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Comics Sales Soften, but Still Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels
This year's ICv2 Insider Talks found that while comics sales were down 7% from the “Covid peak” of 2022—with manga, once the primary driver for comics growth, seeing the largest drop—they're still holding strong, with 2023 sales up 67% above 2019.
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Comics Still Ruled at New York Comic Con 2024
Despite fewer comics companies exhibiting than ever before, comics still stood out amid an ever more pop culture–focused show, with new players hitting the scene, beloved brands getting a refresh, and newcomers emerging from the wings.
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Marvel Comics Debuts Premier Collection at NYCC's Retailer Day
Marvel Premier Collection, a new line of trade paperbacks aimed at providing an accessible entry point for comics newcomers, will launch in February with classic works by Frank Miller and Ta-Nehesi Coates. The line was announced at the first-ever Retailer Day at this year's New York Comic Con.
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A Look Inside the Global Webcomics Business
Kim Hyung Joo, head of webtoons at leading digital publishing platform Munpia, discusses the growth of the billion-dollar Korean webcomic business.
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Bobby Curnow Joins IDW as Editor-in-Chief
Curnow has returned to IDW to replace Jamie S. Rich, who left the company last year in a stream of departures and layoffs during a turbulent period for the comics publisher. Andy Khouri will also join IDW as senior editor, leading the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics line.
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Inklore, Tiny Onion to Copublish Three New Series by James Tynion IV
The imprint of Random House Worlds, which launched last year, has partnered with Tynion’s independent production house to publish three original graphic novel series by Tynion as part of a 12-book deal.
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Silver Sprocket, at 15, Turns to Its Community for Support
Creators including Michael Deforge, Lemony Snicket, and Tillie Walden have partnered with the independent San Francisco–based comics publisher and comics shop Silver Sprocket on one-of-a-kind prints to support a new fundraising effort.
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Panel Mania: ‘Big Jim and the White Boy’ by David Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson
David Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson’s new graphic novel ‘Big Jim and the White Boy’ is an imaginative retelling, in comics, of Mark Twain’s ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.’ An 11-page excerpt.
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Desert Island Comics Raises $80,000 in Two Days to Stay Open
The Brooklyn, N.Y.–based indie comics shop launched a GoFundMe on October 6 in an effort to remain in its location for another three years. It exceeded its $79,200 goal in two days.
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Desert Island Comics Launches Fundraiser to Avoid Closure
A beloved mainstay of New York City’s alternative and underground comics scenes since 2008, Gabe Fowler's Desert Island Comics seeks $79,200 to keep from getting priced out of its longtime storefront in Williamsburg by year’s end.
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Lena Atanassova Named Editor-in-Chief of Tokyopop
Most recently brand editor at the publisher’s LoveLove imprint, Atanassova will lead the full editorial team at the fast-growing manga publisher, overseeing acquisitions and production as it continues to expand its editorial purview.
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Panel Mania: 'Mothballs' by Sole Otero
Sole Otero’s new graphic novel is a multigenerational saga of female disenfranchisement and despair.
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2024 Ignatz Award Winners Announced
It was a good night for Canadian comics publishers at the Ignatz Awards ceremony, held at Small Press Expo in North Bethesda, Md., on September 14, with Drawn & Quarterly taking home three awards and Pulping Collective taking home two.
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How Does a Graphic Novel Become an Audiobook?
Translating image to sound is a difficult task, but a necessary one for some readers. The team behind the audiobook adaptation of Darrin Bell's acclaimed 2023 graphic novel 'The Talk' explains how it's done.
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Panel Mania: ‘Babe in the Woods: Or the Art of Getting Lost’ by Julie Heffernan
Julie Heffernan's debut graphic memoir transforms a weekend hike in the woods into an evocative survey of her life and career and into an all-too-real survival story. An 11-page excerpt.
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IDW Downsizes Again, Dismisses Copublisher, Others
IDW Entertainment copublisher Mark Doyle and Top Shelf marketing manager Holly Atchison were among four employees let got at the comics publisher last week, the latest high-profile exits amid two years of turnover and turmoil.
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Jimi Hendrix Returns to His Roots in This New Graphic Novel
'Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze' evokes the psychedelic stylings and fascination with science fiction of the great guitarist at the center of its story. We spoke with its creators—including Hendrix's stepsister, Janie—about how the book reflects the multifaceted musician, who died in 1970.
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Panel Mania: 'Deep Cuts' by Kyle Higgins and Joe Clark
'Deep Cuts,' written by Kyle Higgins and Joe Clark and featuring a diverse group of artists, is a richly imagined and illustrated anthology that uses fictional vignettes to recreate the history of Jazz. An 11-page excerpt.
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PW Close-Up: Introducing Mad Cave's Newest Imprint, Nakama Press
Mad Cave Studios, now celebrating 10 years, continues to expand its wide-ranging library of graphic novels and comics. Nakama Press is a new imprint focused on manga and other international offshoots of the art form, including manhwa, manfra, and manhua. Allison Pond, director of marketing for Mad Cave, spoke with PW about how Nakama taps into the growing popularity of manga worldwide while honoring the form's traditions and supporting emerging artists. (Sponsored)
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Inaugural American Manga Award Winners Announced
VIZ Media took home three of the night’s six awards, which were launched to honor outstanding achievements in the world of Japanese comics and held on the eve of this year’s Anime NYC convention in New York.
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