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10/10/2024

"The story is bleak, and the artist Manu Larcenet conveys it with spare dialogue and swaths of blacks and grays. When color bursts in, it is usually to signify new danger." ~ George Gustines, The New York Times

Read the article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/arts/oh-the-horror-8-comics-for-halloween.html

03/05/2016

Find all of our ComicArts news and extras on ABRAMS Books from now on!

03/04/2016

Are you going to MoCCA today? Stop by and meet Jim Ottaviani, Chip Kidd, and Geoff Spear! Check our site for signing times and information about show discounts, exclusive giveaways, and a sweepstakes!

http://www.abramsbooks.com/mocca/

02/04/2016

Saturday at MoCCA! Check our schedule for signings with Cece Bell, Jim Ottaviani, and Paul Levitz, plus giveaways, sweepstakes, and a special show discount!

http://www.abramsbooks.com/mocca/

31/03/2016

We'll be at MoCCA, the annual comics festival hosted by the Society Of Illustrators in NYC, this weekend! Stop by our booth for special guests, author signings, exclusive giveaways, a chance to win an Abrams ComicArts library, and more!

For more information: http://www.abramsbooks.com/mocca/

26/03/2016

A new view of Freud's work.

Psychotherapy as we know it today wouldn’t exist without the so-called female “hysterics” of the late 19th and early 20th century.

25/03/2016

Orbital Comics in Conversation: Get to know Peter Kuper!

Blog, Interviews, Orbital in Conversation, Podcasts Orbital in Conversation Episode 181 – Exploring The Ruins with Peter Kuper! Hello and welcome to Orbital In Conversation – the podcast of Orbital Comics in central London! Our Angoulême 2016 interviews continue as Chris sits down for a lengthy ch…

23/03/2016

A well-deserved starred review from Library Journal!

A powerful exploration of Guthrie’s roots, providing a mesmerizing take on the socioeconomic situation of 1930s America and a prescient commentary on how the challenges of that time continue to shape our identity as a nation

17/03/2016

Enter for a chance to win a copy of 'The Imitation Game' on Tor.com!

In 2014, Jim Ottaviani and Leland Purvis’s The Imitation Game appeared on Tor.com—and now we want to send you a copy of the book, which is available March 22nd from Abrams! English mathematician an…

15/03/2016

"Hayes’ book is a beautifully written, well-researched, vibrantly illustrated comic that makes a convincing and fascinating argument for the origins of Guthrie’s genius."-Slate.com

You know what the Depression looked like. Black-and-white photos of hardscrabble farmers. Hoovervilles and shantytowns. Lines of desperate men waiting ...

10/03/2016

The Comics Beat is a big fan of 'Trashed' by Derf!

For most of my life, the comings and goings of garbage was pretty much a mystery to me. When I was a kid, I put it in a can. When I lived in New York City, I dropped it down a shoot. And so on. It wasn’t until I moved out to the middle of nowhere and started taking my trash to the dump that I re

08/03/2016

An all-encompassing example of .

cc: Publishers Weekly

“Running feels like flying... No one can catch you,” says Omar, the true-life hero of this graphic novel biography by the author of the Eisner-nominated Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness. Opening with her

02/03/2016

Happy Will Eisner Week! What graphic novels are you reading this week?

In case you need some suggestions: http://ow.ly/YL2J.

cc: Will Eisner Week Official site

25/02/2016

March 7th! We're excited to celebrate Will Eisner Week Official site with Paul Levitz, author of 'Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novel."

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11/02/2016

Michigan event! Brian Fies will talk about why and how he created "Mom’s Cancer" and will sign copies at the Ann Arbor District Library on Tuesday!

In the webcomic and graphic novel Mom’s Cancer, Brian Fies told the story of his mother’s diagnosis and treatment for cancer, and its effect on his family. "Mom's Cancer" began as a serialized Internet comic, with new installments added throughout 2004. Readership grew by word-of-mouth. People who n…

09/02/2016

Some of our favorite authors and comics--en français!

Held annually in the French medieval-era city of Angouleme, the Festival International de la Bande Dessinee is one of the most prestigious comics festival in Europe. Publishers Weekly was on hand to bring back images of the Festival.

03/02/2016

Your first look inside 'The Imitation Game' on Forbidden Planet International.

Jim Ottaviani previously brought us the rather splendid graphic biography of the great Richard Feynman, now in collaboration with Leland Purvis he’s turned his attention to another genius of 20th century science, albeit a much less flamboyant and certainly much less outgoing character than the remar…

01/02/2016

Starting to get excited for Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art - MoCCA in April! We just found out that Abrams Kids author Cece Bell will be a guest of honor. Stay tuned for more news in the next couple months!

R.O. Blechman is a multiple award-winning and influential animator, illustrator, children’s book author, graphic novelist and editorial cartoonist. His many books include the groudbreaking 1953 graphic novel The Juggler of Our Lady and the forthcoming Amadeo & Maladeo: A Musical Duet. His work in an…

28/01/2016

Hear what ICv2 had to say about 'Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novel'.

Daily coverage of the pop culture products industry, including toys (action figures, models and statues), anime (anime, manga, and Japanese imports), games (collectible card and roleplaying games or ccgs and rpgs), comics (comics and graphic novels), and movie and TV (licensed) merchandise. We featu…

27/01/2016

Graphic novelist Peter Kuper was a guest editor on PEN America!

Trace the journey that a Monarch butterfly endures on its annual migration from Canada to Mexico in Peter Kuper's graphic narrative.

26/01/2016

"Th[is] book does a fine job celebrating Eisner’s contributions and is written in a way that fans and the general public can appreciate."-ComicMix

Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novel By Paul Levitz Abrams ComicArts, 224 pages, $40 It took me a while to figure out that Will Eisner has been a part of my comic reading life since I was per…

19/01/2016

'Trashed' by Derf is a great pick for teens, according to The Young Adult Library Services Association!

CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2016 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. The list of 112 titles, drawn from 170 official nominations, is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. The books, re…

09/12/2015

philly.com on 'Filmish': "Cartoonist Ross delivers far more than a mere history of movies in this charming, insightful comic book."

How'd this happen? It's December already, the Oscar campaigns are upon us, the bookshops and video stores (are there still video stores? - yes, a few) are decked in tinsel and candy cane, and e-commerce sites are abustle with Yuletidey pop-up ads.

07/12/2015

Garnered 3 spots on the Tech Times list with 'Trashed,' 'Ruins,' and 'Ghetto Klown'!

We asked a selection of artists, writers, journalists and comedians to chose their top five comics of the year.

02/12/2015

Flavorwire is spot on! Filmish is a great pick for movie lovers.

Movie nerds: surprisingly hard to shop for! After all, we don’t spend our disposable income on clothing or a social life — we’re pretty much reserving all of our funds for movies and movie-related ...