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Who's Watching The Watchmen? Even Prestigious Comics Are Just Grist For The Entertainment Mill

BY Rob SalkowitzThu Feb 2, 2012

"Watchmen" may be a literary classic and genre game-changer, but it's not immune from exploitation by its corporate owners.READ»

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In Superhero-Loving America, Tintin Has An Uphill Battle To Become The Next Batman

BY Rob SalkowitzThu Dec 22, 2011

If the combined commercial and artistic might of Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, and a cast of thousands of the world’s greatest animators can’t propel the boy adventurer into the top tier of box office success, it’s hard to see the prospects for other non-genre comics.READ»

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Liquid Comics Launches Digital Platform To Capture India's Pop-Culture Crazed, Mobile-Connected Youth

BY Rob SalkowitzMon Dec 5, 2011

Though India's indigenous comics industry is struggling and the country has proved a tough nut to crack for foreign publishers like DC and Marvel, digital distribution offers a bridge to reach the massive youth market. Liquid Comics this week launched Graphic India, a new digital platform to promote comic books in India and showcase native artists and writers. READ»

ART SPIEGELMAN

Art Spiegelman Peels Back The Process That Produced His Masterpiece, "Maus"

BY John PavlusMon Oct 17, 2011

In the quarter century since Art Spiegelman's Maus: A Survivor's Tale used the comic book form to seriously examine the Holocaust and its impact on his own family, "graphic novels" have become mainstream and respectable in literary ... READ»

CHRIS WARE

Chris Ware's iPad-Only Comic, "Touch Sensitive," Perfects The Form

BY John PavlusMon Oct 3, 2011

The acclaimed artist's meticulously designed layouts become even more immersive and cinematic when translated to a touch screen. READ»

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Can Comics Make The Leap To Digital In A Single Bound?

BY Rob SalkowitzTue Aug 30, 2011

Will digital distribution revitalize the comics industry or kill it? DC Comics brings judgment day nearer with a big move to "day and date" digital release for its "New 52" launch.READ»

COMICS

BERG Designs Comic Where Subtexts Shine Under UV Light

BY John PavlusTue Jul 5, 2011

At a time when comics are being shaken up by new media just as much as the music industry was lo those many moons ago, leave it to BERG to figure out a way to liven up the dead-tree experience most of us nerds still love. They're ... READ»

COMIC

A Graphic Novel Unlocks How The Media Manipulates Facts [Video]

BY John PavlusTue May 31, 2011

We tend to talk about "the media" as a monolithic force of nature, like mountains or the wind -- but it's a fallible human endeavor, constantly mutating in unpredictable ways. That's the guiding principle of NPR's On the Media, and ... READ»

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Graphic.ly, an Online Comics Community, Nabs $3 Million Funding

BY David ZaxWed Jan 26, 2011

An online marketplace and community for comics, Graphic.ly has apps for iPhone, iPad, and other devices, and has partnered with Marvel. Not bad for a year-old startup.READ»

DESIGN | Comment

The Lit World's Other Recluse: Calvin & Hobbes Creator Speaks!

BY William BostwickTue Feb 2, 2010

Bill Watterson breaks a 15-year silence to joke about the death of newspapers. No word on whether he has an iPad.READ»

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Marvel Comics, Now on the iPhone, Would Be Even Better on the iTablet

BY Kit EatonFri Oct 30, 2009

Comixology's iPhone app just got an exciting boost: 71 titles from Marvel. Reading comics on such a small screen is okay, but it sure would be nicer if they were on a bigger screen. Enter iTablet. Is this their future? The Marvel ...READ»

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Sugar and Vice: From Neo-Pop to Low Brow and Back

BY Mary-Louise PriceTue Oct 6, 2009

With Halloween upon us, we thought it apropos to offer some inspiration for your costumes this year: The recently-released book "EdgyCute: From Neo-Pop to Low Brow and Back Again" explores art that is sometimes goofy, sometimes spooky, but always twisted. These artists shine light on the bizarre corner of the art world where cute can also indeed be edgy.READ»

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Land of the Lost

BY Fast Company CalendarWed May 20, 2009

Watch out, Stan Lee! You're not the only old coot trying to cash in again on a decades-old creative burst. Seventies schlockmeisters Sid and Marty Krofft make their bid for Marvel Comics -- like cultural relevance via Will ...READ»

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Comic Con and Other Geek Holidays

BY Kevin OhannessianThu Jul 24, 2008

Today the San Diego Comic Con began. While it was created for comic book companies to announce upcoming products, and for fans to meet the creators behind their favorite series, it has become an opportunity for Hollywood studios to ...READ»

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Cultural Access and the Web's Wide World

BY Kevin OhannessianWed Jun 25, 2008

On his OnlineMarketerBlog, DJ Francis put-up a post titled, "ROI of Social Media for Gen Y Audiences." I'm on the border between Gen X and Gen Y, but I relate to his concept of access. When I was a kid, and a teen, I made ...READ»

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Superman and Retroactive Creator's Rights

BY Kevin OhannessianMon Mar 31, 2008

The news got out this weekend that a Judge awarded co-creation rights to the family of Jerry Siegel, one of the two creators of Superman. DC Comics, thus Warner Bros., is no longer the sole owner of the famous character. There ...READ»