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Welcome to the Crisis Zone: PW Talks with Simon Hanselmann

By Brian Heater | 09/15/2021 @ 12:00AM

First published as an Instagram webcomic, Simon Hanselmann's 'Crisis Zone', has been collected into a nearly 300-page graphic novel out now from Fantagraphics. The book won the 2021 Eisner award for webcomics.
Education Pros Return to NYCC

By Heidi MacDonald | 09/10/2021 @ 07:00PM

At least one tradition is coming back intact to this year’s New York Comic Con: NYCC Professional Day will be held on Thursday, October 7.
New York Comic Con Is Back

By Heidi MacDonald | 09/10/2021 @ 07:00PM

The pop culture show will return to the Javits Center in a scaled-down form in October.
New Universes for Young Readers: Close-up on Wonderbound

| 09/07/2021 @ 12:00AM

The new comics and graphic novels imprint from Vault Comics aims to deliver fantasy, sci-fi, and horror stories to middle grade and tween readers. (Sponsored)
Panel Mania: Discipline by Dash Shaw

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 09/01/2021 @ 12:00AM

Told through letters exchanged between two young Quaker siblings in 1863, Dash Shaw’s new graphic novel portrays the dilemma facing a devotely pacifist Quaker family when their teenage son leaves and enlists in the Union Army against his family’s wishes and moral precepts. A seven-page excerpt.
New DC Comics Are Coming to Webtoon

By Calvin Reid | 08/18/2021 @ 09:00AM

Mobile comics platform Webtoon is teaming up with DC to produce digital comics series set in the DC superhero universe.
Panel Mania: Queen of the Ring: Wrestling Drawings 1980-2020 by Jaime Hernandez

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 08/18/2021 @ 12:00AM

Jaime Hernandez's 'Queen of the Ring: Wrestling Drawings' is a tribute to classic women’s wrestling. It’s a collection of retro-inspired illustrations of fictional female wrestlers from the 1960s-1970s era, depicted in imaginary wrestling magazines from the period. A five-page excerpt.
Lutkus Named President of Diamond Book Distributors

By Calvin Reid | 08/10/2021 @ 12:00AM

Diamond Book Distributors, the trade book distribution division of Diamond Comic Distributors, has named Tony Lutkus as its new president, effective August 16.
Tabletop Game Makers Crowdfund New Projects

By Nicole Audrey Spector | 08/06/2021 @ 07:00PM

Tabletop game makers embrace crowdfunding to launch new projects.
Panel Mania: RUN: Book One by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin with art by L. Fury and Nate Powell

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 08/04/2021 @ 12:00AM

A sequel to the late John Lewis' acclaimed March trilogy, 'RUN' invokes a new phase in the movement’s struggle against Jim Crow segregation, and for Black voting rights, and depicts new challenges to the Civil Rights movement and to young Lewis’s leadership of SNCC. An eight-page excerpt.
Korean Comics Gain Popularity in North America

By Brigid Alverson | 08/04/2021 @ 12:00AM

Manhwa—the Korean term for comics—released by such publishers as Drawn & Quarterly, Iron Circus Comics, and Yen Press are attracting new fans, receiving literary awards, and raising the profile of Korean comics in English in North America.
Scott Snyder Inks Major Comics Deal with Comixology Originals

By Calvin Reid | 07/27/2021 @ 12:00AM

Comixology Originals will partner with Best Jackett Press, the publishing company of acclaimed comics writer Scott Snyder, in an exclusive multi-title publishing deal, which features eight original titles written by Snyder.
Brubaker, Yang, Tomine Win Big at 2021 Online Eisner Awards

By Calvin Reid | 07/26/2021 @ 09:00AM

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips's 'Pulp' was awarded the 2021 Eisner Award for Best New Graphic Novel during an online version of the annual awards program, held once again during Comic-Con@Home, the online version of annual pop culture conference San Diego Comic-Con.
Panel Mania: A Revolution in Three Acts: The Radical Vaudeville of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 07/21/2021 @ 12:00AM

In a new work of graphic nonfiction, writer David Hajdu and artist John Carey profile four visionary performers whose careers began in the 19th century era of the blackface minstrel show and eventually influenced the character of vaudeville, a new form of mass entertainment in early 20th century America. A three-page except.
La Borinqueña: A Puerto Rican Superhero for Our Time

By Brigid Alverson | 07/21/2021 @ 12:00AM

Five years ago Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez created La Borinqueña, a comic book superhero who would entertain readers with her superpowered adventures, express Puerto Rican pride, and make more people aware of the island’s economic problems.
A Seismic Shift: Close-up on Seismic Press

| 07/20/2021 @ 12:00AM

A young adult imprint from AfterShock breaks new ground. (Sponsored)
Where the Heart Is: Close-up on Maverick

| 07/14/2021 @ 12:00AM

A new graphic novel imprint tells tales that reflect readers’ own stories. (Sponsored)
Panel Mania: Let's Make Dumplings!: A Comic Book Cookbook by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 07/07/2021 @ 12:00AM

Chef and author Hugh Amano and artist Sarah Becan followup their 2019 comic book cookbook on Ramen, with an equally useful comics guide to the global popularity of dumplings of all kinds—in this case, Asian dumplings. A six-page excerpt.
Dave McKean Tells a Complex, Dreamlike Story in ‘Raptor’

By Brigid Alverson | 07/07/2021 @ 12:00AM

Two stories weave in and out of each other in Dave McKean’s new graphic novel 'Raptor', due out from Dark Horse this month.
San Diego Comic-Con: The Show Must Go On(line)

By Heidi Macdonald | 07/02/2021 @ 07:00PM

San Diego Comic-Con and other pop culture conventions juggle online and in-person events as they adapt to the new new normal.

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