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Photo Mania: Comic Arts Brooklyn 2015
Comic Arts Brooklyn, the small press and indie comics festival held each year in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, drew throngs of fans to see acclaimed artists like Jillian Tamaki and Dan Clowes alongside new artists and emerging publishers from New York and around the country.
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New York Review to Launch Comics Imprint in 2016
New York Review Comics will launch in March with plans to release six graphic novels per year.
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Masashi Kishimoto On Why His Naruto Manga Is So Popular
Kishimoto, wildly popular creator of Naruto, the world’s most famous ninja, talks about the beginning of his manga career, the development of Naruto, and what makes the ninja series special.
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Manga Fandemonium Reigns at New York Comic Con 2015
Fans turned out in droves to see Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto, Kodansha’s new Attack on Titan anthology, and a slate of new manga titles and light novels coming next year.
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NYCC 2015: Publishers Chase Growth in Kids', Girls’ Graphic Novels
Led by girl-focused comics, sales of kids' and YA graphic novels continue to grow and publishers used New York Comic Con to launch a spate of new properties targeting girls and young women.
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Photo Mania: New York Comic Con 2015
PW spent the weekend at New York Comic Con and we've got photos of the swarming crowds, authors like Felipe Smith, Pénélope Bagieu, and Afua Richardson as well as images from the lively slate of panels on diversity and celebrity comics authors like actor John Lequizamo.
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Brands and Fans Flock to Biggest New York Comic Con Yet
This year's New York Comic Con featured more fans--a record 169,000 tickets were sold--more programming space, more corporate branding, and more emphasis on diversity.
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Graphic Novel Sales Hit $460 Million in 2014
Graphic novel sales hit a high of $460 million in 2014, and remain strong this year, even as comics periodical sales have hit a soft patch.
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Vertigo Debuts New Series at New York Comic Con
Vertigo is launching 12 new series and PW spoke with the creative teams from three of them: Twilight Children, Unfollow and Survivor's Club.
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Humanoids Expands Film Adaptation Business
A move from Paris to Los Angeles has bolstered graphic novel publisher Humanoids's standing in the film world.
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At Diamond Summit, Cracks in Comics Market Come to Fore
Diamond Comics Distributors reported that industry sales are up overall. However, comics publishers are tinkering with their publishing programs to compensate for slowing growth.
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SPX 2015: Women Cartoonists Sweep the Ignatz Awards
From a female sweep of the Ignatz Awards to a packed panel on African-American comics artists, diversity was the highlight of this year’s Small Press Expo.
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First Look: Caitlan Skaalrud’s Dantean ‘Houses of the Holy’
In this debut graphic novel, a troubled young woman descends into a dark, hallucinatory world of mystery and the occult.
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10 Great Comics Short Story Collections
While many cartoonists can be defined by a singular book or series, collections of their shorter, sometimes lesser-known works can more intimately reflect their artistic sensibilities.
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Graphic Novel, Comics Reporting Moves to PW Daily
This is the last issue of PW Comics World. PW’s coverage of graphic novel and comics publishing will be moved to PW Daily.
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Tokyopop Returns with New Manga, Self-Publishing App
Once the publishing leader of the U.S. “manga revolution,” Tokyopop has been making plans for a return to publishing since it shut down U.S. operations in 2011.
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First Look: The Whimsical World of Liniers's 'Macanudo #3'
'Macanudo' by Liniers is the most popular comic strip in Argentina, and its singular humor, beautiful linework and endearing characters have no problem translating to a new audience in this third collection.
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Four Risk Factors Facing the Comics Industry in 2015
While comics and graphic novel sales remain strong, several risk factors could threaten how the direct market works, and the industry is still learning to cope with them.
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Philly Comics Shop Locust Moon Inks Museum Publishing Deal
Locust Moon Press teams with the Philadelphia Museum of Art to publish a comics anthology based on the museum’s upcoming exhibition.
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Storytellers From ‘The Moth’ Join Jemas and Double Take for ‘Living Dead’ Line
Mix one maverick comics publisher, a horror movie classic, a renowned video game company and some of the best oral storytellers known from a popular public radio show and you have a pretty unusual mix for a new line of comics.