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Comics Reviews: 10/25/10

| 10/25/2010 @ 12:00AM
New Owners, New Business Model at Wowio.com

By Calvin Reid | 10/25/2010 @ 12:00AM

Acquired by new owners in June 2009, Wowio.com, a formerly financially troubled Web site offering downloadable and online comics and prose e-books, has managed to pay off its creditors and revamp its business plan around digital distribution and online syndication.
Comics Briefly: 10/19/2010

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 10/19/2010 @ 12:00AM

NBM Publishing Garfield Cartoon Adaptation, 90's Comic Xombi Returns In New Comics, Thief Strikes NYCC, Comics Aid Fight Against TB in South Africa, Britain's "Dandy" Comic Mag Returns, SVA Ink Plots, Michener Museum Comic Exhibit
Life in Comics: Graphic Novelists Anonymous

by Jennifer de Guzman | 10/19/2010 @ 12:00AM

My name is Jennifer, and I’m writing a graphic novel.
A Graphic Take on Homer: Gareth Hinds's 'The Odyssey'

By Kate Culkin | 10/19/2010 @ 12:00AM

With The Odyssey, just published by Candlewick, Gareth Hinds continues his project of reinterpreting classic texts in the graphic novel format. The 256-page work, in watercolor and pastel, hopes to find a wide audience in schools and libraries, while still appealing to adults.
Andrew Vachss: Fighting Bullies One Book at a Time

By John Seven | 10/19/2010 @ 12:00AM

Bestselling author Andrew Vachss wonders what the devotees of his inarguably adult hard-boiled crime fiction will think of his new book, Heart Transplant--created in partnership with illustrator Frank Caruso--for which he has reconfigured his detective fiction for a younger audience. Somewhere between graphic novel and picture book, Heart Transplant is aimed at the victims of bullies with the intent of helping the victims and their families deal with the situation effectively.
Cully Hamner Talks 'Red': Comic Book and Movie

By Germain Lussier | 10/19/2010 @ 12:00AM

The new film Red opened this past weekend racking up $22 million in opening box office receipts and DC Comics is also publishing, Red: Eyes Only, a 48-page one-shot prequel to the original comic book series that will be released October 20.
Panel Mania: The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal

Compiled by Ada Price | 10/19/2010 @ 12:00AM

The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal is a webcomic by E.K. Weaver that follows two men in a cross-country road trip from Berkeley to Providence. After meeting in a bar, an intoxicated Amal agrees to drive while TJ will pay for everything along the way. Amal, who was disowned after coming out to his parents, is determined to get to his little sister's graduation from Brown University; TJ has his own mysterious reasons for the road trip. Over the course of the journey, their relationship develops as they are forced to learn more about each other in the close confines of the car and cheap motels. A limited edition collection of the first thirteen chapters was available at the recent New York Comic Con.
Comics Reviews: 10/18/10

| 10/18/2010 @ 12:00AM
Fan Fun with Geoff Johns at NYCC

By Steve Bunche | 10/12/2010 @ 12:00AM

Of all the sights, sounds and events at this past weekend’s New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javits Center, the Friday panel featuring critically acclaimed, best-selling Green Lantern scribe Geoff Johns was of particular interest to the fans. The affable Johns, now also chief creative officer at DC Comics, dispensed with any trace of formality and sat down at the lecture hall’s onstage table.
Kids' Comics Everywhere at New York Comic Con

By Brigid Alverson | 10/12/2010 @ 12:00AM

While sales of graphic novels are down, comics for children and teens seem to be a bright spot, and they were attracting plenty of attention at New York Comic Con last weekend.
Comics Reviews: 10/11/2010

by PW Staff | 10/12/2010 @ 12:00AM
Despite Sales Drops, Manga Makes News at New York Comic Con

By Kai-Ming Cha | 10/12/2010 @ 12:00AM

The merging of New York Comic Con and New York Anime Festival has turned the Anime Festival into an underground party. Programming for the NYAF and the NYAF Artists Alley was held on the lower level of the Javits Center and the area was jammed with young fans attending cosplay contests, concerts and other on-stage events.
Fans Wild for New York Comic Con 2010

By Heidi MacDonald and Calvin Reid | 10/12/2010 @ 12:00AM

Roaring back after a 20 month hiatus, the New York Comic Con returned to the Javits Center with a new fall date but no drop in enthusiasm from fans or exhibitors. ReedPop group v-p Lance Fensterman said preliminary attendance figures for this year's show were around 95,000 visitors over the three days--allowing for the fact that not all passes had been counted yet--up 23% from the 77,000 that attended the show in 2009.
Comics Briefly: 10/12/2010

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 10/12/2010 @ 12:00AM

DC Announces Price Rollback to $2.99, Marvel Follows,NYCC 2010 DC Comics, NYCC 2010 Marvel Comics, NYCC 2010 Dark Horse, NYCC 2010 The Return of Richie Rich, This Week @ Good Comics 4 Kids, This Week @ The Beat
ICv2 Confab Reports Print Sales Down; Digital Up

By Kai-Ming Cha | 10/11/2010 @ 12:00AM

On the eve of New York Comic-Con, pop culture trade news Web site ICv2 released dispiriting numbers on graphic novels for the first half of 2010. While periodical comics are up about 1% for the first half of 2010, graphic novel sales are down by more than 20%. These figures were delivered as part of the first ICv2 Digital and Comics Conference.
Photo Mania: New York Comic Con 2010

| 10/11/2010 @ 12:00AM

PW Comics Week staked out the Jacob Javits Center this weekend to bring back lots of photos of the artists, events, crowds of fans and cool stuff at this year's New York Comic Con and New York Anime Festival.
New York Comic Con Returns to Javits Center With Big Crowds

By Calvin Reid | 10/11/2010 @ 12:00AM

After a switch from spring to fall, the 5th annual New York Comic Con returned to the Jacob Javits Convention Center in combination with a much-reduced New York Anime Festival, taking over the entire building--and they needed it. Although official figures have yet to be released, most veteran observers of the three-day show expect attendance will likely exceed 90,000 fans after drawing 77,000 in 2009
Comics Briefly: 10/05/2010

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 10/05/2010 @ 12:00AM

San Diego Comic-Con Stays in San Diego, Layoffs and Rumors at DC Comics, PW Comics Week at NYCC,'Ulysses Seen' Looks to Raise Funds on Kickstarter, Stephen King Talks to USA Today About Comics, Graphic NYC on the Cuba, My Revolution Exhibit, This week @ Good Comics 4 Kids, This Week @ The Beat
Sunday Press To Bring McCay's 'Little Nemo' to the iPad

By Calvin Reid | 10/05/2010 @ 12:00AM

Launched in 2005 to produce full-size hardcover reprints of classic broadsheet newspaper comics strips, Sunday Press Books is now going digital. The specialty publishing house plans to offer Windsor McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland along with a free mini-book preview, Little Nemo In Christmasland, as applications for the iPad in November.

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