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More to Come 707: Spring Comics and Graphic Novel Preview
More to Come 707: Spring Comics and Graphic Novel Preview
This week on More to Come, co-hosts Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald and Kate Fitzsimons discuss PW's Spring Preview issue; the new GNCRT Outstanding Comics awards; Diamond's Chapter 7 bankruptcy and the…
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February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
More to Come 707: Spring Comics and Graphic Novel Preview
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Playing Dirty: The State of Florida Versus Mike Diana, a new drama about a notorious comic book obscenity case by Zach Rabiroff www.tcj.com/playing-dirt...
Playing Dirty: The State of Florida Versus Mike Diana, a new drama about a notorious comic book obscenity case - The Comics Journal
About midway through The State of Florida Versus Mike Diana, the new play by Lenny Schwartz that ran recently at the Daydream Theatre Company in Providence, Rhode Island, a group of the title characte...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Playing Dirty: The State of Florida Versus Mike Diana, a new drama about a notorious comic book obscenity case by Zach Rabiroff www.tcj.com/playing-dirt...
Oni Press Inks Distro Deal with PRH
Oni Press Inks Distro Deal with PRH
Beginning in August, Penguin Random House Publisher Services will take over sales and distribution for the comics and graphic novel publisher’s frontlist and backlist trade books, as well as single…
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February 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Oni Press Inks Distro Deal with PRH
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Retail Therapy, ‘Fuck ICE’ Edition: A conversation with Greg Ketter of DreamHaven Books by Zach Rabiroff www.tcj.com/retail-thera...
Retail Therapy, 'Fuck ICE' Edition: A conversation with Greg Ketter of DreamHaven Books - The Comics Journal
Zach Rabiroff speaks with the Minneapolis retailer about where he, and his community, find themselves now.
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February 2, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Retail Therapy, ‘Fuck ICE’ Edition: A conversation with Greg Ketter of DreamHaven Books by Zach Rabiroff www.tcj.com/retail-thera...
How ‘Martyr Loser King’ by Saul Williams Got Made
How ‘Martyr Loser King’ by Saul Williams Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the poet and musician’s graphic novel.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
How ‘Martyr Loser King’ by Saul Williams Got Made
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Very good news: Carol Tyler (The Ephemerata) and Héctor Germán Oesterheld (The Eternaut) are to be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2026! https://ow.ly/zTmH50Y6Fln
Eisner Awards - Comic-Con International
Judges Choose Inductees for 2026 Eisner Hall of Fame Comic-Con is pleased to announce that 19 individuals have been selected to be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2026. These inductees include 8 deceased comics pioneers and 11 living persons. The deceased choices are Edwina Dumm, Oliver Harrington, Don Heck, […]
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January 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Very good news: Carol Tyler (The Ephemerata) and Héctor Germán Oesterheld (The Eternaut) are to be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2026! https://ow.ly/zTmH50Y6Fln
Panel Mania: 'Wake Now in the Fire' by Jarrett Dapier and AJ Dungo
Panel Mania: 'Wake Now in the Fire' by Jarrett Dapier and AJ Dungo
'Wake Now in the Fire' by Jarrett Dapier and AJ Dungo is a fictionalized graphic recreation of the banning of Marjane Satrapi’s acclaimed graphic memoir 'Persepolis' from the Chicago School system…
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January 29, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Panel Mania: 'Wake Now in the Fire' by Jarrett Dapier and AJ Dungo
Tramps Like Us: PW Talks With Alice Darrow
Tramps Like Us: PW Talks With Alice Darrow
In the artist’s graphic novel debut, ‘Tramps of the Apocalypse’ (Dark Horse, Jan.), a trio of extra sexy, super-violent women take on the testosterone-poisoned Lord Quest Ragnor in a post-apocalyptic…
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January 29, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Tramps Like Us: PW Talks With Alice Darrow
ALA’s Inaugural Comics Awards Celebrate Fiction, Nonfiction, and Series
ALA’s Inaugural Comics Awards Celebrate Fiction, Nonfiction, and Series
The American Library Association’s Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table named its first-ever slate of Outstanding Comics Awards, with winners in the adult, YA, and children’s categories including…
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January 29, 2026 at 6:31 PM
ALA’s Inaugural Comics Awards Celebrate Fiction, Nonfiction, and Series
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ReedPop is feeling the heat over its sister company's relationship with ICE, declaring it does not share customer information with their parent.
ReedPop responds to questions over relationship with ICE
The convention organization came under scrutiny over sister company LexisNexis's work with ICE, prompting calls for a boycott and divestment.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
ReedPop is feeling the heat over its sister company's relationship with ICE, declaring it does not share customer information with their parent.
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Booklist Guide to Graphic Novels - call for submissions. Deadline EXTENDED! They are interested in a wide variety of topics relating to comics, manga, and graphic novels in libraries and the deadline has been extended until February 9th @ala-booklist.bsky.social
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January 29, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Booklist Guide to Graphic Novels - call for submissions. Deadline EXTENDED! They are interested in a wide variety of topics relating to comics, manga, and graphic novels in libraries and the deadline has been extended until February 9th @ala-booklist.bsky.social
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Street Noise: Five Years of Dissident Publishing
Street Noise: Five Years of Dissident Publishing
PW checked in with publishing veteran Liz Frances about what's happening at Street Noise Books after more than five years of publishing politically relevant graphic nonfiction and memoirs.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Street Noise: Five Years of Dissident Publishing
A New Player Emerges on the International Graphic Novel Market
A New Player Emerges on the International Graphic Novel Market
French publisher Morgen made a splash earlier this month with a global book deal for a new graphic novel series from creators Ram V, Anand Radhakrishnan, and Evan Cagle, with Image Comics snagging…
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January 29, 2026 at 3:08 PM
A New Player Emerges on the International Graphic Novel Market
Spring 2026 Comics & Graphic Novels Preview
Spring 2026 Comics & Graphic Novels Preview
From spine-tingling monster tales to swoonworthy love stories and hard-hitting histories, our editors select the season’s most promising adult, middle grade, YA, and manga titles.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Spring 2026 Comics & Graphic Novels Preview
More to Come 706: Tom Gauld Interview. Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald interviews cartoonist and illustrator Tom Gauld, about cartooning, science, and his latest collection of cartoons, 'Physics for Cats'.
More to Come 706: Tom Gauld Interview
This week on More to Come, Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald interviews cartoonist and illustrator Tom Gauld, about cartooning about science, his work and his latest collection of cartoons, 'Physics for…
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January 24, 2026 at 4:47 PM
More to Come 706: Tom Gauld Interview. Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald interviews cartoonist and illustrator Tom Gauld, about cartooning, science, and his latest collection of cartoons, 'Physics for Cats'.
PW Comics World. PW's More to Come Podcast is now available on the PW YouTube Channel. MTC 704: The Year in Review
More to Come 704: The Year in Review
This week on More to Come, cohosts Calvin Reid, Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald, and Kate Fitzsimons look back on the biggest stories in graphic novel and comics publishing in 2025, from the Diamond…
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January 24, 2026 at 2:11 PM
PW Comics World. PW's More to Come Podcast is now available on the PW YouTube Channel. MTC 704: The Year in Review
Cassandra Pelham Fulton Elevated to Graphix Associate Publisher
Cassandra Pelham Fulton Elevated to Graphix Associate Publisher
Fulton first joined the Scholastic imprint in 2005, shortly after its founding. Previously serving as editorial director, she edited the 2025 hit The Cartoonists Club and worked on such series as…
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January 23, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Cassandra Pelham Fulton Elevated to Graphix Associate Publisher
Publishers Weekly's More to Come Podcast is now on PW's YouTube Channel.
More to Come 704: The Year in Review
This week on More to Come, cohosts Calvin Reid, Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald, and Kate Fitzsimons look back on the biggest stories in graphic novel and comics publishing in 2025, from the Diamond…
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January 23, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Publishers Weekly's More to Come Podcast is now on PW's YouTube Channel.
IPG Guns for Graphic Novel Publishers Post–Diamond Collapse
IPG Guns for Graphic Novel Publishers Post–Diamond Collapse
With Diamond Comic Distributors in the throes of Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Independent Publishers Group is throwing its hat in the ring to become the next go-to direct market distributor for indie…
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January 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM
IPG Guns for Graphic Novel Publishers Post–Diamond Collapse
Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency
Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency
The veteran children’s editor, best known for having acquired and published Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir Gender Queer, has founded an eponymous agency specializing in books for young readers.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency
Kitchen Comics Confidential: PW Talks to Katriona Chapman
Kitchen Comics Confidential: PW Talks to Katriona Chapman
In her newest graphic novel, The Pass (Fantagraphics, Jan.), the Londoner delves into the lives of a chef-owner of an acclaimed restaurant, a sous chef, and a bartender as they navigate drama in and…
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January 19, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Kitchen Comics Confidential: PW Talks to Katriona Chapman
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The Year in the Diamond Bankrutpcy: Looking back on the wild and crazy Year of the Diamond Bankruptcy, from lawsuits to mysteries, and the new players who emerged
The Year in the Diamond Bankrutpcy: A look back
Looking back on the wild and crazy Year of the Diamond Bankruptcy, from lawsuits to mysteries, and the new players who emerged
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January 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The Year in the Diamond Bankrutpcy: Looking back on the wild and crazy Year of the Diamond Bankruptcy, from lawsuits to mysteries, and the new players who emerged
Puerto Ricans in the World of Comics: PW Talks with the Curators of ‘¡Wepa!’
Puerto Ricans in the World of Comics: PW Talks with the Curators of ‘¡Wepa!’
A new bilingual exhibition at the New York Public Library, cocurated by Paloma Celis Carbajal and Charles Cuykendall Carter, shines a spotlight on the manifold—and often overlooked—contributions of…
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January 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Puerto Ricans in the World of Comics: PW Talks with the Curators of ‘¡Wepa!’
Panel Mania: 'A Garden of Spheres' by Linnea Sterte . A nine-page excerpt.
Panel Mania: 'A Garden of Spheres' by Linnea Sterte
panel mania, A Garden of Spheres, Linnea Sterte
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January 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Panel Mania: 'A Garden of Spheres' by Linnea Sterte . A nine-page excerpt.