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Black Sands Publishing Launches Digital Comics App
The new Black Sands Publishing digital comics app is the latest move by a Black-owned publishing venture that has used social media and crowdfunding platforms to sell its books and to raise more than $1 million over the last year to fund its plans for growth.
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Panel Mania: WAKE: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez
'WAKE: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts' by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez is a riveting combination of memoir and inspirational scholarship. In this eight-page excerpt Hall's efforts to research a slave revolt in 1712 mark the first steps of a quest that will take her to 18th century archives in New York and England.
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Honest and Emotional: Lee Lai’s Graphic Novel Debut
Lee Lai's debut graphic novel 'Stone Fruit' digs deep into its characters, offering subtle moments, sharp dialogue and sweeping watercolor washes.
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Segura Leaves Archie to Join Oni-Lion Forge
Alex Segura, previously co-president of Archie Comics, has been named senior v-p of sales and marketing at the Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group.
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A Graphic Novel to Grow On: Close-up on BonHyung Jeong
A middle grade story about sibling rivalry helps chart a new course for Yen Press. (Sponsored)
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Streaming Anime Lifts Manga Sales
A combination of streaming anime tied to popular manga titles and binge-reading fans trapped at home by the pandemic is driving record increases in manga sales.
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Panel Mania: Miles Morales Shock Waves by Justin A. Reynolds and Pablo Leon
Young adult novelist Justin A. Reynolds and artist Pablo Leon’s 'Miles Morales Shockwaves' is a middle grade graphic novel starring the young Afro-Latino Spidey in a lively adventure showcasing his mother’s Puerto Rican heritage. In this 12-page excerpt Miles gets some advice from Peter Parker before taking on this new mystery.
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Marvel, PRHPS Post Video Update on Comics Distribution Pact
PRH Publisher Services and Marvel have released a 12-minute video retailer update on their new distribution deal.
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Streaming TV, Films Drive Surge in Graphic Novel Sales
Many of the biggest hits on such streaming services as Netflix, and Disney+, have been adapted from comics and graphic novels. Publishers have learned to scramble to be sure that the books these shows are based on are available when demand spikes.
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Panel Mania: Save It For Later: Promises, Protest, and Parenthood by Nate Powell
'Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest' by Nate Powell, artist for John Lewis’s acclaimed Civil Rights graphic memoir the March trilogy, is a deeply felt collection of comics essays exploring the conflicts and emotional scars of living through the Trump era. An eight-page excerpt.
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Inelegant Connections: PW Talks with Will McPhail
Popular 'New Yorker' cartoonist Will McPhail branches out with his first long form graphic novel 'In', to be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in May.
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Panel Mania: MPLS Sound by Joseph Illidge, Hannibal Tabu and Meredith Laxton
'MPLS Sound' is a new graphic novel by Joe Illidge, Hannibal Tabu, and Meredith Laxton that explores the music scene in 1970s Minneapolis and the impact of Prince through the experiences of Starchild, a fictional band organized by Theresa, a young guitarist. In this 8-page preview, a surprised Theresa receives an eccentric invitation to a mysterious audition.
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The 'Hilda' Series Catapulted Luke Pearson's Comics Creation to Stardom
PW spoke with Luke Pearson, creator of the Hilda comics series and animated Netflix adaptation, and Sam Arthur, managing director at Nobrow, about the creative and business sides of adapting comics to the screen and how it can change a publisher's list.
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Panel Mania: Embodied: An Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Anthology
'Embodied: An Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Anthology,' will be published by A Wave Blue World in May. The comics poem featured in this excerpt is “Tapestry” by Khaty Xiong with art by Morgan Beem.
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2020 Was a Tough Year for Comics Shops
Comics retailers struggled throughout 2020. Here's what they've learned from pushing through the pandemic.
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Rep. John Lewis’s Life Story Continues in ‘Run: Book One’
'Run: Book One,' a posthumous work by the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, is the continuation of his National Book Award-winning graphic memoir the March trilogy. The book will be published by Abrams ComicArts in August 2021.
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Penguin Random House Will Distribute Marvel Comics to Comics Stores
Penguin Random House Publisher Services has reached an agreement with Marvel to distribute its periodical comics and graphic novels to the comics shop market, also known as the direct market.
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Matt Kindt Creates a New MIND MGMT Comic as NFT
Cartoonist Matt Kindt, author of the 2013 graphic novel series MIND MGMT, has created a sequel or spin-off story based on the original work in the form of an NFT which is being sold at auction.
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Panel Mania: Nubia: Real One by L. L. McKinney with art by Robyn Smith
Celebrated young adult author L.L. McKinney (with art by Robyn Smith) is the author of 'Nubia: Real One', an endearing tale that updates the origin story of Nubia, the Black twin sister of Wonder Woman. In this eight-page excerpt Nubia confronts a dude threatening her friend and in the process reveals her destiny as a superhero.
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Gutman, Doyle, Conaway Join IDW Publishing, Entertainment Units
IDW Holdings announced the hiring of Jonny Gutman, Mark Doyle, and Cassie Conaway by its IDW Entertainment and IDW Publishing divisions.