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DC Launches Vertical-Scroll Webtoon Series, DC GO

By Brigid Alverson | 11/20/2024 @ 10:00AM

DC Comics has launched DC GO, a new collection of vertical-scroll webtoons on its digital subscription service, DC Universe Infinite. The line includes new webtoons featuring DC characters and existing comics reformatted for continuous-scroll reading.
DC Expands Its Compact Comics Line

By John Maher | 11/13/2024 @ 03:15PM

DC will expand its DC Compact Comics line, which republishes “bestselling, new-reader-friendly titles” from the comics giant's backlist in a full-color, 5.5” x 8.5” trim size priced at $9.99, next year, adding 15 more titles.
A Gastronome’s Guide to Graphic Novels

By Gilcy Aquino | 11/13/2024 @ 11:00AM

Just in time for Thanksgiving menu planning: a list for the culinarily curious among us looking to crack open a visually stimulating read alongside a cold one at the end of the day.
Panel Mania: ‘Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It’ by Tara Booth

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 11/13/2024 @ 08:00AM

Tara Booth’s new graphic memoir is an eccentric and colorful psychological self-portrait with dazzling visual impact and an engaging and idiosyncratic sense of humor. A ten-page excerpt.
‘The Fellini’s 8½ of Comics’: PW Talks with Kevin Eastman, David Avallone, and Ben Bishop

By Andrew Farago | 10/30/2024 @ 12:00PM

The team behind Drawing Blood, the new graphic novel series from Image Comics, which follows the rapid rise and fall of the cocreator of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles–like superhero team, discusses collaborating, comics history, and more.
Comics Sales Soften, but Still Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels

By Chris Barsanti | 10/22/2024 @ 08:00AM

This year's ICv2 Insider Talks found that while comics sales were down 7% from the “Covid peak” of 2022—with manga, once the primary driver for comics growth, seeing the largest drop—they're still holding strong, with 2023 sales up 67% above 2019.
Comics Still Ruled at New York Comic Con 2024

By Heidi MacDonald | 10/22/2024 @ 12:00AM

Despite fewer comics companies exhibiting than ever before, comics still stood out amid an ever more pop culture–focused show, with new players hitting the scene, beloved brands getting a refresh, and newcomers emerging from the wings.
Marvel Comics Debuts Premier Collection at NYCC's Retailer Day

By Heidi MacDonald | 10/17/2024 @ 10:00AM

Marvel Premier Collection, a new line of trade paperbacks aimed at providing an accessible entry point for comics newcomers, will launch in February with classic works by Frank Miller and Ta-Nehesi Coates. The line was announced at the first-ever Retailer Day at this year's New York Comic Con.
A Look Inside the Global Webcomics Business

By Ed Nawotka | 10/17/2024 @ 09:00AM

Kim Hyung Joo, head of webtoons at leading digital publishing platform Munpia, discusses the growth of the billion-dollar Korean webcomic business.
Bobby Curnow Joins IDW as Editor-in-Chief

By Sophia Stewart | 10/11/2024 @ 10:00AM

Curnow has returned to IDW to replace Jamie S. Rich, who left the company last year in a stream of departures and layoffs during a turbulent period for the comics publisher. Andy Khouri will also join IDW as senior editor, leading the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics line.
Inklore, Tiny Onion to Copublish Three New Series by James Tynion IV

By John Maher | 10/11/2024 @ 09:00AM

The imprint of Random House Worlds, which launched last year, has partnered with Tynion’s independent production house to publish three original graphic novel series by Tynion as part of a 12-book deal.
Silver Sprocket, at 15, Turns to Its Community for Support

By John Maher | 10/09/2024 @ 12:15PM

Creators including Michael Deforge, Lemony Snicket, and Tillie Walden have partnered with the independent San Francisco–based comics publisher and comics shop Silver Sprocket on one-of-a-kind prints to support a new fundraising effort.
Panel Mania: ‘Big Jim and the White Boy’ by David Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 10/09/2024 @ 10:00AM

David Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson’s new graphic novel ‘Big Jim and the White Boy’ is an imaginative retelling, in comics, of Mark Twain’s ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.’ An 11-page excerpt.
Desert Island Comics Raises $80,000 in Two Days to Stay Open

By John Maher | 10/08/2024 @ 08:00AM

The Brooklyn, N.Y.–based indie comics shop launched a GoFundMe on October 6 in an effort to remain in its location for another three years. It exceeded its $79,200 goal in two days.
Desert Island Comics Launches Fundraiser to Avoid Closure

By John Maher | 10/06/2024 @ 06:00PM

A beloved mainstay of New York City’s alternative and underground comics scenes since 2008, Gabe Fowler's Desert Island Comics seeks $79,200 to keep from getting priced out of its longtime storefront in Williamsburg by year’s end.
Lena Atanassova Named Editor-in-Chief of Tokyopop

By John Maher | 09/27/2024 @ 09:00AM

Most recently brand editor at the publisher’s LoveLove imprint, Atanassova will lead the full editorial team at the fast-growing manga publisher, overseeing acquisitions and production as it continues to expand its editorial purview.
Panel Mania: 'Mothballs' by Sole Otero

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 09/25/2024 @ 06:00AM

Sole Otero’s new graphic novel is a multigenerational saga of female disenfranchisement and despair.
2024 Ignatz Award Winners Announced

By John Maher | 09/16/2024 @ 08:00AM

It was a good night for Canadian comics publishers at the Ignatz Awards ceremony, held at Small Press Expo in North Bethesda, Md., on September 14, with Drawn & Quarterly taking home three awards and Pulping Collective taking home two.

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