Comic Books
India emerges as Japanese Manga's latest 'superhero' amid rising interest
India's manga and anime content market has seen exponential growth post-Covid, with a remarkable increase of 300 to 400 per cent
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Mumbai Comic Con set to enthral pop culture enthusiasts in upcoming edition
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, .
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Japanese 'Dragon Ball' manga legend Akira Toriyama passes away aged 68
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
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Bulgarian writer wins Int'l Booker Prize for darkly comic memory novel
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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Superman to Pooh: Comics characters that became the face of protests
As Taiwanese cock a snook at China with cartoon-inspired patches, a look at other such statements
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Why stereotypical portrayal of Asok the IITian in Dilbert escaped criticism
As Dilbert comic strips get pulled for creator's racism, Asok was accepted as a satirical comment
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Self-publishing picks up among children, young adults; few go mainstream
Self-publishing picks up among the young; mainstream book deals remain largely elusive
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Up, up and they pay: $2.6 mn winning bid for Superman no. 1 comic
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
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Tintin comic book art by Herge breaks auction record at $3.1 million
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
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Albert Uderzo, 92, co-creator of French comic series Asterix, dies
Uderzo created Les Éditions Albert Rene two years after Goscinny's death, after a conflict with Dargaud, the pair's original publishing house
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The fantastic, multi-layered and sometimes political world of comics
It's an intriguing peek into the fantastic, energy-packed kingdom of comics teeming with finely etched, timeless characters
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A collector's guide to rare and vintage comic books
Lyria Exchange helps you track collectible comic book trends for the ones available on eBay
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