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Found at THE BEAT
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ST. MARTIN’S PRESS AND BYRON PRIESS VISUAL PUBLICATIONS COME TOGETHER TO CREATE A NEW ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY
THE YEAR'S BEST COMICS AND MANGA
In the tradition of St. Martin’s venerated anthologies such as the Locus Award-
winning The Year¹s Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois and the World Fantasy Award-winning anthology The Year¹s Best Fantasy and Horror edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link & Gavin Grant, comes The Year¹s Best Graphic Novels, Comics and Manga.
Since 2000, graphic novels, comics and manga have been one of the largest growing areas in the book industry. It maintains one of the most diverse readerships -- from fortysomething male superhero fans to girls 14-25 and has been growing annually since its emergence as a mainstream bookstore commodity. More significantly, graphic novels and manga have garnered critical acclaim from every major national publication for such works as Maus, Persepolis and Akira.
This summer the New York Times Magazine featured graphic novel auteurs on its front cover and in its analysis of the genre said that the most interesting fiction in America today may be graphic novels. Multiple award ceremonies now honor excellence in the field of graphics storytelling, including the Society of Illustrator's Sequential Art category; the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Arts' hosted HARVEY AWARDS, named for Mad founder Harvey Kurtzman, and the San Diego Comicon's EISNER AWARDS, named for the still-productive comics genius, Will Eisner, considered to be the father of the modern graphic novel.
With full selections and excerpts from leading works from many major publishers of graphic novels, comics and manga and an illuminating introduction by award-winning novelist and comics writer, Neil Gaiman, THE YEAR'S BEST GRAPHIC NOVELS , COMICS AND MANGA will provide insight to the casual and passionate comics reader.
Edited by Byron Preiss, who has been involved with the graphic novel field for over twenty-five years and Howard Zimmerman, former editor-in-chief of Starlog, one of the first national magazines to seriously cover the medium, The Year¹s Best Graphic Novels, Comics and Manga will be published in Autumn, 2005, and will present a collection of the best comics and manga published between June, 2003-December, 2004. The material will range from work published by small, independent presses to mainstream players.
For further information on submitting content for consideration, professionals can go to www.komikwerks.com.
Found at THE BEAT
*** press release***
ST. MARTIN’S PRESS AND BYRON PRIESS VISUAL PUBLICATIONS COME TOGETHER TO CREATE A NEW ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY
THE YEAR'S BEST COMICS AND MANGA
In the tradition of St. Martin’s venerated anthologies such as the Locus Award-
winning The Year¹s Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois and the World Fantasy Award-winning anthology The Year¹s Best Fantasy and Horror edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link & Gavin Grant, comes The Year¹s Best Graphic Novels, Comics and Manga.
Since 2000, graphic novels, comics and manga have been one of the largest growing areas in the book industry. It maintains one of the most diverse readerships -- from fortysomething male superhero fans to girls 14-25 and has been growing annually since its emergence as a mainstream bookstore commodity. More significantly, graphic novels and manga have garnered critical acclaim from every major national publication for such works as Maus, Persepolis and Akira.
This summer the New York Times Magazine featured graphic novel auteurs on its front cover and in its analysis of the genre said that the most interesting fiction in America today may be graphic novels. Multiple award ceremonies now honor excellence in the field of graphics storytelling, including the Society of Illustrator's Sequential Art category; the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Arts' hosted HARVEY AWARDS, named for Mad founder Harvey Kurtzman, and the San Diego Comicon's EISNER AWARDS, named for the still-productive comics genius, Will Eisner, considered to be the father of the modern graphic novel.
With full selections and excerpts from leading works from many major publishers of graphic novels, comics and manga and an illuminating introduction by award-winning novelist and comics writer, Neil Gaiman, THE YEAR'S BEST GRAPHIC NOVELS , COMICS AND MANGA will provide insight to the casual and passionate comics reader.
Edited by Byron Preiss, who has been involved with the graphic novel field for over twenty-five years and Howard Zimmerman, former editor-in-chief of Starlog, one of the first national magazines to seriously cover the medium, The Year¹s Best Graphic Novels, Comics and Manga will be published in Autumn, 2005, and will present a collection of the best comics and manga published between June, 2003-December, 2004. The material will range from work published by small, independent presses to mainstream players.
For further information on submitting content for consideration, professionals can go to www.komikwerks.com.
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