Comics platform Webtoon, with US headquarters in Los Angeles, rings the bell at the Nasdaq, raising US$315 valuation on its opening day.
France’s Prix Albertine Jeunesse Honors Children’s Book Translations
The reader’s choice Prix Albertine Jeunesse is selected by students, this year in more than 700 classes in accredited bilingual programs.
South Korea’s Webtoon in Partnership With Thales’ ‘InFlyt Experience’
Naver’s Seoul-based Webtoon sees its new partnership with Thales’ onboard in-flight business as a way to introduce its work to more in the US market.
South Korea’s Webtoon Adds Aethon Adaptations
The Seoul-based Webtoon expands its relationship with Aethon Books in a deal to adapt 14 books into online serial comics.
From Asia to Latin America: Independent Comics Publishers in Frankfurt
A Frankfurt Book Fair panel on independent comics publishers highlighted the innovative ways publishers get their books to readers.
Frankfurt: German Comic Book Scene Grows in Partnerships
At the Frankfurt Book Fair’s comics center, German publishers see growing interest from readers and are expanding into manga and manwha.
Penguin Random House’s International Inklore: ‘Pop-Comics’
The new Random House Worlds ‘pop-comics’ imprint Inklore is acquiring manga, manhwa, manhua, and more for a 2024 launch.
France: 2022 Book Revenues Were Down 5.4 Percent
French publishers report that unit sales fell in 2022 by -7.7 percent over those sales in 2021. Editorial production was down by -2.9 percent.
In France: Lyon BD Festival Opens its ‘Comic Season’
The 18-year-old festival in France kicks open its events this weekend, with some programming set to run for a month during ‘Comic Season.’
Booknet Canada: Comics and Graphic Novels Gained Popularity in 2022
n English-language Canadian publishing, Booknet reports a major jump of interest expressed by respondents in graphic narratives.