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I might as well come come straight to the point: The Con Artists by Luke Healy is my favourite graphic novel of the year so far, and to be honest, it might just be among my favourite comics ever. I’ve already read it twice, yet still I feel that I could go back to it again some time quite soon. Healy is one of those very noticing artists, and the great pleasure of his deeply satisfying fourth book, which is about an old friendship that will shortly curdle, lies in small things: little details you may not notice the first…

| The Enola Holmes Mysteries are a series of YA novels by Nancy Springer, with Enola Holmes as the teenage sister to Sherlock Holmes and Mycroft Holmes. Seven novels so far, they are about to add an eighth – but only in graphic novel form. And it is intended to be a direct sequel to the Netflix Enola Holmes film from 2020 starring Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill. With a new story by Nancy Springer, scripted by Mickey George and drawn by Giorgia Sposito, it will be published by Legendary Comics in August. And will…

| Jim Millot reports for Publisher's Weekly that, amid mixed publishing figures across the book sector, Simon & Schuster saw "operating income soaring 85% over 2021, to $50 million, while sales increased 17%, to $217 million" which CEO Jonathan Karp attributes the profitability boost "in part to higher backlist sales and refinements S&S has made to its metadata that improved sell-through, thereby cutting book returns." But as to the increase in sales? "All of S&S's divisions had double-digit sales increases…

| ABLAZE has a sizzling roster of titles for August that include titles for diverse fans of action/fantasy, horror/sci-fi, gaming, and teen coming-of-age dramas off the beaten track. Cover art: ABLAZE ELLE(S) Issue 1 · MSRP: $3.99 · Available August 3rd ABLAZE proudly presents Elle(s), a vibrant, imaginative new series.  Featuring brilliant, Pixar-esque art from Aveline Stokart and an engaging story by Kid Toussaint that brings moments of real emotion, mystery, intrigue, and humor together during the epic highs and lows…

John Bruno the Academy Award-winner visual effects mastermind has garnered acclaimed for his work on films such as Avatar, Terminator 2, and The Abyss but is taking the plunge in the comics medium. Dark Horse Comics has announced details for Navigator, Bruno’s first graphic novel based on an original story by himself, Steve Burg and Ron Thornton, with Screenplay by John Bruno and William Wisher (Terminator 2, Producer Die Hard 4). The graphic novel will be illustrated by Jordi Armengol whose past comics work includes…

Ashok Banker, author of the eight-volume "Ramayana Series", has now used the graphic medium to retell the tale of Lord Ram. "Prince of Dharma", according to Banker, is a pared-down, visually lavish sequential version of the novel. "Readers daunted by the prospect of reading eight books of over 500 pages each can dive right into this adaptation and enjoy the same story. For graphic novel fans like myself, it is wonderful seeing these timeless characters illustrated so beautifully," he says. The graphic novel…

A sharp drop in graphic chip prices could presage an unexpectedly quick ending to a global chip crunch that has crippled manufacturing from smartphones to cars, and the issue will be a central one for companies reporting results this week.As Intel, Qualcomm and others report, investors will weigh how dampened consumer spending from inflation, China's COVID lockdown and Russia's invasion of Ukraine balance out supply chain blockages for microchips.The trigger is a drop in prices of GPUs, or graphics processing units, which…