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The Legacy of National Lampoon

by Steve Bunche | 02/01/2011 @ 12:00AM

Rick Meyerowitz's Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists Who Made The National Lampoon Insanely Great (Abrams), is a comprehensive study of the writers and artists of the National Lampoon magazine, a young and gifted lot whose collective efforts from 1970 through 1975 seemingly came from out of nowhere and irrevocably rewrote the landscape of American humor.
Life in Comics: A Question of Discipline

by Jennider de Guzman | 02/01/2011 @ 12:00AM

I, like so many people in comics, work from home. It takes a great deal of discipline to stay on task, and discipline, alas, has never been my strongest trait. I know that if I try to work and watch The Daily Show at the same time, neither my work nor Jon Stewart is going to get a fair share of my attention, but I try to do it anyway. And if the baby wants a cuddle while I’m writing a press release or revising a chapter of my yet-to-be-bought novel, guess which of those is going to win.
New Graphic Novels Coming in 2011

By Ada Price | 02/01/2011 @ 12:00AM

The new year will see the release of an impressive crop of new graphic novels across a wide range of genres, including a substantial number of works from some of the most acclaimed cartoonists working today.
Panel Mania: Daytripper

Compiled by Ada Price | 02/01/2011 @ 12:00AM

Daytripper by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon, follows Bras de Olivias Dominguez through his life in Brazil, yet each chapter ends the same way: with his death. Beginning each chapter at a different point in his life, Dominguez’s life is presented as full of possibility while contrasted with its transitory nature. Daytripper will be released by Vertigo this month.
Comics Reviews: 1/31/2011

| 01/31/2011 @ 12:00AM
Comics Briefly: 1/25/2011

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 01/25/2011 @ 12:00AM

Wizard Magazine Ends - Wizard World Goes Public, DC Pulls Out, Comics Code Authority Closes, GLAAD Comic Award Nominees Announced, Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Adult Simpsons Art, Wonder Woman TV Show On NBC, Duncan the Wonder Dog Comes to Digital, This Week @ Good Comics For Kids, This Week @ The Beat
Tokyopop Moves Distribution to Diamond Book Distributors

By Calvin Reid | 01/25/2011 @ 12:00AM

After nearly five years working under a copublishing and bookstore distribution agreement with HarperCollins, manga publisher Tokyopop is switching the distribution of its titles into the general trade to Diamond Book Distributors.
Let’s Do the Math: Digital Comics Revenues vs. Print Comics Revenues

By Todd Allen | 01/25/2011 @ 12:00AM

How much money are publishers and creators really making from digital comics? Let's do the math. Bolstered by the emergence of the iPhone and iPad, with the various Android phone and tablets primed to increase the growth, consumers are speaking more positively of the digital format and retailers have dialed down their anti-digital rhetoric.
Panel Mania: Scenes from an Impending Marriage

Compiled by Ada Price | 01/25/2011 @ 12:00AM

Scenes from an Impending Marriage by Adrian Tomine, creator of the acclaimed graphic novel Shortcomings, is a series of vignettes that present the often hilarious process leading to his marriage. From making the guest list to picking the reception hall, the book explores the sometimes absurd process of planning a wedding with biting humor and tenderness. Scenes of an Impending Marriage will be released by Drawn and Quarterly on February 1.
Steerforth Returns with More Campfire Graphic Novels

By Calvin Reid | 01/25/2011 @ 12:00AM

After releasing 14 graphic novel titles in 2010, indie New Hampshire publisher Steerforth Press is returning with more books from Campfire, a line of graphic novel adaptations of classic novels and mythology that are produced in India.
Tatsuya Ishida Speaks on Sinfest, Jesus, and Fans

By Johanna Draper Carlson | 01/24/2011 @ 12:00AM

Dark Horse recently released Viva la Resistance, their second book collection of Sinfest, a daily online strip acclaimed as "the best webcomic out there". The reclusive creator, Tatsuya Ishida, spoke with PW Comics Week (for a second time) about his new book, his relationship with his readers, and his goals for the comic.
Tor Flies High with Comics and Manga

By Calvin Reid | 01/24/2011 @ 12:00AM

Bucking an otherwise down graphic novel marketplace, sci-fi and fantasy publisher Tor has found sales gains managing a growing line of licensed and original manga published through a joint venture with indie manga house Seven Seas as well as its own Tor graphic novels.
Comics Reviews: 1/24/2011

by PW Staff | 01/20/2011 @ 12:00AM
Looking Ahead with Dynamite’s Nick Barrucci

by Heidi MacDonald | 01/18/2011 @ 12:00AM

Dynamite Entertainment wrapped up 2010 as the number six publisher on Diamond Comics charts, quite an achievement for the comics publisher in an industry full of paradox and challenges. Publisher Nick Barrucci offers frank talk about Dynamite's plans, and how it fits into today's market.
Walking Dead Graphic Novels Have Legs

By Calvin Reid | 01/18/2011 @ 12:00AM

Launched as a periodical comic book series in 2003 by writer Robert Kirkman and Image Comics, the Walking Dead zombie series has grown into both an indie publishing sensation and a hit AMC TV show.
Archie Comics Plans Its First Original Graphic Novel

By Brigid Alverson | 01/18/2011 @ 12:00AM

For the first time in its 70-year history, Archie Comics will publish an original graphic novel later this year—a major change for a company that still leans heavily on newsstand sales of single-issue comics and digests for the lion's share of its revenue.
Image, Top Cow Reorganize; deLaine Takes Over Image Publicity

By Calvin Reid | 01/18/2011 @ 12:00AM

Indie comics publishers Image Comics and its partner studio Top Cow announced a reorganization that will move some Top Cow operations to the Image Central offices. Image also announced that Sarah deLaine will take over marketing and publicity for Image Comics; and Top Cow publicist Christine Dinh is leaving the company.
Comics Briefly: 1/18/2011

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 01/18/2011 @ 12:00AM

2011 ALA/YALSA Great Graphic Novels For Teens List Released, Win a Graphic Novel Library, India Gets a Comic Con, Frazetta's 50's Comic Strip to be Collected in Full,Sikoryak's Comics Carousel Returns, Fables Novel Released as Ebook, This Week @ Good Comics For Kids, This Week @ The Beat
Panel Mania: Finder: Voice

Compiled by Ada Price | 01/18/2011 @ 12:00AM

An original graphic novel edition of the sci-fi webcomic, Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil, Voice, is set in a world defined by an intricate social network of clans. Rachel Grosvenor, who grew up an outcast, is vying to enter an exclusive clan, which exposes her to the dark-side of the world. Finder: Voice will be released by Dark Horse on February 16. Dark Horse is also publishing a complete collected edition of the webcomic. The first volume of this will be released on March 16.
Comics Reviews 1/17/11

| 01/17/2011 @ 12:00AM

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