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San Diego Comic-Con Gets Back to Normal

By Heidi MacDonald | 07/07/2023 @ 07:00PM

After three years, the Con returns at full strength—despite uncertainty about the impact of the Writers Guild strike.
Panel Mania: 'Blood of the Virgin' by Sammy Harkham

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 07/04/2023 @ 02:00PM

Sammy Harkham’s new graphic novel, 'Blood of the Virgin,' weaves the lives of a young film editor and his wife and infant son into a personal, complex evocation of low-budget filmmaking in 1970s Hollywood and an epic meta-narrative on the history and legend of Tinsel Town. An 11-page excerpt.
Penguin Random House Launches Pop-Comics Imprint

By Emell Adolphus | 06/29/2023 @ 12:00AM

Announced June 28, Inklore will publish manga, manhua, manhwa, webcomics adaptations, and light novels, with its first project to be released early 2024.
Panel Mania: Anaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies by Léonie Bischoff

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 06/21/2023 @ 12:00AM

Léonie Bischoff's 'Anaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies' is an elegantly comprehensive, sometimes mystic, graphic biography of Nin. An 11-page excerpt. The book is out now from Fanatagraphics Books.
Escape from Dude Culture: PW Talks with Mattie Lubchansky

By Rob Kirby | 06/07/2023 @ 12:00PM

Cartoonist Mattie Lubchansky talks about their debut graphic novel 'Boys Weekend' (Pantheon) which translates their trans-femme experience into a biting lampoon of tech culture and a humorous recap of the relentless disrespect trans folk face every day.
Panel Mania: The Talk by Darrin Bell

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 06/07/2023 @ 12:00AM

Darrin Bell’s new graphic memoir ‘The Talk’ is an absorbing, creative examination of the life of a biracial kid told with great honesty, emotional candor, and humor. A nine-page excerpt. The book is out now from Henry Holt.
Ten Speed Launches New Ten Speed Graphic Imprint

By Emell Adolphus | 05/31/2023 @ 10:00AM

The first planned release under the Ten Speed Graphic colophon is an adaptation of Kiersten White’s bestselling horror-thriller novel 'Hide,' out September 12, with five more titles due this fall.
Panel Mania: Grand Slam Romance by Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhouse

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 05/17/2023 @ 12:00AM

'Grand Slam Romance' by Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous is a very funny graphic novel capturing the outrageous antics–romantic and athletic–of a queer and very magical softball rivalry. An 11-page excerpt.
Panel Mania: Turtle Bread by Kim-Joy and Alti Firmansyah

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 05/03/2023 @ 12:00AM

‘TurtleBread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship’ by Kim-Joy and Alti Firmansyah is a new graphic novel/cookbook about mental health, self-acceptance, and a love of baking. A seven-page excerpt.
IDW to Slash Workforce by 39%, Delist from NYSE

By Sophia Stewart and Jim Milliot | 04/28/2023 @ 04:00PM

IDW Media has announced "cost-cutting measures" that comprise laying off 39% of staff, including IDW publisher Nachie Marsham, delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, and installing Davidi Jonas as the new CEO.
Manga Freelancers Say, ‘Show Me the Money’

By Deb Aoki | 04/26/2023 @ 08:00AM

Manga is still leading graphic novel sales in North America. But that success hasn’t necessarily trickled down to the professionals who help bring it to market.
Are Sales of Manga Evening Out?

By Deb Aoki | 04/21/2023 @ 07:00PM

As the booming category shifts to a slower burn, manga publishers and retailers are looking toward digital innovations and global models.
Manga—All Kinds, All Formats—Goes Global

By Deb Aoki | 04/19/2023 @ 02:00PM

Strong North American manga sales in recent years have resulted in a vibrant and still-growing marketplace offering a wide range of manga and manga-adjacent pop culture content from around the world.
Panel Mania: The Last Count of Monte Cristo by Ayize Jama-Everett and Tristan Roach

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 04/19/2023 @ 12:00AM

The new graphic novel ‘The Last Count of Monte Cristo’ by Ayize Jama-Everett and Tristan Roach transforms Alexandre Dumas’s epic novel of betrayal and revenge into an imaginative afrofuturist adventure set 200 years in the future. An eight-page excerpt.
ComiXology Veterans David Steinberger and Chip Mosher Launch Comic Book Publishing Company

By Emell Adolphus | 04/14/2023 @ 08:00AM

Dstlrty will focus on premium comics and collectibles with a resellable digital marketplace that "redefines" the creator-owned business structure.
Abrams ComicArts to Become New Division of Abrams

By Sophia Stewart | 04/05/2023 @ 09:00AM

Previously an imprint of Abrams, Abrams ComicArts will become its own division alongside the company's adult and children's book groups. It will publish its inaugural list as a new division in fall 2024.
MoCCA 2023 Draws a Crowd

By Meg Lemke | 04/05/2023 @ 09:00AM

The MoCCA Art Fest 2023, an annual indie comics and graphic novel festival held April 1-2, clocked record attendance in its return to New York's Metropolitan Pavilion.
Panel Mania: The Great Gatsby: The Essential Graphic Novel Adaptation by Ted Adams and artist Jorge Coelho

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 04/05/2023 @ 12:00AM

'The Great Gatsby: The Essential Graphic Novel Adaptation' by Ted Adams with drawings by artist Jorge Coelho is a full-color, hardcover, graphic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel. A seven-page excerpt.
Lance Fensterman Is Leaving ReedPop

By Ed Nawotka | 03/29/2023 @ 09:00AM

Lance Fensterman, president of ReedPop, the pop culture arm of Reed Exhibitions that launched in 2009, is leaving the company.
Panel Mania: Frida Kahlo: Her Life, Her Work, Her Home by Francisco de la Mora

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 03/15/2023 @ 12:00AM

Francisco de la Mora’s 'Frida Kahlo: Her Life, Her Work, Her Home,' a new graphic biography of the great Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), takes the reader on a irresistible journey through her life story. An 11-page excerpt.

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