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Randy Duncan and Matthew Smith have published a second edition of their essential textbook on the history and business of comics -- and this time, they're joined by a new author: Paul Levitz.

When people talk about saving John Constantine, usually it's a hopeless task, as the scouser magician's soul has long been consigned to hell for his many sins on earth. But another campaign to save Constantine is under way—and this time it's fans attempting to keep his TV show going past a 13 episode commitment despite middling ratings.

The Canadian cousins discuss their recent historic wins

In the last few weeks there's been a bit of online speculation about why Michael Davis, one of the original Milestone Comics founders, along...

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) releases a yearly list of recommended graphic novels, and this year's list is out, 79 titles...

by Pamela Auditore Anyone familiar with Spike TV Scream Award Winner and New York Times Bestselling Artist/Writer Ben Templesmith's work knows he is profoundly influenced...

About six months ago, I took a victory lap. And I'm gonna take another one. Because I was right, all along. Last's week's twin announcements of the revamped DC line-up and Marvel's all-woman A-Force showed that even the big two have embraced the idea of a diverse readership as a sound business model. It was only four years ago, when the New 52 launched, that there was an outcry about only 1% of the creators being female, and DC co-publisher Dan DiDio got put on the spot and reacted with a less than conciliatory tone.

Last week, a sad story made the rounds about cartoonist Jim Wheelock having all of his comics stolen out of a storage unit in Vermont. It was quite a large and potentially valuable collection that went back to the 60s and in an interview at Seven Days he mourns its loss.

Have you tried to set up a business before, faceless mass of readers? Laying down groundwork for a business is like trying to punch the face of an ouroboros or wrestle a gordian knot.

A review of Scott McCloud's long awaited graphic novel

30 years in the making, Scott McCloud's new opus is available on February 3rd through First Second. McCloud was kind enough to sit down with us for a lengthy discussion about the new book, critical expectations, his creative process and how he balances his busy speaking schedule with the creation of a 500-plus page graphic novel.