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Panel Mania: Best of Sonic the Hedgehog

| 05/24/2012 @ 12:00AM

In this excerpt from the new hardcover collection, Best of Sonic the Hedge, Sonic wants to be turned into a robot to fight Dr. Robotnik, but Princess Sally rejects the risky scheme. The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog will be published this month by Archie Comics.
The University of Chicago Hosts a Gem of a Comics Conference

By Erich Beasley | 05/23/2012 @ 12:00AM

An amazing comics convention took place at the University of Chicago. Comics: Philosophy & Practice, hosted by the Richard and Mary L. Gray Center of Art and Inquiry, featured such acclaimed and subversive artists as R. Crumb, punk cartoonist Gary Panter, graphic memoirist Alison Bechdel and comics giant Art Spiegelman, to name just a few.
Trajectory Releases Classic Illustrated Digital Comics on Kobo

By Calvin Reid | 05/23/2012 @ 12:00AM

After announcing it will release more than 120 Classics Illustrated comics as e-books on the Apple platform, Trajectory is now releasing the line through the Kobo e-bookstore and the 7-inch Kobo Vox tablet e-reader.
Super Folk: New from IDW, BOOM, and Dynamite, Digital DC, Kapow! Con and the Glyph and Stan Lee Awards

By Matt White | 05/22/2012 @ 12:00AM

This week Super Folk, PWCW’s superhero news rundown, looks at new series from IDW, Dynamite, Image and BOOM, DC’s online store, the Kapow! Con and the Glyph and Stan Lee Awards.
Upcoming Comics Events: 5/21/2012

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 05/21/2012 @ 02:00PM

5/22, 5/23 Francoise Mouly & Art Spiegelman Discuss "Blown Covers" Live in New York; 5/23 Epic of Gilgamesh Release Party Portland, OR; 5/30 "Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist" Screening in Pittsburgh, PA
Trajectory To Publish Original Classics Illustrated Comics in Digital Formats

By Calvin Reid | 05/17/2012 @ 12:00AM

Trajectory Inc., a Boston-based e-book and app developer and publisher, has acquired the digital rights to the original Classics Illustrated comics and will release the works as downloadable digital comics for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
Super Folk: Marvel’s “First X-Men,” DC Annuals, Hellboy in Hell, New Series from IDW and Dynamite

By Matt White | 05/16/2012 @ 12:00AM

This week in Super Folk, PW Comics World's superhero news column, looks at Marvel’s First X-Men, an Avengers villain, upcoming DC Comics annuals, new Hellboy, Joe Shuster Awards Nominations, and more.
How Cartoon Network Became a Haven for Some of the Best Independent Comic Book Creators Working Today

By Shannon O'Leary | 05/15/2012 @ 12:30PM

The spirit of indie comics has not only influenced some of the Cartoon Network's biggest recent hits—it's led to a wave of indie cartoonists moving into the animation field on shows including Adventure Time and Regular Show.
Upcoming Comics Events: 05/14/2012

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 05/15/2012 @ 10:00AM

5/16 Jeffrey Brown Darth Vader & Son Signing in San Francisco, CA; 5/18-5/20 University of Chicago's "Comics: Philosophy & Practice" with Bechdel, Clowes et al in Chicago; 5/22, 5/23 Francoise Mouly & Art Spiegelman Discuss "Blown Covers" Live in New York
Dark Horse Plans Two Hardcover Editions of Carla Speed McNeil's ‘Finder: Talisman’

by Calvin Reid | 05/15/2012 @ 12:00AM

Dark Horse, plans to release both a regular hardcover edition and a deluxe limited hardcover edition of Carla Speed McNeil’s much acclaimed novella, Finder: Talisman.
Upcoming Comics Events: 6/11/2012

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

6/13 Brian Wood's The Massive #1 Release in New York, NY; 6/13 Aline Kominsky-Crumb & Dominque Sapel at MoCCA in New York, NY; 6/13-6/17 Denver Comic Con & Literary Conference in Denver, CO
Literary and Kids' Comics Shine at Toronto Comic and Art Festival

By Heidi MacDonald | 05/08/2012 @ 01:00PM

Comics and reading forged an Avengers-like alliance at the 2012 Toronto Comics and Arts Festival. Held at the Toronto Reference Library in downtown Toronto, the event drew over 15,000 people--including sessions aimed at librarians and teachers--to buy stacks of comics from cartoonists and publishers from around the world.
Viz Media to Publish Original Kids' Graphic Novels

By Brigid Alverson | 05/08/2012 @ 10:00AM

Over the past year, U.S. manga publisher Viz media has begun branching out in a new direction, releasing original graphic novels created just for them.
Marvel and Disney Assemble Avengers Tie-Ins

By Matt White | 05/08/2012 @ 10:00AM

To coincide with the release of this weekend's box office record breaker, The Avengers, Marvel and Disney have been offering a smattering of official tie-in material to bring fans up to speed with the characters and provide backstory to the film.
Derf Opens Up About His High School Friend Jeffrey Dahmer in New Graphic Novel

By Chris Arrant | 05/08/2012 @ 09:00AM

After making a name for himself as a humorist with the newspaper strip The City and graphic novels like Punk Rock & Trailer Parks, John “Derf” Backderf revisits his teenage memories of being friends, neighbors and classmates with the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
The New 52 Book Collections In Stores This Month

By Calvin Reid | 05/08/2012 @ 12:00AM

Beginning this month DC Comics begins releasing book collections of The New 52 with hardcover editions of Justice league of America Vol. 1: The Origin by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee and Batman Vol. 1: Court of Owls by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, in addition to a trade paperback edition of Animal Man Vol. 1: The Hunt by Jeff Lemire and Travel Foreman.
'Leaping Tall Buildings': The History of the Comics Industry in Words and Photos

By John Seven | 05/08/2012 @ 12:00AM

Featuring over 50 cartoonists captured in interviews and photos, Christopher Irving and Seth Kushner’s Leaping Tall Buildings The Origin of American Comics, from PowerHouse Books, weaves a narrative about working in the comics field through the eyes of a diverse array of creators
Super Folk: New from Image, Dark Horse and Valiant, Astonishing X-Men, April Sales Bounce Back

By Matt White | 05/08/2012 @ 12:00AM

This week in Super Folk, PW Comics World’s superhero news hub, new series from Image, Dark Horse and Valiant, upcoming story arcs from Marvel, Astonishing X-Men news, April sales bounce back and more.
Panel Mania: Baby's in Black

Compiled by Ada Price | 05/08/2012 @ 12:00AM

Arne Bellstorf's Baby's in Black looks at the Beatles in their early years, as well as the love story of Stuart Sutcliffe, the fifth Beatle, and Astrid Kirchherr. Baby's in Black will be released by First Second on May 8th.
Upcoming Comics Events: 05/07/2012

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 05/07/2012 @ 02:00PM

5/12 Long Beach Comics Expo, Long Beach, CA; 5/18-5/20 University of Chicago's "Comics: Philosophy & Practice" with Bechdel, Clowes et al in Chicago; 5/22, 5/23 Francoise Mouly & Art Spiegelman Discuss "Blown Covers" Live in New York

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