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D&Q to Publish Tavi Gevinson’s ‘Rookie Yearbook One’ in September
Montreal graphic novel publisher Drawn & Quarterly is teaming up with Tavi Gevinson, the talented teen founder of Rookie, a popular online magazine for teen girls, to publish Rookie Yearbook One, a new book collecting content from the magazine’s first year of publication.
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The Kirkman–Bendis Debates: Four Years Later Creators Look Stronger
Not quite four years ago,The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and star Marvel writer Brian Michael Bendis engaged in a debate over which was the better career path, writing superheroes or writing creator owned projects. Four years later, here's how the landscape looks.
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Super Folk: Two DC Creators Exit, Changes at Marvel, Walking Dead Reprints
This week in Super Folk, PW Comics World’s weekly look at the superhero industry, news of DC Comics’ next crossover while two creators announce their departure, changes at Marvel for Captain America, Thanos and Iron Man, The Walking Dead reprints and more.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 7/30/2012
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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Librarians at Comic-Con: Bringing Comics to Life at the Library
The panel, “Bringing Comics to Life in the Library!” held at the recent San Diego Comic-Con International, looked at the strategies five libraries use to engage readers and the implications for comics publishers.
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NYC’s Forbidden Planet Upgrades to New, Bigger Retail Space
After more than fifteen years at the intersection of 13th Street and Broadway in downtown Manhattan, Forbidden Planet USA, the American arm of the Forbidden Planet International chain and one of the city’s biggest and most popular comic book stores, has moved a few doors down the street to a larger space at 832 Broadway.
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Comic-Con Briefs: Queer Comics, Spec-Fi, Adventure Time Comics and Jason Shiga
Here’s a short list of notable events at Comic-con with the focus on a forthcoming collection of queer comics, Orson Scott Card and Hope Larson, a hot show-special release and a spotlight panel on the innovative comics storyteller Jason Shiga.
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Indie Comics Publisher Alternative Comics to Relaunch
One of the leading publishers of the independent comics movement, Alternative Comics, is relaunching with industry veteran Marc Arsenault at the helm.
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Super Folk: More Comic-Con, Marvel NOW Point One, Upcoming Releases, Digital News
This week in Super Folk, PW Comics World’s superhero news column, the rest of the Comic-Con news, upcoming notable releases from publishers including Dark Horse and IDW, digital news, Marvel NOW Point One’s cast is revealed and more.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 7/23/2012
7/25 Steve Lafler "Menage a Bughouse" Book Discussion and Signing in San Francisco, CA; 7/25 "Leaping Tall Buildings" Event with Dean Haspiel, Larry Hama and More in New York, NY; 7/26 Nathan Fox "Pigeons from Hell" Book Discussion and Signing in New York.
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Comics Retailers at Comic-Con: "The Pie is Bigger"
Comics specialty retail shops continued to report optimism over increased sales at the recent San Diego Comic-Con, even as distributor Diamond Comics announced several programs to help new stores launch.
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Kids' Books at Comic-Con 2012: Photos from the Show
Comics, costumes... and children's books. All were on full display during Comic-Con International, held July 12 to 16 at the San Diego Convention Center. From paranormal novels to ParaNorman the movie, from the Hunger Games to fans hungry for an autograph, check out our collection of photos from the show.
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'Annoying Orange,' 'My Little Pony,' and More Kids' Comics at Comic-Con 2012
In just one of the many children's comics announcements coming out of this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International, Annoying Orange, the web video gone viral, is getting its own graphic novel—a 64-pager to be published by Papercutz, the home of the Ninjago, Geronimo Stilton, and Nancy Drew graphic novels.
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Comic-Con 2012 Does Digital and More
Digital and creator-owner comics owned most of the headlines at this year's Comic-Con International: San Diego. The annual nerd-fest, held July 12-16 at the San Diego Convention Center, attracted upwards of 130,000 pop culture addicts—attendance has been capped the last few years— to soak in everything from the Avengers to zombies.
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Photo Mania: San Diego Comic-Con International 2012
After five days of all the pop culture you could ever want, The San Diego Comic-Con International is now done but has left some fabulous images that linger on. PW Comics World managed to capture a few images of fans, cosplayers, publishers and artists at the biggest pop culture event in North America. Most photos are by Jody Culkin unless labeled otherwise.
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Panel Mania: Archie: Clash of the New Kids
Fifty new students and four new teachers arrive at Riverdale High when a nearby school closes due to budget cuts. The new kids bring competition for Archie and his friends: a stylish girl who rivals Veronica, a photographer who threatens Betty's role at the school paper, and a prankster who may be more cunning than Reggie. Archie: Clash of the New Kids is written by Alex Simmons with art by Dan Parent and will be on sale on July 18.
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Few New Manga Licenses but Lots of News at Comic-Con
This was a sparse year for new license announcements at Comic-Con International, but every manga publisher there had something interesting to say. Yen Press, Viz Media, JManga.com, Udon, Vertical and Kodansha Comics all had news for their fans.
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Super Folk: San Diego Comic-Con 2012
This week in a special supersized Super Folk, PW Comics World’s superhero news column, all the news from San Diego Comic-Con 2012 including new Sandman from Neil Gaiman, more Marvel NOW details, specifics on DC’s Zero Issues, a slew of new series from Image, Archie’s Megaman/Sonic crossover, Eisner Award winners and more.
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Upcoming Comics Events: 7/16/2012
7/19 "No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics" Release Party San Francisco, CA; 7/21 Gotham Nights Event at the Toonseum, Pittsburgh, PA; 7/26 Nathan Fox "Pigeons from Hell" Book Discussion and Signing in New York, NY.
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Comic-Con Wraps with The Walking Dead on Top
This year's edition of the pop culture carnival known as the San Diego Comic-Con wrapped up for another year on Sunday with a big show from The Walking Dead and news from DC and Marvel.
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