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Americans can't get enough Tezuka! Well sort of. The Japanese comics pioneer was as prolific as he was influential and recently we've recently seen a pretty ambitious attempt at getting a bunch of his works into print here in the US from DMP. But a lot of primo Tezuka's work was already published here via a series of very attractive volumes published by Vertical which ranged from Black Jack—perhaps his most accessible series and one of the best known—and standlone volumes like Ode to Kirihito. Sadly many of these books are out of print, but not to worry, Vertical is bringing them back in digital form:

Roz Chast continues her dominance of the end-of-year best graphic novel lists, by topping Amazon's list of the best graphic novels of the year. The books are selected by the Amazon editorial team, led by Sara Nelson, and ranked in order of sales (which is pretty interesting in and of itself.) Chast's book, a painful yet humorous look at the end of her parent's life—has already won the first Kirkus Award for non fiction, and been named to PW's Best Books list, and I suspect we may see it on a few more lists before the year is done. As of the moment, it's Amazon's #1 book in the "Parenting & Relationships > Aging Parents" category. So there.

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...

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!

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.

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

Meanwhile, DC fought back with it's OWN multi-reality spanning war that will feature all of its realities battling in a Brainiac-created wasteland. Convergence, by Jeff...