PW Talks with Dan Nadel About R. Crumb
Groundbreaking counterculture cartoonist Robert Crumb finally gets his due in 'Crumb,' a new biography by the former Picture Box publisher and 'Comics Journal' editor. more...
Books Escape New Tariffs, At Least for Now
Books appear to have been spared—although experts say the situation remains very fluid. more...
More to Come, the PW Comics World Podcast
This week: Heidi MacDonald interviews comics writer James Tynion IV about his new comic 'Exquisite Corpses' created with Michael Walsh, coming out from Image comics in May, as well as video games, comics and his career.
Summer Reads: Adult Graphic Novels
Our editors picked a list of four cool graphic novels that will help you make it through the hot summer season to come, among them, 'Spent,' a smart and hilarious new graphic work by acclaimed cartoonist Alison Bechdel. Check out all of them.
Alliance Entertainment Takes Diamond
After a brief legal fight, Alliance Entertainment has been named the winning bidder for the assets of Diamond Comic Distributors. At present, the deal is expected to receive final approval at an April 25 hearing. more...
Spring 2025 Comics & Graphic Novels Preview
Our intrepid comics correspondents, Meg Lemke and Shaenon K. Garrity, are back with another scintillating preview of the season’s most anticipated graphic novels and nonfiction, including works for adults, young adults, and children, as well as new manga. more...and more.
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Alliance Entertainment Takes Diamond
After a brief legal fight, Alliance Entertainment has been named the winning bidder for the assets of Diamond Comic Distributors.
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Alliance Appears to Win Its Bid for Diamond Comic Distributors
A brief filing made late on April 10 suggests that the court is prepared to back the offer made for Diamond by Alliance Entertainment over a lower bid from Universal Entertainment and Ad Populum.
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Walkin’ the Streets with R. Crumb: PW Talks with Dan Nadel
Pioneering counterculture cartoonist Robert Crumb finally gets his due in Crumb (Pantheon, Apr.), a new biography from the Picturebox Comics founder and former Comics Journal editor.
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Panel Mania: ‘Remember Us to Life: A Graphic Memoir’ by Joanna Rubin Dranger
This powerful and scrupulously compiled record tells the story of Dranger’s family’s experiences leading up to and during the Holocaust—and serves as a powerful memorial to the suffering of its victims and survivors.
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Fight Breaks Out for Ownership of Diamond Comic Distributors
After agreeing to accept a bid from Alliance Entertainment as part of a Chapter 11 reorganization, Diamond owners terminated the deal in favor of a joint offer from Universal Distribution and Ad Populum. The action triggered a lawsuit from Alliance, and the matter is now in the hands of two courts.
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Diamond Comic Distributors Has a Buyer. Now What?
After two months of intense speculation, the comics business finally has an answer to its biggest question of late: the bankrupt Diamond Comic Distributors is slated for acquisition by Alliance Entertainment, a new player in the sector.
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Plausible Motives: PW Talks with Margie and Matt Kindt
A 70-year-old woman, her great-nephew, and a mysterious pair of armchairs take an action-filled trip to Paris in the graphic novel murder mystery Gilt Frame (Dark Horse, Mar.), the first-ever collaboration by the mother-son duo.
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Panel Mania: ‘Aya: Face the Music’ by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie
The latest volume in Abouet and Oubrerie’s graphic novel series about a savvy teenage girl’s adventures in 1980s Côte d’Ivoire finds its protagonist, Aya, in college, where she gets caught in a campus protest turned violent. A 7-page excerpt.
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2025 SI MoCCA Fest Mixes Celebration with Politics
The environment at this year’s bustling Society of Illustrators’ Museum of Comics and Cartoon Arts Festival felt celebratory and welcoming in spite of the looming shadow of increasingly fraught global politics.
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Joseph Montagne Promoted to Publisher at Abrams ComicArts
Montagne, who previously served as associate publisher, joined ComicArts when it was established in 2023. In his new role, he'll focus on growing the division's presence in the graphic novel, manga, and comic book market.
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