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Hey Kids! Essentials Comics!
Essentials is a series from IDW Publishing through their Library of American Comics imprint. These books are 4.4 inches high and 11.5 inches long and ?1.2 inches thick, printing one daily strip per page. The books more or less cover an entire year. And for this Independence Week IDW is offering them at a 25% […]
Posted on: Jul 2, 2019, Section: Books, Cartoonist's Cartoonists, Comic strips, Graphic Novels, Comments: 1 Comment
Middle School Graphic Novels – It’s a Big Thing
Brian Hibbs, at ComicsBeat, goes in-depth for us examining the BookScan numbers for the 2018 Graphic Novel section. It’s time to look at graphic novel sales in 2018. Implausibly, this is the sixteenth annual report of something that is hard to exactly perceive and understand: the size and shape of the sales of graphic novels […]
Posted on: May 20, 2019, Section: Books, Cartooning, Graphic Novels, Publishers, Comments: Comments Off on Middle School Graphic Novels – It’s a Big Thing
2019 NCSFest Reuben Divisional Awards
National Cartoonists Society Divisional Awards presented May 18, 2019. Nominees listed, winners highlighted EDITORIAL CARTOONS Clay Bennett Michael Ramirez Rob Rogers MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION Tom Bunk Amy Kurzweil Jim Woodring FEATURE ANIMATION Shiyoon Kim – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Peter Ramsay – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Justin K. Thompson – Spider-Man: Into the […]
Posted on: May 19, 2019, Section: AAEC-feed, Animation, Awards, Cartooning, Cartoonist's Cartoonists, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Graphic Novels, Greeting Cards, Illustration, Magazine cartoons, National Cartoonist Society, NCSFest, Reuben, web comics, Comments: Comments Off on 2019 NCSFest Reuben Divisional Awards
Hey Kids! Comics! May Books Be With You
Here are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for May 2019 release. Images and links via Amazon (though ordering through your local comic book shop is a good idea.) The Complete Peanuts 1971-1972 (Vol. 11) Paperback Prince Valiant Vol. 19 1973-1974 30 Years Of Matt Superman: […]
Posted on: May 14, 2019, Section: Books, Comic strips, Graphic Novels, Comments: Comments Off on Hey Kids! Comics! May Books Be With You
Kids’ Graphic Novels Lead Comic Book Sales
Led by sales of the graphic novel format, total sales of graphic novels and periodical comics in the U.S. and Canada was approximately $1.09 billion in 2018, according to a joint estimate by trade news sites ICv2 and Comichron. From Publishers Weekly: Although sales via the direct market (aka the comics shop market) were […]
Posted on: May 6, 2019, Section: Books, Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Comments: Comments Off on Kids’ Graphic Novels Lead Comic Book Sales
John Backderf draws Kent State Shootings
Next year will be the 50th anniversary of the infamous Kent State shootings. In Spring of 2020 John Backderf and Abrams Books will release Kent State: Four Dead In Ohio. “I’ve boiled the story down to showing how it unfolded,” Derf said. “It’s a very personal account of this shocking event that still reverberates […]
Posted on: Apr 23, 2019, Section: AAEC, AAEC-feed, Books, Graphic Journalism, Graphic Novels, Comments: Comments Off on John Backderf draws Kent State Shootings
2018 NCS Divisional Nominees
The 2018 National Cartoonists Society Divisional Award nominees for the 73rd Annual NCS Reuben Awards! The winners will be announced on May 18th, 2019 in Huntington Beach, CA. The National Cartoonists Society
Posted on: Mar 18, 2019, Section: AAEC-feed, Animation, Awards, Cartooning, Cartoonist's Cartoonists, Comic Books, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Graphic Novels, Illustration, Magazine cartoons, National Cartoonist Society, NCSFest, Reuben, Television, Comments: Comments Off on 2018 NCS Divisional Nominees
Hey Kids! Comics! Spring Released
above: Macanudo by Liniers Here are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for March 2019 release. Images and links via Amazon (though ordering through your local comic book shop is a good idea.) Laptops Are So Warm: An Ask a Cat Collection Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of […]
Posted on: Mar 16, 2019, Section: Books, Children's Books, Comic Books, Comic history, Comic strips, Graphic Journalism, Graphic Novels, Magazines, Comments: Comments Off on Hey Kids! Comics! Spring Released
Some Duke University Christians refuse to read Alison Bechdel’s ‘Fun Home’ (UPDATED)
From The Duke Chronicle: For some members of the Class of 2019, the choice of ?Fun Home? as a summer reading book was anything but fun. Several incoming freshmen decided not to read ?Fun Home? because its sexual images and themes conflicted with their personal and religious beliefs. Freshman Brian Grasso posted in the Class […]
Posted on: Aug 25, 2015, Section: Controversies, Graphic Novels, Comments: 21 Comments
Alison Bechdel appears on Seth Meyers
Fun Home, Dykes to Watch Out For creator Alison Bechdel was on Late Night with Seth Meyer’s on Wednesday. Her segment comes in at about minute 28. Also part of the segment includes actors performing a scene from the Broadway play Fun Home based on her graphic novel.
Posted on: Jul 31, 2015, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: Comments Off on Alison Bechdel appears on Seth Meyers
WSJ: Profiles Jules Feiffer and his new career in graphic novels
The Wall Street Journal profiles Jules Feiffer, how he got into cartooning and how at age 86, he’s still going strong drawing graphic novels. I began drawing at age 3, and the more I drew, the better I became. I soon discovered that if I took this skill out in the street using chalk, the […]
Posted on: Jun 17, 2015, Section: Comic history, Graphic Novels, Comments: 1 Comment
Fun Home Broadway musical wins Tony for Best Musical and four other awards
The Broadway musical Fun Home, based on the graphic memoir of the same name by Alison Bechdel, was nominated for 12 Tony awards and walked away with the big prize of Best Musical as well as Best Lead Actor, Best Direction, Best Book and Best Original Score. I’m not sure how much involvement Alison had […]
Posted on: Jun 8, 2015, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 1 Comment
Daniel Clowes: No forgiveness for Shia LaBeaouf
Vulture interviews Daniel Clowes about his career and books. The topic of Shia LaBeaouf came up. Speaking of grudges: Have you forgiven Shia LaBeouf? I don?t know. No, not really. I mean, I don?t hold a grudge. I don?t think about it that much. But I don?t think what he did was really forgivable. I […]
Posted on: May 28, 2015, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 1 Comment
Jack Ohman creates first in four-part cartoon series about taking care of his aging father
Sacramento Bee editorial cartoonist and AAEC President Jack Ohman has posted the first of four in an illustrated series about his experience taking care of his aging father. The series runs on PBS.org.
Posted on: May 1, 2015, Section: AAEC-feed, Editorial cartooning, Graphic Novels, Comments: Comments Off on Jack Ohman creates first in four-part cartoon series about taking care of his aging father
Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home Broadway adaptation nominated for 12 Tony Awards
Fun Home, the Off-Broadway adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s Off biographical graphic novel, has been nominated for 12 Tony Awards. From CBS News: “An American in Paris” and “Fun Home” topped this year’s Tony Awards nominees with 12 nods each, followed by “Something Rotten!” with 10 and “The King and I” with nine. The best musical […]
Posted on: Apr 30, 2015, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: Comments Off on Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home Broadway adaptation nominated for 12 Tony Awards
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