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The preliminary list is here. To say some critical darlings are missing would be an understatement. However some excellent reader favorites are well represented. But you can still write in—the top five write ins will be added to a list of final nominees.

John Jackson Miller's preliminary October sales analysis is up and the month was a Doozy. In my earlier piece I didn't not that sales...

Whoops a LOT to do tonight! Fire up your Über! These are ALL tonight. A Faintly Lit Light- Group Show at 4:00pm - 7:00pm

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More amazing books to pick up tomorrow at Comic Arts Brooklyn or via your local comics shop or the web if you can't attend. What are you most looking forward to? Many thanks to the creators and publishers for sending me info and to CAB's Gabe Fowler for enabling this.

Cartoonist/multi media artist Matthew Thurber has a provocative piece called Letter to a Young Cartoonist about the use of the internet as a career approach, and he offers an idea that I had never really engaged with before but now that I've heard it, I can't forget it. The internet is "pay to play" for so many of us, even given the free tools available.

Koyama Press is making many of its current and past graphic novels available in digital editions via the Sequential app. The titles available...

The Walking Dead #132 topped the October charts, helping Image lands a 9.77% dollar share and impressive 12.28% unit share, according to figures just released...

Exhibitors at Comic Arts Brooklyn this weekend were kind enough to send me listings of their books—as usual there is something for everyone. I received so many listing I'm dividing this into two parts. Many thanks to the creators who took the time to send me news of their work. It looks to be a very exciting show.  Enjoy!

Jen Wang has built up a nice little shelf of graphic novels for herself—Koko Beware, which she wrote and drew, and In Real Life, which she drew from Cory Doctorow's story. And now she's launched a new webcomics called THE WHITE SNAKE, which will update when new chapters are done. The first chapter is a dandy one, opening with a mysterious murder by...snake? But which snake, and why, and what happened to the snake?

Lion Forge, the mostly digital but going to print comics company, picked up some nice 80s licenses like Punky Brewster and Miami Vice. In the modern era of licensing, it isn't about likenesses and wooden stories, but about reimagining things. So Lion Forge hired Joe Casey and artist Jim Mahfood to do Miami Vice. Bringing Crockett and TUbbs to the modern day. Since both Casey and Mahfood are certifiably bonkers*** this is awesome.

by Matt O'Keefe Podcasts have had a really interesting impact on the comic book scene, a great source of discussions different from every other media outlet. They’re...

Jeebus it's dueling franchises today as the actual title of Star Wars Vii, the very first SEQUEL was released. And it's...