More To Come, the PW Comics World Podcast
Kate interviews acclaimed writer and comics creator J. Michael Straczynski about his forthcoming memoir ‘Becoming Superman,’ his writing career and writing Superman in particular, and future projects he’s working on for the new comics publisher Artists Writers & Artisans.
A Great Time for Manga Fans
More diverse content and the growth of streaming anime are driving manga sales more...
A Strong Pulse for Dead Reckoning Graphic Novels
Reimagining the war and military graphic novel at the Naval Institute Press imprint Dead Reckoning. more...
Shaking Things Up
Emerging from a grass roots effort by comics-conscious librarians to grow the presence of the medium in libraries, Amie Wright, newly elected president of the The ALA’s new Graphic Novel and Comics Roundtable, says the GNCRT aims to transform the way that graphic novels and comics are collected and circulated by libraries. The GNCRT is the first new roundtable organized in the ALA in five years. more...
Bill Jemas Returns with a New Comics Venture
Former Marvel and Double Take Comics publisher Bill Jemas is back, this time as CEO and publisher of Artists Writers & Artisans, a new comics venture, and he’s brought James Murdoch (yes, that Murdoch), Lightspeed Venture Partners, and a combined $10 million in investments along with him. more...and more.
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Bill Jemas Returns with a New Comics Venture
The former Marvel publisher is back as CEO and publisher of Artists Writers & Artisans, a new comics venture with big investors behind it.
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Christian Rock Band-Inspired Graphic Novel Goes Back to ‘Eden’
Indie publisher Z2 has partnered with the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band Skillet on a post-apocalyptic graphic novel, ‘Eden,’ slated for publication in August.
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The ALA Is Ready To Shake Things Up...With Comics
The ALA’s new Graphic Novel and Comics Roundtable aims to transform the way that books in the medium are collected and circulated by libraries.
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A Strong Pulse for Dead Reckoning Graphic Novels
The Naval Institute Press has set a dramatic course for its graphic novel imprint.
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Panel Mania: LaGuardia By Nnedi Okorafor, Tana Ford, and James Devlin
In this engaging graphic novel, Nebula Award winning sci-fi author Okorafor wittily turns New York City’s LaGuardia Airport into LaGuardia Interplanetary Airport and into a pointed allegorical indictment of the U.S.’s current bigoted anti-immigrant policies. 'LaGuardia' by Nnedi Okorafor and artists Tana Ford and James Devlin will be published in July by Dark Horse/Berger Books.
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Ted Adams to Launch Clover Press
IDW cofounders Ted Adams and Robbie Robbins are teaming up to launch Clover Press, a new publishing house that will release prose works, graphic novels, art books, and other works.
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A Great Time for Manga Fans
More diverse content and the growth of streaming anime are driving manga sales.
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Panel Mania: BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore
Written by Ezra Claytan Daniels ('Upgrade Soul') and drawn by Ben Passmore ('Your Black Friend'), 'BTTM FDRS' is a savvy, albeit grisly, comic urban monster story for the social media generation. This is a 10-page excerpt from 'BTTM FDRS' which will be published in June by Fantagraphics.
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Street Noise Books Readies a New Line of Nonfiction Graphic Books
Street Noise Books, a new independent publishing house specializing in graphic memoir and illustrated nonfiction for young adults, will publish its first list in January 2020.
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TCAF 2019 Hails Manga Stars; PW Talks with Oni's James Lucas Jones
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, an international show of indie comics and graphic novels, was held May 11 and 12 at the Toronto Reference Library, and honored acclaimed manga artists Junji Ito and Hiromi Takashima; PW also interviewed Oni Press publisher James Lucas Jones about the recent merger with Lion Forge.
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