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AMP! Adds Original Graphic Novel Series by Mark Tatulli
Continuing their efforts in graphic novel publishing for kids, Andrews McMeel Publishing AMP! imprint has just signed a two-book deal with Mark Tatulli (Lio) for their first original graphic novel series. The Chronicles of Desmond will be published in October 2013.
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How Affordable Color POD Could Change the Comics Industry
Ingram's new, lower prices for color POD make short run printing very affordable and make a whole new range of options for distribution available for creators. This means you no longer have to have material out of print. It means you have access to the bookstore market, especially the online bookstore market. You can turn a profit on shorter print runs through Diamond Comics Distributors.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 8/20/2012
8/21-8/25 Colosse Comics Collective Tour in Seattle, Vancouver & Portland; 8/23 "Noche de Latinas" Gabrielle Gamboa, Crystal Gonzales, Liz Mayorga and Grasiela Rodriguez in San Francisco; 8/31 "Leaping Tall Buildings" Book Discussion and Signing in New York
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'The Activity' Follows SpecOps Soldiers On the Front Lines
Inside the Special Forces community there’s a group even more secret than Seal Team Six; it’s called the Intelligence Support Activity, the ISA. And for the first time, this clandestine group is getting its chance in the sun in a new comic book series from Image titled The Activity.
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Panel Mania: The Art of Betty and Veronica
Archie Comics celebrates its two classic teenage beauties in The Art Of Betty and Veronica, its first deluxe hardcover artbook dedicated to Archie's rivals.
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Cognito Releases ‘Operation Ajax’ for iPhone, iPod Touch’
Operation Ajax: How the CIA Toppled Democracy in Iran is an innovative interactive, multimedia graphic novel created by Dan Burwen for the iPad, that retells the story of the overthrow of the government of Iran in 1953. This month the digital graphic novel has been reformatted and re-released for the iPhone and iPod and will be priced at $ 2.99 for a limited time.
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A Look Around the Digital-First Comics Landscape
Digital-first comics are released in digital format before they eventually reach print. The majority of digital comics are digitized versions of print comics and digital-first offerings are beginning to represent an alternative, more specific market as publishers begin to treat digital as a complement to print rather than a replacement.
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Super Folk: More Marvel NOW, DC’s Crossovers, New From Image and IDW
This week in Super Folk, PW Comics World's superhero news rundown, Marvel NOW news including series details and covers, DC’s crossovers and guest artists, upcoming releases from Image and IDW and more.
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Fantagraphics Debuts ‘No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics’
The publication this month of No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics, the most definitive collection of queer comics to date, has made the voluminous but largely hidden history of LBGT comics finally visible.
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Gabrielle Bell: The Unreliable Observer
Gabrielle Bell's new book The Voyeurs will be released this month in the form of a handsomely designed hardcover with full color interior art. It is the first book format publication by Uncivilized Books, a small press imprint run by artist Tom Kaczynski.
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Panel Mania: The Hypo
In The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln, a debut graphic novel by Noah Van Sciver, we follow a young Abraham Lincoln as he arrives in Springfield, IL to practice law and the book is focused on what historians have described as his struggles with depression and a nervous breakdown, conditions that Lincoln refers to as "the hypo."
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Panel Mania: Adventure Time Vol. 1
Based on the hit Cartoon Network show, Adventure Time Vol.1 features the characters Finn the Human, Jake the Dog, and Princess Bubblegum on their adventures through the land of Ooo. Adventure Time Vol. 1 is written by Ryan North and illustrated by Shelli Paroline, Braden Lamb, and Mike Homes. It will be released by Boom! Studios in November.
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August Comics Reviews
An intriguing look at the young years of Abraham Lincoln; a widescreen SF epic in comics format; and a new Batman original graphic novel are just a few of the notable graphic novels we've reviewed in the past month.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 8/13/2012
8/17-8/25 Colosse Comics Collective Tour in San Francisco, Berkeley, Seattle, Vancouver & Portland; 8/18 "Revival" Signing with Tim Seeley and Mike Norton in Skokie, IL; 8/23 "Noche de Latinas" Gabrielle Gamboa, Crystal Gonzales, Liz Mayorga and Grasiela Rodriguez in San Francisco
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Artist Files Claim for Half of the Walking Dead Copyright
Original Walking Dead artist Tony Moore has sued for co-creator credit on that book and several others written by Robert Kirkman. It's all part of an increasingly messy case that has already seen a suit and countersuit filed.
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Super Folk: Strong July Sales, Marvel NOW Creative Teams and More
This week in Super Folk, PW Comics World’s superhero news roundup, strong July sales, Marvel announces its Marvel NOW creative teams, new from Image, IDW, Liquid Comics and more.
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‘Adventure Time’ Book Collection Coming from Boom!
In November Boom! Studios is releasing Adventure Time Volume 1 written by Ryan North with art by Shelli Paroline, Braden Lamb, and Mike Holmes. It’s the first book collection of periodical comics based on the wildly popular Cartoon Network animated show.
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Top Cow Uses Kickstarter to Reboot ‘Cyber Force’
By the time you finish reading this article, Top Cow Productions may have reached its goal of raising $75,000 on Kickstarter. The partner studio of Image Comics has launched a Kickstarter campaign, asking new and “lapsed” fans to back a project that reimagines its most popular series, Cyber Force.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 8/06/2012
8/6-8/9 Comics Writing Master Class with Danny Fingeroth in New York; 8/8 "Gambit" Launch and Signing with in Los Angeles; 8/10 "Bandette" Art Showing with Colleen Coover in Portland.
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DC Comics’ ‘New 52’ Drives Graphic Novel Sales
Batman: Earth One, an original hardcover graphic novel that updates Batman’s origin story, was released in July in print and via Apple’s iBookstore and joins about 11 titles from the New 52 that have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list since May.
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