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Special Edition: NYC Attendance Up 40%

By Heidi MacDonald | 06/10/2015 @ 09:15AM

Despite taking place at a new venue with some quirks, attendance for ReedPOP’s Special Edition: NYC was up 40% from 2014, its inaugural year.
Comics Retailer Survey: Good Sales Get Better in 2015

By Shannon O’Leary | 06/05/2015 @ 12:00AM

Sales of periodical comics and graphic novels may not have been as robust throughout 2014 as they were in recent years, but an exceptional holiday shopping season ended the year on a high note for comics retailers. PW’s Annual Comics Retailer Survey, found an increase in sales in 2014 that has only grown stronger heading into 2015.
BookCon 2015: Four Bestselling Cartoonists Meet Their Fans

By Calvin Reid | 06/03/2015 @ 11:00AM

Held on Saturday morning at BookCon, the Comics Are Awesome panel, offered inside information from four bestselling cartoonist/writers: Ben Hatke, Raina Telgemeier, Jennifer Holm and Jeff Smith.
13 Great LGBTQ Comics

Compiled by Matt White | 06/03/2015 @ 10:00AM

Here are 13 comics about the LGBTQ experience, from classics to contemporary sensations.
Panel Mania: Return to Carcosa in Culbard’s ‘The King in Yellow’

By Laura Sneddon | 06/02/2015 @ 11:00AM

Horror master INJ Culbard has adapted 'True Detective' inspiration 'The King in Yellow,' Robert W. Chambers's famed tale of a forbidden play that drives all to madness.
BEA 2015: Kids' Comics On the Rise

By Heidi MacDonald and Calvin Reid | 06/02/2015 @ 10:30AM

Sales of comics for kids and YA readers continue to grow in the book trade along with the number and variety of kids comics spotlighted at BEA from such publishers as Andrews McMeel, Papercutz, Toon Books, Scholastic, and others.
BEA 2015: Comics, Graphic Novels In Demand

By Calvin Reid and Heidi MacDonald | 06/02/2015 @ 10:00AM

Comics were a lively presence throughout BEA and BookCon with all the latest trends in the category on display, including lots of kids comics and a continuing demand for Image Comics and genres beyond the dominant super hero category.
Citing Book Trade Growth, Dark Horse Promotes Nine

By Calvin Reid | 06/02/2015 @ 09:30AM

With sales up 30% over the last three years, the indie comics publisher has announced a slate of promotions intended to prepare the house for further expansion.
U.S. Market Ripe for French Graphic Novels

By Heidi MacDonald | 05/26/2015 @ 04:00PM

A one day conference brought together publishers from both the U.S. and French markets to share statistics and explore the potential for bringing more Francophone comics to the U.S. market.
French Graphic Novel Publishers Meet in New York

By Calvin Reid | 05/22/2015 @ 09:00AM

Things are changing in U.S. comics and French comics publishers are meeting in New York to discuss the U.S. market and look for ways to stoke demand for French graphic novels in North America.
Panel Mania: Fighting Tooth and Claw in "The Autumnlands"

By Laura Sneddon | 05/19/2015 @ 04:00PM

Kurt Busiek and Ben Dewey's "The Autumnlands" is anthropomorphic high fantasy in comics form with spectacularly detailed art and painstaking world building.
Breakout Graphic Memoir ‘Arab of the Future’ Coming to U.S.

By Calvin Reid | 05/18/2015 @ 09:00AM

A literary prizewinner and French bestseller, Riad Sattouff's 'Arab of The Future,' the story of his childhood growing in Syria and Libya, will published by Metropolitan Books in October.
TCAF Grows as D&Q Gets New Publisher

By Heidi MacDonald | 05/14/2015 @ 09:50AM

News of a change at the helm of leading graphic novel publisher Drawn & Quarterly was the talk of this year's Toronto Comic Arts Festival, which saw growth in attendees and exhibitors.
Photo Mania: Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2015

By Calvin Reid | 05/12/2015 @ 09:00AM

Held in the Toronto Reference Library building, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival reinforced its reputation as one of the best comics arts festivals in the world, attracting an international slate of artists, publishers, fans, and comics-loving librarians
Panel Mania: From Zero to 'The Hero' with David Rubin

By Laura Sneddon | 05/06/2015 @ 10:00AM

An exclusive first look at the U.S. version of David Rubin's "The Hero," in which Heracles and his labors get a brilliant modern day interpretation.
Jillian Tamaki’s Troubled, Magical Teens

By Sam Riedel | 05/05/2015 @ 03:00PM

Jillian Tamaki's follow-up to her award-winning 'This One Summer' is a darkly humorous look at the foibles of super-powered teen students that confirms Tamaki's place as one of the most exciting cartoonists today.
The U.N. Turns to Comics to Promote Global Goals

By Calvin Reid | 05/05/2015 @ 09:15AM

In collaboration with Reading With Pictures and a number of publishers, the United Nations is planning The Comics Guide to Global Goals, a series of 17 comics that address the world's toughest development problems.
DC Debuts Line of Super Hero Graphic Novels, Merchandise for Girls

By Calvin Reid | 04/23/2015 @ 10:00AM

In a new venture targeting girls ages 6-12, DC Comics is teaming with Random House, Mattel and Lego to release a multifaceted line of print and digital content and merchandise based on its female superheroes.
With New Film, 'Diary of a Teenage Girl' Gets New Edition

By Evan Phail | 04/22/2015 @ 09:30AM

First published 13 years ago, Phoebe Gloeckner’s acclaimed graphic novel 'Diary of a Teenage Girl' is getting a new, revised edition in anticipation of the August release of an independent film based on the book.
Manga Publishers Try Games, Erotica to Grow Market

By Deb Aoki | 04/15/2015 @ 11:30AM

The U.S. manga market is growing again and publishers are turning to related products--from prose tie-ins and games to accessories and apparel--to reel in even more consumers.

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