More To Come, the PW Comics World Podcast
This week we discuss the surprise Netflix acquisition of comics writer Mark Millar's Millarworld comics publishing house, the growth of digital manga sales, Image sales and the lawsuit delaying the relaunch of Milestone Comics.
Fall 2017 Graphic Novels
Nonfiction and memoirs dominate the season's works. more...
San Diego Comic-Con 2017: All Our Coverage
PW has all the latest news about San Diego Comic-Con 2017 collected here. more...
DC Inks Deal to Sell Its Digital Comics via Madefire App
Madefire, a digital comics retail outlet and publishing platform, is partnering with DC Entertainment to offer new DC digital releases and eventually thousands of backlist digital DC Comics for sale via the Madefire app beginning August 16. DC Entertainment plans to release Dark Nights: Metal #1, the new Batman series by writer Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, as well as DC’s extensive superhero backlist.
Bring Your Bitcoins to Meltdown Comics
Los Angeles’ Meltdown Comics made headlines back in 2014 when it became the first comic book store in the country to accept payment in bitcoin. Three years later, it appears that no bricks-and-mortar comic book store (or bookstore) has followed its lead. more...and more.
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Humanoids Adds Graphic Novel Lines for Kids and Adults
European graphic novel publisher Humanoids is adding Humanoids Kids, a new line of graphic novels for children and young adults, and Slice of Life, a new line of books focused on a variety of material aimed at older readers.
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Bring Your Bitcoins to Meltdown Comics
The L.A. shop made headlines in 2014 when it became the first comic book store in the country to accept transactions paid in bitcoin. Three years later, it's still the only one.
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Manga Houses Shift Focus to Anime Expo over San Diego
Over the last few years, manga publishers have been shifting their focus and exhibition marketing dollars to Anime Expo, a major show focused on manga, anime and Japanese pop culture based in L.A., over the San Diego Comic-Con International. The trend continued this year.
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At San Diego Comic-Con, Diversity in Content and Consumers is Key
The recent San Diego Comic-Con offered a window into the steady transformation of the North American comics industry and its fans.
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A Renewed Focus on Graphic Novels at San Diego Comic-Con 2017
This year's show marked continuing demand for graphic novels, driven by children's graphic novels and highlighted by the launch of new imprints at comics houses and at traditional New York trade book houses.
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Photo Mania: San Diego Comic-Con 2017
The San Diego Comic-Con International, held July 19-23, brings together the full range of the international pop culture world and Publishers Weekly was there to capture images of the events, artists, publishers and fans attending the biggest pop culture festival in North America.
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Yen Press to Launch JY, a Kids’ Graphic Novel Imprint in Fall 2017
Yen Press has announced plans to launch JY, a middle grade graphic novel imprint in fall 2017, named after Yen deputy publisher JuYoun Lee.
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New Graphic Novels, Series Debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2017
At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, held July 19-23, DC Entertainment was one of a number of publishers unveiling new projects with its announcement of a new series celebrating the 25th anniversary of the character Harley Quinn.
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San Diego Comic-Con 2017: All Our Coverage
Stay up to date on all the latest news about San Diego Comic-Con 2017 with Publishers Weekly—daily updates, podcasts and more. We'll have exclusive interviews, photos and all the rest of the action here.
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North American Comics Market Hits $1.085 Billion in 2016
Led by $590 million in sales of book-format graphic novels, the combined graphic novel and comics sales in North America grew 5% to $1.085 billion in 2016, according to a joint estimate by industry news sites Comichron and ICv2.com.
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