Calling All Martians: PW talks with Deniz Camp
The writer scripting DC’s psychological detective series Absolute Martian Manhunter. more...
Manga for Grownups
Manga publishers are increasingly appealing to adult readers and mature manga is selling better than ever. more...
More to Come, the PW Comics World Podcast
This week on More To Come: Atom Freeman of Prana Direct Market Solusons joins Heidi to talk about the debut of 'Comics! The Magazine', a new print magazine that reaches comics readers in a new (yet old) way. He also discusses how Prana is developing sales charts for the entire industry.
Comics Shop Tok
Comics retailers are turning booksellers into influencers, building sales and community. Every Sunday at Bat City Comic Professionals, Shannon Live grabs a stack of new direct market releases, opens a bottle of wine, and starts livestreaming on YouTube, spending the next 90 minutes talking comics and cabernet. more...
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. 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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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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At ComicsPRO 2026, the Comics Industry Proves Its Resilience
Despite the chaos caused by Diamond Comic Distributors’ bankruptcy, sales to comics shops hit record highs last year thanks to an influx of new readers, enticing book publishers to find new ways to reach the direct market.
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The City Is in My Blood: PW Talks With Eric Drooker
With the 1992 publication of ‘Flood!,’ the graphic novelist kicked off an impressionistic trilogy about city life. The series recently came to a close with ‘Naked City,’ which adds dialogue to the mix to tell the interconnected stories of a musician and a painter seeking inspiration and chasing success.
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Everything’s Closing In: PW Talks with Ezra Claytan Daniels
Horror emerges from central Florida’s swamps in Mama Came Callin’ (Morrow and HarperAlley, Feb.), as a young biracial woman named Kirah investigates the elusive costumed-killer Gator Man who terrorizes her.
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Panel Mania: 'First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth' by Angélique Roché, Alvin Epps, et al
Written by Angélique Roché with art by Alvin Epps, Millicent Monroe, and Bex Glendining, 'First Freedom: The story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth' is an inspirational graphic biography the former teacher that worked for decades to make Juneteenth a national holiday.A 10-page excerpt.
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Miss Opal Had Always Been There: PW Talks with Angélique Roché
The journalist and podcaster partnered with up-and-coming cartoonists Alvin Epps, Millicent Monroe, and Bex Glendining to bring to life ‘First Freedom’ (Oni, Feb.), a kaleidoscopic graphic biography of educator and activist Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.”
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Embrace the Cringe: PW Talks with Archie Bongiovanni
In the latest from the Minneapolis-based queer and trans cartoonist, ‘Leo Rising’ (Abrams ComicArts, Jan.), three queer 20-somethings from “Squarebanks,” Alaska, push each other to find their respective paths.
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