Children’s Institute 2025: Graphix Celebrates Two Decades
Scholastic's Graphix imprint marks 20 years of great children's graphic novels. more...
Struggling Together: PW Talks with Mike Curato
Curato talks about his adult graphic novel debut, 'Gaysians', developing multiethnic characters, and more. more...
More to Come, the PW Comics World Podcast
This week on More to Come: We mark Pride Month with a salute to LGBTQ comics and creators; plus Heidi calls from TCAF in Toronto; Diamond bankruptcy update, a look at digital manga and webtoons; Aethon takes a majority stake in Vault Comics; how to shelve graphic novels in bookstores; and a tribute to comics writer Peter David.
‘TCAF on Ice’ Was a Return to Form
The 2025 Toronto Comic Arts Festival mounted its biggest weekend since before the pandemic, overcoming logistical and geopolitical uncertainty to draw an estimated 28,000 attendees June 6–8 to the former home of the Toronto Maple Leafs. more...
Misery Loves Comics in Graphic Nonfiction About Grief
Graphic nonfiction offers solace for readers dealing with tragedy and tough transitions. Loss can be overwhelming to live through, let alone write about—but drawing can enable authors to convey what words alone cannot. more...
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, Alison Bechdel's hilarious new graphic novel 'Spent.' Check out all of them.and more.
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Drawing Up Community for Comics in Libraries
Comics librarians partner with nonprofits and retailers to support patrons and artists in this challenging era.
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‘TCAF on Ice’ Was a Return to Form
The 2025 Toronto Comic Arts Festival mounted its biggest weekend since before the pandemic, overcoming logistical and geopolitical uncertainty to draw an estimated 28,000 attendees June 6–8 to the former home of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Panel Mania: ‘Everyone Sux But You’ by K. Wroten
The acclaimed cartoonist’s latest graphic novel offers a layered portrait of two queer teenage girls as they juggle the complexities around romantic attraction, grief, and going to school in a small town. A 14-page excerpt.
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Struggling Together: PW Talks with Mike Curato
We spoke with the author of one of the most banned books in the country about his adult graphic novel debut, Gaysians, developing multiethnic characters, the freedom of writing without the burden of self-censorship, and more.
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Panel Mania: ‘Spent: A Comic Novel’ by Alison Bechdel
The latest from one of America’s most beloved cartoonists is both a very funny fictionalized graphic memoir and a lively critique of consumer capitalism. A seven-page excerpt.
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Misery Loves Comics in Graphic Nonfiction About Grief
A slate of upcoming comics and graphic memoirs offer solace to readers going through loss and mental health struggles.
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Comics That Call Readers to Action
Here are six forthcoming comics and works of graphic nonfiction that rally readers to take a political stand.
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PRH Cuts Ties with Diamond Comic Distributors
Penguin Random House will end its distribution arrangement with Diamond Comic Distributors, effective June 25, following Ad Populum’s recent acquisition of the bankrupt Diamond’s comics distribution business. PRH is Diamond’s largest creditor, and is owed $9.2 million.
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Diamond Comic Bankruptcy Leads to a Haze of Uncertainty
When Diamond Comic Distributors filed for bankruptcy in January, everyone in the comics world knew the industry was in for a shake-up. But no one could have predicted the battle royale that ensued. Now, publishers are left guessing at the best path forward.
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Is Joe Sacco Done with Graphic Journalism?
The Eisner Award winner suggested that The Once and Future Riot, out in October from Metropolitan Books, could be his last longform work in a genre he pioneered.
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