One in four books sold in France is a comic book, according to the market research company GfK, and a growing number of those are nonfiction works by journalists and historians. Last year, they have included titles such as “M.B.S.: Saudi Arabia’s Enfant Terrible,” a biography of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by Antoine Vitkine and Christophe Girard; “What … [Read more...] about France’s Journalism Drives a Boom in Comics
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Naver, Kakao Achieving Big Success in Japan
Image credit: The Korea Times Naver and Kakao are seeing massive success in manga powerhouse Japan, with their online comics generating huge sales there last year. The two companies have reported to receive favorable responses in the Japanese comics market by localizing content using popular intellectual properties (IPs) from Korea. Naver Webtoon said sales in Japan … [Read more...] about Naver, Kakao Achieving Big Success in Japan
South Korean Gov’t Enters Comics Industry
As reported by Variety, the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has announced its expansive plan to foster the expansion of its comics and webtoon industry. This follows a substantial growth of the industry by 23% in 2022 to reach KRW 2.624 trillion per the report. By breaking past USD 100 million for the first time, its foreign expansion helped its exports … [Read more...] about South Korean Gov’t Enters Comics Industry
David Walliams’ Debut Comic, Astrochimp
HarperCollins Children’s Books has announced Astrochimp, a "wildly funny, action-packed" space adventure from David Walliams, marking the author’s debut into comic strip fiction. The book features full-colour illustrations by Adam Stower, and will publish on 23rd May 2024 in hardback, with simultaneous e-book and audio editions. "Blast off with Chump the chimpanzee as he … [Read more...] about David Walliams’ Debut Comic, Astrochimp
DSTLRY and Kodansha Teaming Up
As announced on Anime News Network, American publisher DSTLRY and Japanese publisher Kodansha are entering into a new partnership. The team will see the publishers exchanging artists for cover art to expose readers on both sides of the Pacific to artists from each company. The first product of this partnership is a variant cover for Becky Cloonan and Tula Lotay‘s series … [Read more...] about DSTLRY and Kodansha Teaming Up
Penguin Random House to Distribute Wattpad Webtoon
Penguin Random House has signed an agreement to sell and distribute the entire Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group (WWBG) frontlist and backlist across all sales channels worldwide. The agreement will become effective on September 1. Incepted in 2019 as Wattpad Books before becoming the Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group (WWBG) with the launch of Wattpad WEBTOON Studios, WWBG publishes 40+ … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House to Distribute Wattpad Webtoon
Webtoon Expands Aethon Books Partnership With 14 New Webcomic Adaptations
Image credit: CBR Recently, Webtoon has announced it will expand its partnership with Aethon Books. The largest digital comics platform is adapting 14 popular web novels as webcomics, created and produced alongside studios including Laurel Pursuit, Kisai Entertainment, Moonquill, Cocoon Productions, to name a few. The new adaptations will introduce more popular web fiction … [Read more...] about Webtoon Expands Aethon Books Partnership With 14 New Webcomic Adaptations
Full Digital Comic Marry My Husband Available on WEBTOON
Recently, the highly anticipated and smash-hit Korean drama series “Marry My Husband” debuted on Prime Video. For Webtoon fans or those who love the series and want to get ahead of its release schedule, the webcomic has inspired the adaptation, which is exclusively available to read on WEBTOON. Last week, the episode of “Marry My Husband” premiered on Prime Video. The series … [Read more...] about Full Digital Comic Marry My Husband Available on WEBTOON
Libraries audiobook and ebook lending grew by 19% in 2023
Overdrive is the most popular company in the world that powers your local libraries' digital collection of audiobooks and ebooks. Reader demand for ebooks, audiobooks, digital magazines and streaming video drives library lending to grow by 19 percent in 2023. Readers worldwide borrowed 662 million ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines. This data stems from over 92,000 … [Read more...] about Libraries audiobook and ebook lending grew by 19% in 2023
Graphic Novels And Comics Are Becoming Popular in Canada
More and more Canadians are reading comics and graphic novels, according to BookNet Canada. Last year, these genres were featured as emerging trends in BookNet’s Book subjects on the move Tech Forum session. The sales of adult comics and graphic novels increased 61% in 2021, Young Adult Comics & Graphic Novels increased by 76%, and Juvenile Comics & Graphic Novels … [Read more...] about Graphic Novels And Comics Are Becoming Popular in Canada
China Literature Takes Over Tencent Comics in $84 Million Mega-Deal
China Literature Limited (Yuewen in Chinese) acquired Tencent Animation and Comics for 600 million yuan ($84 million) on Monday, 11 December 2023. It has been described as a strategic move for China Literature to strengthen its position in the digital content industry. The acquisition covers all related business, film projects, animation, IP rights, and the Tencent Animation … [Read more...] about China Literature Takes Over Tencent Comics in $84 Million Mega-Deal
DSTLRY Launches Digital Comics Reader
DSTLRY, an independent American comic book publisher incepted in May 2023, is launching a digital comics reader with the launch title The Devil’s Cut, which is DSTLRY’s first print title. At present, the reader is in beta v0.1, but the company promises to expand it towards a full mobile experience and marketplace to debut in 2024. The digital comic reader is only for … [Read more...] about DSTLRY Launches Digital Comics Reader
Largest manga and Webtoon piracy site – M – likely to close soon
In a significant development, one of the largest manga and Webtoon piracy sites, codenamed M, maybe on the brink of closure as Kakao Entertainment claims to have identified the operators after an extensive five-year pursuit. As ComicBook stated, the issue of manga, Webtoon, and anime piracy has loomed large over the industry, prompting collaborative efforts from publishers to … [Read more...] about Largest manga and Webtoon piracy site – M – likely to close soon
Naver’s Premium Content Platform Exceeds 6 Million Users
Launched in February 2022, Naver’s “Naver Premium Contents" has surpassed six million active users as of November 2023. On this online platform, content creators can sell their work to pay subscribers. The format matches that of Naver's Smart Store, which is an online shopping platform for small businesses. Creators can decide the amount of content they want to offer for … [Read more...] about Naver’s Premium Content Platform Exceeds 6 Million Users