Tag: Books

For you number-lovers out there, and we know you are out there, here's something a bit more speculative but still interesting. Retailer Matt Blind...

Animator Tony Cliff makes his debut at First Second this fall with Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant, a new GN from First Second,...

As year-end lists of best continue to come out at a steady clip, graphic novels continue to be represented on lists—not as a special...

Over the holiday weekend, I had a chance to view Ron Mann's documntary Comic Book Confidential, about which I will have more to say...

Well, the year is winding down, and with it comes the annual "Best Of" lists from various websites and media.  Publishers Weekly led the...

Man this is really the year it all HAPPENS isn't it? The Costa Awards are a prestigious literary prize in the UK, and this year two graphic novels were included in the shortlist of finalists.

Backing up what we were saying the other day, two hardcover graphic novels debuted on Publishers Weekly Bestseller list via BookScan. Superman Earth One,...

With all the controversy about who is and is not a True Geek, and with competition for highly sought after "geek perks" at an all time high, a book on how to be a geek is definitely what we need—and with much loved Geek icon Sheldon Cooper on the cover no less. From Krause, fine publishers of guides to collecting salt shakers, coins and comics, comes The Geek Handbook, by rocketllama.com co-creator Alex Langley. And there is nothing stereotypical at all about this book's blurbs:

Can comics become legitimate bestsellers, the Beat's own John Shableski has been asking in a series of publishing procedurals. But in truth...comics already ARE legit best sellers!

After a brief flirtation during publishing webcomics in the "graphic novel boom" of the Aughts, it's been pretty rare to see something picked up...

The biggest business book show in America is inching towards a full-on consumer day, as the Comic-con-ization of trade book shows continues. BEA director...

Despite the host city's rep as party central, the Miami Book Fair is one of the nation's largest, an 8-day extravaganza of top literary figures from everywhere. This year's line-up includes Lemony Snicket, Junot Diaz and many more, and as usual, a large comics contingent, as seen on the card above. Participants include Chris Ware, Charles Burns, Aline Komoinsky-Crumband many more. Are you going? Tell he Beat about it!