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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.
Charles Soule Is Dancing with Devils
Charles Soule Is Dancing with Devils
In his two forthcoming trade releases, Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell (Marvel, Feb.) and The Lucky Devils (Image, July), Charles Soule explores morality and ethical conundrums.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Charles Soule Is Dancing with Devils
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SDCC changes art show policy, bans AI-created material: Comic-Con has made it clear that AI art is banned from their annual art show after an outcry on social media called out their policy
SDCC changes art show policy, bans AI-created material
SDCC has made it clear that AI art is banned from their annual art show after an outcry on social media called out their policy
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January 15, 2026 at 2:31 PM
SDCC changes art show policy, bans AI-created material: Comic-Con has made it clear that AI art is banned from their annual art show after an outcry on social media called out their policy
Oni Press Taps Kickstarter Exec to Lead Business Strategy
Oni Press Taps Kickstarter Exec to Lead Business Strategy
Sam Kusek, who most recently served as the platform’s senior outreach lead, will oversee the independent comics publisher’s crowdfunding campaigns, as well as its extensive roster of licensing deals.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Oni Press Taps Kickstarter Exec to Lead Business Strategy
How People Survive: PW Talks with Mariam Naiem
How People Survive: PW Talks with Mariam Naiem
Naiem, the Ukrainian daughter of Afghan refugees, has dedicated herself to studying the Russian colonization of Ukraine, with the mission of uplifting Ukrainian voices. She accomplishes both in the…
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January 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
How People Survive: PW Talks with Mariam Naiem
More to Come 705: The More To Come 2026 Preview. Cohosts Calvin Reid, Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald, and Kate Fitzsimons take a look at what’s coming in 2026.
More to Come 705: The More To Come 2026 Preview
This week on More to Come, cohosts Calvin Reid, Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald, and Kate Fitzsimons take a look at what’s coming in 2026, including the state of Marvel and DC, comics sales, indie…
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January 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
More to Come 705: The More To Come 2026 Preview. Cohosts Calvin Reid, Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald, and Kate Fitzsimons take a look at what’s coming in 2026.
NYC Council approves JACK KIRBY WAY street
NYC Council approves JACK KIRBY WAY street
After decades of effort, intersection of Essex and Delancey streets on the Lower East Side will be named Jack Kirby Way!
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December 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
NYC Council approves JACK KIRBY WAY street
More to Come 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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December 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
More to Come 704: The Year in Review
Ablaze Publishing Buys NBM
Ablaze Publishing Buys NBM
The Portland, Ore.–based Ablaze has acquired the venerable graphic novel publisher’s nearly five-decade backlist, all current contracts, and its imprint brand, with NBM founder Terry Nantier staying…
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December 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ablaze Publishing Buys NBM
Ablaze Acquires NBM
Ablaze Acquires NBM
In Asset Sale, Nantier to Package
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December 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Ablaze Acquires NBM
Diamond Bankruptcy Moves to Chapter 7
Diamond Bankruptcy Moves to Chapter 7
After trying for nearly a year to restructure the company, the key comics and graphic novel distributor has filed for Chapter 7 and will now focus on selling off its assets.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Diamond Bankruptcy Moves to Chapter 7
9 New Comics for Arthouse Cinephiles
9 New Comics for Arthouse Cinephiles
These comics that take on film in unusual ways, adapt unexpected features, or bring a filmmaker’s cinematic vision to the page promise to be worth the price of admission.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
9 New Comics for Arthouse Cinephiles
Panel Mania: 'Total THB Volume 1' by Paul Pope. A 10-page excerpt.
Panel Mania: 'Total THB Volume 1' by Paul Pope
Originally self-published in the 1990s, Paul Pope’s 'Total THB Vol. 1' is the first of three volumes reprinting and collecting Pope’s influential and playful sci-fi epic. A 10-page excerpt.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Panel Mania: 'Total THB Volume 1' by Paul Pope. A 10-page excerpt.
Go Big: PW Talks to Adam Rose
Go Big: PW Talks to Adam Rose
In the LA-based comics writer and film script consultant’s newest graphic novel, Huge Detective (Titan Comics), Australia gets reimagined as a realm of giants, renamed as the sovereign nation of…
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December 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Go Big: PW Talks to Adam Rose
‘Swat Kats’ Comic Book Breaks Kickstarter Record
‘Swat Kats’ Comic Book Breaks Kickstarter Record
The campaign to publish a comic inspired by the ‘90s-era animated series is the crowdfunding platform’s largest ever for a single-issue comic book, raising more than $700,000.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
‘Swat Kats’ Comic Book Breaks Kickstarter Record
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The Beat’s Best Comics of 2025
The Beat staff has come together once again to compile its annual, wide-spanning list of the best comics of 2025.
The Beat staff has come together once again to compile its annual, wide-spanning list of the best comics of 2025.
The Beat’s Best Comics of 2025
The Beat staff has come together once again to compile its annual, wide-spanning list of the best comics of 2025.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Beat’s Best Comics of 2025
The Beat staff has come together once again to compile its annual, wide-spanning list of the best comics of 2025.
The Beat staff has come together once again to compile its annual, wide-spanning list of the best comics of 2025.
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Webtoon announces new programs, resources and residency opportunities to support creators for 2026, in a move to accelerate development of new IPs and built the ecosystem, my latest @forbes.com #webtoon www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
Webtoon Announces New Initiatives To Benefit Creators – And Its Own Business
Webtoon Entertainment unveils new tools, programs and guidance to help its creators build their careers and more successful IP on its platform.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Webtoon announces new programs, resources and residency opportunities to support creators for 2026, in a move to accelerate development of new IPs and built the ecosystem, my latest @forbes.com #webtoon www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
They Found Love in a Hateful Place: PW Talks with Ravi Teixeira
They Found Love in a Hateful Place: PW Talks with Ravi Teixeira
In the Cape Verdean–American creator’s first solo graphic novel, Heaven, West Virginia (Oni, Nov.), a young gay man returns to his rural hometown after the death of his homophobic father in order to…
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December 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
They Found Love in a Hateful Place: PW Talks with Ravi Teixeira
‘Do Admit’ and ‘Spent’ Top PW’s 2025 Graphic Novel Critics Poll
‘Do Admit’ and ‘Spent’ Top PW’s 2025 Graphic Novel Critics Poll
For the third consecutive year, it's a tie for the top spot on PW’s annual Graphic Novel Critics Poll, highlighting the breadth of this category.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
‘Do Admit’ and ‘Spent’ Top PW’s 2025 Graphic Novel Critics Poll
Lighthouse Brings ‘Tyrant’ Back in Deluxe Edition
Lighthouse Brings ‘Tyrant’ Back in Deluxe Edition
Comics veteran Chris Stevens’s Lighthouse Press will launch a crowdfunding campaign in the new year to reissue Steve Bissette’s lost classic in trade and oversize “original art edition” formats.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Lighthouse Brings ‘Tyrant’ Back in Deluxe Edition
Abstract the Facts: PW Talks to Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris about Making Nonfiction Comics.
Abstract the Facts: PW Talks to Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris
PW talked with cartoonists and educators Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris about the nuts and bolts of collaborating, and how comics can create community.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Abstract the Facts: PW Talks to Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris about Making Nonfiction Comics.
The Pop Up Jack Kirby Museum has organized a new museum show in Tribeca called Jack Kirby: From the Ghetto to the Cosmos POP-UP, an exhibition examining the life and innovative career of cartoonist Jack Kirby–the king of Comics. Photo: C.Reid
December 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Pop Up Jack Kirby Museum has organized a new museum show in Tribeca called Jack Kirby: From the Ghetto to the Cosmos POP-UP, an exhibition examining the life and innovative career of cartoonist Jack Kirby–the king of Comics. Photo: C.Reid
Comics in the Classroom: Teachers and Librarians Share Their Best Practices
Comics in the Classroom: Teachers and Librarians Share Their Best Practices
We spoke with three educators about the innovative ways they’re utilizing comics and graphic novels to teach visual literacy and create lifelong readers, one panel at a time.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Comics in the Classroom: Teachers and Librarians Share Their Best Practices