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Comics A.M. | 'Cash mob' rallies to help struggling store
When Cape & Cowl Comics in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, fell upon tough times, customers organized a "cash mob," with each participant spending at least $10 at the store.
Comics A.M. | 'Asterix' still reigns supreme in France
The annual report of the French association of comics journalists reveals "Asterix and the Missing Scroll" sold more than 2 million copies.
Comics A.M. | Comic Market draws 520,000 over three days
The winter edition of Comic Market in Tokyo attracted 520,000 attendees over three days, down from 560,000 last year.
Comics A.M. | 'Charlie Hebdo' to mark anniversary of attack with special issue
The French satirical magazine plans to publish 1 million copies of a special issue commemorating the one-year anniversary of the deadly attack on its Paris office.
Comics A.M. | Comics, diversity and the 'Asian superhero'
Contrary to the assertion made in a New York Times op-ed piece, one writer argues "Asian superhero" definitely isn't an oxymoron.
Comics A.M. | The state of the newspaper comics page
The end of "Edge City" after 15 years spurs an examination of the state of the newspaper comics page, which faces shrinking budgets, shrinking space and a preference for the familiar.
Comics A.M. | Charting the growth of the graphic novel market
How has graphic novel publishing changed in the past decades? A group of industry experts breaks it down.
Comics A.M. | Store employee foils theft of $114 in comics
An eagle-eyed employee of JHU Comic Books in Staten Island, New York, played superhero on Wednesday, helping police to catch an alleged shoplifter.
Comics A.M. | The Washington Post pulls Ted Cruz cartoon
The Republican presidential candidate criticized had criticized the editorial cartoon, which took aim at the use of his children in a campaign commercial.
Comics A.M. | Visiting Koch Comics, Brooklyn's 'Warehouse of Wonders'
Filled with one of the largest comic collections in the country, Koch Comics in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, isn't exactly the easiest place to find.
Comics A.M. | Driver sentenced in 2014 ZombieWalk crash
The driver who seriously injured a woman when he plowed through the crowd last year at San Diego ZombieWalk, was sentenced to 60 days of house arrest.
Comics A.M. | 'Edge City' comic strip to end after 15 years
Citing exhaustion and the changing status of comic strips, Terry LaBan and Patty LaBan have announced they'll retire "Edge City."
Comics A.M. | Amarillo, Texas, comic store robbed at gunpoint
Police in Amarillo, Texas, are searching for a man who robbed Big Apple Comics at gunpoint on Tuesday evening.
Comics A.M. | 'Fruits Basket' manga to return from Yen Press
Originally published in North America in the mid-2000s by Tokyopop, "Fruits Basket" will return in a series of omnibus editions from Yen Press.
Comics A.M. | Burglars strike Houston store at lightning speed
Three burglars were in and out of the Pop Culture Company in just three minutes, making off with the register, the safe and more.
Comics A.M. | Iconic Neal Adams cover art sells for $442,150
Through an agreement with the consignor and the auction house, Neal Adams and The Hero Initiative benefited from the sale of his original cover art for "Green Lantern/Green Arrow" #76.
Comics A.M. | 'One Piece' is the king of manga sales, again
Eiichiro Oda's took the crown for the seventh year in a row, selling 14.1 million copies between Dec. 1, 2014, and Nov. 30, 2015.
Comics A.M. | Tintinologist named as UK's first professor of comics
Although several British universities offer courses in graphic fiction, this is the first time a professor has been appointed to work exclusively on the subject.
Comics A.M. | Ta-Nehisi Coates wins National Book Award
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates, who'll write Marvel's new "Black Panther" comic, has won the National Book Award for his memoir "Between the World and Me."
Comics A.M. | 'Sandman: Overture' is Amazon's best comic of 2015
Amazon's editors select their best comics and graphic novels of the year, a list led by "The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition," by Neil Gaiman and J.H. Williams III.