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Canva has crafted a wildly successful business model on the idea that graphic design should be accessible to everyone. The Australian company has raised $560 million since its founding in 2012, and is currently bringing in an annualized recurring revenue of around $1.7 billion, according to co-founder and chief product officer Cameron Adams.  Canva is in 190 countries and over 100 languages, and has signed on more than 170 million active users. But despite its rapid growth and international…

Posted in: Comics, Comics Publishers, Current News, DC Comics | Tagged: Batman And Robin And Howard, graphic novel, march 2024, primerDC Comics is taking two kids-aimed digest graphic novels, Primer and Batman And Howard by Jeffrey Brown and serialising them.Article Summary DC Comics serializes kid-friendly titles Primer and Batman And Howard. Monthly issues to expand the reach of popular graphic novels. Primer and Batman And Robin And Howard debut in March 2024. New graphic novel Barda explores…

Posted in: Comics, Current News | Tagged: AA Milne, march 2024, Solicits, winnie the poohA A Milne's Winnie-The-Pooh going into public domain has meant Travis Dandro has transformed it from illustrated prose to comicsArticle Summary Travis Dandro reimagines Winnie-the-Pooh as a graphic novel for Drawn & Quarterly in 2024. Winnie-the-Pooh's classic tales are expanded with new stories and full-page illustrations. The graphic novel includes the original adventures plus an exclusive story by…

The latest instalment of Alice Oseman’s LGBTQ+ young adult Heartstopper series has become the UK’s fastest-selling graphic novel ever.Heartstopper Volume 5 sold 60,012 copies in the first three days since its release on 7 December. This made it the overall best-selling book of the week in the UK across all categories including adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction.Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman. Photograph: HachetteThe Heartstopper series follows the love story of two fictional British schoolboys, Nick…

Posted in: Comics | Tagged: graphic novel, londonAlex Taylor, also known as azbt, has won the First Graphic Novel Award 2023, presented tonight at Waterstones Picadilly in London.Article Summary Alex Taylor, aka azbt, wins UK's First Graphic Novel Award 2023. Bone Broth—a coming-of-age, queer thriller—secures publication deal. Award recognizes UK's fresh comic talent, with 170 unique entries. Contest showcases diversity with wide range of themes and storytelling. Alex Taylor, also known as…

An acclaimed nonfiction graphic novel about Gaza, which pioneered the medium of “comics journalism”, has been rushed back into print after surging demand since the fresh outbreak of the conflict two months ago.Palestine, by Joe Sacco, was originally released in comic book form by the American publisher Fantagraphics 30 years ago, then published as a single volume by the company, and by Jonathan Cape in the UK in 2003.It was created by Sacco, a Maltese American journalist and cartoonist from Portland, Oregon, as a record…

Posted in: Comics, Current News | Tagged: Agent, Bookworms, breena bard, graphic novel, little brown, middle gradeBookworms is a new graphic novel by Breena Bard in which a group of middle schoolers sign up as reading volunteers at their local library.Article Summary Breena Bard's Bookworms graphic novel to be published by Little, Brown in 2026. Literary agent Alexander Slater secured world rights for Bard's haunting library tale. Andrea Colvin leads Little, Brown Ink's expansion in children's graphic…

Comics have always been interested in the strangeness that lurks beneath everyday life, and many of 2023’s best graphic novels dig into weird places. Why Don’t You Love Me? (Drawn & Quarterly) follows a couple struggling through parenthood and blagging their way in baffling jobs. British cartoonist Paul B Rainey builds his story from bleakly humorous page-long strips, while the larger question – how, exactly, did these absurdly underqualified people get to where they are? – slowly moves into focus, giving his…

Posted in: Comics, Current News | Tagged: Agent, Brainbow, graphic novelMaya Henderson's debut middle-grade graphic novel, Brainbow, tells the story of a girl who senses colours and discovers she has synesthesia.Article Summary Maya Henderson's debut, Brainbow, explores synesthesia in a middle-grade graphic novel. Synesthetic protagonist Rosie navigates friendships and her unique sensory experiences. Brainbow acquired by Little, Brown Ink, set for fall 2026 release after spirited auction. …

Absurd Ventures, the new creative studio from Rockstar Games co-founder and ex-creative director Dan Houser, has announced its first projects. As it happens, neither of them are video games, at least not yet.The first of these two new universes is called American Caper, which will debut as a graphic novel. It will focus on two normal but damaged families who are mired "in a world of corrupt business, inept politics and bungling crime." Comic book artist Simon Bisley (ABC Warriors, Lobo) is illustrating the graphic…