More To Come, the PW Comics World Podcast
Calvin interviews Italian cartoonist/illustrator Manuele Fior, author of the graphic novels ‘5,000 KM Per Second’ (Best Book Angouleme 2011), and his new book, 'Hyericum.' The discussion was recorded in Venice where Fior lives.
Comics Shops' Favorite Handsells
Retailers share their favorite comics and graphic novel handsells. more...
Spring 2024 Graphic Novel Preview
Our third standalone graphic novels seasonal preview offers top 10 and longlist picks and much more. more...
Sales Dropped at Comics Shops in 2023, ComicsPRO Survey Finds
ComicsPRO, the trade organization representing direct market comics shops, released preliminary results of a survey of comics retailers. Sales fell at 69% of responding retailers in 2023 compared with 2022, with sales of new comics periodicals down at 73% of responding comic shops and graphic novel sales down at 65%. more...
Summer Reads: Adult Graphic Novels
Summer can’t come soon enough. Our comics reviews editors have combed through a mountain of forthcoming titles and chosen four books you’ll want to take along on vacation or stack next a cool drink in the back yard or at the local park. Among them: Noah Van Sciver’s autobiographical graphic novel ‘Maple Terrace.’and more.
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Abrams to Launch Manga Imprint, Kana
Abrams ComicArts is launching a new imprint, Kana, focusing on manga series translated into the English language for the U.S. market, primarily catering to adult audiences. Its first titles, including 'Leviathan' by Shiro Kuroi and 'Manhole' by Tetsuya Tsutsui, are due this fall.
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Panel Mania: 'Single Mothering' by Anna Härmälä
Anna Härmälä’s new graphic novel, 'Single Mothering,' offers an all too reliable, often hilarious account of the social and emotional challenges facing single mothers. An eight-page excerpt.
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Sales Dropped at Comics Shops in 2023, ComicsPRO Survey Finds
Sales fell at 69% of responding retailers in 2023 compared with 2022, with sales of new comics periodicals down at 73% of responding comic shops and graphic novel sales down at 65%.
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Panel Mania: 'Advocate' by Eddie Ahn
Eddie Ahn’s 'Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice' is a thoughtful addition to the literature of immigration. A seven-page excerpt.
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Panel Mania: 'Fall Through' by Nate Powell
Nate Powell’s new graphic novel 'Fall Through' is a moving tribute to the musical power and community of 1990s punk rock. A nine-page excerpt.
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MoCCA 2024 Makes a Splash
This year's MoCCA Arts Fest, an annual indie comics and graphic novel festival held March 16-17, drew large and enthusiastic crowds to New York City's Metropolitan Pavilion.
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Panel Mania: 'Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape' by Sam Nakahira
Sam Nakahira’s 'Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape' is a diligent and charmingly illustrated graphic biography chronicling the life and creative career of the celebrated Japanese American sculptor. A 10-page excerpt.
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Should Comics Keep It Direct?
Whatever the future holds, local comic shops thrive when they deliver what few bookstores can: a “third place” for fans.
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Comics Shop Retailers Share Their Favorite Handsells
Here’s what retailers across the country told us about the comics and graphic novels they’re handselling this spring.
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Six Signs You’re in a Comics Shop
Wonder where you’ve wandered into—and why there’s a looming statue of an Ewok? How are comics shops different from general bookstores? If you’re asking that question, you definitely haven’t browsed a comics shop before. Here are six hallmarks that set the specialty retailer apart.
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