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Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency

By Sophia Stewart | 01/20/2026 @ 10:20AM

The veteran children’s editor, best known for having acquired and published Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir Gender Queer, has founded an eponymous agency specializing in books for young readers.
Puerto Ricans in the World of Comics: PW Talks with the Curators of ‘¡Wepa!’

by Sophia Stewart | 01/15/2026 @ 10:00AM

A new bilingual exhibition at the New York Public Library, co-curated by Paloma Celis Carbajal and Charles Cuykendall Carter, shines a spotlight on the manifold—and often overlooked—contributions of Puerto Rican comics creators.
Charles Soule Is Dancing with Devils

By Susana Polo | 01/13/2026 @ 12:00AM

In his two forthcoming trade releases, Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell (Marvel, Feb.) and The Lucky Devils (Image, July), Charles Soule explores morality and ethical conundrums.
Panel Mania: 'A Garden of Spheres' by Linnea Sterte

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 01/13/2026 @ 12:00AM

Linnea Sterte’s 'A Garden of Spheres' is a beautifully illustrated fantasy graphic work of epic storytelling. A nine-page excerpt.
Digging Horror: PW Talks with Abbey Luck

by Shaenon K. Garrity | 01/11/2026 @ 12:00AM

In the California-based artist’s debut graphic novel, Pig Wife, a family contends with its legacies of abuse and isolation in a remote mining town.
Kitchen Comics Confidential: PW Talks to Katriona Chapman

by Rob Kirby | 01/11/2026 @ 12:00AM

In her newest graphic novel, The Pass (Fantagraphics, Jan.), the Londoner delves into the lives of a chef-owner of an acclaimed restaurant, a sous chef, and a bartender as they navigate drama in and out of the kitchen.
Panel Mania: 'Total THB Volume 1' by Paul Pope

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 12/09/2025 @ 12:00AM

Originally self-published in the 1990s, Paul Pope’s 'Total THB Vol. 1' is the first of three volumes reprinting and collecting Pope’s influential and playful sci-fi epic. A 10-page excerpt.
‘Do Admit’ and ‘Spent’ Top PW’s 2025 Graphic Novel Critics Poll

by PW Staff | 12/09/2025 @ 12:00AM

For the third consecutive year, it's a tie for the top spot on PW’s annual Graphic Novel Critics Poll, highlighting the breadth of this category.
Go Big: PW Talks to Adam Rose

by Susana Polo | 12/09/2025 @ 12:00AM

In the LA-based comics writer and film script consultant’s newest graphic novel, Huge Detective (Titan Comics), Australia gets reimagined as a realm of giants, renamed as the sovereign nation of Brobdingnag.
They Found Love in a Hateful Place: PW Talks with Ravi Teixeira

by Shaenon K. Garrity | 12/09/2025 @ 12:00AM

In the Cape Verdean–American creator’s first solo graphic novel, Heaven, West Virginia (Oni, Nov.), a young gay man returns to his rural hometown after the death of his homophobic father in order to face his childhood demons—and, in the process, finds love.
‘Swat Kats’ Comic Book Breaks Kickstarter Record

By Sam Spratford | 12/08/2025 @ 09:50AM

The campaign to publish a comic inspired by the ‘90s-era animated series is the crowdfunding platform’s largest ever for a single-issue comic book, raising more than $700,000.
Panel Mania: 'My Life in 24 Frames Per Second' by Rintaro

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 11/25/2025 @ 12:00AM

A graphic memoir about growing up in post-WWII Japan and the beginnings of the anime industry in the 1960s. A 12-page excerpt.
Abstract the Facts: PW Talks to Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris

by Rob Kirby | 11/24/2025 @ 12:00AM

PW talked with cartoonists and educators Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris about the nuts and bolts of collaborating, and how comics can create community.
The Joy of Not Cooking: PW Talks with Jennifer Hayden

by Shaenon K. Garrity | 11/24/2025 @ 12:00AM

PW talked to the Eisner-nominated graphic memoirist about eggplants, exploding pizza, and why the perfect meal is still one you don’t have to cook.
Lighthouse Brings ‘Tyrant’ Back in Deluxe Edition

By Rob Salkowitz | 11/20/2025 @ 09:00AM

Comics veteran Chris Stevens’s Lighthouse Press will launch a crowdfunding campaign in the new year to reissue Steve Bissette’s lost classic in trade and oversize “original art edition” formats.
Six Comics that Keep Westerns Weird

By Meg Lemke | 11/19/2025 @ 12:00AM

Welcome to the weird, weird West. Genre-blending, bananas Bonanza tales were a wildly fun trend for graphic novels in 2025.
Panel Mania: 'Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me' by Mimi Pond

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 11/11/2025 @ 12:00AM

Mimi Pond’s 'Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me' is a rollicking graphic bio of the seven Mitford sisters and a self-portrait of Pond’s 1960s Southern California childhood. A ten-page excerpt.
Beyond the Book: TurtleMe's 'The Beginning After the End'

| 11/10/2025 @ 07:00AM

When TurtleMe—aka Brandon Lee—started writing The Beginning After the End as a fantasy novel, he was a frustrated finance worker looking to escape for a bit. Now, with volume 10 of the graphic novel publishing from Yen Press in February 2026 and over 60 million views of the webtoon counted, he explains why he thinks TBATE has been such a huge hit and gives advice for other aspiring writers. (Sponsored)
Five New Graphic Novels for Gamers, However They Play

By Shaenon K. Garrity | 11/07/2025 @ 07:00PM

Comics’ interactive, visual format is the perfect medium for bringing game action to life. Here are some new releases rolling out for comics fans, however they may game.

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