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A New Player Emerges on the International Graphic Novel Market
French publisher Morgen made a splash earlier this month with a global book deal for a graphic novel series from creators Ram V, Anand Radhakrishnan, and Evan Cagle, with Image Comics snagging English-language rights. President Sullivan Rouaud says Morgen is just getting started.
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Panel Mania: 'Wake Now in the Fire' by Jarrett Dapier and AJ Dungo
'Wake Now in the Fire' by Jarrett Dapier and AJ Dungo is a fictionalized graphic recreation of the banning of Marjane Satrapi’s acclaimed graphic memoir 'Persepolis' from the Chicago School system and the passionate response from students, teachers and librarians in defense of the book. A 13-page excerpt.
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Tramps Like Us: PW Talks With Alice Darrow
In the artist’s graphic novel debut, ‘Tramps of the Apocalypse’ (Dark Horse, Jan.), a trio of extra sexy, super-violent women take on the testosterone-poisoned Lord Quest Ragnor in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
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It’s All Greek: PW Talks with Felicia Day
The actor’s first full-length original graphic novel, ‘The Lost Daughter of Sparta’ (Gallery, Mar.), drawn by Rowan MacColl, imagines an origin story for Philonoe, an obscure heroine from Greek mythology.
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IPG Guns for Graphic Novel Publishers Post–Diamond Collapse
With Diamond Comic Distributors in the throes of Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Independent Publishers Group is throwing its hat in the ring to become the next go-to direct market distributor for indie graphic novel publishers.
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Perseverance in the Face of Doubt: PW Talks with Craig Thompson
Eisner winner Thompson spoke with PW about his ambitious book Ginseng Roots and the crises that fueled its creation.
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Street Noise: Five Years of Dissident Publishing
PW checked in with publishing veteran Liz Frances about what's happening at Street Noise Books after more than five years of publishing politically relevant graphic nonfiction and memoirs.
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Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency
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.
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Puerto Ricans in the World of Comics: PW Talks with the Curators of ‘¡Wepa!’
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.
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Charles Soule Is Dancing with Devils
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.
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Panel Mania: 'A Garden of Spheres' by Linnea Sterte
Linnea Sterte’s 'A Garden of Spheres' is a beautifully illustrated fantasy graphic work of epic storytelling. A nine-page excerpt.
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Digging Horror: PW Talks with Abbey Luck
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.
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Kitchen Comics Confidential: PW Talks to Katriona Chapman
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.
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Panel Mania: 'Total THB Volume 1' by Paul Pope
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.
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‘Do Admit’ and ‘Spent’ Top PW’s 2025 Graphic Novel Critics Poll
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.
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Go Big: PW Talks to Adam Rose
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.
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They Found Love in a Hateful Place: PW Talks with Ravi Teixeira
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.
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‘Swat Kats’ Comic Book Breaks Kickstarter Record
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.
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Panel Mania: 'My Life in 24 Frames Per Second' by Rintaro
A graphic memoir about growing up in post-WWII Japan and the beginnings of the anime industry in the 1960s. A 12-page excerpt.
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Abstract the Facts: PW Talks to Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris
PW talked with cartoonists and educators Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris about the nuts and bolts of collaborating, and how comics can create community.



