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Big Crowds, More Digital Delivery at New York Comic Con

By Calvin Reid and Heidi MacDonald | 10/17/2011 @ 12:00AM

Big crowds and the growing transition to digital delivery were the big stories coming out of New York Comic Con, held this past weekend at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Although official figures have not yet been released, in his blog, ReedPop v-p and show organizer Lance Fensterman said the 2011 New York Comic Con attracted a record crowd of 105,000 people, easily surpassing the 90,000 fans that attended last year.
Kodansha Debuts Manga iPad App at New York Comic Con

By Calvin Reid | 10/15/2011 @ 12:00AM

In the latest digital news to come out of New York Comic Con, Kodansha USA Publishing, in conjunction with its distributor Random House Publisher Services, announced plans to release a Kodansha Comics iPad app featuring a selection of the publisher’s manga backlist.
DC Extends Returnability for The New 52

By Heidi MacDonald and Calvin Reid | 10/14/2011 @ 09:00AM

DC Comics will stick with what works and keep their new 52 comics relaunch returnable through April, it was announced at Thursday's Diamond Retailer Breakfast at New York Comic Con. The move is to keep retailers from simply cutting their orders as perceived interest drops off, DC v-p of sales and marketing Bob Wayne told PW.
Viz Media to Launch Near-Simultaneous Japan/U.S. Digital Manga Weekly

By Calvin Reid | 10/14/2011 @ 12:00AM

In a move that will brings its manga program very close to simultaneous English and Japanese publication, Viz Media plans to launch Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha, a weekly digital serialized manga anthology.
The DC Relaunch Bests Marvel on Line Average Sales

By Todd Allen | 10/12/2011 @ 12:01PM

DC Comics relaunched their entire superhero line in September with new #1 issues for 52 titles. The event has certainly been a best-case scenario for sales with multiple printings and sell-outs. DC even edged out Marvel for overall sales for the first time in recent memory. How did DC and Marvel really stack up for September sales? For that answer, we need to look at line averages.
Abrams Acquires U.K. Graphic Novel Publisher SelfMadeHero

by Calvin Reid | 10/12/2011 @ 12:00AM

Art and illustrated book publisher Abrams has signed a letter of intent to purchase SelfMadeHero, a London-based graphic novel publisher.
BAM Joins B&N, Removes DC Graphic Novels Over Kindle Fire Deal

By Calvin Reid | 10/12/2011 @ 12:00AM

Book retailer Books-A-Million has joined with Barnes & Noble and notified DC Entertainment that they are removing the 100 graphic novels from their shelves that DC plans to sell exclusively through the Kindle Fire.
More to Come 9: Kindle Fire's DC deal and the changing world of distribution.

Produced by Kate Fitzsimons | 10/11/2011 @ 05:00PM

In this podcast, Amazon's Kindle Fire and its DC exclusive deal, Haven Distribution closing and more.
Art Spiegelman On The Future of the Book

By Brian Heater | 10/11/2011 @ 03:00PM

In an era for publishing so utterly defined by the race toward digital, Art Spiegelman’s fixation with the book as an object has never once wavered—if anything, the years have seen his demands on publishers grow more complex.
Comics Reviews: October 2011

by PW Staff | 10/11/2011 @ 12:01PM

A strong month of releases includes books by Richard Sala, Dan Clowes, Seth, Amanda Palmer and Brian Wood.
Panel Mania: Joe the Barbarian

Complied by Ada Price | 10/11/2011 @ 11:00AM

Produced by acclaimed comics writer Grant Morrison and artist Sean Murphy, Joe The Barbarian is the story of Joe, a sickly 13 year-old with diabetes, a pet rat, and a room full of toys. But one night he's transported to a strange new world of warriors and kingdoms, a world that seems to waiting for him arrive and save it. Or is it all the hallucinations of a very sick boy? Joe the Barbarian will be published in a deluxe hardcover edition in November by Vertigo.
Shanower’s 'Age of Bronze Seen' App Goes Live for New York Comic Con

By Calvin Reid | 10/11/2011 @ 12:00AM

Cartoonist Eric Shanower and Throwaway Horse, the venture behind the graphic adaptations and iPad apps for James Joyce’s Ulysses and T.S. Eliot’s The Wasteland, have teamed up to release an iPad app for Shanower’s Age of Bronze, an award winning comics series that retells the epic story of the Trojan War.
Charlaine Harris; Stieg Larsson Estate Ink Graphic Novel Deals

by Calvin Reid | 10/11/2011 @ 12:00AM

Charlaine Harris, author of the bestselling Sookie Stackhouse prose novels, signed a deal with Penguin’s Ace Books imprint to publish Cemetery Girl, an original graphic novel trilogy; and DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint announced plans to publish graphic novel adaptations of the late Steig Larsson’s bestselling Millenium trilogy prose novels.
Amanda Hocking Inks Deal to Publish Comics

By Calvin Reid | 10/11/2011 @ 12:00AM

Amanda Hocking, the popular YA author who has sold millions of digital copies of self-published paranormal, fantasy and zombie novels, will team up with comics publisher Dynamite Entertainment to release comics adaptations of her Hollowland prose novel series in 2012.
Archaia to Publish Marjane Satrapi’s ‘The Sigh’

By Beth Scorzato | 10/11/2011 @ 12:00AM

Marjane Satrapi, author of the critically acclaimed, bestselling 2000 graphic memoir, Persepolis, will publish the first English edition of her new graphic work, The Sigh, with L.A.-based indie comics house Archaia this November.
Pioneering Graphic Novel, 'Horror Hospital Unplugged,' Back In Print

By Ada Price | 10/11/2011 @ 12:00AM

Originally published in 1996, Horror Hospital Unplugged by Dennis Cooper and Keith Mayerson, is a pioneering graphic novel brought back into print by Harper Perennial this summer.
Comics Events: 10/10/2011

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons | 10/10/2011 @ 12:00PM

Halloween with Jill Thompson in Chicago, cartooning class with Hilary Price in San Francisco & much, much more.
The Final 13: 'PW Comics World' Reviews DC’s 'The New 52' Week 4

By Calvin Reid, Heidi MacDonald and Kate Fitzsimons | 10/10/2011 @ 12:00AM

It’s the last week of the #1s! DC Comics relaunched its superhero universe with 52 new #1 issues and PW Comics World has reviewed them all! This week we review week four, the final week of new #1 issue releases.
GeekGirl Con Shines a Light on Women in Comics

by Jennifer de Guzman | 10/07/2011 @ 12:01PM

Comics creators like Gail Simone, Jen Van Meter, Hope Larson, Greg Rucka, and Trina Robbins will be in Seattle on October 8-9 for GeekGirl Con, a new convention devoted to the interests and concerns of women in “geek culture.
B&N Pulls 100 DC Graphic Novels From Shelves Over Kindle Fire Deal

By Calvin Reid | 10/07/2011 @ 12:00AM

Barnes & Noble has instructed its stores to stop selling and remove the physical copies of the 100 graphic novels DC Comics plans to sell exclusively through the new Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. But the L.A. Times is reporting that the deal was probably only set to last four months.

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