Dave Sim Brings Cerebus into the Digital Age; DC's Strong 2012

News Dave Sim Brings Cerebus into the Digital Age In November, Diamond Digital, the digital comics program of Diamond Comic Distributors, began releasing all 25 chapters of Cerebus: High Society, the second volume of Dave Sim's (and artist Gerhard's) groundbreaking self-published graphic novel series, on a weekly basis that will continue through March 2013. This is the latest of several publishing moves around Sim and the Cerebus series and includes a successful Kickstarter campaign; a deal with IDW to release a new print edition of High Society, as well as an offer from Fantagraphics Books to bring the series back into print. more After a Strong 2012, DC Comics Looks Ahead Looking back over a year of growth, DC Comics executives point to the continued popularity of The New 52, the wildly successful relaunch of its superhero universe, increased sales of print and digital comics, sales of its controversial Before Watchmen periodical series and a growing list of bestselling hardcover titles as the year comes to end. more Lerner's Carol Burrell to Move to Abrams ComicArts In a surprise move, Carol Burrell, editorial director of Lerner Graphic Universe since the comics and graphic novel imprint was launched in 2007, is leaving Lerner to take a senior editorial position at Abrams ComicArts and Amulet. Burrell will join Abrams in January to work with Abrams ComicArts executive director Charles Kochman. more Today's Job CBPC is seeking a BOOK PRODUCTION ASSISTANT. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. Karen Berger to Leave DC Comics' Vertigo Imprint in 2013 Karen Berger, executive editor of DC Comics' Vertigo imprint and its director since the critically acclaimed comics imprint began in 1993, is stepping down and will leave the company in March 2013. The subject of much speculation since DC Comics' reorganization during 2009-2010, Berger will "assist in the transition to a new leadership team," according to a release from DC Entertainment, before leaving the company. more Archie Does Art Book Collection In-House After years of licensing the publication of its hardcover art book collections, Archie Comics is moving some hardcover production in-house and has just released its first title, The Art of Betty and Veronica. The art book follows the Archie characters through the decades, focusing on how their stories and fashions evolve, with spotlights on the many artists that have drawn Archie over the years. more Trajectory Releases a Classics Illustrated Comics App Trajectory, a Cambridge, Mass. e-publishing technology and distribution vendor, is releasing the Trajectory Classics App and relaunching its iconic line of Classics Illustrated digital comics as an app through the Apple app store. The Trajectory Classics App offers the original full color comics for $3.99 and $1.99 for Classics Illustrated Junior issues via in-app purchase, in addition to offering free previews and a new navigation system. more 'Symbolia,' iPad Journal of Multimedia Graphic Journalism, Debuts Today Launched with $34,000 in grants, Symbolia: The Tablet Magazine of Illustrated Journalism, a digital journal designed for the iPad that specializes in comics and illustrated nonfiction reports, debuts today in the app store. Founded by Erin Polgreen, former managing director of the Media Consortium and a longtime evangelist for comics journalism, Symbolia's inaugural issue is free and the journal will publish six issues a year for $2.99 per issue or $11.99 for a yearly subscription. more Marvel Announces Supersized Marvel NOW! Omnibus Marvel will cap its Marvel NOW! relaunch effort in June with a Marvel Now! Onmibus, a 688-page behemoth reprinting all the first issues of the program. more Top Cow, iVerse Media Offer Free Digital Comics Previews Digital content distributor Iverse Media is teaming with comics publisher Top Cow to offer fans free access to several Top Cow series recently relaunched with new storylines. Top Cow's "Try 'em Before you Buy 'em Program," is giving out redemption codes that will let fans preview the comics free of charge. more Steven Scott Named Publicity, Marketing Director at Archie Comics Archie Comics has named Steven Scott director of publicity and marketing, responsible for directing the company's public outreach and its social media and marketing strategies. more More To Come: The PW Comics World Podcast More To Come 38: DMP and the Print Hiatus In this week's podcast the More to Come Crew - Heidi "The Beat" MacDonald, Calvin Reid and Kate Fitzsimons - discuss DMP putting print manga on hiatus, retailer outrage over early digital release, Viz's Shonen Jump Alpha synching with Japan, the Karl Stevens, Boston Phoenix comics controversy and much more on PWCW's More to Come. More More To Come 37: The Myth of the Faux Geek In this week's podcast the More to Come Crew - Heidi "The Beat" MacDonald, Calvin Reid and Kate Fitzsimons - discuss their experiences at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, DC's digital expansion onto all platforms, the foolish anti-female nerd rage of artist Tony Harris and much more on PWCW's More to Come. More Reviews Starstruck Elaine Lee and Mike Kaluta. IDW, $34.99 trade paper (360p) ISBN 978-1-61377-439-7 This brain-bending SF epic is the type of book that once devoured, demands to be passed on to another unsuspecting reader with a meaningful look and a wistful sigh. It is not however the type of read that lends itself well to actually being pinned down in a description any longer than, "you must have this". Originally published in Heavy Metal in the 80s and expanded over the years, Starstruck is a soap opera, a space adventuring epic, and an ambitiously multi-layered visual treat that might just bend your mind. There is Galatia 9, a space faring adventurer with killer bow skills, and her new companion Brucilla the Muscle, a fierce and fun loving pilot running from her disgrace. more Superman: Earth One: Vol. Two J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis. DC, $22.99 (136p) ISBN 978-1-4012-3196-5 This sequel to the bestselling first volume is intended as a sort of "Superman 101," a graphic novel meant for someone who hasn't extensively read comics before. Too bad, then, that it's not likely to inspire a need to read further. In volume two, Clark Kent starts his double career as reporter at the Daily Planet and as Superman. The plot is straightforward and updated (Jimmy Olsen writes a blog), but there's nothing extraordinary enough to make this anything beyond a capable Superman tale more Jack Jackson's American History: Los Tejanos and Lost Cause Jack Jackson. Fantagraphics, $35 (320p) ISBN 978-1-60699-504-4 Comics' current vogue for nonfiction was pioneered in these two works from the late underground comix founding father Jackson, who died in 2006. Jackson brought an R. Crumb–style crosshatching and love of facial grotesquery to these two densely researched historical graphic novels. Lost Cause (1998) is a tangled and bloody history of mob violence and vendetta that uses the Taylor-Sutton feud in post–Civil War southern Texas (featuring that highly homicidal teenager, John Wesley Hardin) as a fascinating prism through which to view many white Texans' reactions to Reconstruction. Jackson's conscious decision to use his protagonists' point of view results in many wincingly racist moments that some readers may find hard to swallow. more Graphic Preview Panel Mania: Sumo Scott is a washed-up football player who has also been abandoned by his girlfriend. When he is offered a position in a Japanese sumo training "stable," Scott embarks on a new chapter in his life. Sumo is written and drawn by Thien Pham, who also illustrated Gene Yang's Level Up. First Second will release Sumo in December. more Panel Mania: Barrel of Monkeys Barrel of Monkeys is the first full length work published in English by the French comics duo Florent Ruppert and Jermoe Mulot, and it is also the debut book from the new avant-garde comics publisher Rebus Books. Barrel of Monkeys is a surrealistic dark comedy which employs innovative formal techniques. It will be released on January 23 and is currently available on the Rebus Books website. more	Comics Events Upcoming Comics Events 12/15 Mike Mignola Hellboy Exhibit and Signing in Portland, OR 12/19 David Petersen Signs "Mouse Guard" in Dallas, TX 12/19 Darick Robertson "Happy" Signing in Santa Clara, CA more On Sale Calendar Batman: Night of the Owls (DC) Before The Incal Classic Collection (Humanoids) Butcher Baker, The Righteous Maker (Image) Captain Marvel Vol. 1: In Pursuit of Flight (Marvel) Grandville Bete Noire (Dark Horse) Fury Max: My War Gone By Vol. 1 (Marvel) Judge Dredd: The Complete Brian Bolland (IDW) Pogo: Bona Fide Balderdash (Fantagraphics) Revival Vol. 1: You're Among Friends (Image) Sharaz-de: Tales from the Arabian Nights (Archaia) Steve Ditko's Monsters Volume 1: Gorgo (IDW)

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