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How Comics Got to Now

By Calvin Reid | 04/19/2022 @ 12:01AM

A combination of factors helped comics and graphic novels establish a strong foothold in the book trade, writes ‘PW’ senior news editor and resident comics maestro Calvin Reid.
New Graphic Novel, Comics Initiatives at Charlamagne Tha God's S&S Imprint

By Calvin Reid | 04/18/2022 @ 09:00AM

Media entrepreneur and popular radio host Charlamagne Tha God's S&S imprint, Black Privilege Publishing, will develop new lines of graphic novels and, in partnership with AWA Studios, new comic book series as well.
MoCCA Art Fest Returns to New Venue, Big Crowds

By Calvin Reid | 04/06/2022 @ 12:00AM

The MoCCA Art Fest, an indie comics and graphic novel festival held April 2-3, returned after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, attracting nearly 6,000 fans to a new venue in Manhattan.
Panel Mania: The Junction by Norm Konyu

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 04/06/2022 @ 12:00AM

Norm Konyu’s unsettling new graphic novel 'The Junction' is the story of Lucas Jones, an 11 year-old who one day disappears along with his father, only to return 12 years later—seemingly unchanged and still 11 years-old—without the father, who remains missing. A 10-page excerpt.
Panel Mania: The Winds of Numa Sera by Morgan Rosenblum and Jonny Handler

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 04/04/2022 @ 12:00AM

'The Winds of Numa Sera', by Morgan Rosenblum and Jonny Handler, is an ambitious and luxuriously illustrated fantasy graphic novel of epic proportions. It's the story of an empire and its sovereignty over a vast and restless assemblage of conquered lands, an empire vulnerable to foreign enemies and to conspiracies within the royal court. A 10-page excerpt.
Saturday AM Champions Manga for All Readers

| 03/28/2022 @ 12:00AM

With a new publishing platform, the digital manga brand builds on a wave of inclusive, global manga. (Sponsored)
Zestworld Launches Digital Comics Venture with $9 Million in Funding

By Calvin Reid | 03/22/2022 @ 12:00AM

Zestworld announced it has raised $9.37 million in new funding to create a digital comics publishing and distribution platform for a newly assembled stable of veteran popular comics creators.
Panel Mania: GratNin by Ronald Wimberly

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 03/16/2022 @ 12:00AM

Ron Wimberly's 'GratNin' is a new 600-page accordian-folded print non-linear graphic novel that tells the story of the Namba family, the last ninja (or shinobi) family left in Brooklyn. An exclusive release of the book's first chapter.
Steinberger Leaves Comixology to Head New Amazon Initiative

By Calvin Reid | 03/14/2022 @ 09:00AM

David Steinberger, president and CEO of Comixology, Amazon’s digital comics marketplace, is leaving the groundbreaking online platform he cofounded with plans to direct a new Amazon-wide initiative.
Panel Mania: What is Home, Mum? by Sabba Khan

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 03/02/2022 @ 12:00AM

In her moving graphic memoir, 'What is Home, Mum?', Sabba Khan, a second-generation Pakistani immigrant living with her family in Britain, tells the story of her family before and after their desperate move to the UK after Pakistan-India Partition in 1947. A 10-page excerpt.
An Empathy Problem: Closeup on Oscar Isaac’s ‘Head Wounds: Sparrow’

| 02/23/2022 @ 12:00AM

PW sat down to chat with acclaimed actor Oscar Isaac, veteran comics author Brian Buccellato, and illustrator Christian Ward about their new graphic novel, Head Wounds: Sparrow, creative collaboration, and a whole lot more. (Sponsored)
Panel Mania: The Poorcraft Cookbook by Nero Villagallos O’Reilly

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 02/16/2022 @ 12:00AM

Written and drawn by Nero Villagallos O’Reilly (with characters created by Spike Trotman), 'The Poorcraft Cookbook,' the third volume of Iron Circus Comics’ popular crowdfunded graphic nonfiction series on household frugality and ingenuity, this time offering thoughtful information on food shopping and cooking. A five-page excerpt.
Spike Trotman Steps Away from Kickstarter for Her Next Crowdfunder

By Calvin Reid | 02/09/2022 @ 12:00AM

Concerned about Kickstarter's plans to migrate its platform to blockchain technology, Spike Trotman, publisher of the indie graphic novel house Iron Circus Comics, is stepping away from Kickstarter to launch a new independent crowdfunding platform to fund a new volume of her Poorcraft frugal living series.
Scout Comics, Any Way You Want Them

By Brigid Alverson | 02/02/2022 @ 12:00PM

Scout Comics, a small indie comics and graphic novel publisher, has grown quickly since its launch in 2015, thanks to both its list and an unusually diverse business model.
Panel Mania: Enter The Blue by Dave Chisholm

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 02/02/2022 @ 12:00AM

Commissioned by the celebrated jazz recording label Blue Note Records, Dave Chisholm’s new graphic novel 'Enter The Blue' is a whimsical tribute to the origin of the record company and its long history recording many of the most influential jazz musicians—in particular, African American jazz innovators—of the 20th Century. A 12-page excerpt.
Panel Mania: The Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno and Jordie Bellaire

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 01/19/2022 @ 12:00AM

In James Tynion's 'The Nice House on the Lake' a group of young accomplished professionals—an artist, an accountant, a scientist, a doctor, a pianist, and so on—are lured to an idyllic venue invited by Walter, a mutual albeit low-key odd friend/acquaintance. A 10-page excerpt.
Black Sands Gets $500K 'Shark Tank' Offer From Kevin Hart

By Calvin Reid | 01/11/2022 @ 05:00PM

Black Sands Entertainment, an African American–owned comics publisher, webcomics app, and media venture, has agreed to an offer of $500,000 for a 30% stake in the company from comedian and actor Kevin Hart.
Image Staff Votes to Certify Union

By Calvin Reid | 01/10/2022 @ 12:00AM

Staff at independent comics and graphic novel publisher Image Comics voted January 6 to certify union representation by a vote of 7-2.
Panel Mania: Made In Korea by Jeremy Holt and George Schall

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 01/05/2022 @ 12:00AM

Jeremy Holt and artist George Schall’s new graphic novel 'Made In Korea' outlines a near-future world in which childless couples can purchase a sophisticated robotic kid powered by AI and designed by its Korean manufacturer to age and develop along human lines. A 10-page excerpt.
PW’s Most Read Comics Stories of 2021

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 01/05/2022 @ 12:00AM

Layoffs and restructuring at DC, the growing popularity of digital and print Korean comics, and the return of in-person attendance to New York Comic Con are among the topics covered in the most-read comics stories published by 'PW' in 2021.

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