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'Fran' Wins Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize

By Calvin Reid | 04/25/2014 @ 07:00PM

"Fran," Jim Woodring’s “hypnotic and subliminal” wordless graphic novel, has been awarded the Lynd Ward Prize for Graphic Novel of the Year for 2014.
Laughing Online with Keith Knight

By Maurice Boyer | 04/25/2014 @ 03:00PM

Very few comic strip creators can match Keith Knight for production and overall cultural hilarity. PW spoke with "Keef" about growing his brand and online platform.
Seven Questions About Amazon’s Acquisition of Comixology

By Todd Allen | 04/25/2014 @ 09:00AM

The announcement that Amazon intends to buy Comixology has raised a number of questions from consumers, publishers and retailers. Here are seven big questions about the future of digital comics on Comixology and Amazon.
First Second To Publish Scott McCloud’s 'The Sculptor' in 2015

By Calvin Reid | 04/24/2014 @ 09:00AM

Scott McCloud, cartoonist and author of the acclaimed trilogy on the nature of comics storytelling that includes “Understanding Comics,” will publish “The Sculptor,” his first major release in six years, in February 2015.
Upcoming Comics Events: 4/21-4/27

Compiled by Matt White | 04/21/2014 @ 12:00PM

Inkstuds LIVE! in Los Angeles, CA; C2E2 in Chicago, IL; Wales Comic Con in Wrexham, North Wales
Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. Debuts ‘Korak’ Web Comic

| 04/20/2014 @ 12:00AM

Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., the company that oversees the works of the iconic American adventure and sci-fi writer, has launched "Korak The Killer," a weekly digital comics strip devoted to Korak, the son of Tarzan.
How to Throw a Comic Con at Your Library

By Heidi MacDonald | 04/18/2014 @ 07:00PM

Over the past few years, there's been an explosion in attendance and enthusiasm for comic book conventions around the world. At the same time, graphic novels have become one of the hottest categories at U.S. libraries.
Telling It Like It Is: Roz Chast

By Wendy Werris | 04/18/2014 @ 07:00PM

Roz Chast is grasping for a word, her hands raised as if to catch it between her palms, as she tries to describe what it felt like to have finished her new book, "Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" (Bloomsbury, May).
Panel Mania: Corinne Mucha and the Post Break-Up Blues

by Zainab Akhtar | 04/16/2014 @ 01:00PM

In her first adult graphic novel in six years, Corinne Mucha addresses once again the subject of relationships, or, to be accurate, the "getting over it" part after a relationship's end.
Nominations for the 2014 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards

by Calvin Reid | 04/15/2014 @ 04:00PM

Rep. John Lewis’s "March Book One," Isabel Greenberg’s "The Encyclopedia of Early Earth," Adrian Tomine’s “Go Owls,” and Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ "Saga," were among the wide-ranging comics works nominated for the 2014 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.
DC’s 2013 Direct Market Sales Show Slippage

By Todd Allen | 04/15/2014 @ 12:00AM

A look at DC Comics periodical sales trends in 2013 shows strong titles at the top buoying some weaker titles at the bottom.
Linework NW Highlights New Indie Show Trend

By Shannon O’Leary | 04/14/2014 @ 04:00PM

Linework NW in Portland, OR highlighted a new trend in indie shows—a free one-day festival that spotlights indie comics.
DC Releases New ‘Watchmen’ Paperback with New Cover

| 04/14/2014 @ 03:00PM

DC Entertainment is releasing a new paperback edition of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ epic superhero graphic novel, Watchmen, with a new front cover design with no type.
Upcoming Comics Events: 4/14-4/20

Compiled by Matt White | 04/14/2014 @ 12:00PM

WonderCon 2014 in Anaheim, CA; Awesome Con in Washington, DC; Hillary Chute in Chicago, IL; Cake Frame 2 Fundraiser in Chicago, IL
Comics Artists Lust, Yang Win L.A. Times Book Prizes

| 04/14/2014 @ 11:00AM

Comics artists Gene Luen Yang and Ulli Lust have been awarded L.A. Times Book Prizes for Young Adult Literature and Graphic Novels respectively for 2013.
Shelly Bond Leads DC’s Vertigo Line Into a New Era

By Rich Shivener | 04/11/2014 @ 12:00AM

For the past year, Shelly Bond has been working almost nonstop as the newly appointed executive editor of Vertigo, DC Entertainment’s nonsuperhero comics and graphic novel imprint.
Amazon to Acquire Digital Comics Vendor Comixology

By Calvin Reid | 04/10/2014 @ 05:30PM

Amazon has reached an agreement to acquire Comixology, the dominant digital comics marketplace, and a platform that has been instrumental in driving the growth and popularity of digital comics.
Crowdwatch: Eastern European Crime, Dueling Dirigibles, and a Schmuck

Compiled by Matt White | 04/09/2014 @ 12:00PM

With Crowdwatch we'll spotlight new and notable crowdfunded comics projects that are worthy of attention—or support. This week, airships battles light up the sky in 'Skies of Fire,' crime and corruption lurk within the 'Unfinished City,' the life and times of a 'Schmuck,' and more.
Sequential App Adds Top Shelf Graphic Novels

by Calvin Reid | 04/08/2014 @ 03:00PM

Sequential, the digital comics storefront app focused on literary graphic novels, is adding a selection of Top Shelf graphic novels for purchase.
It’s a Good MoCCA Festival Charlie Brown!

By Heidi MacDonald and Calvin Reid. | 04/08/2014 @ 09:30AM

Along with increased attendance, a reconfigured exhibition floor and its smooth organization, this year's MoCCA Arts Fest will also be known as the small press comics show with the giant Charlie Brown balloon.

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