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Diamond Retailer Summit Surveys Changing Comics Industry

by Heidi MacDonald | 11/01/2022 @ 12:00AM

Comics industry publishers and retailers gathered in person for the 2022 Diamond Retailer Summit, held October 26-28 in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic Con.
Panel Mania: Peremoha: Victory for Ukraine

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 10/19/2022 @ 12:00AM

Tokyopop has published 'Peremoha: Victory for Ukraine', a full-color comics anthology presenting the heroism of the Ukrainian people and the fight to defend their nation. Presented here, “The Ghost of Kiev,” a story about the mythical Ukrainian fighter pilot.
Z2 Comics Names New Leadership Team Following Resignation of CEO

By Calvin Reid | 10/17/2022 @ 12:00AM

Z2 Comics, an indie graphic novel publisher specializing in music and pop culture merchandise, announced that its founder and CEO Josh Frankel has left the company, and a new leadership team has been appointed.
How Mobile Webcomics Are Working to Save Reading

By Nicole Audrey Spector | 10/14/2022 @ 07:00PM

The webcomics category is exploding in growth—and it’s only going to get bigger.
Manga Wins New York Comic Con 2022

by Deb Aoki | 10/13/2022 @ 12:00AM

Manga and anime-related exhibitors were the dominant presence at this year's New York Comic Con.
Kids and Comics at New York Comic Con 2022

By Brigid Alverson | 10/12/2022 @ 09:00AM

Children’s comics were a muted presence at NYCC, compared to a few years ago, but the children themselves were out in force and the floor was still filled with kid-friendly media properties based on comics.
Fans Come Roaring Back to New York Comic Con 2022

by Heidi MacDonald | 10/11/2022 @ 09:00AM

New York Comic Con returned to the Javits Center at full strength for 2022. Held October 6-9, the event drew 200,000 attendees, according to a spokesperson for ReedPop, the show organizer.
‘Good Asian,’ ‘Squire,’ Win Harveys; Gaiman Inducted in Harvey Hall of Fame

by Calvin Reid | 10/08/2022 @ 12:00AM

'The Good Asian' by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi and 'Squire' by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh won Harvey Awards; and Sandman creator Neil Gaiman was inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame, during an awards ceremony held at Friday night during New York Comic Con.
NYCC 2022: Comics Navigate Massive Growth, Supply Chain Disruptions

By Calvin Reid | 10/07/2022 @ 09:00AM

Massive increases in graphic novel sales despite supply chain disruptions, the growing popularity of mobile webcomics, and recent changes in comic shop distribution were among the trends discussed at ICv2’s Insider Talks, which returned to the Javits Center to open this year's New York Comic Con.
Cursed Princess Club: Talking with LambCat

Bobbie Chase | 10/05/2022 @ 12:00AM

Launched in 2019, Cursed Princess Club is an original vertical-scroll online comic created by the artist LambCat that has quickly grown into one of the most popular series on the Webtoon platform. A graphic novel adaptation of the series will be released in print in January 2023.
Panel Mania: The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law That Changed Women's Lives by Kelcey Ervick

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 10/05/2022 @ 12:00AM

Kelcey Ervick’s ‘The Keeper’ is a graphic memoir about her love of soccer as well as a lively celebration of girl athletes and the role of sports and Title IX legislation in transforming the lives of American girls and women for the better. An eight-page excerpt.
Panel Mania: The Five Lives of Hilma af Klint by Philipp Deines

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 09/21/2022 @ 12:00AM

In Phiiipp Deines new graphic biography of Hilma af Klint (1867-1944), he depicts her path to creating abstract paintings, the role of spiritualism in her life, and the individuals that helped to shape her distinctive and innovative works of art. A 9-page excerpt.
SPX Returns to In-Person Comics Festival

By Meg Lemke and Calvin Reid | 09/21/2022 @ 12:00AM

Small Press Expo, the festival of independent comics and graphic novel artists and publishers, was held in-person this year at the Marriott Hotel in Bethesda, Md., September 17-18, after two years of virtual shows.
Panel Mania: Victory. Stand! by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 09/07/2022 @ 12:00AM

'Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice' is the graphic memoir of Tommie Smith, the great Black Olympic track champion that raised an heroic Black Power salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics to protest American racism. A 13-page excerpt.
Alex Ross Comes Full Circle

By Brian Heater | 09/07/2022 @ 12:00AM

PW talked with Alex Ross about his return to the Marvel comics universe with ‘Fantastic Four: Full Circle’, a new graphic novel starring The Fantastic Four, and his first effort writing and drawing a full graphic novel.
Mad Cave Acquires Kids' Graphic Novel House Papercutz

By Calvin Reid | 08/17/2022 @ 09:00AM

Graphic novel publisher Mad Cave Studios has acquired Papercutz, the groundbreaking children’s graphic novel house founded in 2005.
Panel Mania: Fantastic Four: Full Circle by Alex Ross

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 08/17/2022 @ 12:00AM

Acclaimed superhero cover artist Alex Ross’s 'Fantastic Four: Full Circle', a passionate homage to Marvel’s great superhero artist Jack Kirby, is his first solo effort at writing and drawing a full superhero graphic novel. An eight-page excerpt.
The Great Nerdification

By Nicole Audrey Spector | 08/12/2022 @ 07:00PM

The crossover between tabletop gaming, comics, and book publishing is intensifying.
Close-Up on: Chas! Pangburn and Lower Your Sights

| 08/08/2022 @ 12:00AM
Panel Mania: All Your Racial Problems Will Soon End by Charles Johnson

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 08/03/2022 @ 12:00AM

Novelist, essayist, professor, and, MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Charles Johnson has worked for years as a professional cartoonist and illustrator, and his new book, 'All Your Racial Problems Will Soon End,' collects 50 years of his cartooning. An 11-page excerpt.

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