The Lerner Blog

As part of some science editing we’re doing here at TFCB, I’ve been reading about galaxies. Spiral galaxies specifically. I’m fascinated, partly because we live in a spiral galaxy—the Milky Way. (The image above is a NASA image of the spiral galaxy known as NGC 7331.) Galaxies are clusters of stars, gas, and dust that […]Read more "Make Your Own Spiral Galaxy"

By Carol Hinz Editorial Director, Millbrook Press After art lasers and prepress lasers comes the 43-wide. This stage gets its name from the 43-inch wide color imposition proof. (As an aside, this is no longer the machine we actually use to create these proofs, but the name has stuck.) (Journey into the Deep 43-wide; click […]Read more "Stages of Production Part III: 43-wides"

by Anna Cavallo We’ve had a very stormy week here in Minneapolis. This map shows observed precipitation over the Midwest from Tuesday morning to Wednesday morning, although I think it mainly reflects 9 p.m. Tuesday to 3 a.m. Wednesday. Look closely and you’ll notice that the left tip of the top red (heaviest rain) section […]Read more "Summer Storms"

…about this little announcement in PW. Welcome to the Lab,  Tessa, Brenna, and Maggie. Do have an absolutely clear idea of how this book is going to work? Nope. Am I confident that it’s going to be cool (and that getting there will be half the fun)? Yep. (photo courtesy Maggie Stiefvater)Read more "Why yes, I am excited . . ."

by Erin Finnegan, editorial assistant Has it been an entire year since my first post on this blog? I started interning here at Graphic Universe last July. Recently I’ve been upgraded to the position of Editorial Assistant. My first blog post here was about Otakon, a convention celebrating Japanese animation and culture held each year […]Read more "GU Comics Day: Exploring Otakon"

By Carol HinzEditorial Director, Millbrook Press Did you read all about art lasers last week? All right then, we’re ready for prepress lasers. (Journey into the Deep prepress lasers; click to enlarge) Once art lasers are final, the layout goes to the prepress department. Many publishers don’t have in-house prepress departments, but we really appreciate […]Read more "Stages of Production Part II: Prepress Lasers"

Can you believe it’s August already? We still have a full six weeks, at least, of warm weather. But when August arrives … well, you know it’s the denouement. Not the exposition, not the climax. There’s no getting around the fact that summer’s show is closing, and autumn’s is waiting in the wings. Here in […]Read more "All’s Fair"

First: On Aug 21, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Karre, Andrew wrote: > Hi Blythe, > > I’m finally getting to this and it’s caught my eye. Just want to make > sure it’s still available before I forge ahead. > > Thanks, > AK A bit less than a year later: Sent: Tuesday, August 03, […]Read more "Publishing is slow, except when it’s fast."

by Erin Finnegan, editorial assistant Just before the Fourth of July, our brand-spanking-new library bound editions of Nola’s Worlds arrived. We are extremely excited to bring this French fantasy comic, formerly titled Alta Donna, to English readers. I am a huge fan of the artwork, which combines a cute Japanese-influenced aesthetic with the traditions of […]Read more "GU Comics Day: Exploring Worlds with MiniKim"