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Comixology Submit Marks Birthday With Big Offer
Digital comics vendor Comixology marked the one year anniversary of Comixology Submit, its fast-growing self-publishing platform, with the offer of a bargain e-bundle collecting the top 100 books from the Submit program for $10.
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The Best Cold-Weather Comics for Winter's End
With Spring just around the corner, here are some of the best cold-weather comics to see out the end of the season.
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Comixology Hacked, Subscribers Change Your Password
On the eve of Comixology’s appearance at SXSW Interactive, the annual tech festival, the digital comics vendor has discovered a security breach and urged all its subscribers to change their passwords.
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‘Comics World’ Newsletter Now Twice a Month
PW Comics World, Publishers Weekly’s regular email newsletter on graphic novel and comics publishing, is increasing its frequency to twice a month. Beginning March 5 2014, the newsletter will go out on the first and third Wednesdays of every month.
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Heavy Metal Relaunches as All-Media Company
Heavy Metal Magazine has been purchased by two show-biz veterans who have an ambitious plan to relaunch it.
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Panel Mania: The Bad-Ventures of Bobo Backslack
Jon Chadurjan's The Bad-ventures of Bobo Backslack presents the anarchic tale of the unluckiest person in all of North Dakota.
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Gene Yang Returns with 'The Shadow Hero'
Fresh off a year in which his graphic novel, "Boxers and Saints," was nominated for a National Book Award, cartoonist Gene Yang, along with artist Sonny Liew, is back with "The Shadow Hero," a new work about arguably the first Asian American superhero.
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Marvel Unlimited Offers Digital Comics Access for 99 Cents
In a reprise of a similar promotion at last year’s SXSW Interactive, Marvel is marking its appearance at the annual tech festival with an introductory offer of 99 cents for a month’s access to Marvel Unlimited, its e-comics subscription service.
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Crowdwatch: 35 Years of Radical Comics; Fight Human Trafficking with Manga
PW Comics World's spotlight on notable crowdfunded comics and comics-related projects.
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Upcoming Comics Events: March 3, 2014
Will Eisner Reading by Paul Levitz in New York, NY; Moon Knight Release Party in Dublin, Ireland; Selfmade Hero Spring Party in London, U.K.; Smudge Expo in Arlington, VA.
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Will Eisner Week 2014 Kicks Off
The Will and Ann Eisner Foundation unveiled an international slate of events to mark Will Eisner Week 2014, held March 1-7, to celebrate the life, work and influence of Will Eisner, a pioneering golden age comic book artist and one of the most innovative creators in the history of comics.
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Bechdel Reacts to 'Fun Home' Controversy in So. Carolina
Alison Bechdel responded to the cutting of government funding to a South Carolina college that assigned her graphic memoir, "Fun Home," calling the move "sad and absurd."
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Dark Horse Debuts ‘Misfits of Avalon’ as Webcomic
Looking to use a webcomic to build support for a forthcoming print edition, Dark Horse is launching "The Misfits of Avalon," a new fantasy series by Kel McDonald that will debut online.
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Upcoming Comics Events: February 24, 2014
"B+F" Tour in Seattle, WA; James Robinson Signing in San Francisco, CA; Gail Simone Signing and Q&A in Portland, OR; Kevin Huizenga Reading and Discussion in Bryn Mawr, PA.
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Patreon Raises $2.1 Million
In what could be the biggest variation on crowdfunding, San Francisco startup Patreon has raised $2.1 million in funding for its subscription-based system. Patreon allows fans to pledge recurring payments to a creator rather than provide one-off support to a single project.
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Five Graphic Novels Nominated for L.A. Times Book Prize
Nominees for the 34th annual L.A. Times Book Prizes have been announced and include five finalists for the graphic novel prize.
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Pocket Gems Launches Hybrid Game, Novel, Comic Platform
Pocket Gems, the San Francisco-based mobile gaming company, has launched Episode, a new mobile gaming platform, that includes a writer’s portal that will enable anyone to utilize the platform to create their own animated story.
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Viz Media to Offer Print Manga in India
In conjunction with its distributor S&S International, Viz Media is expanding distribution of its English language print manga titles into India.
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Digital Manga, Inc. to Publish Tezuka Backlist
Tezuka Productions and Digital Manga, Inc. have announced a deal to translate and digitally publish hundreds of volumes of manga by revered manga and anime creator Osamu Tezuka.
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ReedPop To Launch New Comics Show at Javits
ReedPop, which produces New York Comic Con, C2E2 and other pop culture conventions, is launching a new and smaller all comics show to be held at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, June 14 and 15.



