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Brownstein Resigns From CBLDF Following Renewed Allegations
Charles Brownstein, executive director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund since 2002, has resigned from his position effective immediately following the resurfacing of allegations of sexual assault.
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Panel Mania: Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics by Tom Scioli
In the new graphic biography, 'Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics', comics artist and biographer Tom Scioli pays tribute to Kirby, arguably the greatest superhero comic book artist of all time. In this 11-page excerpt Scioli depicts Kirby’s life on the Lower East Side and the beginnings of his interest in becoming a cartoonist and comic book artist.
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ShortBox: Good Comics Come in Small Packages
ShortBox is a one-of-a-kind small press that publishes a carefully curated collection of minicomics and sends them out into the world as part of a mail-order box.
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An Anti-Racist Graphic Novel Reading List
In tribute to the memory of George Floyd, who died at the hands of the Minneapolis police, and in support of the worldwide outcry over his death, the 'PW' comics editors have compiled a list of graphic titles about African American life and history.
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Libraries Offer Access to Graphic Novels in Pandemic
Facing closures and budget shortfalls, libraries look for new ways to support graphic novels amid the ongoing pandemic.
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Panel Mania: Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse
Howard Cruse’s 'Stuck Rubber Baby' is a pioneering graphic novel that explores the relationships and politics surrounding race, sex, and identity in the African-American and LGBTQ communities in the Jim Crow south. In July First Second Books will publish a new edition that will mark its 25th anniversary. This is a 9 page excerpt.
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Howard Cruse’s Queer Classic ‘Stuck Rubber Baby’ Marks 25 Years
Pioneering gay cartoonist Howard Cruse died last November while working on a new edition of his acclaimed queer/civil rights graphic novel 'Stuck Rubber Baby'. The book will be published by First Second Books in July in celebration of the book’s 25th anniversary.
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New Manga: What’s Hot Now
While most manga publishers are delaying books in print and/or shifting to digital-first releases, there’s still a healthy demand for manga. Here’s the key titles and genre trends being released in Summer/Fall 2020.
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Manga Publishers Are Holding Steady—For Now
After years of sales growth, manga publishers are doing their best to respond to the pandemic.
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Comics for a Mobile Generation
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought huge swaths of the publishing industry to a halt, but one channel remains open and thriving: mobile webcomics.
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Panel Mania: Weathering With You Vol. 1 by Makoto Shinkai and Wataru Kubota
'Weathering With You' Vol.1 by Makoto Shinkai with art by Wataru Kobuta is the story of a teenage boy who runs away from his small island home to the big city of Tokyo, where he meets a mysterious young woman who seems to be able to control the weather. This is a 10-page excerpt from the forthcoming manga.
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BINC, Comicbook United Raise $950K for Comics Retailers
The Book Industry Charitable Foundation, in partnership with the newly created Comicbook United Fund, have raised more than $950,000 to be used to support comic shop retailers struggling to survive during the pandemic lockdown.
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Panel Mania: Cuisine Chinoise: Tales of Food and Life by Zao Dao
Chinese cartoonist Zao Dao makes her North American debut with 'Cuisine Chinoise: Tales of Food and Life', a collection of food-themed short stories inspired by Chinese folklore to be published by Dark Horse. In this 11-page excerpt two mysterious and hungry visitors arrive at restaurant desperate for customers.
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Panel Mania: Giant by Mikaël
Set in 1930s depression-era New York City, 'Giant' by Mikaël, follows the story of a massive, laconic Irish immigrant with a deep secret as he works high above Manhattan on the construction site of the new Rockefeller Center. A ten page excerpt.
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Superman Smashes the Klan: Superman and Me by Gene Luen Yang
In this essay-afterword to the graphic novel 'Superman Smashes the Klan' by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru, Yang uses his childhood love of Superman—and his personal experience of racism—to deliver a history of the Ku Klux Klan, the rise of white supremacy in the U.S., and the role the 1940s Superman radio show played in fighting bigotry.
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Panel Mania: Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry by Julian Peters
Published by Plough Publishing to mark the celebration of National Poetry Month in April, 'Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry' by Julian Peters offers a series of delightful, often moving, visual recreations of classic poems. In this 10-page excerpt Peters recreates Seamus Heaney’s 'The Given Note', and Dylan Thomas’s 'The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower.'
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Comics vs. Coronavirus: Following Up with Comics Retailers
PW’s annual comics retailer survey was published just as the virus began to disrupt the U.S. comics and book marketplace. However, since the feature was published, the pandemic has hit the country head on, forcing many comics and book retailers to close, at least temporarily.
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Diamond Comic Halts Payments to Publishers
Diamond Comic Distributors, the largest distributor of comics in North America, announced that it will not pay publishers and other vendors this week.
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A Look Inside the 21st-Century Comics Shop
Comics retailers are embracing new titles, welcoming new readers, and shifting to a curatorial approach to stocking.
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Colvin Ramps Up Graphic Novels at LBYR
After launching graphic novel lines at Andrews McMeel and Lion Forge, Andrea Colvin has joined Hachette with big plans for graphic novels at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
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