Diamond’s Top 100 GNs of 2007
Annnnd here's the top selling graphic novel chart. Manga has its own chart which we'll hopefully be posting later on.
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Paper choice kills Finnish edition of HP VII
From the New York Times:
J. K. Rowling blocked the Finnish publication of her latest Harry Potter novel on paper from Finland because it lacked...
Rodrick Rules? No — Wimpy Kid rules!
We hear that DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES, the second volume of Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid series, will debut at #1 on...
YALSA’s Top Ten GN’s for Teen
YALSA, the young adult librarian society, has picked it top grahpic novels of 07:
Abadzis, Nick. Laika. First Second
Carey, Mike. Re-Gifters. DC/Minx
Fleming, Ann Marie....
J. EDGAR HOOVER: A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY
Hill and Wang, the same outfit that brought you The 9/11 Report and Ronald Reagan is back with a graphic bio of J. Edgar...
Smart People
§ THOUGHT BALLOONISTS is a new blog of comics criticism by by Charles Hatfield and Craig Fischer.
In their inaugural post they analyze just what...
Awards season kicks off for books
The midwinter American Library Association meeting is taking place in Philadelphia this week, and yesterday's session included an avalanche of award announcements. The...
Hobbit news examined
Many news outlets have more info on the joyous news of two Peter Jackson/Fran Walsh-led Hobbity movies, including the New York Times. It seems...
Two from the Village Voice
#1: A Year in Comics and Graphic Novels by R.C. Baker sums up the year with a nicely diverse list:
Comics. They began more than...
New Line makes nice with Jackson for HOBBIT
NIkki Finke has all the details on New Line head Robert Shaye making up with Peter Jackson so that finally there shall come...
BEEDLE THE BARD sells for…£2m
In HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, one of the most important clues to defeating Voldemort comes in the form of a book left...
