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Super Folk: WonderCon 2012

By Matt White | 03/20/2012 @ 12:00AM

This week Super Folk, PW Comics World's weekly superhero news summary, looks at all the announcements that came out of WonderCon over the weekend, including Marvel’s new X-Men series and a new Captain Marvel, more details on DC’s upcoming new titles, big news from IDW and more.
Upcoming Comics Events: 3/19/2012

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 03/19/2012 @ 12:00PM

3/20 Comics Writing Master Class with Peter David at MOCCA in New York, 3/21 Smoke and Mirrors Release Party and Magic Show Los Angeles, CA and 3/23 Zak Sally & John Porcellino Signing in Chicago, IL.
Corto Maltese, Italian Anti-Hero, Takes on America

By John Seven | 03/13/2012 @ 03:00PM

Corto Maltese might have been a sensation in Europe for decades, but he’s largely slipped through the cracks in America. If Rizzoli USA's new edition of his first adventure has anything to do with it, Corto will finally join Tintin, Asterix, and the Moomins in capturing the American imagination.
Super Folk: Marvel’s Digital Comics Line, DC’s New Website and Creator Changes, Sales Surge in February

By Matt White | 03/13/2012 @ 02:00PM

It was a busy week in DC and Marvel news with DC's new website and Marvel's announcement of two ambitious digital initiatives, including a new line of original webcomics.
UK Indie NoBrow Stands Out With Beautiful Books

By Chris Arrant | 03/13/2012 @ 01:00PM

As the publishing world changes and evolves to deal with the challenges of the 21st century, a new London-based comics publisher named NoBrow is looking forward by looking away from digital publishing in favor of high-end book printing techniques.
Panel Mania: Gone to Amerikay

Compiled by Ada Price | 03/13/2012 @ 12:00AM

Written by Derek McCulloch and illustrated by Colleen Doran, Gone to Amerikay is a story of Irish emigres in America which spans a century. It focuses on three characters: a penniless single mother living in New York City's Five Points Slum in 1870, a young artist drawn to Greenwich Village's counterculture in 1960, and an Irish billionaire, who in 2010 seeks the music that inspired him as a child. Gone to Amerikay will be released by Vertigo in comic stores on March 28 and everywhere on April 3.
Koren Shadmi’s Web Comic ‘The Abaddon’ Brings Sartre to Brooklyn

By John Seven | 03/12/2012 @ 12:01PM

Koren Shadmi has hit the half-way mark with his literate and foreboding web comic The Abaddon. As he gears up to finish the work, Shadmi has turned to Kickstarter, the popular crowdfunding website, as a way to find funds to support himself until the work is completed.
Upcoming Comics Events: 3/12/2012

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

3/15 Brian K. Vaughn Saga Premiere Signing in New York, 3/16-3/18 Wondercon in Anaheim, CA, 3/17 Challengers Ultimate Drawing Challenge in Chicago, 3/20 Comics Writing Master Class with Peter David at MOCCA in New York
Comics Reviews: March

By PW Staff | 03/12/2012 @ 09:00AM

New graphic novels from Alison Bechdel, Mary and Bryan Talbot, Guy DeLisle and Harvey Pekar highlight a month full of major releases. Also out this month: a Diane Noomin collection and the womanthology anthology.
Super Folk: Marvel at SXSW, DC’s New Website and Creator Changes, Sales Surge in February

By Matt White | 03/12/2012 @ 12:00AM

This week in Super Folk, Publishers Weekly’s superhero news rundown, Marvel makes good on its promises of major announcements at SXSW, DC’s new website debuts amidst creator changes and new Watchmen details, Valiant adds two new titles, February comic sales put up big numbers, and the 2012 Glyph Awards nominees.
Panel Mania: Archie: The Married Life Book 2

Compiled by Ada Price | 03/12/2012 @ 12:00AM

Archie: The Married Life Book 2 collects issues 7 through 12 of Life with Archie, which explores Archie's life down two different paths, one if he had married Betty Cooper, and the other if he had married Veronica Lodge. In this exclusive preview, excerpts are included from "The Trial of Reggie Mantle" and "Freshman Year: Welcome Home, Mr. and Mrs. Andrews." Archie: The Married Life Book 2 will be released next week.
Upcoming Comics Events: 03/06/2012

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 03/06/2012 @ 12:00PM

3/7 Fairest Premiere Signing in NYC, 3/7-3/11 Los Angeles Animation Festival and more.
Dark Horse Comics Debut on Kobo Vox Tablet

By Calvin Reid | 03/06/2012 @ 12:00AM

Independent comics publisher Dark Horse is adding support for the Kobo Vox, a seven-inch color multimedia tablet that runs a customized version of the Android OS.
Super Folk: DC Shows Off Earth 2, Marvel Looks to Infinity and More New Series

By Matt White | 03/06/2012 @ 12:00AM

This week in Super Folk, PW Comics World’s news column of superheroic proportions, DC Comics’ reveals the new Shazam and shares some Earth-2 imagery (new costumes!), Marvel’s sudden affinity for infinity, the wave of new series announcements continue, and more.
Dark Horse Digital Graphic Novels Debut on Nook Devices

By Calvin Reid | 03/05/2012 @ 12:00AM

Comics publisher Dark Horse is expanding its support of digital platforms and will begin selling its digital comics on B&N’s Nook Tablet and NookColor devices.
DC Graphic Novels Cataloged by Library of Congress

By Calvin Reid | 03/05/2012 @ 12:00AM

Beginning in the spring, all original graphic novels and collected editions of comics published by DC Entertainment will include a page of cataloging information from the Library of Congress.
Panel Mania: Cleveland

Compiled by Ada Price | 03/05/2012 @ 12:00AM

Cleveland, one of the last graphic novels from the pioneer of autobiographical comics, Harvey Pekar, presents key moments and characters from the city's history intertwined with Harvey's own ups and downs. Cleveland is illustrated by Joseph Remnant. Co-published by ZIP Comics and Top self, it will be released in March.
Long Witnesses the Civil Rights Movement in 'The Silence of Our Friends'

by Danica Davidson | 03/02/2012 @ 12:01AM

The Silence of Our Friends, a graphic novel released last month by First Second, details the experiences of Mark Long, his family and family friends during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Written by Long and Jim Demonakos with art by Eisner-winner Nate Powell, the book has already found success, reaching #6 on the New York Times Graphic Books Bestsellers list.
Yen Press Begins Simultaneous Manga Releases with 'Soul Eater NOT'

by Danica Davidson | 03/01/2012 @ 12:01AM

Manga publishers have begun to look at simultaneous releases in Japanese and English both to satisfy reader demand and to combat internet piracy. Yen Press has begun to implement this policy with the release of Soul Eater NOT in the company’s online anthology magazine YEN PLUS starting in February.
Columbia University to Host ‘Comic New York’ Symposium in March

By Calvin Reid | 03/01/2012 @ 12:00AM

Acclaimed longtime X-men comics writer Chris Claremont will give the keynote address at “Comic New York,” a two-day symposium at Columbia University, to be held March 24 and 25, to study the history and development of American comics in New York City.

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