More To Come, the PW Comics World Podcast
This week we discuss PW's Best Books Adult Graphic Novel list; preview Anime NYC; recap last weekend's CAB 2019; the Walking Dead cast’s boycott of Walker Stalker; and the departure of the Game of Thrones creators from the new Star Wars.
Photo Mania: Comic Arts Brooklyn 2019
We recap Comic Arts Brooklyn 2019 with photos of the artists and events. more...
U.S. Comics Publishers Tap a Rich Vein of Eurocomics
European graphic literature is having a moment in the U.S. market. more...
John Jennings and Damian Duffy Are Disturbing the Peace
John Jennings and Damian Duffy have adapted Octavia Butler’s presciently dystopian novel 'Parable of the Sower' into a graphic novel. Slated for publication in January by Abrams ComicsArts, this is the second Butler novel the duo has taken on; in 2017, Abrams released their graphic novel adaptation of 'Kindred,' which vaulted to the New York Times bestseller list and scooped up the 2018 Will Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium. more...
PW Best Books 2019: Adult Graphic Books
PW's comics editors have chosen the five graphic books they consider to be among the best books of 2019, among them Seth's haunting graphic novel 'Clyde Fans,' published by D&Q; in addition, PW's children's books editors have chosen five middle grade and YA graphic novels for their best books list.and more.
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Panel Mania: Two Dead by Van Jensen and Nate Powell
Set in 1946 in Little, Rock, Ark., 'Two Dead' by Van Jensen and Nate Powell is the fictional story of Gideon Kemp, a returning WWII veteran and trained law enforcement officer, secretly recruited to the police force by the city’s mayor in an effort to put an end to the sadistic, violent tenure of the longtime Police Chief Bailey. In this 10-page excerpt we also meet two African American brothers on different sides of the law, in a gripping evocation of the violent social landscape of the 1940s racist American south. The book will be published in November by Gallery 13.
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Photo Mania: Comic Arts Brooklyn 2019
Comic Arts Brooklyn, an annual festival focused on indie and self-published comics and graphic novels held on the campus of Pratt Institute November 2, featured an expanded number of tables and exhibiting artists.
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Dead Reckoning, Marvel Team to Publish ‘Atlas at War’ Combat Comics
Dead Reckoning, the graphic novel imprint of the Naval Institute Press, has teamed with Marvel Comics to produce 'Atlas at War,' a hardcover collection of classic combat comics stories created by a group of now-acclaimed artists, among them Jack Kirby, Bernie Krigstein, and John Severin.
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10 Romantic Shojo Manga
We collect 10 romantic shojo manga that capture the fun and charm of the category.
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Panel Mania: Drops of God by Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto
First published in English in 2011, this new edition of The Drops of God by Tadashi Agi (a pseudonym for sibling creators Shin and Yuko Kibayashi) with artwork by Shu Okimoto, will be released in a digital edition by Comixology Originals. In this 12-page excerpt, a young female sommelier (or wine expert), who has botched the pouring of a rare wine, is rescued by Kanzaki Shizuku's dazzling and superior skills as a sommelier.
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New York Comic Con Looks Ahead
NYCC sold 210,000 tickets in 2019 as graphic novel sales continue to grow, auguring an even bigger show next year.
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Photo Mania: New York Comic Con 2019
New York Comic Con 2019 was held October 3-6 at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. Publishers Weekly was on hand to bring back images of the artists, publishers and fans attending the annual celebration of comics, graphic novels and popular culture.
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Krosoczka’s ‘Hey, Kiddo’ Wins Book of the Year at Harvey Awards
'Hey Kiddo,' Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s graphic memoir about familial dysfunction, won Book of the Year, while Alison Bechdel and Mike Mignola were inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Harvey Awards, held during New York Comic Con.
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U.S. Comics Publishers Tap a Rich Vein of Eurocomics
More U.S. trade book publishers than ever are licensing Franco-Belgian, Italian, Spanish, and northern European comics and offering new frontlist titles and archival collections in English translations.
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NYCC 2019: Events at Javits, NYPL; Abrams Debuts New LGBTQ Graphic Imprint
New York Comic Con, which will run from Oct. 3-6 at the Javits Center, kicked off its 2019 show at another venue, the New York Public Library, and with a flurry of announcements that included a new LGBTQ imprint at Abrams, and news about Lion Forge and its Magnetic Press imprint.
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