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Comics Retailers Navigate a New Normal

By David Harper | 03/03/2023 @ 07:00PM

Booksellers talk shop about how comics sales—and store management challenges—grew in 2022.
Image Comics Union Ratifies First Contract

By Emell Derra Adolphus | 03/03/2023 @ 12:00AM

Union members of comics publisher Image Comics voted overwhelmingly in favor of its first-ever contract. The staffers are members of Comic Book Workers United, a new affiliate of the Communications Workers of America.
Panel Mania: Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 03/01/2023 @ 12:00AM

Mari Costa’s new graphic novel 'Belle of the Ball' is a charming queer retooling of the high school love triangle. A 12-page excerpt.
Panel Mania: Invincible Compendium One by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 02/15/2023 @ 12:00AM

'Invincible' by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley is the story of Mark Grayson, a seemingly normal high school kid who is really the superhero called Invincible. A 10-page excerpt from 'Invincible Compendium One', hardcover reprint edition celebrating the 20th anniversary of Invincible.
Panel Mania: Queenie: Godmother of Harlem by Aurelie Lévy and Elizabeth Columba

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 02/01/2023 @ 12:00AM

'Queenie: Godmother of Harlem' by Aurelie Lévy and Elizabeth Columba is a graphic biography of Stephanie St. Clair, aka Queenie, a legendary 1920s Harlem figure better known as Queenie, a Martinique-born Black lady-racketeer who made a fortune running numbers. An eight-page excerpt.
The Making of ‘Tephlon Funk’: PW Talks with Stephane Metayer

By Maurice Boyer | 01/18/2023 @ 12:00AM

'PW' talks with Stephane Metayer about the making of 'Tephlon Funk!,' a fast-paced paranormal adventure graphic novel set in the Queensbridge housing projects in New York City in the 1990s.
Panel Mania: Going Remote: A Teacher’s Journey by Adam Bessie and Peter Glanting

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 01/18/2023 @ 12:00AM

Adam Bessie and Peter Glanting’s debut graphic memoir 'Going Remote: A Teacher’s Journey' chronicles the impact of the pandemic on the community college where Bessie teaches and on the lives and education of his students after the suspension of in-person classes and the switch to online teaching. A 16-page excerpt.
Europe Comics Announces Shutdown

by Heidi MacDonald | 01/17/2023 @ 10:00AM

Europe Comics, which offered consumers digital editions of European comics in English in addition to rights sales, is shutting down its consumer-facing activities.
Saturday AM Doubles Down on Manga for All

| 01/13/2023 @ 12:00AM

Now in its second year, the brand’s publishing partnership with The Quarto Group continues to bring inclusive, global manga to the masses. (Sponsored)
PW’s Most-Read Comics Stories of 2022

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 01/04/2023 @ 09:00AM

Explosive growth in the popularity of manga, librarians organizing to fight censorship, and the impact of the book format on comics publishing were among the most-read stories on comics and graphic novels published by 'PW' in 2022.
Panel Mania: Last On His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century by Youssef Daoudi and Adrian Matejka

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 01/04/2023 @ 12:00AM

In their new work of graphic nonfiction, 'Last on his Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century,' Youssef Daoudi and Adrian Matejka recreate and dissect one of the most explosively meaningful sporting events in American history. A 14-page excerpt.
Indie Comics Publishers Face Year-End Financial Troubles

by Calvin Reid | 12/22/2022 @ 12:00AM

The end of the year has produced a spike in financial troubles that include at least four independent comics publishers.
Panel Mania: Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 12/21/2022 @ 12:00AM

In her debut graphic novel 'Shubeik Lubeik' (Arabic for “your wish is my command”), Deena Mohamed dazzles, spinning an irresistible fantasy tale set in Cairo, Egypt where wishes are all-to-real. An eight-page excerpt.
Top Shelf: 25 Years of Acclaimed Graphic Novels

By Brigid Alverson | 12/21/2022 @ 12:00AM

Top Shelf Productions, which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, has been a leading force in the expansion of the graphic novel market since it was founded by Chris Staros and Brett Warnock in 1997.
Beaton’s ‘Ducks’ Tops PW’s 2022 Graphic Novel Critics Poll

By PW Staff | 12/21/2022 @ 12:00AM

Kate Beaton’s widely acclaimed debut graphic memoir 'Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands' has won PW’s 2022 Graphic Novel Critics Poll.
Panel Mania: Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard by Ron Wimberly and Brahm Revel

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 12/07/2022 @ 12:00AM

Ron Wimberly and Brahm Revel’s graphic biography, 'Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard', captures the remarkable life of Bullard (1914-1961), among the first Black military fighter pilots, and one the most decorated and honored veterans of WWI and WWII by the French government. A nine-page excerpt.
Gorinson Named to Head Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group

by Calvin Reid | 12/05/2022 @ 12:00AM

Ending months of uncertainty, indie graphic novel publisher Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group has named veteran comics executive Hunter Gorinson as its president and publisher, effective immediately.
AnimeNYC 2022: More Manga, Big Plans for the Future

By Brigid Alverson | 11/22/2022 @ 12:00AM

AnimeNYC returned to the Javits Center November 18-20 with a slightly larger crowd than last year, a bigger manga presence, and even bigger plans for the future.
Panel Mania: Algorithmic Reality by Damian Bradfield and David Sánchez

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 11/16/2022 @ 12:00AM

Damian Bradfield's new graphic novel 'Algorithmic Reality' (created with artist David Sánchez) surveys and predicts a wide range of the increasingly dubious consequences of life online. A 14-page excerpt. Published by NBM.
Panel Mania: The Ghost of Wreckers Cove by Liniers and Angelica Del Campo

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 11/02/2022 @ 12:00AM

In their new graphic novel 'The Ghost of Wreckers Cove.' Eisner award-winning cartoonist Liniers and writer Angelica del Campo recreate the world of 19th century lighthouse keepers in a delightful supernatural tale about ghosts, shipwrecks, and a heroic young woman. A six-page excerpt.

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