WIMPY KID movie planned
Fox 2000 has optioned the phenomenally successful WIMPY KID books. Nina Jacobson will produce. According to the article, five books are eventually planned, with...
Border’s new concept stores spotlight GNs
Among other things. This week Borders rolled out the first of 20 new souped-up media-age "concept stores" which spotlight five areas: Traveling, Cooking, Wellness,...
Homework assignment: Bookscan
Perhaps the biggest thing to happen while we were away was this wholescale lid-ripping by Brian Hibbs who gets hold of the Bookscan graphic...
Wolf Boy movie in the works
Evan Kuhlman's Wolf Boy: A Novel has been optioned by the Weinstein Co. for a possible film.
The novel -- which deals with a...
Interesting Stuff
§ Mike Lynch reminds everyone that submissions are open for the 2007 National Cartoonists Society Division Awards.
§Tom Spurgeon asks:
If, as nearly two-decade...
Eddie Campbell’s new book
It's called The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard:
My pal Dan Best worked with me on the story. You may recall him from the Escapist piece...
Dick Hyacinth: The preliminary meta-list
Dick Hyacinth has posted the top ten books in his admirable campaign to tote up many varied top ten comics lists from all over....
The ARRIVAL continues to dominate
While EXIT WOUNDS has been getting much well-deserved acclaim, it seems that THE ARRIVAL is the graphic novel that is picking up, as they...
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.
Sorry this looks funny....
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....
