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I'm Sick of You
Guest writer A. David Lewis asks if comics love affair with autiobiography is crowding out other kinds of stories.
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Portland’s Periscope Is Up
The largest comics studio in the U.S. isn't in New York or L.A., its in Portland, Ore. Periscope Studios was founded by artists like Steve Leiber, Ron Randall, Karl Kesel and others.
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CMX Manga Line Hits Stride
Entering its third year of operation, CMX, DC Comics’ manga imprint, is hitting its stride, offering an eclectic lineup of manga and introducing the U.S. market to new genres.
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Comics Bestsellers for August
Naruto is back on top and joined on the comics bestseller list by Marvel’s Anita Blake and Planet Hulk; and DC’s Fables series.
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Kodansha Launches Second Manga Contest
Kodansha, one of the largest publishers in Japan, has decided to launch another manga contest. The Morning International Manga Competition, presented by Kodansha’s manga magazine Weekly Morning, is soliciting submissions from artists around the world.
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Comics Briefly
Paul Gravett at MoCCA; Second Kinokuniya Store For NYC; Fourth Printing for D&Q’s Moomin; Viz Releases Tekkonkinkreet; and Tokyopop Signs with William Morris
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Donna Barr Raises the Afterdead
Donna Barr has self-published Afterdead, a new collection of comics and prose that brings together her principal characters in one series.
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George R. R. Martin's Adventures in Comics Part 1
Hugo and Nebula Award—winning fantasy author George R.R. Martin has licensed his Song of Ice and Fire prequel novellas, The Hedge Knight and The Sworn Sword, to Marvel Comics for both comic books and graphic novels.
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San Diego 2007: Big Books, Big Buzz, Big Con
Bigger and better than ever, the 2007 San Diego Comic-con was dominated by movie studios but as always there were lots of new and interesting comics for the hordes of fans.
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San Diego Manga-Con
CLAMP signed with Dark Horse; CMX got Crayon Shin-chan; Viz acquired Slam Dunk!; manga got respect at the Eisner Awards and more manga news from this year’s San Diego Comic-con.
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A Full House at the Movie-Con
The San Diego Comic-con is now the single biggest marketing event of the year for Hollywood movie studios.
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San Diego Comics Briefly
NBM at 30; Graphic Novel Panel; Paul Pope; Friends of Lulu Award Winners and San Diego Comic-Con Coverage
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Talking Shojo with Arina Tanemura
Kai-MingCha talks with Tenenura about making shojo and inspiring young women.
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Photo Mania: San Diego Comic-Con 2007
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Warren Ellis Has Returned, But
Don't Expect Him to Enjoy ItIt took 10 years to get him back to San Diego. But fueled by Red Bull, cigarettes and junk food, the comics star-turned-novelist finally faces his Comic-Con fans.
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American Born Chinese Wins Best Album Eisner
Gene Yang, Bill Willingham, Paul Pope, Darwyn Cooke and Alison Bechdel all took home awards at the 2007 Will Eisner Comics industry Awards ceremony held at the San Diego Comic-con.
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San Diego Comic Con Photo Mania
Photos from SDCC.
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CLAMP Inks Dark Horse Deal
CLAMP, Japan’s superstar all-female manga team, has signed a groundbreaking deal with Dark Horse Books to produce an original manga series beginning in 2009.
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Kodansha Wants More Global Manga
In light of the success of their first international manga contest, Kodansha, one of Japan’s biggest publisher of manga, has decided to hold a second competition, making their international competition a twice yearly event.
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Vertigo Plans Neil Young Graphic Novel; New Minx Titles
DC Comics will publish a graphic novel created by acclaimed musician Neil Young through its Vertigo imprint and also released plans for new graphic novels from Minx, its comics imprint for teenage girls.



