2023 Underground Art Market Report
“Ephemeral Manipulations,” a multimedia exhibition that blurs the lines between the tangible and the digital, the seen and the unseen, has recently opened at Artarea Gallery in Tbilisi, Georgia. This group show represents five female artists with different backgrounds and is curated by independent researcher …
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It’s time to sing a (mostly) happy 50th birthday to the modern comics shop, though opinions differ on what the future holds for retailers. The direct market—that is, the group of bricks-and-mortar stores that stock periodical comics using a dedicated distribution system—celebrated a half-century run …
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ComicsPRO, the trade organization representing comics store owners in the direct market, has released the preliminary results of a survey of comics retailers conducted earlier this year. The survey, which was conducted over a period of six weeks starting in late January, found that sales …
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ComicsPRO, the trade organization representing comics store owners in the direct market, has released the preliminary results of a survey of comics retailers conducted earlier this year. The survey, which was conducted over a period of six weeks starting in late January, found that sales …
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In the 1960s, the Catholic cardinal of Los Angeles labeled the art of Corita Kent as blasphemous. But on Sunday, April 28, it will be given the spotlight by Pope Francis in a Vatican-organized exhibition elevating work that chronicles those on the margins. Francis will make a …
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As the middle grade graphic novel category has grown in recent years, the number of graphic adaptations of middle grade books has exploded. That makes sense: graphic adaptations bring new readers to older stories and expand the audience for newer ones. In the early days …
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As the middle grade graphic novel category has grown in recent years, the number of graphic adaptations of middle grade books has exploded. That makes sense: graphic adaptations bring new readers to older stories and expand the audience for newer ones. In the early days …
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As the middle grade graphic novel category has grown in recent years, the number of graphic adaptations of middle grade books has exploded. That makes sense: graphic adaptations bring new readers to older stories and expand the audience for newer ones. In the early days …
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Jeff Trexler, lawyer and interim director of the advocacy group Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, has been on the front lines of the legal battles over challenges and censorship. He represented Gender Queer creator Maia Kobabe in Virginia, where a petitioner tried to have the …
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Jeff Trexler, lawyer and interim director of the advocacy group Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, has been on the front lines of the legal battles over challenges and censorship. He represented Gender Queer creator Maia Kobabe in Virginia, where a petitioner tried to have the …
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