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‘TCAF on Ice’ Was a Return to Form

By Chris Burkhalter | 06/11/2025 @ 10:00AM

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.
Panel Mania: ‘Everyone Sux But You’ by K. Wroten

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 06/11/2025 @ 08:00AM

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.
Struggling Together: PW Talks with Mike Curato

By Rob Kirby | 05/28/2025 @ 09:00AM

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.
Panel Mania: ‘Spent: A Comic Novel’ by Alison Bechdel

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 05/28/2025 @ 08:00AM

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.
Comics That Call Readers to Action

by Cheryl Klein | 05/23/2025 @ 07:00PM

Here are six forthcoming comics and works of graphic nonfiction that rally readers to take a political stand.
Misery Loves Comics in Graphic Nonfiction About Grief

by Cheryl Klein | 05/23/2025 @ 07:00PM

A slate of upcoming comics and graphic memoirs offer solace to readers going through loss and mental health struggles.
PRH Cuts Ties with Diamond Comic Distributors

By Sophia Stewart | 05/22/2025 @ 11:00AM

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.
Diamond Comic Bankruptcy Leads to a Haze of Uncertainty

By Heidi MacDonald | 05/14/2025 @ 12:00PM

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.
Panel Mania: ‘Parable of the Talents’ by Octavia Butler, Adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 05/14/2025 @ 09:00AM

The science fiction legend’s dystopian masterwork has been adapted into a timely graphic novel by Damian Duffy and John Jennings. A nine-page excerpt.
Is Joe Sacco Done with Graphic Journalism?

By Dean Simons | 05/14/2025 @ 09:00AM

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.
Panel Mania: ‘Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance’ by Denali Sai Nalamalapu

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 04/30/2025 @ 12:00PM

This graphic memoir is a moving account and tribute to the local West Virginia activists fighting to protect their land from the ravages of the Mountain Valley Pipeline project.
Meet Boom! Studios Publisher Michael Kelly

By Heidi MacDonald | 04/30/2025 @ 12:00PM

The Hasbro veteran, who has a background in both books and comics, was tapped to lead the storied comics house following its acquisition by Penguin Random House last year. And he has big plans for its future.
Alliance Calls Off Diamond Comic Distributors Deal

By Jim Milliot | 04/28/2025 @ 10:00AM

In yet another twist in the Diamond Comic bankruptcy proceedings, Alliance Entertainment terminated its agreement to purchase the company’s assets the day before an April 25 court hearing. Diamond owners promised to announce a new deal “very shortly.”
PW Close-Up: Mark Siegel on the New 23rd Street Imprint

| 04/27/2025 @ 07:00AM

The founder and creative and editorial director of First Second talked with PW about his graphic novel house's new adult imprint, touching on everything from its early beginnings to its exciting first list. (Sponsored)
Alliance Entertainment Takes Diamond

By Jim Milliot | 04/15/2025 @ 09:00AM

After a brief legal fight, Alliance Entertainment has been named the winning bidder for the assets of Diamond Comic Distributors.
Alliance Appears to Win Its Bid for Diamond Comic Distributors

By Jim Milliot | 04/11/2025 @ 09:00AM

A brief filing made late on April 10 suggests that the court is prepared to back the offer made for Diamond by Alliance Entertainment over a lower bid from Universal Entertainment and Ad Populum.
Walkin’ the Streets with R. Crumb: PW Talks with Dan Nadel

By Tobias Carroll | 04/09/2025 @ 12:00PM

Pioneering counterculture cartoonist Robert Crumb finally gets his due in Crumb (Pantheon, Apr.), a new biography from the Picturebox Comics founder and former Comics Journal editor.
Panel Mania: ‘Remember Us to Life: A Graphic Memoir’ by Joanna Rubin Dranger

Compiled by Calvin Reid | 04/09/2025 @ 09:00AM

This powerful and scrupulously compiled record tells the story of Dranger’s family’s experiences leading up to and during the Holocaust—and serves as a powerful memorial to the suffering of its victims and survivors.

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