Tattered Essence

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Fantagraphics has some comic book news and it involves some new authors!

Deciding to draw from a new generation of cartoonists who are spotlighted in anthologies MOME and Best American Comics is just what they have done. In fact, Fantagraphics has announced several new graphic novels from authors they have never published before. Pretty cool, huh?

These new authors are set to explore fantasy and reality at Fantagraphics. The roster of newbies includes John Pham, Lille Carré, John Kerschbaum and Esther Pearl Watson. Be sure to keep an eye out for the new works!

Thomas Nelson announced some layoffs. They did not say how many people were laid off, but that it was in the single digit percentage when it came to what percentage of the workforce it affected.

Harlequin has announced that its digital book projects will now be handled by LibreDigital exclusively.

Prairie Lights Books in Iowa City has a new owner. Jim Harris sold the store to employees Jan Weissmiller and Jane Mead. Each owns a third while Harris owns the other third. By the end of the year he is expected to sell his third to them.

As you may know, the trial involving J.K. Rowling and RDR Books started this week.

Rowling gave her testimony on Monday. Without a doubt it was one of the most anticipated moments in the trial. She even delivered an emotional account. Yes, she teared up at one point. She told how the trial has disrupted her own creative process, and she underlined the importance of the case for all authors’ rights.

“These characters mean so much to me,” Rowling said. “It’s difficult for someone who’s not a writer to understand what it’s like.” She said she found the Lexicon’s manuscript to be a “travesty” and noted that, in particular, her own Potter companion books, Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, had been “plundered” by the Lexicon.

Are you a comic book fiend? Wanna know if something you are into is coming out today with a new issue? If so, check out the list below for new releases.

Come book releases for April 16, 2008:

• Faker (DC/ Vertigo)
• Nixon’s Pals (Image)
• Howard the Duck: Media Duckling (Marvel)
• Hunter’s Moon (BOOM! Entertainment)
• All We Ever Do is Talk About Wood (Drawn & Quarterly)
• In the Small (Hachette Book Group)
• The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career GuideYou’ll Ever Need (Penguin Group)
• Kaze no Hana (Yen Press)
• Magical JRX Vol. 2 (UDON Entertainment)
• Kieli Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
• Speed Racer Vol. 1-2 Box Set (Digital Manga Publishing)