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The Literary World of Comic-Con

By Samantha Puc | 07/05/2019 @ 07:00PM

San Diego Comic-Con isn’t just a place for authors to promote their work—it’s got a literary tradition of its own. Here are some of the books and graphic novels set at or about SDCC.
Celebrating 50 San Diego Comic-Cons

By Heidi MacDonald | 07/05/2019 @ 07:00PM

Tracing SDCC’s evolution from a small gathering of fans to the biggest pop culture event in the world.
Mixing Prose with Manga, Light Novels Attract North American Fans

By Deb Aoki | 07/03/2019 @ 08:00AM

Works of prose fiction with quirky fun plots and manga-style illustrations, Japanese light Novels are attracting a growing audience of fans in North America.
6 Classic Baseball Manga

By Gilcy Aquino | 07/03/2019 @ 12:00AM

We’ve put together a short list of classic manga series inspired by the game of baseball as played and as celebrated in Japan.
Panel Mania: Me, Mikko, and Annikki: A Community Love Story in a Finnish City by Tiitu Takalo

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 07/03/2019 @ 12:00AM

In this deeply researched work of graphic nonfiction, Finnish comics artist Tiitu Takalo has created an inspiring history of a grass roots movement to save an historic neighborhood from demolition, as well as a love story that chronicles her own relationship. This 11-page excerpt provides background on the Tammela neighborhood and on Takalo’s relationship to it. 'Me, Mikko, and Annikki' by Tiitu Takalo (translated by Michael Demson and Helena Halmari) will be published by North Atlantic Books in August.
DC Closes Vertigo, Revamps Publishing Under Age-Specific Labels

By Calvin Reid | 06/21/2019 @ 05:00PM

As part of the company's restructuring, all DC titles will now be released via three publishing lines: DC Kids, DC, and DC Black Label, beginning in 2020.
Panel Mania: Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Vol. 6 by Inio Asano

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 06/18/2019 @ 12:00AM

Set in Tokyo three years after a mammoth alien spaceship arrived to hover menacingly over the city, Inio Asano’s charming and unusual sci-fi manga series follows the lives of two irresistible teen girls—Kadode and Ontan—as they navigate high school, friends, and family stuff under the open-ended threat of alien invasion and interplanetary war. A 12-page excerpt.
Bill Jemas Returns with a New Comics Venture

By Calvin Reid | 06/14/2019 @ 07:00PM

The former Marvel publisher is back as CEO and publisher of Artists Writers & Artisans, a new comics venture with big investors behind it.
Christian Rock Band-Inspired Graphic Novel Goes Back to ‘Eden’

By Emma Wenner | 06/12/2019 @ 11:20AM

Indie publisher Z2 has partnered with the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band Skillet on a post-apocalyptic graphic novel, ‘Eden,’ slated for publication in August.
A Strong Pulse for Dead Reckoning Graphic Novels

By Alex Green | 06/07/2019 @ 07:00PM

The Naval Institute Press has set a dramatic course for its graphic novel imprint.
The ALA Is Ready To Shake Things Up...With Comics

By Heidi MacDonald | 06/07/2019 @ 07:00PM

The ALA’s new Graphic Novel and Comics Roundtable aims to transform the way that books in the medium are collected and circulated by libraries.
Panel Mania: LaGuardia By Nnedi Okorafor, Tana Ford, and James Devlin

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 06/05/2019 @ 03:00PM

In this engaging graphic novel, Nebula Award winning sci-fi author Okorafor wittily turns New York City’s LaGuardia Airport into LaGuardia Interplanetary Airport and into a pointed allegorical indictment of the U.S.’s current bigoted anti-immigrant policies. 'LaGuardia' by Nnedi Okorafor and artists Tana Ford and James Devlin will be published in July by Dark Horse/Berger Books.
Ted Adams to Launch Clover Press

By Calvin Reid | 05/29/2019 @ 09:00AM

IDW cofounders Ted Adams and Robbie Robbins are teaming up to launch Clover Press, a new publishing house that will release prose works, graphic novels, art books, and other works.
A Great Time for Manga Fans

By Deb Aoki | 05/24/2019 @ 07:00PM

More diverse content and the growth of streaming anime are driving manga sales.
Panel Mania: BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore

by PW staff | 05/15/2019 @ 02:00PM

Written by Ezra Claytan Daniels ('Upgrade Soul') and drawn by Ben Passmore ('Your Black Friend'), 'BTTM FDRS' is a savvy, albeit grisly, comic urban monster story for the social media generation. This is a 10-page excerpt from 'BTTM FDRS' which will be published in June by Fantagraphics.
Street Noise Books Readies a New Line of Nonfiction Graphic Books

By Calvin Reid | 05/15/2019 @ 09:00AM

Street Noise Books, a new independent publishing house specializing in graphic memoir and illustrated nonfiction for young adults, will publish its first list in January 2020.
TCAF 2019 Hails Manga Stars; PW Talks with Oni's James Lucas Jones

By Calvin Reid | 05/15/2019 @ 12:00AM

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, an international show of indie comics and graphic novels, was held May 11 and 12 at the Toronto Reference Library, and honored acclaimed manga artists Junji Ito and Hiromi Takashima; PW also interviewed Oni Press publisher James Lucas Jones about the recent merger with Lion Forge.
Photo Mania: Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2019

By Calvin Reid | 05/13/2019 @ 12:00AM

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2019, organized by an innovative partnership between the Toronto Public Library and Toronto’s The Beguiling comics store, was held May 11-12 at the Toronto Reference Library. PW was on hand to bring back images of the artists, publishers and fans at TCAF 2019.
Lion Forge, Oni Press Merge Under Polarity Pop Culture Brand

By Calvin Reid | 05/08/2019 @ 11:00AM

Indie comics publishers Lion Forge and Oni Press will merge under the majority ownership of Polarity, a newly formed media entertainment entity launched by Lion Forge cofounder Dave Steward II in 2018.
2018 North American Comics Sales Rise to $1.09 Billion

By Calvin Reid | 05/03/2019 @ 08:00AM

Led by sales of the graphic novel format, total sales of graphic novels and periodical comics in the U.S. and Canada were approximately $1.09 billion in 2018, according to a joint estimate by trade news sites ICv2 and Comichron.

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