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Layoffs at Papercutz

By Calvin Reid | 06/20/2017 @ 09:00AM

The children's graphic novel publisher has laid off several workers, including its v-p of marketing.
Nine Reasons Manga Publishers Can Smile in 2017

By Deb Aoki | 06/16/2017 @ 07:00PM

U.S. manga publishers see strong sales ahead thanks to more ways for readers to access their products, new subject matter, and original series.
Graphic Novels Publisher NBM Turns 40

By Brigid Alverson | 05/19/2017 @ 07:00PM

The indie comics publisher, founded in 1976 by a Syracuse University student, has helped shape the contemporary literary comics landscape.
TCAF 2017 Grows; Celebrates NBM, Image, Koyama Press

By Heidi MacDonald and Calvin Reid | 05/18/2017 @ 12:00AM

Attendance continued to grow at TCAF 2017, which featured programming highlighting the LGBTQ community and celebrated anniversaries of independent publishers Image, Koyama Press and NBM.
Photo Mania: Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2017

| 05/16/2017 @ 12:00AM

Organized by the Toronto Public Library in partnership with The Beguiling comics bookstore, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival was held May 13-14 at the Toronto Reference Library, a sprawling public facility in downtown Toronto. PW was on hand to bring back images of the artists, publishers and fans and events at this year’s festival.
Marie Kondo Goes Graphic with ‘Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up’

By Calvin Reid | 04/27/2017 @ 09:30AM

The Japanese author of the global bestseller 'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up' is publishing a graphic version of the home organizing guide. Ten Speed Press will be releasing the title in the U.S. this summer.
Manga Grows at C2E2 with Classic Reprints, New Licenses

By Brigid Alverson | 04/26/2017 @ 09:30AM

Manga publishers such as Viz Media, Kodansha andTokyopop were out in force at C2E2 in Chicago.
C2E2 Attendance Grows, But Graphic Novel Sales Fall

By Heidi MacDonald | 04/25/2017 @ 09:30AM

Held during C2E2, a Chicago pop culture convention that attracted more than 80,000 fans this year, the Diamond Comics Retail Summit reported that first quarter sales of graphic novels are down 10% compared to last year.
2017 MoCCA Art Fest Draws Largest Crowd Ever

By Heidi MacDonald and Calvin Reid | 04/05/2017 @ 09:05AM

The annual festival, focused on indie comics and graphic novels, attracted more than 4,000 fans on Saturday.
Photo Mania: MoCCA Arts Festival 2017

| 04/03/2017 @ 11:45AM

This year's MoCCA Arts Festival, an annual gathering of independent and self-published comics and graphic novels, attracted a record crowd. PW was there to capture images of the weekend comics festival.
DC Entertainment Goes All-Out in Marketing Rebirth Book Collections

By Calvin Reid | 03/24/2017 @ 07:00PM

After a wildly popular comic book launch in the direct market, DC is looking for a second wave of success in the bookstore market with a line of trade paperback collections of its popular Rebirth series.
In L.A., Women Creators Discuss Gender Diversity in the Comics Industry

By Jason Boog | 03/21/2017 @ 09:30AM

At a panel called "Women in Comics" held at the L.A. Public Library, five women comics creators discuss how gender and minority diversity in the pop culture industries has improved, and how much more work needs to be done.
Fantagraphics Has Surprise Hit in Debut ‘My Favorite Thing is Monsters’

By Calvin Reid | 03/13/2017 @ 10:00AM

The Seattle-based indie comics press has ordered the largest second printing in its 40-year history for Emil Ferris' literary graphic novel.
IDW Taps Shelly Bond to Launch Black Crown Comics Imprint

By Calvin Reid | 03/06/2017 @ 09:20AM

Bond, former executive editor at Vertigo, will oversee the new creator-owned comics and graphic novel imprint at IDW Publishing.
W.W. Norton Releases Centennial Edition of Will Eisner’s 'A Contract with God'

By Brigid Alverson | 03/02/2017 @ 08:00AM

Norton marks Will Eisner’s 100th birthday with a new hardcover edition of the book considered to be one the first graphic novels published in the U.S.
Using Kickstarter, Magnetic Press Plans Expanded ‘Black Comix’

By Brigid Alverson | 02/23/2017 @ 08:30AM

The coauthors of 'Black Comix,' a pioneering 2010 African-American comics compilation, have tapped Kickstarter to fund an expanded version of the book, and teamed with Magnetic Press to release it to the trade.
Karen Berger to Launch Berger Books Imprint at Dark Horse

By Calvin Reid | 02/17/2017 @ 06:00PM

Pioneering former Vertigo executive editor Karen Berger returns to comics publishing with a new imprint at Dark Horse focused on creator-owned comics and graphic novels.
Graphic Novels Had a Strong 2016, Though Comics Sales Slowed

By Shannon O’Leary | 02/10/2017 @ 07:00PM

Retailers blame the presidential campaign and postelection anxiety for the year ending on a flat note, but some categories are growing in the book trade and in the comics shop market.
ComicBlitz Looks to Crowdfund Equity Investment Using WeFunder

By Calvin Reid | 02/09/2017 @ 09:30AM

Startup digital comics subscription service ComicBlitz seeks investment using WeFunder, the equity crowdfunding platform.
G. Willow Wilson Reflects on Margaret Atwood and 'Angel Catbird'

By G. Willow Wilson | 02/08/2017 @ 08:15AM

Celebrated comics writer G. Willow Wilson pays tribute to literary icon Margaret Atwood and her geeky love of superhero comics, and to Volume 2 of Atwood's delightful superhero graphic novel, 'Angel Catbird.'

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