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  • Terry Moore Talks Echo; SiP Omnibus and More

    Terry Moore prepares to release a three-volume hardcover Strangers in Paradise omnibus at San Diego Comic Con, while he also publishes the sci-fi romance/thriller, Echo.

  • Comics Briefly

  • Sales, Temperatures Sizzle at MoCCA 2009

    Despite having to overcome the daunting combination of a new venue, an overheated hall and organizational gaffes, this year’s MoCCA Art Festival drew impressive crowds and offered another vibrant display of the state of indie comics and graphic novel publishing.

  • Photo Mania: MoCCA Art Festival 2009

    Pictures from the 2009 MoCCA Art Festival at the Lexington Avenue Armory

  • BookExpo America 2009 Remains Strong for Comics Publishers

    The book publishing industry may be in a crisis over the future of BookExpo America, but you couldn’t tell that from talking to comics and graphic novel publishers at the show. Comics publishers big and small seemed to have nothing but praise for this year’s BEA, citing a steady stream of foot traffic, meetings, deals and new opportunities during the show.

  • Q&A: Geoff Johns Prepares for 'Blackest Night'

    One of DC's biggest sales successes is the revitalization of their space-bound hero Green Lantern. Driven by fan-favorite writer Geoff Johns, test pilot Hal Jordan and his fellow Green Lanterns square off against an army of multi-colored Lantern Corps in the epic Blackest Night, and Johns opened up about building an accessible mythology with an emotional base and Green Lantern's potential for success as a Hollywood blockbuster.

  • Archaia: Back In Business

    Best known as the publisher of David Petersen’s Mouse Guard, Archaia Studios Press is back in the publishing mix after being acquired by Kunoichi Inc., an American media and entertainment company, late last year.

  • Life in Comics: Taking Some Quiet Time Before the Con

    Whether you're a fan or professional, sometimes you need a Fortress of Solitude to get away from all the hype.

  • Comics Briefly

    IDW Announces Robert Bloch Collection; Tezuka’s Swallowing the Earth; The Original Human Torch; IFC, Dash Shaw Web Animation; Alan Moore's Future Shocks on iTunes; Madman Atomic Comics to End; Cartoon Art Museum Classes; Comics @ Impact University; This Week @ Good Comics for Kids; Gerberg Wins; Reuben; and This Week @ The Beat

  • PhotoMania: BookExpo America 2009

    BookExpo America 2009 received and enthusiastic response from comics publishers and here are a few photographs of comics artists and publishers at the show..

  • BookExpo America 2009: IDW Announces Robert Bloch Collection

    Continuing its efforts in literary/graphic novel crossovers, IDW Publishing has announced a major licensing agreement with the estate of acclaimed author Robert Bloch. IDW has the rights to develop 100 of Bloch’s short stories for various formats, to be known as the Robert Bloch Collection.

  • Eckhart Tolle and MUTTS Creator Become Co-Authors

    Three years ago, MUTTS comic strip creator Patrick McDonnell became interested in the work of Power of Now author Eckhart Tolle, and modeled one of his Sunday color comics on the cover of Tolle’s book Stillness Speaks. The comics artist decided to approach Tolle about working on a project together, and in October, Tolle’s publisher, New World Library, will release Guardians of Being, coauthored by Tolle and McDonnell.

  • BookExpo America 2009: Despite No-Shows, Many Comics, Graphic Novels at BEA

    This year BEA will have fewer attendees, fewer galleys and reduced booth space for many giant publishers, but graphic novel publishers will still be there.

  • Anime Boston Brings Out Manga Publishers, Fans

    Held last weekend, Anime Boston attaracted more than 15,000 people, an increase over last year's attendance.

  • EW's Jeff Jensen Examines the Green River Killer

    Jeff Jensen is widely known as an Entertainment Weekly reporter, but his father, Tom Jensen, was the primary investigator into the Green River Killer, who murdered more than 40 women in the Seattle area in the 1980s and 1990s.

  • Underground Comix and the Transformation of the American Comic Book

    This revolutionary era of underground comics is preserved and celebrated with great aplomb in Underground Classics: The Transformation of Comics into Comix by co-authors James Danky and Denis Kitchen, published this month by Abrams ComicsArts.

  • Panelmania: Anime Boston 2009

    This past weekend, PWCW roamed the floor of the Hynes Convention Center in Boston to bring back lively photographs of the exhibitors and attendees at this year’s Anime Boston convention. Photos are by Erin Finnegan.

  • Comics Briefly

    Carol Burrell to Draw Kindred GN; CBLDF Membership Drive; Guilty Plea on Manga Obscenity Case; 2008 Reuben Awards; This Week @ Good Comics for Kids and This Week @ The Beat

  • Viz Media Launches IKKI, New Online Magazine Venture

    In the wake of the cancellation of its print Shojo Beat manga fan magazine, manga and anime publisher Viz Media will launch IKKI, a new online magazine venture that will be used as promotional vehicle and to launch new works and to solicit feedback on whether to release some titles in print.

  • Viz Cancels 'Shojo Beat' Manga Teen Mag

    Viz Media has cancelled Shojo Beat, a 3 year-old manga fan magazine that doubled as marketing vehicle for Viz manga titles, and the July issue will be the last.

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