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Upcoming Comics Events: 7/15/2013

Compiled by Matt White | 07/15/2013 @ 12:00PM

Neal Adams signing in Los Angeles, CA; Kirby Krackle performance in Portland, OR; Comic-Con International; San Diego in San Diego, CA.
Comics Retailers Upbeat on 2013 Sales, Digital, Indie Comics

By Shannon O'Leary | 07/10/2013 @ 03:30PM

Practically every store that participated in the Publishers Weekly 2013 Annual Comics Retailer Survey reported that sales have remained healthy after last year’s dramatic increase of nearly 15% in sales across all comic book formats.
Panel Mania: The End of the Fucking World

Compiled by Ada Price | 07/10/2013 @ 03:00PM

The End of the Fucking World follows two teenagers, James and Alyssa. Switching between their point of views, at first it seems like a a typical teen experience in fear of adulthood, yet James begins to exhibit sociopathy and harbors violent fantasies and begins to act on them. Meanwhile, Alyssa, blinded by love, remains ignorant for as long as she can. The End of the Fucking World is created by Charles Forsman and will be released by Fantagraphics on August 3.
Archaia Moves to Boom! Offices; Smylie Stays On

By Calvin Reid | 07/10/2013 @ 02:30PM

In a followup interview on Boom! Studio's acquisition of Archaia, company executives said that Archaia founder Mark Smylie remains with the company, that Archaia will move to the Boom! offices in L.A, and the new company is still working on the size of its combined list and on its book trade distribution.
Panel Mania: Genius

Compiled by Ada Price | 07/10/2013 @ 02:00PM

In Genius, Ted Marx is a hard working quantum physicist, however his job is starting to overwhelm him. Then, he learns his father-in-law was entrusted with a dangerous secret by Einstein, which could be more devastating than the work that led to the atomic bomb. Ted attempts to learn the secret from his father-in-law, and struggles with whether to reveal Einstein's secret to those who might exploit it. Genius is written by Steven T. Seagle and illustrated by Teddy Kristiansen. It will be published by First Second in July.
Ed Piskor’s Comics History of Hip Hop in the Bronx

By Maurice Boyer | 07/10/2013 @ 01:30PM

Lovers of Hip Hop and comic biographies will be waving their hands in the air this fall when Fantagraphics publishes Hip Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor in October.
Panel Mania: March Book 1

Compiled by Ada Price | 07/10/2013 @ 10:00AM

March is a first hand account of Georgia Congressman John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights. Book 1 focuses on Lewis' youth in rural Alabama, meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., and the non-violent lunch counter sit-ins. March is written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Nate Powell. It will de released by Top Shelf on August 13.
Marvel Targets Younger Readers

By Heidi MacDonald | 07/10/2013 @ 09:00AM

Marvel's "Share Your Universe" program is a new initiative aimed at providing free content to help hook younger readers.
Panel Mania: Justice League Dark Vol 2: The Books of Magic

| 07/09/2013 @ 08:00AM

In Justice League Dark Vol. 2: The Books of Magic, vampires across the world are attacking anything with a pulse, so Madame Xanadu mobilizes the team. However, everything they know about how to slay a vampire is useless in this strange world. Justice League Dark Vol. 2 will be released on July 10 by DC Comics. It was written by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Mikel Janin.
Upcoming Comics Events: 7/8/2013

Compiled by Matt White | 07/08/2013 @ 12:00PM

Big Feminist BUT Release party; Bob Fingerman at the Society of Illustrators; Zander & Kevin Cannon Signing; Glasgow Comic Con.
Image Expo 2013: Small Comic Con, Big Digital News

By Deborah Aoki | 07/06/2013 @ 08:00AM

Image Comics held their own mini comic-con last week, organizing Image Expo, an unusual single publisher-focused comics media event, where they announced a slew of new Image titles—and a new DRM-free digital content storefront that could change the digital content business for more than just comics.
Comixology Debuts Digital Subscriptions, Bundles

By Calvin Reid | 07/02/2013 @ 12:00AM

Comixology announced plans to offer a new digital subscription service that allows consumers to pay-for and receive series updates automatically and the ability to purchase digital bundles, groups of books and periodical comics offered at a discount off list price.
Upcoming Comics Events: 7/1/2013

Compiled by Matt White | 07/01/2013 @ 12:00PM

7/1: Ed Brubaker in Berkeley, CA; 7/4-7/7: Florida Supercon in Miami, FL; 7/4-7/7: Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA.
Three Libraries Win Eisners at ALA

By Calvin Reid | 07/01/2013 @ 12:00AM

At a ceremony held at the American Library Association Convention in Chicago, three librarians were awarded the second annual Will Eisner Graphic Novel Award for Libraries and will each receive prizes of $5,000 worth of graphic novels and cash.
Diamond Releases List of Common Core Graphic Novels at ALA

By Calvin Reid | 06/29/2013 @ 12:00AM

Compiled from works produced by its publisher-clients, Diamond Book Distributors has released The Diamond Graphic Novel Common Core List, a collection of 101 graphic novels arranged by grade level that will satisfy the Common Core curriculum.
Iverse Media Debuts Digital Comics Lending Service at ALA

By Calvin Reid | 06/27/2013 @ 12:00AM

Comics Plus: Library Edition offers libraries an easy-to-use, budget-friendly way to circulate graphic novels.
Boom! Studios Acquires Archaia Entertainment

By Heidi MacDonald | 06/24/2013 @ 05:00PM

In the first sign of consolidation in the graphic novel market, Boom! Studios announced on Monday that they were acquiring Archaia Entertainment.
Obituary: Kim Thompson, 1956-2013

By Calvin Reid | 06/20/2013 @ 12:00AM

Kim Thompson, co-publisher of Fantagraphics Books as well as a superlative editor and translator of comics, died June 19 of lung cancer at his home in Seattle. He was 57.
Upcoming Comics Events: 6/17/2013

| 06/17/2013 @ 12:00PM

Comix NSFW Lecture; Witch Doctor: Mal Practice Release Party, East London Comics & Arts Festival
Dark Horse Expands Originals Line With New Ryan/McNeil, Webcomics Collections

By Heidi MacDonald | 06/14/2013 @ 02:00AM

Dark Horse is significantly ramping up its Original’s line of creator-owned graphic novels this fall with books by an array of award-winning creartors, including a new book by Sara Ryan and Carla Speed McNeil and collections of webcomics Bandette and Sin Titulo.

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