Tag Graphic Novels
Beat Exclusive: Warlord of Mars: Fall of Barsoom Extended Preview
You may have noticed the Warlord of Mars, Fall of Barsoom tpb was in stores today. Maybe you'd like to read the first issue and see if you like it? [read more]
Coming Attractions: Mid-Winter 2012 Library Edition
Here's what I discovered at the recent American Library Association Mid-Winter conference in Dallas, Texas! Librarians are rocking the graphic novels! [read more]
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO GRAPHIC NOVEL TO HIT SHELVES IN NOVEMBER 2012
(THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO graphic novel cover by Lee Bermejo). DC Entertainment Announces Top-Notch Creative Team Including Denise Mina, Lee Bermejo, Leonardo Manco and Andrea Mutti Best-selling comic book and graphic novel publisher DC E... [read more]
Superman: Earth One – Volume Two Announced for 2012
After announcing Batman: Earth One, DC follows up by announcing the second volume of the JMS/Shane Davis Superman: Earth One graphic novel series. The first volume of this Superman reboot sold VERY well and made a strong case for original graphic novels in the superhero genre. (As opposed [read more]
‘Baja’: The Best Noir Comic Set in the Desert
Filed under: Graphic Novels, Reviews, IDW
Good crime comics used to be so hard to find. After the Comics Code Authority spelled doom for the genre after their heyday in the '40s and '50s, they virtually disappeared from the medium for decades. Tha... [read more]
Iron Man 2.0 Vol. 1: Palmer Addley Is Dead – A Book With Multiple Plot Disorder
I happened across Iron Man 2.0 Vol. 1: Palmer Addley Is Dead at the library and thought I'd give it a go. I'd given the monthly version a look, but it hadn't held my attention. Sometimes, a comic reads better as a book and I've enjoyed Nick Spencer's [read more]
Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan – The Difference Between an Art Book and a Graphic Novel
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Back in August, DC released the “TALES OF BATMAN: GENE COLAN VOL. 1” hardcover book. This book reprints Batman #340, 343-345, 348-351 and Detective Comics #510, 512, 517, 528 and 529. As we see a trend towards naming collections of a title [read more]
Looking at Venom by Rick Remender Vol. 1
“Venom by Rick Remender Vol. 1” is not the flashiest title ever conceived for a book (pun intended). There’s a trend of breaking up titles runs by creator. Over at Marvel, you’ve got “Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis,” “Moon Knight by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex [read more]
Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Get Jiro!’ Foodie Action Graphic Novel Coming in June
Filed under: Vertigo, Graphic Novels, News
It's been a little while since we've gotten an update on No Reservations/The Layover host Anthony Bourdain's Get Jiro!, the foodie icon's 160-page original graphic novel co-written with Joel Rose, with ar... [read more]
Many new Vertigo trades announced, including an INVISIBLE Omnibus
Remember good old Vertigo, the imprint where all the top writers for the New 52 got discovered and DC graphic novel book store sales were practically invented? Well, they are still at it! Plucky old Vertigo. And just to prove they still have what it takes they have announced their [read more]
NEW DC ENTERTAINMENT STOREFRONT LAUNCHES ON AMAZON.COM
Storefront Includes Best-Selling Graphic Novels Now Available for Digital Download on Kindle Fire DC Entertainment announced today the launch of a new branded storefront on Amazon.com (www.amazon.com/DC). The new storefront offers a variety of DC Enter... [read more]
DIGITAL COMICS: Marvel releases Season One GN with free digital code
Press Release This February, the world’s greatest super heroes star in the highly-anticipated all-new Marvel: Season One graphic novels—and make digital comics history! Each Marvel: Season One graphic novel will be shrink-wrapped with a code for a ... [read more]
Coming Attractions: Fall 2011: Fantagraphics
Mark Twain and Flannery O'Connor! Estonia and the Andes! Armed Gardens and Treasure Island! Joe Kubert, Tony Millionaire, Jack Davis! Old Comedians and Young Romance! And Gahan Wilson's Nuts! [read more]
Lucy Knisley On Creating Autobiographical Travelogue Comics [Video]
Filed under: Indie, Video, Art
Making comics under any circumstances requires a certain amount of focus, but autobiographical travelogues can be an especially challenging undertaking. Creators have the burden of lugging around equipment and must bal... [read more]
DC ENTERTAINMENT WILL CREATE GRAPHIC NOVELS BASED ON STIEG LARSSON’S MILLENNIUM TRILOGY
‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ Graphic Novel to be Released by Vertigo in 2012 with Sequels Following in 2013 and 2014 NEW YORK, NY, October 11, 2011 – Best-selling comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Entertainment has secured the worl... [read more]
DC ENTERTAINMENT WILL CREATE GRAPHIC NOVELS BASED ON STIEG LARSSON’S MILLENNIUM TRILOGY
‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ Graphic Novel to be Released by Vertigo in 2012 with Sequels Following in 2013 and 2014 NEW YORK, NY, October 11, 2011 – Best-selling comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Entertainment has secured the worl... [read more]
Marvel’s ‘Castle: Richard Castle’s Deadly Storm’ Graphic Novel To Appear On ‘Castle’ Tonight [Video]
Filed under: Marvel, Television, Graphic Novels
Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick and Lan Medina's Castle: Richard Castle's Deadly Storm will get some serious TV love on tonight's superhero-themed episode of the ABC's Castle series, titled "... [read more]
We Can’t All Be ‘Funny’
BY JEN VAUGHN - Cartoonist James Sturm wrote an insightful piece on submitting cartoons to the New Yorker posted on The Slate. As a cartoonist or unfortunately termed 'graphic novelist,' Sturm is used to drawing stories in the long term, stretching a few hundred pages, panel upon panel upon panel [read more]
Archaia Reveals New Details About ‘Jim Henson’s A Tale Of Sand’
Filed under: Movies, Graphic Novels, Culture
Archaia showed off a few pieces of Ramón Pérez's art from the graphic novel adaptation of Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl's unfilmed screenplay, A Tale of Sand, in their 2011 Free Comic Book Day i... [read more]