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Fantasy Becomes Reality at Baltimore Comic-Con

By Heidi MacDonald | 09/10/2013 @ 09:00AM

A record crowd showed up at the Baltimore Comic-Con to celebrate comics, prompting the show to expand to three days next year, as Saga dominated the Harvey Awards.
Upcoming Comics Events: 9/9/2013

Compiled by Matt White | 09/09/2013 @ 12:00PM

9/10: Brian Ralph Signing in San Francisco, CA; 9/14: Jim Lee Signing and Appearance in Concord, CA; 9/14-9/15: Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD
Panel Mania: Boxers and Saints

Compiled by Ada Price | 09/09/2013 @ 09:00AM

Boxers and Saints is a two volume set by Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese that looks at the Boxer Rebellion from the side of the rebels (Boxers) and the Chinese Christian converts (Saints) and English missionaries they were fighting against. Boxers and Saints will be published by First Second in September.
HBO Go Exec Joins Comixology

By Calvin Reid | 09/09/2013 @ 12:00AM

Jeff DiBartolomeo, former senior v-p, consumer tech at HBO and a cofounder of HBO Go, the popular HBO content-viewing app, has left the company to join the digital comics distributor and marketplace as chief technology officer.
Viz Media to Raise Digital Manga Prices October 1

By Calvin Reid | 09/04/2013 @ 05:00PM

Viz Media is raising the prices of its regular digital manga releases from $4.99 a volume to $6.99 beginning October 1. The standard price of its print volumes will remain $9.99.
Upcoming Comics Events: 9/2/2013

Compiled by Matt White | 09/02/2013 @ 12:00PM

9/4: Brian Michael Bendis Signing in Portland, OR; 9/5: Neal Adams Appearance and Signing in Frederick, MD; 9/6-9/8: Cincy Comicon in Cincinnati, KY; 9/7-9/8: Baltimore Comic-Con in Baltimore, MD.
IDW Debuts Popular Licensed Comics On Madefire

By Calvin Reid | 08/28/2013 @ 03:00PM

IDW Publishing is releasing three of its best known licensed comics properties—My Little Pony, Star Trek and the Transformers—on Madefire, a digital comics platform for creating “Motion Books,” partially animated digital comics, beginning August 28.
Diamond’s 'Previews' Catalog Marks 25 Years, 300 Issues

By Calvin Reid | 08/27/2013 @ 10:30AM

Previews, a monthly catalog published by Diamond Comics Distributors that is used by retailers to order comics and merchandise in the comics shop market, is marking its 25th anniversary and publishing its 300th issue.
Upcoming Comics Events: 8/26/2013

Compiled by Matt White | 08/26/2013 @ 11:45AM

8/28: Kirby4Heroes Benefit for the Hero Initiative; 8/29: Symbolia Presentation at Quimby's in Chicago, IL; 8/31: Savage Dragon 20th Anniversary in Oakland, CA.
Yen Press Debuts New Manga Licenses at Japan Expo USA

by Calvin Reid | 08/26/2013 @ 09:30AM

Yen Press, the manga and graphic novel imprint of the Hachette Book Group, announced the acquisition of several new manga and light novel licenses at the Japan Expo USA in Santa Clara, Calif. over the weekend.
Upcoming Comics Events: 8/19/2013

Compiled by Matt White | 08/19/2013 @ 01:00PM

8/21: Rutu Modan in London, UK; 8/22-8/25: The Projects in Portland OR; 8/22-8/25: Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, ON; 8/24: Brandon Graham in Seattle, WA.
Dark Horse Originals Line Bends the Rules

by Debora Aoki | 08/14/2013 @ 02:00PM

Dark Horse Comics has always had an independent streak, but this Fall, they’re waving their indie flag extra high with a new launch of books aimed at the growing audience for original graphic novels and Web comics
Graphic India, YouTube Debut Grant Morrison’s ‘18 Days’

By Rich Shivener | 08/14/2013 @ 11:00AM

YouTube and the transnational media company Graphic India are launching comics writer Grant Morrison’s motion comic, 18 Days, a science fiction and fantasy treatment based on the epic Eastern myth Mahabharata, the tale of a war between gods.
Digital Comics: Adding Readers and Flexibility

by Bruce Lidl | 08/14/2013 @ 11:00AM

Digital comics are not only here to stay, they are adding a new level of flexibility and innovation to comics, say publishers at this year's Comic-Con.
Panel Mania: Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant

Compiled by Ada Price | 08/14/2013 @ 08:00AM

Delilah Dirk is the female Indiana Jones for the 19th Century, traveling to Japan, Indonesia, France, and the New World. Delilah plots to rob a rich, corrupt Sultan in Constantinople, evading his guards and fighting pirates along the way. Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant will be published by First Second on August 27.
Panel Mania: Hip Hop Family Tree

Compiled by Ada Price | 08/13/2013 @ 10:00AM

Hip Hop Family Tree is an encyclopedic history of the formative years of Hip Hop from Ed Piskor, the creator of Wizzywig, about the escapades of an early hacker. Originally serialized on the website Boing Boing, Hip Hop Family Tree, captures the personalities and performances of early stars like DJ Kool, Grandmaster Flash, The Sugarhill Gang, and three kids who become RUN-DMC. Hip Hop Family Tree will be released by Fantagraphics in October.
Upcoming Comics Events: 8/12/2013

Compiled by Matt White | 08/12/2013 @ 12:00PM

54th NY Comics & Picture-Story Symposium in New York, NY; Paul Cornell Signing in London, UK; Darick Robertson Signing in Annapolis, MD; Congressman John Lewis Signing in Atlanta, GA; AUTOPTIC Festival in Minneapolis, MN.
Panel Mania: Saucer Country: The Reticulan Candidate

Compiled by Ada Price | 08/12/2013 @ 09:00AM

In the final collection of Saucer Country, Arcadia Alvarado, the Governor of New Mexico and presidential hopeful who claims she was abducted by aliens, is hitting the campaign trail as she tries to gain access to the government's alien secrets. Saucer Country: The Reticulan Candidate is written by Paul Cornell and illustrated by Ryan Kelly, and it will be available from Vertigo in August.
Panel Mania: The Flash Vol. 2: Rogues Revolution

Compiled by Ada Price | 08/11/2013 @ 09:00AM

In The Flash Vol.2: Rogues Revolution, A rogue's gallery of the Flash's enemies, headed by a mysterious new leader, have joined forces to take him down. The Flash Vol.2: Rogues Revolution will be released by DC Comics in August.
Manga Publishers Look To Cross Borders With Digital Distribution

By Debora Aoki | 08/09/2013 @ 08:00AM

Even as they continue to fight digital piracy and endure setbacks, manga publishers are expanding simultaneous Japanese/ English language digital distribution and showcasing new directions in their digital publishing strategies.

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