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Panel Mania: Heart of Thomas

Compiled by Ada Price | 11/14/2012 @ 12:00AM

At a boys' boarding school in Germany, fourteen year-old Thomas Werner falls to his death from a pedestrian overpass after sending a brief love letter to his schoolmate. This classmate, Juli, is haunted by his death for the rest of this complex and heart-rending book, especially when a new student arrives who looks just like Thomas. The Heart of Thomas is by the classic Shoujo artist, Moto Hagio, the creator of Drunken Dreams, previously published by Fantagraphics. Fantagraphics will release The Heart of Thomas in December. It has been translated by the manga scholar Matt Thorn.
Two New Sketchbooks Cover Comics Worldwide

By Noah Sudarsky | 11/13/2012 @ 05:00PM

Two recent sketchbooks showcase comics-related artists in fairly spectacular fashion.
Panel Mania: Kevin Keller: Welcome to Riverdale

Compiled by Ada Price | 11/13/2012 @ 12:00AM

Kevin Keller, the new kid in Riverdale and groundbreaking gay character in Archie Comics, has become increasingly well-known and popular around school, even being elected class president. In this second collection of Kevin Keller stories, it's a year of new beginnings with his first summer job and his first date. The script is by Dan Parent and the art is by Dan Parent and Rich Koslowski. Kevin Keller: Welcome to Riverdale is currently on sale from Archie Comics.
Indie Comics End Year on a High Note With Brooklyn Fest

by Heidi MacDonald | 11/12/2012 @ 04:00PM

The year's strong slate of independent comics arts festivals ended with Saturday's Brooklyn Comics and Graphic festival, held at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Williamsburg and at satellite events around Brooklyn.
Upcoming Comics Events: 11/12/2012

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 11/12/2012 @ 03:00PM

11/12 Charles Burns, Adrian Tomine and Chris Ware Event in Toronto, Canada; 11/14 Garth Ennis Signs "The Boys" Final Issue in Chicago, IL; 11/27 Ellen Forney "Marbles" Discussion & Signing in San Francisco, CA; 12/1 "My Little Pony" Comic Release Party with Katie Cook & Andy Price in Anaheim, CA
Photo Mania: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival 2012

| 11/12/2012 @ 12:00AM

Organized by a trio of art comics entrepreneurs—PictureBox publisher Dan Nadel, Desert Island owner Gabe Fowler and comics expert Bill Kartalopoulos—the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival has grown into one of the best small press comics festivals in the country. PW Comics World was on hand all day at the show and we’ve captured pictures of many of the artists, publishers and great books on hand this year.
Panel Mania: A Wrinkle in Time

Compiled by Ada Price | 11/12/2012 @ 12:00AM

Hope Larson, the creator of Salamander Dreams and Gray Horses, has adapted the classic young adult novel A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle into a graphic novel. It was released by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in October.
Yumcha Studios: Beyond E-comics

By John Seven | 11/09/2012 @ 07:00PM

When the digital comic Dim Sum Warriors launched as an iPad app earlier this year, married co-creators Yen Yen Woo and Colin Goh (cofounders of Yumcha Studios, an independent content developer) entered another phase of their multimedia journey.
DC Adds Nook, Kindle and iBookstore for Digital Comics

By Heidi MacDonald | 11/08/2012 @ 09:00AM

DC Comics has just made their periodical comics available in digital form on the Kindle Store, iBookstore and NOOK Store, becoming the first major comics publisher to make their weekly releases available on every major digital platform.
Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival Launches With New Publisher, Transit Concerns

By Heidi MacDonald | 11/06/2012 @ 05:00PM

A booming year for independent comics and graphic art books winds up on Saturday with the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, to be held at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Williamsburg, NY.
Upcoming Comics Events: 11/05/2012

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 11/05/2012 @ 03:00PM

11/10 The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival in Brooklyn, NY; 11/12 Charles Burns, Adrian Tomine and Chris Ware Event in Toronto, Canada; 12/1 "My Little Pony" Comic Release Party with Katie Cook & Andy Price in Anaheim, CA
The Bipolar Cartoonist: Ellen Forney’s 'Marbles'

By Grace Bello | 11/05/2012 @ 12:00AM

Ellen Forney's brave new graphic memoir Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me (Gotham Books, Nov.) looks at bipolar disorder through the prism of her own troubled past: her manic sprees, debilitating depression, and strained relationships.
Disney Goes Digital App First with Some Comics

By Todd Allen | 11/01/2012 @ 03:00PM

Starting with a comics adaptation of Brave, Disney is experimenting with releasing comics through stand alone interactive apps.
Disney Lucasfilm Purchase Leaves Comics Licenses in Doubt

By Heidi MacDonald | 11/01/2012 @ 12:00AM

While Tuesday's blockbuster $4.05 billion sale of LucasFilm to Disney may have answered some questions for the film franchise—yes, there will be Episodes VII through IX—it left the Star Wars publishing licenses in doubt, in particular Dark Horse's comics program.
Viz To Publish ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ Worldwide November 2

By Brigid Alverson | 11/01/2012 @ 12:00AM

The 13th volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's bestselling manga Neon Genesis Evangelion will be published simultaneously worldwide on November 2, not just in Japan and North America but also in France, Germany, Italy, Korea, China, and the U.S. This international manga laydown is the first of its kind
Upcoming Comics Events: 10/29/2012

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 10/29/2012 @ 02:00PM

10/31 Halloween Comic Fest (With Free Comics) Nationwide; 11/3 Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival in Las Vegas, NV; 11/10 The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival in Brooklyn, NY.
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: The Comic: Denise Mina

By Casey Burchby | 10/26/2012 @ 10:00AM

It should come as no surprise that award-winning crime novelist Denise Mina was selected by DC to adapt Stieg Larsson’s blockbuster The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as a graphic novel, even though when she first received a call from DC (to write a Hellblazer arc), it was a complete shock.
Upcoming Comics Events: 10/22/2012

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 10/22/2012 @ 03:00PM

10/31 Halloween Comic Fest (With Free Comics) Nationwide; 11/3 Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival in Las Vegas, NV
Graphic Novels, Digital Comics Go Global At the Frankfurt Book Fair

By Calvin Reid | 10/20/2012 @ 12:00AM

From the stands of Diamond Book Distributors, DC Comics and Abrams in Hall 8 to featured exhibitors like Comixology and New Zealand cartoonists Dylan Horrocks, Colin Wilson and Roger Langridge, comics are visible and active throughout the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Upcoming Comics Events: 11/19/2012

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 10/19/2012 @ 03:00PM

11/27 Ellen Forney "Marbles" Discussion & Signing in San Francisco, CA; 12/1 "My Little Pony" Comic Release Party with Katie Cook & Andy Price in Anaheim, CA; 12/4 Comics Storytelling Intensive Class with Dean Haspiel in New York

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