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‘The Art of MARCH: A Civil Rights Masterpiece’ exhibit is coming to the Society of Illustrators

02/07/2018 11:15 am by Heidi MacDonald

‘The Art of MARCH: A Civil Rights Masterpiece’ exhibit is coming to the Society of Illustrators

Here’s some exciting news! The Society of Illustrators in NYC will host “The Art of MARCH: A Civil Rights Masterpiece,” a blockbuster exhibit that will illuminate both the celebrated graphic novel trilogy (co-written by Andrew Aydin)  and the story of Congressman John Lewis’s experience in the civil rights movement. The MARCH trilogy has become a […]

Filed Under: Art, Top News Tagged With: Andrew Aydin, jonathan w gray, March, MoCCA, Nate Powell, Rep John Lewis, Society of Illustrators, The Art of MARCH: A Civil Rights Masterpiece

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 7/12/17: Nessun Dorma

07/12/2017 9:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 7/12/17: Nessun Dorma

§ In the biz we call this “Hell Week” because you have to get everything done for con in JUST ONE WEEK. Emails at 1 am. Emails at 6 am. Corrections. Schedules. Powerpoints.  15 minutes of hold music. Caffeine, and lots of it. And, the ritual posting of the “San Diego Horror” gif from The […]

Filed Under: Kibbles 'n' Bits Tagged With: 80s comics, Andrew Aydin, Chuck Rozanski, emma allen, jen lee, john lewis, kickstarter, March, NPR, octopus pie, Robert Downey Jr, sasha velour, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming, the 10 most influential comics, the new yorker, The Wasp, tony b kim, Webcomics

MARCH: BOOK THREE wins big at the Annual Glyph Awards

05/20/2017 11:11 am by Alexander Lu

MARCH: BOOK THREE wins big at the Annual Glyph Awards

Last Night, the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention presented the Annual Glyph awards. The award was held in Philadelphia at TECH Freire Charter School in a departure from its typical venue at the African American History Museum of Philadelphia. The awards began with a bang as writer Brandon Easton and artists Tony Vargas and […]

Filed Under: Awards Tagged With: Black, Black Panther, glyph awards, john lewis, March

Retrospective Review: Pursuing Justice with ‘The Silence of Our Friends’

02/28/2017 6:00 pm by AJ Frost

Retrospective Review: Pursuing Justice with ‘The Silence of Our Friends’

STORY: MARK LONG & JIM DEMONAKOS ART: NATE POWELL PUBLISHER: FIRST SECOND In the Bible, from the Book of Leviticus particularly, there is a particularly haunting yet aspirational line that reads: “You will not stand idly by the blood of your fellow” (19:16). It is a juxtaposing phrase, placed among a variety of dictums towards leading […]

Filed Under: First Second Tagged With: civil rights, First Second, houston, jim Demonakos, john lewis, March, mark long, Nate Powell, retrospective review, Reviews

March will be on the NY Times regular trade paperback bestseller list next week

02/02/2017 12:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

March will be on the NY Times regular trade paperback bestseller list next week

  Congratulations @repjohnlewis, @andrewaydin, and @Nate_Powell_Art; March Bk 1 will have its 1st wk on the NYT paperback non-fic list Feb. 12 — Rebecca Sherman (@RebeccAgent) February 1, 2017   According to this tweet agent Rebecca Sherman who has access to early lists, no doubt. As you may recall, last week controversy erupted when it […]

Filed Under: News, Top Shelf Tagged With: Controversy, March, ny times best seller list

Diamond: March Trilogy Still Available

01/16/2017 1:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Diamond: March Trilogy Still Available

Just a quick note: Diamond has an advisory up that the slipcased March trilogy edition is still available from them, although it’s sold out at Amazon. (March Book Three is still available there.)   As we reported earlier, controversy has sent sales of the book soaring with sell outs in comic shops, bookstores and online but Diamond […]

Filed Under: Books, News, Retailing & Marketing Tagged With: Diamond, March

The Beat’s Best Comics of 2016

12/29/2016 3:00 pm by Beat Staff

The Beat’s Best Comics of 2016

Featuring Beat staff members and special contributions from some of the best cartoonists of the year. It was a wild year but there were some good comics to keep us entertained and thinking.

Filed Under: Awards, Top News Tagged With: Aatmaja Pandja, best of 2016, Comics, Dark Horse, DC Comics, March, Marvel, Sam Bosma, SelfMadeHero, Superman, Top Shelf

Bitch Planet and March win first Virginia Library Association Diversity Award

08/02/2016 11:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Bitch Planet and March win first Virginia Library Association Diversity Award

  The Virginia LIbrary Association (VLA) has announced the winners of their first ever Graphic Novel Diversity Awards. The prize celebrates diversity in comics form, and for the first year, ten publishers submitted 22 titles (published in 2015) in two categories: Adult and Youth. Winner receives $500 from the VLA Diversity and Inclusion Forum, and will be […]

Filed Under: Awards, Diversity Tagged With: Bitch Planet, March, virginia library association

SDCC ’16: We Shall Overcome – “March” with John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell

07/24/2016 3:00 pm by Beat Staff

SDCC ’16: We Shall Overcome – “March” with John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell

By Nancy Powell The line outside Room 23ABC at 9:20 AM Saturday morning was already two deep before staff let people filter into the room nearly half an hour later. School children – Muslims in burqas, black, white, Asian, Hispanic — had taken up many of the early spots. Their roles would be explained later. Regular attendees, […]

Filed Under: SDCC '16, Top Shelf Tagged With: #SDCC2016, Andrew Aydin, March, Nate Powell, Rep John Lewis

Civil Rights Saga MARCH is becoming an animated series

04/29/2016 2:51 pm by Kyle Pinion

Civil Rights Saga MARCH is becoming an animated series

Announced by Charleston Immersive & Interactive Media today, the production company has optioned Top Shelf’s March for adaptation into an animated series, along with developing related interactive educational products. No release date was announced at this time. The March series, which currently set as a trilogy, is penned by Civil Rights Icon, Congressman John Lewis, […]

Filed Under: Cartoons, Top News, Top Shelf Tagged With: Andrew Aydin, Congressman John Lewis, March, Nate Powell, Top Shelf

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