More To Come, the PW Comics World Podcast
This week we talk with Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg about their pioneering graphic novel 'PLAIN Janes,' the story of a teen girl guerilla art collective, originally published in 2007. This newly revised hardcover will be released this month by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Spring 2020 Graphic Novels
New works from Derf Backderf, Leslie Stein, Joe Sacco and Adrian Tomine more...
PW's Most-Read Comics Stories
The popularity of Dav Pilkey's Dog Man series was PW's most-read comics article of 2019. more...
Surviving Violence: PW Talks with Joel Christian Gill
'Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence', a much-anticipated graphic memoir by Joel Christian Gill, is the story of his arduous triumph over a personal history of violence, bullying and sexual abuse. The book was published this month by Oni Press. more...
Lu Named Kodansha USA Publishing President and CEO Under Restructuring
As part of a restructuring of the American subsidiaries of Kodansha, a major Japanese manga and prose publisher, Alvin Lu, formerly general manager of Kodansha Advanced Media, has been named president and CEO of Kodansha USA Publishing. more...and more.
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Surviving Violence: PW Talks with Joel Christian Gill
Joel Christian Gill's new graphic memoir 'Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence' is the story of his arduous triumph over a personal history of violence, bullying and sexual abuse. The book will be published this month by Oni Press.
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Panel Mania: The PLAIN Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
'The PLAIN Janes' by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg is the story of teenage misfit artist Jane Beckels, who is forced to leave fictional Metro City—a clear stand-in for New York—after a terrorist attack. She bands together with a group of girls (also named Jane) in her new town to create an anonymous guerilla art collective: People Loving Art In Neighborhoods—The PLAIN Janes. This is an 11-page excerpt.
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PW’s Most-Read Comics Stories of 2019
The enormous popularity of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man graphic novel series, trends in the changing U.S. comics and graphic novel retail landscape, and the growing popularity of manga and anime-influenced Japanese light novels, were among PW’s most-read stories about comics in 2019.
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Boom! Plans ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ Graphic Novel in 2020
Boom! Studios announced plans to publish Kurt Vonnegut’s classic sci-fi/antiwar novel 'Slaughterhouse-Five' as a graphic novel. It will be adapted by the writer Ryan North, artist Albert Monteys, and colorist Ricard Zaplana.
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‘They Called Us Enemy’ Tops PW’s Graphic Novel Critics Poll
'They Called Us Enemy,' a graphic memoir by activist and longtime 'Star Trek' actor George Takei that recounts the story of his Japanese American family's internment during WWII, has claimed the top spot on PW’s annual Graphic Novel Critic’s Poll.
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Panel Mania: Go With The Flow by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann
In this 11-page excerpt of a forthcoming young adult graphic novel, four high school girls organize their school and their community to make sure the issues around menstruation and female health are no longer ignored. 'Go With the Flow' is co-written by Lily Williams and Karen Schneeman (with art by Williams) and will be published in January by First Second.
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IDW Debuts Spanish Graphic Novel Line with Takei's 'They Called Us Enemy'
IDW kicks off its Spanish-language graphic novel publishing initiative with George Takei's bestselling graphic memoir 'They Called Us Enemy,' to be released in a Spanish edition in June 2020.
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Manga, Novels, Anime, Games Mingle at Anime NYC 2019
Anime NYC 2019, held at the Javits Center November 15-17, expanded to fill the entire 410,000 square foot main exhibition floor of the convention center, with booths from anime, game, and manga companies and all kinds of merchandise.
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Yes He Did: Barajas Graphic Bio Reclaims Great-Granddad’s Civil Rights Legacy
Henry Barajas’ Latinx memoir and graphic biography of his social activist great-grandfather, 'La Voz de M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo' with art by J. Gonzo, will be published this month by Image Comics.
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Panel Mania: Chasing Echoes by Dan Goldman and George Schall
Dan Goldman and George Schall’s new graphic novel 'Chasing Echoes' is a comically driven story of a Jewish-American family’s search for their pre-Holocaust roots in the old country. In this 10-page excerpt we meet the unwieldy, indeed, dysfunctional clan as they arrive in Poland at a time when issues around creeping fascism and intolerance once again crowd the headlines.
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