§ Fine Art: Alien Books Is Launching a Box Set Juan Jimenez I, dragon Graphic novel series. This will be the first time the work has been presented in English. Gimenez is truly a legend, the artist of Metabaron and Eternity, and is regarded as one of Argentina’s greatest cartoonists.
The I, Dragon graphic novel trilogy, lovingly written and illustrated by Juan Giménez, is set in 1280, when the residents of Rosenthal Castle find themselves surrounded by a massive army . A long and bloody power war began. In the castle, a strange woman with a traveling carnival gave birth to her first child. In a nearby volcano, a dragon was stirring.
The first book will have a Kickstarter exclusive cover Salvador Sanz, more than. The event will begin on January 21st, and you can sign up for more information on the pre-release page.
§ This will be shorter than the usual K’n’B because… well, I guess you get enough news in a week.
§ Jacques Cohen In action again! She just joined Abrams Comic Arts as Director of Publicity and Promotion for Abrams Comic Arts and all of its affiliates. Cohen most recently worked at Tapas and previously at Fantagraphics. This is obviously a huge hire for both parties! Congratulations, Jacques!
§ While we’re losing comics news sites left and right, Broken Frontier keeps on fighting! They recently announced the 2024 Broken Frontier Awards winners (another win for Pee Pee Poo Poo!) and were inducted Emma Haley SelfMadeHero and Silver Sprocket enter their Hall of Fame. Good choice!
The site also announced six small media creators to watch in 2025 – Highlights Beatrix Brouwer AKA Beastly Worlds, Cara Brown, Chris King, Rein Lee, Shuning Ji and Zen K. We need new stars, so check it out! Keep up the good work, Broken Frontier.
§ In fandom only: Has a best-selling romance novelist stolen another author’s story? The New Yorker investigates plagiarism lawsuit Lynne Freeman Lawsuit filed against popular Crave series Lynne Wolfe. Along the way, there has been much discussion about the recently popular genre of romance novels:
While many of the romance agents, writers, and editors I spoke with weren’t worried about the frenetic pace of the field, some thought it could be overwhelming. “I think it puts writers in an impossible position,” award-winning fantasy novelist Holly Black told me. “No one wants to cut corners on quality, so you have to do this heroic thing to get your book where you want it to be in an almost impossible amount of time.” The same goes for improving speed, she adds There may also be “clickbait pressure.” The author identifies the most irresistible tropes and reproduces them as effectively as possible. Book blogger and author Jenny Trout told me, “In romance novels, copycats are commonplace. The author gives people what they want, but it’s also like you’re reading the same book over and over again. .
The popular trope genre is sometimes a cut and paste affair. Liz PelletierA publisher at Entangled, a press specializing in the genre, reportedly told another author, “The problem with traditional publishing is that they just let writers write whatever they want, and they don’t even consider what TikTok hashtags are going to be. What. Can you imagine?
§ London Spring Comic Con has been canceled because entertainment guests are unable to make plans due to horrific fires in Los Angeles.
We have an important and difficult announcement to make.
Due to the widespread fires in the Los Angeles area, we are finding it difficult to secure an agreement with the main guest at the upcoming London Spring Comic Con. Some of the agents we work with, and…
— Showmasters (@Showmasters) January 16, 2025
While Los Angeles and the entertainment industry are just beginning to recover from the disaster, these concerns may have lasting effects on media guests. actor Dennis Crosby Tasha Yar, who was left homeless by the fire, even tweeted that her fellow tour guests were sending well wishes.
Thank you! I think you’re talking directly to me… I mean, yeah, you’re talking directly to me and a whole bunch of other people we’ve met at Cons! I hold you in my heart because of your outpouring of love and I will see you soon! 🙏🏼🫶🏻😘 https://t.co/iqBJ4J0kOr
— Denise Crosby (@TheDeniseCrosby) January 16, 2025
§ Since this column is short, here’s another book previewed this week, soma from Award-winning writer Fernando Lore (Gray Eyes, Not Normal: Stories of Bullying) as well as illustrator and CULT OF THE LAMB character designer/cover artist Carls Dalmao (Lucid Lucy, Lamb Worship). Publisher Oni is promoting it as a science fiction story about creativity and companionship in dangerous times, with a comic twist.
Maya is a comic book artist facing a creative crisis. She was always stressed about deadlines and felt like she wasn’t doing the work she loved. Between trying to overcome writer’s block and giving advice to her best friend on how to finally date, Maya encounters an unexpected visitor: Soma, an alien alien who crash-landed in Maya’s living room. Soma delivers a message to Maya, warning her that an alien invasion from his own kind is quickly approaching, and he needs her help to stop it!
Here’s a preview:
