Fever' Sells Over 1 Million Hardcovers in First Week
Hardcover sales of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever, the sixth book in Jeff Kinney’s blockbuster series, topped 1 million copies in its first week on sale, publisher Abrams reported. The book was released November 15 and sales were 25% higher than sales of last November’s Wimpy Kid title, The Ugly Truth.
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Amazon Launches Branded DC Comics Storefront
DC Comics is teaming with Amazon.com to launch a branded store on the online retailer that will feature print and digital editions of DC Comics graphic novels.
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Kickstarter for Retailers? “Ashes” Includes Comic Stores in Crowdfunding Offering
Innovative writer Alex de Campi has offered a retail option for her Kickstarter project for the graphic novel Ashes. It's the first time this option has been used, and could offer a a new distribution model.
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The Digital Comics App Scorecard
Which comics app do you need to read your favorite comic book in digital format? And what kind of a device do you need to read it on? Simple questions? Not as much as you’d think.
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Comics Events 11/15/2011
Trina Robbins in San Francisco, Craig Thompson in Chicago and Michael Uslan in New York
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Top Shelf Debuts Two Comics Apps; Launches on Google eBooks, Graphicly
Independent comics publisher Top Shelf Productions is expanding its digital program with the release of two dedicated apps--the Top Shelf Productions App, with its full lineup of titles, and the Top Shelf Kids Club App, offering a selection of Kids’ and all-ages comics.
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X-Men Writer Chris Claremont Donates Archive to Columbia University
Renowned comics writer and novelist Chris Claremont, best known for his many years writing Marvel’s X-Men and Uncanny X-Men series, has reached an agreement to donate his archives to Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Comics Events: 11/08/2011
MAD Magazine comic creators in Savannah, Warren Ellis premiere and more.
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More To Come 11: Charlie Hebdo, Doujinshi and Susie Cagle under fire
In this podcast, Charlie Hebdo gets bombed, doujinshi faces copyright problems, Susie Cagle's arrested at Occupy Oakland, the a Buck for Jack program and much, much more.
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Building a Better Bible with Legos
Brendan Powell Smith’s new The Brick Bible: A New Spin On The Old Testament transforms the holy book into a colorful graphic novel through the use of Legos by way of his digital camera’s macro setting. Smith has long posted these adaptations to his website but now he’s spreading the Gospel of Lego in printed form.
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Luz Helps Children See the Light in Environmental Series
It can be difficult to blend educational value and entertainment in children’s books, but writer and illustrator Claudia Dávila is having success with Luz Sees the Light, the first graphic novel in a series about the environment, published by Kids Can Press.
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The Resurrection of Gahan Wilson’s 'Nuts'
Fantagraphics has done readers a great favor by releasing the first full collection of Nuts, the hilarious cult strip by famed Playboy and National Lampoon cartoonist Gahan Wilson.
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Graphicly Acquires Digital Comics Reader, Double Feature
Digital Comics vendor Graphicly has acquired Double Feature, a mobile comics reader application, from the Chicago comics studio, Four Star Studios and added Double Feature developer Josh Emmons to its development team.
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Mr. Natural Returns with ‘R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection’
This month W.W. Norton is publishing R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection, a revised, deluxe hardcover edition of a book originally published in Europe that collects—or attempts to collect—every record cover illustration ever done by Crumb.
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Ducks and Disney: The Enduring Humanity of Carl Barks
With the December publication of Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes, Fantagraphics will bring the classic comics stories of cartoonist Carl Barks (1901-2000) to bookstores in a comprehensive collection of handsome, durable hardcovers.
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Comics Reviews November 2011
Intriguing new works by Matthew Thurber and Olivier Schrauwen, a heartbreaking manga by Takashi Murakami and a long lost collection of 60's themed comics round out this month's reviews.
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How Many Digital Comics Formats Are Too Many?
With Barnes & Noble announcing a partnership with Marvel Comics for their Nook Tablet and Amazon rolling out an exclusive graphic novel deal with DC Comics for the Kindle Fire, consumers now have more choices for digital comics formats than ever before…but is more choice really better?
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Manga Publishers Find Success with Artbooks
Manga artbooks might not be as well-known as manga itself, but they create a lucrative business for their publishers. The artbooks go along with a series, a single manga, or other entertainment, like movies or video games, offering extra artwork and behind-the-scenes glimpses into their worlds.