Comic Books

Bookings to Japan from key Asian markets like Hong Kong and Taiwan drop sharply as viral posts revive a comic book prediction of a July 2025 quake, prompting airlines to cut flights

The governments support such as providing funding and strengthening distribution infrastructure will help the domestic comics industry achieve healthy growth, ICA said on Thursday. Indian Comics Association (ICA) President Ajitesh Sharma said at present the domestic comic creators face challenges in distribution, financial viability, and cultural acceptance. Initiatives like the formation of this association and Comics Creator Championship (CCC) are aimed at addressing these challenges by providing a formalised structure for creators, fostering collaboration, and promoting innovation. The CCC provides a platform for aspiring and professional creators to showcase their talents. The ICA's efforts aim to nurture new talent and position Indian comics as significant players on the global stage. Sharma said that estimating the exact market size of the industry is challenging due to the unorganized distribution system. Though the absolute numbers have decreased, the readership on digital

Bloomsbury and Marvel have announced a multi-year, multi-volume licensing agreement to develop and publish "Marvel Age of Comics", a series of designed books exploring the deep and rich history of more than 85 years of Marvel Comics. The new series, which will launch with three books in November, aims to bring together a variety of talented writers, critics, pop culture experts, educators, and intellectuals to explore the expansive catalogue and characters from Marvel Comics history, it informed. "Like many others, I grew up with Marvel Comics, and it's a thrill to be working with Marvel on a series that will tell the stories behind the comics. 'Marvel Age of Comics' will feature a broad range of writers who are fans, immersed in the world of comics and eager to tell readers what Marvel stories mean to them, as well as to popular culture. "Bloomsbury is passionate about inspiring, educating, and entertaining readers of all ages and we're excited to bring our expertise and vision to

India's manga and anime content market has seen exponential growth post-Covid, with a remarkable increase of 300 to 400 per cent

From fans dressed as their favourite comic and movie characters, to national and international comic artists taking the stage, the Mumbai Comic Con is all set to celebrate all things geek and pop in its upcoming edition, starting April 20. Scheduled to be held at the Jio World Convention Center, BKC, the event, touted to be "largest pop-culture celebration", will host renowned artists such as 'Demon Slayer' voice artistes Natsuki Hanae and Yuma Takahashi along with Eisner Award-winning International artistes Guy Delisel and Jason Loo. The three-day extravaganza will showcase comics in a big way and feature a mix of leading and upcoming indie publishing houses, including Amar Chitra Katha, Raj Comics, Sufi Comics, Garbage Bin, Corporat Comics, Bullseye Press and Bakarmax. Comic Con is back in Mumbai! We cannot wait to host some of the most passionate fans of the country again. This is our biggest show in the city yet, showcasing the best of Indian comics, fan experiences, cosplay, .

Notable manga artist Akira Toriyama is best known for giving the world' Dragon Ball' hero, Son Goku, whose character continues to resonate with millions of fans everywhere

Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for Time Shelter, a darkly comic novel about the dangerous appeal of nostalgia. The book beat five other finalists to the prize, which recognizes fiction from around the world that has been translated into English. The 50,000 pounds (USD 62,000) in prize money is divided between author and translator. Time Shelter imagines a clinic that recreates the past, with each floor reproducing a different decade. Intended as a way to help people with dementia unlock their memories, it soon becomes a magnet for people eager to escape the modern world. Gospodinov, 55, said he began writing his book about the weaponization of nostalgia in 2016, the year of the election of Donald Trump and the U.K.'s Brexit referendum. He said it was a time when anxiety was in the air. I wanted to write a novel about the monster of the past," he said. "Because you can see in this time that populist ...

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Self-publishing picks up among the young; mainstream book deals remain largely elusive

A rare copy of a Superman #1 comic book that sold on newsstands for a dime in 1939 was purchased for $2.6 million in an auction. The comic showing Superman leaping over tall buildings on the cover was sold Thursday night to a buyer who wishes to maintain a secret identity, according to ComicConnect.com, an online auction and consignment company. The seller, Mark Michaelson, bought the comic in 1979 from its original owner and kept it in a temperature-controlled safe. Michaelson, now semi-retired and living in Houston, paid his way through college by buying and selling comics. The character created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster is a pioneer of the superhero genre, and comics featuring the Man of Steel have netted super prices recently. ComicConnect announced in April that a copy of Action Comics #1, the comic that introduced Superman in 1938, sold for $3.25 million. Now you look at the comic books and you go superheroes everywhere.' You look back in the '30s, there

The 1936 work in Chinese ink, gouache and watercolor was destined as a cover for "The Blue Lotus," the fifth volume of the adventures of Tintin, a young reporter created by Herge

Uderzo created Les Éditions Albert Rene two years after Goscinny's death, after a conflict with Dargaud, the pair's original publishing house

It's an intriguing peek into the fantastic, energy-packed kingdom of comics teeming with finely etched, timeless characters

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