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‘Good Asian,’ ‘Squire,’ Win Harveys; Gaiman Inducted in Harvey Hall of Fame
'The Good Asian' by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi and 'Squire' by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh won Harvey Awards; and Sandman creator Neil Gaiman was inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame, during an awards ceremony held at Friday night during New York Comic Con.
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NYCC 2022: Comics Navigate Massive Growth, Supply Chain Disruptions
Massive increases in graphic novel sales despite supply chain disruptions, the growing popularity of mobile webcomics, and recent changes in comic shop distribution were among the trends discussed at ICv2’s Insider Talks, which returned to the Javits Center to open this year's New York Comic Con.
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Cursed Princess Club: Talking with LambCat
Launched in 2019, Cursed Princess Club is an original vertical-scroll online comic created by the artist LambCat that has quickly grown into one of the most popular series on the Webtoon platform. A graphic novel adaptation of the series will be released in print in January 2023.
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Panel Mania: The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law That Changed Women's Lives by Kelcey Ervick
Kelcey Ervick’s ‘The Keeper’ is a graphic memoir about her love of soccer as well as a lively celebration of girl athletes and the role of sports and Title IX legislation in transforming the lives of American girls and women for the better. An eight-page excerpt.
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Panel Mania: The Five Lives of Hilma af Klint by Philipp Deines
In Phiiipp Deines new graphic biography of Hilma af Klint (1867-1944), he depicts her path to creating abstract paintings, the role of spiritualism in her life, and the individuals that helped to shape her distinctive and innovative works of art. A 9-page excerpt.
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SPX Returns to In-Person Comics Festival
Small Press Expo, the festival of independent comics and graphic novel artists and publishers, was held in-person this year at the Marriott Hotel in Bethesda, Md., September 17-18, after two years of virtual shows.
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Panel Mania: Victory. Stand! by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile
'Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice' is the graphic memoir of Tommie Smith, the great Black Olympic track champion that raised an heroic Black Power salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics to protest American racism. A 13-page excerpt.
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Alex Ross Comes Full Circle
PW talked with Alex Ross about his return to the Marvel comics universe with ‘Fantastic Four: Full Circle’, a new graphic novel starring The Fantastic Four, and his first effort writing and drawing a full graphic novel.
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Mad Cave Acquires Kids' Graphic Novel House Papercutz
Graphic novel publisher Mad Cave Studios has acquired Papercutz, the groundbreaking children’s graphic novel house founded in 2005.
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Panel Mania: Fantastic Four: Full Circle by Alex Ross
Acclaimed superhero cover artist Alex Ross’s 'Fantastic Four: Full Circle', a passionate homage to Marvel’s great superhero artist Jack Kirby, is his first solo effort at writing and drawing a full superhero graphic novel. An eight-page excerpt.
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The Great Nerdification
The crossover between tabletop gaming, comics, and book publishing is intensifying.
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Close-Up on: Chas! Pangburn and Lower Your Sights
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Panel Mania: All Your Racial Problems Will Soon End by Charles Johnson
Novelist, essayist, professor, and, MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Charles Johnson has worked for years as a professional cartoonist and illustrator, and his new book, 'All Your Racial Problems Will Soon End,' collects 50 years of his cartooning. An 11-page excerpt.
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Manga Sales Up, Exhibitors Down at San Diego Comic-Con
Despite the diminished presence of manga on the exhibition floor of the San Diego Comic-Con, manga and webtoon publishers continue to report a wave of strong sales and fan enthusiasm.
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Kids’ Comics Come Roaring Back at Comic-Con
Riding their recent surge in popularity, creators and publishers of middle grade and YA graphic novels had a strong presence at Comic-Con in San Diego.
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San Diego Comic-Con Returns with Smaller Crowds, Big Smiles
It might have been hard to tell because of the mask requirement, but there were a lot of smiles at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, held July 21-24 at the San Diego Convention Center.
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Windsor-Smith’s ‘Monsters’ Wins 2022 Eisner for Best New Graphic Novel
Barry Windsor-Smith’s 'Monsters' (Fantagraphics) was named Best New Graphic Novel during the 2022 Will Eisner Comic Awards ceremony, held at this year's San Diego Comic-Con.
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Panel Mania: The Last Session Vol 1: Roll For Initiative by Jasmine Walls and Dozerdraws
'The Last Session' is the story of a delightfully diverse group of close high school friends and RPG gamers as they confront the significance of friendships as they also prepare to finish a longrunning Dice & Deathtraps gaming campaign. An 11-page excerpt.
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All the Cool Kids Are Watching Anime at the Cinema
Art house cinemas and a variety of arts institutions are increasingly treating anime as art, and screening series are proliferating—including one at the Japan Society in New York, which will show Hayao Miyazaki's 'Princess Mononoke' in 35mm film on July 22.
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More Layoffs Hit Oni-Lion Forge
Less than a month after the publisher and v-p of creative and business development were laid off at the comics publisher, a new round of dismissals hit the company last week, casting uncertainty over its future.
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