PW Talks with Brian Michael Bendis
This year promises to be a big one for the pioneering superhero comics writer. more...
HarperCollins Partners with ‘AI-Powered’ Animation House Toonstar
The publisher will co-produce animated YouTube series based on select titles. more...
More to Come, the PW Comics World Podcast
This week on More To Come: Live from the MoCCA Art Fest at the Metropolitan Pavilion in NYC, Calvin talks with Kendra Boileau, editor in chief of Penn State University Press and publisher of Graphic Mundi, its nonfiction comics imprint; Liz Frances, publisher of Street Noise Books; Rand Hoppe, executive director of the Jack Kirby Museum; and Charles Kochman, editor in chief of Abrams ComicArts.
Brooklyn to Get Its Own Comic Convention This Fall
The Brooklyn Expo of Comics, supported by industry leaders such as James Tynion IV and Bryce Gold, offers bodega-themed branding and a promise to spotlight New York’s comics talent. Its inaugural edition is set for November 14–15. more...
Taking the Temperature of Global Comics at the London Book Fair
A promised “Comic Space” at the London Book Fair never quite materialized, but the show floor still had plenty to reveal about the state of graphic storytelling, from buzzy book deals and crowdfunding campaigns to an appearance from Heartstopper author Alice Oseman. more...
Spring 2026 Comics & Graphic Novels Preview
Our editors highlight the season’s hottest trends and most noteworthy titles for adult, middle grade, YA, and manga readers, including such authors as Riad Sattouf, Tillie Walden, Kwame Alexander, Maia Kobabe, Naoki Urasawa, Gengoroh Tagame, and Machiko Kyo. Plus, lists of selected graphic works focused on celebrity comics, devilish romance, and interviews with acclaimed cartoonists and publiishers. more...and more.
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Brooklyn to Get Its Own Comic Convention This Fall
The Brooklyn Expo of Comics, supported by industry leaders such as James Tynion IV and Bryce Gold, offers bodega-themed branding and a promise to spotlight New York’s comics talent. Its inaugural edition is set for November 14–15.
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Panel Mania: ‘The Woodchipper’ by Joe Ollmann
In his new graphic collection ‘The WoodChipper,’ cartoonist Joe Ollmann offers short stories focused on ordinary people facing a series of calamitous situations and the inadvertent hilarity that follows. A 9-page excerpt.
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GlobalComix Closes $13 Million Funding Round, Names New CEO
Following an infusion of capital, the digital comics platform has appointed Henrik Rydberg to the helm and acquired AI publishing startup Inkr as it looks to make inroads into both English and Japanese comics.
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‘I’d Have Been a Fool Not to Try Everything’: PW Talks with Brian Michael Bendis
This year promises to be a big one for the pioneering superhero comics writer, who is making a much-heralded return to both Marvel and his iconic creator-owned series Powers.
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Taking the Temperature of Global Comics at the London Book Fair
A promised “Comic Space” at the fair never quite materialized, but the show floor still had plenty to reveal about the state of graphic storytelling, from buzzy book deals and crowdfunding campaigns to an appearance from Heartstopper author Alice Oseman.
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New IDW Imprint Aims to Give Crime Comics Their Due
Spurred by readers’ taste for “true crime and cult stories” and the success of its recently launched horror imprint, IDW Crime will launch in May with Seven Wives #1, the first in a comics trilogy set in the Church of Latter Day Saints.
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Panel Mania: 'Bronze Faces' by Shobo, Shof, and Alexandre Tefenkgi
In 'Bronze Faces' by Shobo, Shof, and Alexandre Tefenkgi, a trio of young Nigerians hatch a scheme to steal historic works of African art looted by the British and return them to their homeland. An 8-page excerpt.
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Cracking Jokes: PW Talks with Morgan Boecher
Boecher’s graphic novel debut, Chicken Heart (Street Noise, out now), explores the intersections of grief and humor in the story of a pre-transition standup comedian who goes to a queer commune founded by his late aunt.
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Dark Horse Founder, CEO Mike Richardson Departs
Richardson, who launched the indie comics publisher in 1986 and led it for 40 years, has been dismissed as Dark Horse faces uncertainty following its acquisition by Embracer Group, with both companies recently coping with financial issues.
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Panel Mania: 'Mama Came Callin’ ' by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Camilla Sucre
Ezra Claytan Daniels and Camilla Sucre’s ‘Mama Came Callin’’ is a dark contemporary mystery about a young biracial woman set in the deep south and haunted by the racist legacy of Jim Crow. A 12-page excerpt.
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