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robot6.comicbookresources.com - 30 days ago

Comics Journal to beef up print, Web presence

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The Comics Journal #300 Tom Spurgeon broke the news yesterday that The Comics Journal , Fantagraphics' long-standing magazine of comics news and criticism, will be altering their coverage and format following the release of their 300th issue. The announcement came via a letter sent to ...

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comicscomicsmag.blogspot.com - 11/2/2009

What the Comics Journal Does Right

— comicscomicsmag.blogspot.com — The Comics Journal , as I noted in an earlier posting, needs to re-invent itself to make... it relevant for the new era we’re in, a period where there is a much greater public interest in comics combined with a much more fragmented discourse about comics ... (more) What the Comics Journal Does Right

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comicbookresources.com - 10/31/2009

Rethinking "The Comics Journal"

— comicbookresources.com — In light of news that the acclaimed source of comics news & criticism will be shifting format... to a web-heavy presentation with semi-annual book issues, CBR speaks with the magazine's editorial to find out why now is the time for a new TCJ. (more) Rethinking "The Comics Journal"

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pwbeat.publishersweekly.com - 10/29/2009

Comics Journal to beef up online presence

— pwbeat.publishersweekly.com — Starting with a letter to subcribers which Tom Spurgeon unveiled, today’s it’s being announced that The Comics... Journal, which is about to release it’s gala 300th print edition, is going to change its presentation drastically, with ... (more) Comics Journal to beef up online presence

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Comics A.M. - The Comics Internet in 2 Minutes
Comic Book Resources — ... ] Publishing | In the wake of last week's announcement of major changes at The Comics Journal, Jeet Heer looks at what the publication does well. [ ...

Comics A.M. - The Comics Internet in 2 Minutes
Comic Book Resources — ... away on Nov. 3 at the age of 76. Libraries | The Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subculture opened over the weekend at Meiji University's Surugadai campus in Tokyo. Users can become one-day members of the library, where they can have access to about half of the 140,000 manga for about $1.10 per copy. The books can't be removed from the library. [ The Japan Times ] Internet | Tom Spurgeon points out that the review blog Guttergeek will move to the expanded TCJ.com , joining a stable of hosted blogs that will include The Hooded ...

Comics A.M. - The Comics Internet in 2 Minutes
Comic Book Resources — ... writes founder Simon Jones. "Publishing porn manga at the time we started, amid lower sales and the explosion of interest in the internet (and the Pandora’s box that unleashed), was very risky. We needed a product that was a great deal for readers, with a format that comic shops were familiar with and could take a chance on, but also be different enough to stand out from the crowd, and Comic AG was it." [ Icarus Publishing ] Internet | Tom Spurgeon finds word that the new online-oriented Comics Journal will launch on Dec. 1. [ The Comics Reporter ] Internet ...