Amazon Studios to Deliver Image's 'Paper Girls'

Published: Tue, 07/30/19

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Amazon Studios to Deliver Image's 'Paper Girls'

Deadline exclusively reports that Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang’s bestselling Image Comics series Paper Girls has received a series commitment from Amazon Studios.

The show will be produced by Legendary Television and Plan B (12 Years A Slave, Moonlight). Toy Story 4 co-writer Stephany Folsom will adapt the comic and serve as executive producer with Vaughan and Plan B.

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2019 Eisner Awards Presented

The 31st annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards ceremony were held Friday night, July 19, and awards were given out in 32 categories for works published in 2018. See the full list of winners here!

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June's Best-Selling Graphic Novels

Saga Book Three HC

Image Comics • 9781534312210 • $49.99
Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples

DBD presents the top 25 best-selling graphic novels from our publishers based on sales data gathered from our retailer network and retail partners.

In June, Saga Book Three from Image Comics was the best-selling book. For the Top 20 Best-Sellers, see below.

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• Rat Queens Vol. 6 | Image Comics

• Blackbird Vol. 1 | Image

• East of West Vol. 9 | Image

• Monstress Vol. 1 | Image

• Middlewest Book One | Image

• Crtical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign | Green Ronin

• The Boys Omnibus Volume 1 | Dynamite

• John Wick Vol. 1 | Dynamite

• Paper Girls Vol. 1 | Image

• The Art of Darksiders | Udon

• The Art of Darksiders II | Udon

• Saga Vol. 2 | Image

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First Trade: Graphic Novel Reviews for Booksellers

A monthly graphic novel review series by bookseller Bianca Walters (The Book Table). This month, Bianca reviews Iolanda Zanfardino's Midnight Radio from Lion Forge as well as Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans's Die Volume 1 and Joe Casey and Ian MacEwan's MCMLXXV from Image Comics, providing reviews, sell-through suggestions, and best target audiences for each title.