DARK HORSE ROCKS THE EISNERS WITH FIVE WINS! MILWAUKIE, OR, JULY 24—This past Friday, Dark Horse Comics, the number-one independent publisher in the industry, took home an impressive number of awards at this year’s Eisner Awards ceremony. Below is a list of the company’s wins. Best Anthology Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson. A 2012 Eisner and Harvey Award winner, this legendary, premier anthology is back and here to stay! The eighty-page spectacular Dark Horse Presents returns with all-new stories. Best U.S. Edition of International Material Blacksad: A Silent Hell, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido. A 2011 Eisner and
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Join the Comic Creator Connection Sponsored By ComiXology
Fans…MEET YOUR MAKERS ComiXology Sponsors the Comic Creator Connection at Comic-Con International 2013 CCI’s Comic Creator Connection is a one-of-a-kind meet up for up-and-coming creators ComiXology to guarantee marketing support for qualified participants July 8th, 2013 – New York, NY – ComiXology’s Meet Your Makers summer extravaganza continues with the announcement of comiXology’s sponsorship of the Comic Creator Connection – a one-of-a-kind meet up for comic creators that is presented by and takes place during Comic-Con International. The Comic Creator Connection (CCC) puts writers and artists together to see whether they can find their creative counterparts. For any writer and
Continue readingAVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER DIGITAL COMICS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH ALL DARK HORSE PLATFORMS!
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER DIGITAL COMICS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH ALL DARK HORSE PLATFORMS! MILWAUKIE, OR – JULY 5, 2013– Earlier this year, Dark Horse released Avatar: The Last Airbender comics through its standalone comic-reader app and digital store. Beginning today, the hit series of comics are available across all reader platforms, inlcuding Amazon Kindle, Google Books, Barnes & Noble Nook, Kobo & Apple’s iBooks! The New York Times Best-Selling Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Promise and The Search, which pick up at the end of the hit animated series, have been read by thousands of digital-comics fans. The expanded digital release
Continue readingThe Blank Page Project Brought To You By ComiXology & The Hero Initiative
Fans… MEET YOUR MAKERS ComiXology Partners with The Hero Initiative for “The Blank Page Project” Charity Event at Comic-Con International 2013 A two-hour charity event celebrating creators that all fans are invited to join! Watch LIVE as creators fill a gigantic comic page to be auctioned off at a later date Hosted by Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner, comiXology and The Hero Initiative July 1st, 2013 – New York, NY – ComiXology’s Meet Your Makers summer extravaganza continues with “The Blank Page Project” charity event. The Hero Initiative partners with comiXology and creators Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner to host
Continue readingComiXology Announces Their First Summer Event!
ComiXology Announces Their First Summer Event! Fans… MEET YOUR MAKERS! A celebration of comic creators and the creation of comics June 26, 2013 – New York, NY – This summer, fans… Meet Your Makers – comiXology’s first summer event celebrating comic creators and the creation of comics. Each week from now until Comic-Con International ’13, comiXology will reveal a new aspect of the Meet Your Makers event celebrating the people behind your favorite comics and the act of creating comics. “Without comic creators there wouldn’t be any comics to enjoy, so all of us at comiXology wanted to use the
Continue readingComic Book Legal Defense Fund Releases Authoritative Manga Guide for Librarians and Educators with Dark Horse!
JUNE 26 (New York, NY)—This summer, Dark Horse is proud to publish CBLDF Presents Manga: Introduction, Challenges, and Best Practices, an authoritative yet accessible handbook designed to help librarians, educators, and parents navigate the vast and popular field of manga. Prepared by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the freedom to read, CBLDF Presents Manga provides what you really need to know about manga from those who really know it! The book will premiere at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, June 27–July 2, and at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, July 4–7. Made
Continue readingComiXology Makes Kindle Fire & Kindle Fire HD App Available Across France, Germany, Italy, Spain, & the U.K.
ComiXology Makes Kindle Fire & Kindle Fire HD App Available Across France, Germany, Italy, Spain, & the U.K. Partners with DC Entertainment to further expand offering across markets June 25, 2013 – New York, NY – In conjunction with the launch of the expansion of the Amazon Appstore, comiXology, the revolutionary digital comics platform, has expanded their application to new markets today. In addition, comiXology has partnered with DC Entertainment to make its monthly periodical comic books available through comiXology’s Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD apps, which will now also be distributed in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK
Continue readingDark Horse Digital: Gentry & Conley Unleash SABERTOOTH SWORDSMAN!
JUNE 5, MILWAUKIE, OR—From rising stars Damon Gentry (Eerie) and Aaron Conley (It Girl! and the Atomics, Prophet), Dark Horse Comics is pleased to announce one of 2013’s hottest artistic debuts—Sabertooth Swordsman! This six-part, digital-first series is available exclusively through Dark Horse Digital beginning today and will be collected in a gorgeous hardcover in the fall. Sabertooth Swordsman also marks the latest selection in the critically acclaimed Dark Horse Originals line. “If you like your hot new indie comic debuts smack full of wall-to-wall violence and adventure, and almost zero moral ambiguity or crushing existential dread, then, BOY HOWDY, have we got the comical book for you!
Continue readingStan Lee, ‘The Walking Dead’ Stars Headline Wizard World NYC Experience June 28-30
Stan Lee, Patrick Stewart, Five ‘The Walking Dead’ Stars, WWE® Superstar CM Punk® Headline Wizard World Comic Con NYC Experience, June 28-29-30 Norman Reedus, Laurie Holden, Michael Rooker, Jon Bernthal, Chandler Riggs From ‘TWD’ To Attend Fan Extravaganza At New Riverside Location At Basketball City (Pier 36) NEW YORK, June 4, 2013 – Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD) has announced the celebrity and superstar creator rosters for the 2013 Wizard World Comic Con NYC Experience,June 28-30 at Basketball city (Pier 36) in Manhattan. Comics legend Stan Lee, “Star Trek: The Next Generation” icon Patrick Stewart and five prominent cast members of “The Walking Dead,” including Norman Reedus, Laurie Holden,
Continue readingJoliet Public Library Annual Star Wars Day 6/1/2013 (With Photo Gallery)
On Saturday, June 1st, the Joliet Public Library in Joliet, IL, hosted their annual Star Wars Day. This year’s event was again held at the Joliet Public Library, with additional displays hosted at the Joliet Historical Museum. The 501st Legion and the Rebel Legion again provided many of the displays. These displays included many screen accurate costumes and props constructed by members of these organizations. Also on hand were the R2 Builders, with a display of several droid units built by their members. Members of all organizations were on hand to answer any questions from visitors. The organizations also hosted
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