My thoughts on interesting news stories from the past week, including Apple Music getting a web player, plus Marvel and Scholastic working together.
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Tag: graphic novels
DC Comics plans an aggressive kids/young adult graphic novel expansion
DC Comics has announced plans to publish over two dozen kids and young adult graphic novels in 2020 and 2021.
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RIP Vertigo (and DC Zoom/Ink); hello, DC Kids and Black Label?
After over 25 years, DC Comics is shutting down the Vertigo imprint, as part of simplifying their imprint line down to three age-related labels.
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2018 bookstore graphic novel sales up almost 9%; kids’ comics dominate
Brian Hibbs has released his annual look at 2019 graphic novel sales through retail book sellers. To no one’s surprise, kids’ comics dominate sales.
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2018 comic sales up 7.9% thanks to graphic novels; direct market no longer majority of sales
2018 comic sales grew 7.9% over 2017, thanks almost entirely to the increase in graphic novel sales and non-direct market sales venues.
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Anthony’s 10 favorite comics of 2018
I discuss 10 of my favorite comics for 2018; the comics range from “Lumberjanes” and “The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl” to “AJ & Magnus” and “FoxTrot.”
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Anthony’s 2018 graphic novel picks
I take a look at my 2018 picks for graphic novels and trade paperbacks, ranging from “The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl” to “Goldie Vance.”
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2017 comic sales down by 6.5%; digital, graphic novels strongest areas
A look at 2017’s comic sales figures, as reported by Comichron and ICv2. While sales are down overall, the medium’s main strength is in graphic novel sales.
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DC Comics to launch two kid-friendly graphic novel lines, Zoom and Ink
DC Comics has announced it’s launching two new youth-friendly lines of graphic novels, “DC Zoom” and “DC Ink.” I look at why this launch is a good thing.
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Graphic novel picks for the holidays (2017)
The holidays are almost here, so I thought I’d make a list of graphic novels and trade paperbacks that might make suitable presents.
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