PW Talks with Chip Kid
Abrams ComicArts will release Kid's second graphic novel, 'The Avengers in the Veracity Trap!', drawn by Michael Cho. more...Publishers Inventory Tied-Up
Six months after Diamond’s bankruptcy filing, the inventory of 128 publishers is still in limbo. more...More to Come, the PW Comics World Podcast
This week on More To Come: We preview the opening of the San Diego Comic-Con, which runs July 23-27; plus we take a look at total graphic novel and comics sales in 2024; update the Diamond bankruptcy situation; react to ICv2’s interview with the CEO of Universal Distribution; and discuss the strong opening of James Gunn’s ‘Superman.’Can San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Escape Uncertain Times?
In a tumultuous world, Comic-Con still offers some escape. But in 2025, even the ultimate pop culture festival is going ahead under the shadow of economic uncertainty, immigration crackdowns, and tariffs. San Diego Comic-Con returns to the San Diego Convention Center July 23–27. more...Can Neon Ichiban Breathe New Life into Digital Comics?
Comixology veterans David Steinberger and Chip Mosher aim to shake up the world of digital comics again with a new platform adding to the technological innovations of their comics publishing house, Dstlry. 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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Publishers Await Answers on Inventory Tied Up in Diamond Bankruptcy
Six months after Diamond Comic Distributors’ January 15 bankruptcy filing, the inventory of 128 publishers is still in limbo, pending a court decision on whether Diamond will be allowed to liquidate the comics, graphic novels, and other merchandise in its warehouse—some of which was being held on consignment per now-defunct distribution agreements.
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Return ‘Flight’: PW Talks with Kazu Kibuishi
This fall, Random House’s Inklore will reissue the influential Flight anthology series edited by Kibuishi, who discussed the process of bringing out the new editions and how his own impressions of the series have changed over the years.
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Panel Mania: ‘Spectrum’ by Rick Quinn and Dave Chisholm
This hallucinatory graphic novel offers a mystical alternative history of American popular music and the social conflict around it—as well as a mind-bending tribute to the transcendent power of song. An 11-page excerpt.
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Can Neon Ichiban Breathe New Life into Digital Comics?
Comixology veterans David Steinberger and Chip Mosher aim to shake up the world of digital comics again with a new platform adding to the technological innovations of their comics publishing house, Dstlry.
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HarperCollins Acquires Crunchyroll’s Publishing Operations in France, Germany
HarperCollins Publishers has announced that it will acquire the manga publishing operations of global anime brand Crunchyroll in France and Germany. The purchase marks HarperCollins’s latest expansion in the manga market.
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Panel Mania: ‘Raymond Chandler’s Trouble Is My Business’ by Arvind Ethan David, Ilias Kyriazis, and Cris Peter
This stylishly reimagined crime melodrama brings Chandler’s hardboiled private eye Philip Marlowe and his 1940s Los Angeles demimonde vividly to life. An11-page excerpt.
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New Distribution Collective Promises Oasis for Indie Comics Creators
Power Pulp bills itself as an innovative, author-led organization aiming to lower the barrier to entry to the comics and graphic novel market for indie creators.
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Time Bomb Debuts Two Explosive New Imprints
In a move projected to double the U.K. comics mainstay’s annual trade paperback output, Time Bomb has announced that codirectors Steve Tanner and David West will each launch his own imprint.
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Drawing Up Community for Comics in Libraries
Comics librarians are partnering with nonprofits and retailers to support patrons and artists in this challenging era.
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The First ‘TCAF on Ice’ Was a Beauty
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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