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Indie content lovers rejoice: fiercely independent comics (and animation) publisher Iron Circus joins forces with Indiepocalypse to produce crowdfunded casual videogames. Story at @forbes David Hyde C. Spike Trotman https://lnkd.in/gEunvhbb

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Some comics publishing breaking news: top writer Chip Zdarksy (Batman, Sex Criminals) inks 4-series deal with DSTLRY, with first title TIME WAITS to launch late summer. Details at Forbes https://lnkd.in/gN4mtxES

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Comics pros: voting is open for the Eisner Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, with lots of amazing work nominated in various categories. You really can't go wrong with any of your choices this year in Comics Publication/Journalism, but if you like what I've been doing on Forbes, ICv2 and PW, I would be honored to have your consideration this year. https://lnkd.in/gM9TzdWt

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Extensive reported piece on tech countermeasures that artists are using to protect themselves, their work and their income in the age of generative AI, today on Forbes. https://lnkd.in/gGmuWAP2

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Weird program announcement: today at 3:30 PT I'm going on a live collaborative webcast called WRITE NOW where the host and I will be co-creating a fictional story from scratch. I am... not known for my fiction writing... so this may be hilarious, terrible and/or frustrating. But if you'd like to watch along to laugh and point, the link is here: https://lnkd.in/gQSwSrMW

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Part two of one of the most highly-acclaimed and commercially successful graphic novels of all time is coming out later this month after a long delay caused by business, legal and creative issues. I spoke to author Emil Ferris about her creative process and her continuing journey with the beloved characters on Forbes. https://lnkd.in/gbJ-N25f

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Oni Press, no stranger to controversy at the publisher of the most banned graphic novel in the US, revives the EC Comics imprint, whose combination of gore, satire and sophistication triggered the first efforts to censor comics in the 1950s. Creator lineups announced for their first title, Cruel Universe. https://lnkd.in/gNZy2gaJ

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Since 2020, the New York City Public Schools social studies department has been a leader in using comics in the classroom, commissioning titles from some of the top professionals in the industry. With over 2 million copies and 25 titles in print, their numbers would put then in the top ranks of American comics publishers! Story today at Forbes, thx Andrew Aydin, Tim Fielder, Fred Van Lente, Ryan Dunlavey, Nicole Brownstein. https://lnkd.in/gY7dENh4

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Today on ICv2, the boom in graphic novel sales in bookstores is benefiting a few big publishers and authors, but what does the data really mean for the health of the industry? https://lnkd.in/gm7EMSsR

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