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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 5d

📰The reviews are in for Bill Griffith's Photographic Memory!

🏞️Embark on a journey to the American West in legendary cartoonist Bill Griffith's newest graphic biography based on his great-grandfather, William Henry Jackson!

📚Preorder a copy on our website or anywhere your buy books!

ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 6d

Today we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Peanuts!

You can explore the 75 years of Peanuts history in our new upcoming book The Essential Peanuts and check out our Here Comes Charlie Brown Pop Up Book, featuring the first ever Peanuts Comic Strip!

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 7d

Check out the amazing books being released in October at Abrams ComicArts!

These exciting books are coming this October to your local bookstore!

#NewReleases #OctoberReleases #GraphicNovels #Manga #History #Nonfiction #Fiction #Megalopolis #Peanuts

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 8d

“The Eisner winner’s trademark cross-hatching neatly fits the narrative’s largely 19th-century setting…. it’s an immersive and thoughtful examination of an innovative American artist.” – @publisherswkly.bsky.social

www.publishersweekly.com/9781419784149

Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West by Bill Griffith

Zippy the Pinhead creator Griffith (Three Rocks) presents a sprightly graphic biography of his great-grandfather, photographer W...

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 8d

📚Happy Release Day to The Toon Treasury of Classic Children’s Comics and The History of World War II!

Pick up a copy of both TODAY anywhere books are sold!

#NewReleases #GraphicNovels #Comics #History #Classics

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 13d

🌟The reviews are in for My Life in 24 Frames Per Second!🌟

Check out this STARRED review from Publishers Weekly!

www.publishersweekly.com/9781419784040

#Review #Pu#Reviews#PublishersWeeklyn#Mangan#Nonfictionv#GraphicNoveli#Kana #ComicArts #Animationg#FilmMaking

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 14d

Check out this @publisherswkly.bsky.social review for My Life in 24 Frames Per Second!!
www.publishersweekly.com/9781419784040

My Life in 24 Frames Per Second by Rintaro

Metropolis director Rintaro goes behind the scenes of the golden age of anime in his expansive and impassioned debut manga. Born...

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 14d

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Exclusive: Abrams & Marvel announce Powell's THOR: BEHEMOTH OF THE BLACK MOON

Abrams ComicArts will debut Eric Powell's Thor: Behemoth of the Black Moon, the newest book in its Marvel Arts line, in 2026.

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AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 14d

🚨 Exclusive Scoop 🚨
@abramscomicarts.bsky.social & #MarvelComics announce Marvels: The Novelization! Written by @stevedarnall.bsky.social with art by @alexrossart.bsky.social, this first-ever prose adaptation of @kurtbusiek.bsky.social & Ross’s classic arrives May 2026. #comicsky
Full details here:

Exclusive: Abrams ComicArts and Marvel announce ‘Marvels: The Novelization’

'Marvels: The Novelization' by Steve Darnall and Alex Ross coming May 2026.

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 14d

Announcing two epic new Marvel Arts titles from Abrams ComicArts and Marvel, coming Spring 2026.

Marvels: The Novelization written by Steve Darnall (Uncle Sam)

Thor: Behemoth of the Black Moon written and illustrated by Eric Powell!

Which one will you pick up first?

#Marvel #NewReleases

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 16d

🎨Happy Release Day to Cat’s Eye and City Hunter!! 🌃

Cat’s Eye and City Hunter has finally arrived to a bookstore near you!! Pick up a copy today!

#NewRelease #Manga #PopularManga #Books #Bookstagram #Kana #Book #GraphicNovel #ComicArts

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 19d

⏰The countdown has started to the highly anticipated release of Cat's Eye and City Hunter!!

🎨On September 23rd, you will be introduced to sisters Hitomi, Rui, and Ai and The City Hunter, Ryo Saeba.

📚Preorder a copy today on our website or anywhere you buy your books!

#Manga #CityHunter #CatsEye

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 20d

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Book Review: The Avengers in the Veracity Trap! by Chip Kidd and Michael Cho - Cinema Sentries

Earth's mightiest heroes appear in a mind-bending meta adventure.

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 20d

The reviews are in!!

Tsukasa Hojo’s City Hunter is as alluring as it is action packed!

Pick up your copy of City Hunter on September 23rd!

#Manga #PopularManga #PublishersWeekly

www.publishersweekly.com/9781419785931

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 20d

🖋️COMING SOON SPRING 2026!

www.broadwayworld.com/article/Excl...

Exclusive: HIRSCHFELD'S ICONS Poster Book Coming in 2026; Check Out the Cover Now

BroadwayWorld is excited to announce the release of Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book, a new collection of 25 removable, ready-to-frame prints by Broadway artist and caricaturist Al Hirschfeld.

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 22d

🌃If you like all of the James Bond films, you will LOVE City Hunter!

The highly anticipated City Hunter Omnibus Vol.1 is out September 23!

#CityHunter #Manga #PopularManga #Books #JamesBond

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 25d

These trios are 🌟GOLDEN🌟

If you liked Rumi, Zoey, and Mira in K-Pop Demon Hunters you will LOVE sisters Hitomi, Rui, and Ai in Cat's Eye!

☕️Pick up a copy of Cat's Eye Omnibus Volume 1 on September 23!

#CatsEye #Manga

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 25d

🌃City Hunter is almost here!

Check out a sneak peek at some of the full page artwork that can be found in this era-defining manga!

🏙️City Hunter Omnibus Vol. 1 will be out September 23!

#CityHunter #Art #Manga #PopularManga #Books

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 28d

Don’t miss Chip Kidd this Friday, September 12, at @austinbooks.bsky.social !! He will be doing a Q&A at 6:00 pm PLUS a signing of Avengers in the Veracity Trap from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm!!

#Event #Avengers #ChipKidd #Marvel #GraphicNovels #ComicBooks

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 29d

🖋️Happy Release Day to Hirschfeld's Sondheim!

EVENT REMINDER: Be sure to stop by The Algonquin Hotel in NYC 5:00 pm-7:00 pm for a special release day event and to view the new Hirschfeld's exhibition in the Oak Room! There will be books for sale, a book signing, refreshments, and more!

#Event

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · 29d

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Photos: STROKE OF GENIUS: HIRSCHFELD AT THE ALGONQUIN Opens in the Oak Room

“Strokes of Genius: Hirschfeld at the Algonquin” will be on exhibition in the hotel’s legendary Oak Room, September 9 – 20, daily from noon – 7PM. BroadwayWorld got a preview of the exhibit and you ca...

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · Aug 21

We're so happy to be working with you on Billy Bat!

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Aidan Clarke @cranchyroll.com · Aug 21

I am unbelievably excited to say that @lettererbrendo.bsky.social and I are lettering the English release of Billy Bat! Both of us!

Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · Aug 21

Kana will release Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s acclaimed thriller "Billy Bat" in English, begining June 2026.

Exclusive: Kana to release Naoki Urasawa & Takashi Nagasaki’s BILLY BAT in English

Kana will release Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s acclaimed thriller "Billy Bat" in English, begining June 2026.

www.comicsbeat.com

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · Aug 21

Kana will release Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s acclaimed thriller "Billy Bat" in English, begining June 2026.

Exclusive: Kana to release Naoki Urasawa & Takashi Nagasaki’s BILLY BAT in English

Kana will release Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s acclaimed thriller "Billy Bat" in English, begining June 2026.

www.comicsbeat.com

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · Aug 21

🦇The bats out of the bag!!

@kanamanga_us is excited to announce that...

BILLY BAT VOL. 1 COMING IN SPRING 2026!!

Check out @comicsbeat.bsky.social article about the exciting announcement!!

www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-ka...

#BillyBat #Manga #Kana #NewRelease

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