Once again, Penguin Random House is hosting Library Con at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in New Orleans this Friday! It’s open to anyone attending the conference, but you must RSVP! In addition, Penguin Random House will have many other events scheduled during the conference! (Including a real-life superhero!) Meet the Authors: Mariko Tamaki and […]
ALA 2018: Artist Alley
In addition to many numerous author events and signings, the annual conference of the American Library Association also features an Artist Alley! It’s located at the back of the Exhibits Hall, near the Zines pavillion and just past the graphic novel publishers, near the Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage! Many of these creators will also be signing at various publisher […]
ALA 2018: All the Comics Publishers!
Here’s a list of the major comics and graphic novel publishers exhibiting at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans. This list is not exhaustive…many publishers offer the occasional graphic novel in their catalog, and all of the major publishers have graphic novel imprints as part of their larger catalog. If you’re there, […]
ALA 2018: Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage Programming!
Located on the north side of Hall G, near the Gaming Lounge and comics publishers! Learn about the art of graphic novels, comics, illustration, and how games and gaming inspire creativity and social interaction! Time: Saturday, June 23 Sunday, June 24 Monday, June 25 9:30am – 10:20am SHOCK – AfterShock Comics presents its very first […]
ALA 2018: Lots of Comics Programming in N’Orleans!
Friday, June 22 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM LIBRARY CON 2018 Location: Morial Convention Center, Room Rm 348-349 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Graphic Novel Friday Forum: Not Just Sex and Violence – Adult Graphic Novel Collections Location: Morial Convention Center, Room Rm 353-355 Amanda Melilli – University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Eric Shanower – […]
ALA 2018: Librarians Celebrate Graphic Novels!
Once again, librarians of all sorts are converging on New Orleans, for the 2018 edition of the ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition! ALA was one of the first organizations to book a convention in a city recovering from Katrina in 2005, for an annual conference in 2006. They returned in 2011 to a city still […]
The Winners of the Max und Moritz-Preis for Best German Comics, 2018
Every two years, the city of Erlangen, Germany hosts the Erlangen Comics Salon. The 18th edition was held May 31-June 3. In a nutshell, it’s the German version of Angoulême. It’s not as crazy or as big, as the German comics scene is about ten years behind the United States in development. (Which is curious, […]
BookExpo/BookCon 2018: Lots of Comics Programming! (and other stuff if you like to read.)
This week, ReedPop once again takes over (most of) the Javits Center, with the BookExpo trade show and BookCon consumer show scheduled from Wednesday through Sunday. Whereas BookExpo once occupied both floors of Javits (trade booths in 1A-1C, 3A-3E), it, like the general retail market, has shrunk considerably in recent years. Book fandom is still […]
FCBD 2018: Gratis Comic Tag Means “Free Comic Book Day” in German!
The German comics scene is an interesting amalgamation of American and Franco-Belgian comics, spiced with the German tradition of satirical cartooning, and supported and encouraged by comics shops nationwide! (As well as by bookstores and smaller magazine shops in train stations.) The first Gratis Comic Tag was held in 2010, and this year, 18 publishers […]
FCBD 2018: Read It! The TOP FIVE Issues!
52 Free Comic Book Day titles! If you’re lucky, your store will give you a bundle of comics! But more likely, you’ll have a limit… both in time (what? this isn’t the line for the 12:15 showing for RBG?) and number. What should you grab? Depends on what you like, for starters. But also, you should try […]
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