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Comics A.M. |‘Walking Dead’ slips, manga rises in May
Retailing | Naruto topped the May BookScan chart of graphic novels sold in bookstores, followed by two volumes of The Walking Dead, the latest volume of Sailor Moon, and Yen Press’ latest Twilight...
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Comics A.M. |‘Barefoot Gen’ controversy triggers surge in sales
Manga | The recent move by a Japanese school board to restrict student access to Keiji Nakazawa’s Barefoot Gen has resulted in a surge in sales of the book — so much so that the publishers had to...
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Comics A.M. | Hayao Miyazaki’s samurai manga may take a while
Manga | Hayao Miyazaki’s samurai manga will be serialized in the Japanese magazine Model Graphix, but progress is reportedly slow: Miyazaki, the director of classic animated films including My...
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Comics A.M. | Turkish cartoonist begins prison sentence
Legal | Turkish cartoonist Mehmet Düzenli began serving a three-month sentence this week on charges of insulting Muslim preacher Adnan Oktar, who espouses controversial views, such as creationism and...
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Comics A.M. | Bill Watterson’s return to the public eye
Creators | Shaenon Garrity chronicles Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson’s recent return to the public eye. While Watterson stopped drawing the strip in 1995, he recently provided a painting for...
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Comics A.M. | At Dubai con, women artists outnumbered men
Conventions | Vocativ put together an interesting, if somewhat late, video report about the Middle East Film & Comic Con in Dubai, often viewed by Westerners as a conservative Muslim city. Yet the...
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Comics A.M. | Turkish cartoonist faces prison for caricature
Legal | Former Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a criminal complaint against cartoonist Musa Kart over a cartoon caricaturing Erdoğan’s attempts to cover up a graft investigation....
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Comics A.M. | Roz Chast wins Kirkus Prize for nonfiction
Awards | The winners of the first Kirkus Prize were announced last night, and Roz Chast took top honors in the nonfiction category for her graphic memoir Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?...
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Comics A.M. | Turkish cartoonist speaks out about prosecution
Political cartoons | Turkish cartoonist Musa Kart, who was acquitted last month on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaks out: “It’s a well known fact that Erdogan is trying to...
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Comics A.M. | Indianapolis Star pulls cartoon after backlash
Editorial cartoons | The Indianapolis Star first altered a cartoon by Gary Varvel and then removed it from its website after receiving an outpouring of protests from readers. The cartoon, a reaction...
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Comics A.M. | Questions surround Cherry City Comic Con
Conventions | Vendors who paid the $60 deposit to exhibit at Cherry City Comic Con are clamoring for a refund after word circulated that the Salem, Oregon, convention won’t happen this spring as...
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‘Charlie Hebdo’| A roundup of news and reactions
Below are some links to news, commentary and reactions to the Charlie Hebdo shootings, but to start off, here’s a fascinating look at the staff at work, planning their first Prophet Muhammad cartoon...
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Comics A.M. | Pakistan, Turkey and Taliban condemn ‘Charlie Hebdo’ cover
View image | gettyimages.com Editorial cartoons | The leaders of Pakistan, Turkey and the Taliban on Thursday condemned the new Charlie Hebdo cover depicting the Prophet Muhammad. “If someone is...
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Comics A.M. |‘Naruto’ spinoff miniseries to launch in April
Manga | Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto ended its weekly serialization in Shonen Jump magazine in November, but a spinoff miniseries, Naruto Gaiden: Nanadaime Hokage to Akairo no Hanatsuzuki (Naruto...
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Turkish mayor faces backlash over giant robot ‘monstrosity’
The mayor of Ankara, Turkey, has a robot problem. A giant robot problem. Melih Gökçek, who’s been mayor of the country’s capital city since 1994, is facing criticism after unveiling a 20-foot statue...
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Beleaguered Turkish mayor replaces robot statue with T. rex
Facing mounting criticism for erecting a 20-foot statue of a robot that some have labeled a “monstrosity,” the longtime mayor of Ankara, Turkey, arrived at a solution: He replaced it last week, at...
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Comics A.M. | Artist Michele Wrightson passes away
Passings | Underground comics artist Michele Wrightson has died. As Michele Brand, she was a contributor to the first all-women underground comics anthology, It Ain’t Me Babe, with a story titled...
View ArticleComics A.M. | Scott Chantler named university’s cartoonist in residence
Scott Chantler, creator of such books as "Northwest Passage," "Two Generals" and "Three Thieves," will be the University of Windsor's very first cartoonist in residence.
View ArticleComics A.M. | Comic Market draws 520,000 over three days
The winter edition of Comic Market in Tokyo attracted 520,000 attendees over three days, down from 560,000 last year.
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