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Comics News

| 12/23/2002 @ 12:00AM

The year of the graphic novel and more!
Asian Comics Delight U.S. Readers

by Calvin Reid | 12/16/2002 @ 12:00AM

American graphic novels are registering healthy sales growth, but the surge in popularity of English-language manga--licensed editions of Japanese graphic novels re-released in the U.S.--has been even more phenomenal over the past year.
Alternative Comics Offers Just That

by Heidi McDonald | 12/16/2002 @ 12:00AM

With a name like Alternative Comics, you expect something a little off the beaten path. The home to such independent comics stars as Sam Henderson, James Koschalka, Nick Bertozzi and Scott Annable, Alternative offers a range of quirky and thought-provoking material.
Preiss Launches ibooks Graphic Novels

by Calvin Reid | 11/11/2002 @ 12:00AM

ibooks, a new-media and print book publisher, announced plans to launch a graphic novel publishing program early next year. The house, which publishes in a variety of categories in print and digital formats, plans to publish a graphic novel each month beginning in April 2003. Byron Preiss, publisher of ibooks, has been involved in publishing book format comics since the 1970s.
PW Daily's Guide to Graphic Novels IV

by Calvin Reid, PW Daily for Booksellers | 11/06/2002 @ 12:00AM

This week's guide to manga, recently released and backlist graphic novel titles.
The Year in Books: Comics

by Calvin Reid and Lynn Andriani | 11/04/2002 @ 12:00AM

This year trade paper and hardcover comics-—graphic novels-—made huge strides toward becoming a legitimate category in general trade book publishing.
PW Daily's Guide to Graphic Novels

by Calvin Reid, PW Daily for Booksellers | 10/21/2002 @ 12:00AM

This week's guide is for manga, recently released graphic novels and backlist graphic novel titles.
PW Daily's Guide to Graphic Novels: Manga, Recent Releases, and Backlist

by Calvin Reid, PW Daily for Booksellers | 10/15/2002 @ 12:00AM

We're back with the latest version of our guide to graphic novels for booksellers. We received so much feedback about our initial listing of graphic novels (PW Daily, August 28) that we decided to tweak our criteria and format just a bit.
PW Daily's Guide to Graphic Novels

by Calvin Reid, PW Daily for Booksellers | 08/28/2002 @ 12:00AM

With burgeoning interest in the genre of graphic novels, during the next few weeks PW Daily is printing a selected list of titles a bookstore needs to stock a basic graphic novel section.
Trade Book Comics in Demand at Comic-Con

by Douglas Wolk and Calvin Reid | 08/09/2002 @ 12:00AM

Comic-Con International, the annual trade show for comics, graphic novels, gaming, film and pop-culture merchandising of all kinds, is a strange hybrid beast. The largest annual gathering of the professional community of comics and graphic novels, it's also the biggest convention for comics fans and readers.
At Comics' BEA, Talk of Manga and Book-Trade Permeate

by Calvin Reid, PW NewsLine | 08/06/2002 @ 12:00AM

More than 50,000 people were estimated to have attended the Comic-Con International over the weekend, the biggest number the show has drawn in its nearly-35 year existence.
When Graphic Novels Go From Ghost World to Tinsel Town

By Steven Zeitchik, PW NewsLine | 07/24/2002 @ 12:00AM

Legendary graphic-novel publisher Denis Kitchen remembers the quiet old days of three months ago, before the phones started buzzing with Hollywood producers.
Diamond Looks to Take Over from LPC

by Calvin Reid & Douglas Wolk | 06/28/2002 @ 10:00AM

The post—LPC comics and graphic novel distribution landscape is beginning to come into focus. Diamond Comics, the largest distributor of periodical comic books to specialty comics stores, is launching Diamond Book Distributors, a division to distribute comics, graphic novels, manga and anime, as well as toys and other pop culture product, to the book trade.
Diamond in the Rough? Periodical Comics Distributor Looks to Pick up LPC Slack

by Calvin Reid, PW NewsLine | 06/26/2002 @ 12:00AM

The post-LPC comics and graphic novel distribution landscape is beginning to come into focus. Diamond Comics, the largest distributor of periodical comic books to the specialty comics market, is launching Diamond Book Distributors, a new division to distribute comics, graphic novels, manga and anime as well as toys and other pop culture product to the book trade.
Big Films Mean Big Comics Sale

by Douglas Wolk | 06/13/2002 @ 12:00AM

It doesn't take a genius to know that Spider-Man and Star Wars graphic novels are hot in bookstores and libraries right now--they're two of the biggest movies of the summer, and young customers want to read the comics about their favorite characters. What does take some work is figuring out which of the dozens of Star Wars and Spider-Man graphic novels and trade paperbacks in print are likely to be the best jumping-on points for new readers.
Graphic Novels Feel the Love

by Douglas Wolk and Calvin Reid | 05/20/2002 @ 12:00AM

Graphic novel publishers at this year's BEA found that one of the problems plaguing the industry for decades has become an unexpected strength. The audience for comics historically skews young and very male. As it turns out, that's just what libraries love about carrying graphic novels--they reel in boys, who are otherwise too often absent from the stacks.
Graphic Novels Draw New Buyers at BEA

by Douglas Wolk and Calvin Reid, PW Daily for Booksellers | 05/08/2002 @ 12:00AM

Graphic novel publishers at BEA reported sustained, strong interest from libraries (which have found that comics bring in boys like nothing else) and the book trade.
The Year in Books 2001: Comics

By Staff | 11/29/2001 @ 12:00AM

In 2001, comix--fiction or nonfiction book-length comics--continued their incremental growth as a category in the general trade book industry.
Graphic Novels, Tie-ins Highlight Comic-Con

Douglas Wolk and Calvin Reid | 07/30/2001 @ 12:00AM

This year's Comic-Con International--the comics industry's biggest event for both its producers and its consumers, held in San Diego July 19--highlighted the ways that comics and other media, print and visual, are leaking into each other.
Box Office Comics

Charles Brownstein | 06/25/2001 @ 12:00AM

Since the runaway success of Tim Burton's 1989 movie Batman, films adapted from comics franchises have become a staple in the movie business. This year, a host of literary graphic novels will bow on the big screen. August will see the release of Ghost World, based on the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes and directed by R.Crumb documentarian Terry Zweigoff

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