More To Come, the PW Comics World Podcast
We recap AnimeNYC and reports of a case of Omicron in a fan that attended; Heidi’s trip to San Diego Comic-Con’s Special Edition; Gina Gagliano’s departure from Random House Graphic; Webtoon Unscrolled and Zestworld, and news and rumors about Dark Horse Comics.
The Historical Panorama of American Comics
A lively and new historical examination of 150 years of American comics. more...
PW's Best Adult Graphic Novels 2021
PW's adult and young reader comics editors compile a list of the best graphic novels and graphic nonfiction of the year.
Gina Gagliano to Leave Random House Graphic
In a surprising development at Random House Children’s Books, Gina Gagliano, the founder and publishing director of Random House Graphic, RHCB’s graphic novel imprint, is leaving the company effective December 3. more...
53,000 Fans Flock to Javits for AnimeNYC’s Return
AnimeNYC 2021, an annual event celebrating Asian popular culture, returned after a year’s hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic to the Javits Convention Center, November 19-21, attracting more than 53,000 fans. more...and more.
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Panel Mania: Tiny Dancer by Siena Cherson Siegel and Mark Siegel
Siena and her artist-husband Mark revisit her 2006 young readers memoir 'To Dance' in 'Tiny Dancer', a new and more expansive autobiographical work for older readers on her passion for dance and her career in ballet. An eight-page excerpt.
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Photo Mania: AnimeNYC 2021
AnimeNYC 2021, an annual event celebrating Asian popular culture, returned after a year’s hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic to the Javits Convention Center, November 19-21. 'PW' was there to capture images of the fans, anime and manga creators, cosplayers, gamers and publishers.
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Gina Gagliano to Leave Random House Graphic
Gina Gagliano, the founder and publishing director of Random House Graphic, Random House Children's Books’ graphic novel imprint, is leaving the company effective December 3.
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53,000 Fans Flock to Javits for AnimeNYC’s Return
AnimeNYC 2021, an annual event celebrating Asian popular culture, returned after a year’s hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic to the Javits Convention Center, November 19-21, attracting more than 53,000 fans.
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Wattpad Webtoon Launches Print Graphic Novel Imprint
Wattpad Webtoon Studios announced plans to launch Webtoon Unscrolled, a new graphic novel imprint that will publish print editions of hit Webtoon mobile webcomics beginning in fall 2022.
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The Historical Panorama of American Comics: PW Talks with Jeremy Dauber
Jeremy Dauber's 'American Comics: A History' is a lively historical survey of the American comics medium across 150 years of literary and commercial development. The book will be published this month.
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Panel Mania: Fungirl by Elizabeth Pich
Elizabeth Pich’s new graphic novel is the story of Fungirl, her roommate/ex-girlfriend, and the roommate’s overly nice boyfriend, as they stumble through an illuminating series of grimly funny interpersonal calamities. An eight-page excerpt.
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Image Comics Moves to Hold Union Vote
Image Comics has declined a request by union organizers to voluntarily recognize Comic Book Workers United, an effort to unionize the independent comics publisher, and has moved to hold a vote to determine whether the CBWU will represent eligible Image staff.
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Mariko Tamaki Debuts New LGBTQ+ Graphic Novel Imprint
Surely Books, a new LGBTQ+ focused imprint at Abrams ComicArts curated by Mariko Tamaki, will release its first graphic novel this month.
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Panel Mania: Lifetime Passes by Terry Blas and Claudia Aguirre
Terry Blas and Claudia Aguirre’s new graphic novel 'Lifetime Passes' introduces the reader to 16 year-old Jackie Chavez, a teen wrestling with a tough family situation—her parents have been deported—and her friends, a collection of mostly bad apples looking out only for themselves. A seven-page excerpt.
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