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Staying Safe at San Diego Comic-Con 2017
After a troubling event at a recent con in Phoenix, cosplayers face additional security scrutiny at this year’s SDCC.
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San Diego Comic-Con 2017: Debut Books and Highlights
Highlights at this year's SDCC including a celebration of the Jack Kirby Centennial that features a souvenir book and a new Kirby hardcover reprint volume from IDW, as well as debut books from Fantagraphics, First Second, Top Shelf and others.
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Layoffs at Papercutz
The children's graphic novel publisher has laid off several workers, including its v-p of marketing.
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Nine Reasons Manga Publishers Can Smile in 2017
U.S. manga publishers see strong sales ahead thanks to more ways for readers to access their products, new subject matter, and original series.
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Graphic Novels Publisher NBM Turns 40
The indie comics publisher, founded in 1976 by a Syracuse University student, has helped shape the contemporary literary comics landscape.
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TCAF 2017 Grows; Celebrates NBM, Image, Koyama Press
Attendance continued to grow at TCAF 2017, which featured programming highlighting the LGBTQ community and celebrated anniversaries of independent publishers Image, Koyama Press and NBM.
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Photo Mania: Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2017
Organized by the Toronto Public Library in partnership with The Beguiling comics bookstore, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival was held May 13-14 at the Toronto Reference Library, a sprawling public facility in downtown Toronto. PW was on hand to bring back images of the artists, publishers and fans and events at this year’s festival.
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Marie Kondo Goes Graphic with ‘Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up’
The Japanese author of the global bestseller 'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up' is publishing a graphic version of the home organizing guide. Ten Speed Press will be releasing the title in the U.S. this summer.
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Manga Grows at C2E2 with Classic Reprints, New Licenses
Manga publishers such as Viz Media, Kodansha andTokyopop were out in force at C2E2 in Chicago.
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C2E2 Attendance Grows, But Graphic Novel Sales Fall
Held during C2E2, a Chicago pop culture convention that attracted more than 80,000 fans this year, the Diamond Comics Retail Summit reported that first quarter sales of graphic novels are down 10% compared to last year.
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2017 MoCCA Art Fest Draws Largest Crowd Ever
The annual festival, focused on indie comics and graphic novels, attracted more than 4,000 fans on Saturday.
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Photo Mania: MoCCA Arts Festival 2017
This year's MoCCA Arts Festival, an annual gathering of independent and self-published comics and graphic novels, attracted a record crowd. PW was there to capture images of the weekend comics festival.
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DC Entertainment Goes All-Out in Marketing Rebirth Book Collections
After a wildly popular comic book launch in the direct market, DC is looking for a second wave of success in the bookstore market with a line of trade paperback collections of its popular Rebirth series.
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In L.A., Women Creators Discuss Gender Diversity in the Comics Industry
At a panel called "Women in Comics" held at the L.A. Public Library, five women comics creators discuss how gender and minority diversity in the pop culture industries has improved, and how much more work needs to be done.
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Fantagraphics Has Surprise Hit in Debut ‘My Favorite Thing is Monsters’
The Seattle-based indie comics press has ordered the largest second printing in its 40-year history for Emil Ferris' literary graphic novel.
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IDW Taps Shelly Bond to Launch Black Crown Comics Imprint
Bond, former executive editor at Vertigo, will oversee the new creator-owned comics and graphic novel imprint at IDW Publishing.
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W.W. Norton Releases Centennial Edition of Will Eisner’s 'A Contract with God'
Norton marks Will Eisner’s 100th birthday with a new hardcover edition of the book considered to be one the first graphic novels published in the U.S.
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Using Kickstarter, Magnetic Press Plans Expanded ‘Black Comix’
The coauthors of 'Black Comix,' a pioneering 2010 African-American comics compilation, have tapped Kickstarter to fund an expanded version of the book, and teamed with Magnetic Press to release it to the trade.
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Karen Berger to Launch Berger Books Imprint at Dark Horse
Pioneering former Vertigo executive editor Karen Berger returns to comics publishing with a new imprint at Dark Horse focused on creator-owned comics and graphic novels.
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Graphic Novels Had a Strong 2016, Though Comics Sales Slowed
Retailers blame the presidential campaign and postelection anxiety for the year ending on a flat note, but some categories are growing in the book trade and in the comics shop market.