PW Comics World: More To Come

New York Comic Con returns (our first post-pandemic con report); comics retailer complaints about the launch debacle of the PRH/Marvel distribution deal; Penguin Classics embraces Marvel classics; Jon Kent, the new bisexual Superman; and Webtoon fans shut down a plagiarized manhwa.

An interview with Eisner Award-winning comics artist Alitha Martinez, as well as floor interviews from exhibitors with Viz, Yen Press, NASA, Kinokuniya, Zenoscope and KOCCA in Part 2 of our NYCC interview coverage.

An interview with acclaimed comics writer Scott Snyder about leaving DC to launch his own line of original comics at Comixology Originals, Best Jackett Press, in Part 1 of our NYCC interview coverage.

Calvin and PW graphic novels reviews editor Meg Lemke discuss Lee Lai’s ‘Stone Fruit’, a poignant graphic novel on family ties and discordant romance, and Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, and Tony Cliff’s ‘Bubble’, a relentlessly wisecracking satirical sci-fi adventure.

The direct market distribution deal between IDW and PRH; clashing retailer responses to a changing direct market; New York Comic Con preview; Archie Comics on Webtoon; and a look back at the impact of the New 52, the historic 2011 revamp/relaunch of the DC Universe.

An interview with Dark Horse founder and publisher Mike Richardson for the 35th anniversary of the publishing house outlining its history, as well as the Karen Berger Books imprint; the addition of African comics publisher YouNeek Studios; the recent Scott Snyder/Comixology Originals copublishing deal; and the state of direct market comics distribution.

DC and Marvel join mobile comics; Comixology is integrated deeper into the Amazon platform; ‘Shangi-Chi’s’ eye-popping opening box office weekend; and NPR’s Planet Money Buys a Superhero, a funny podcast series about efforts to revive a public domain superhero character.

An interview with Michele Wells, chief content officer at Tapas Media, and Jamie Rich, editor-in-chief of Tapas Media, about the Korean mobile comics platform and app, its business model, artists, the digital comics market, co-publishing partnerships, and the addition of print to its publishing program.

A new partnership between DC and Webtoon; The new Batman creative team; continued printing and shipping delays for the comics market; Z2 Comics’ move to Lunar distribution and Lunar's quiet but steady growth; and new safety and health rules for the upcoming New York Comic Con.

An interview with pop culture journalist David Hajdu (The Ten-Cent Plague) and artist John Carey about their new graphic history, 'A Revolution In Three Acts: The Radical Vaudeville of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge', which profiles the lives and careers of three visionary vaudeville artists: Black comedian Bert Williams, who challenged racist stereotypes; ; Julian Eltinge, a white female impersonator; and Eva Tanguay, a white woman whose performances defied Victorian propriety.

Star comics creators including James Tynion IV, Molly Ostertag and Saladin Ahmed ink Substack newsletter deals; news from interviews by DC’s Jim Lee and Dan Cherry; hit Chinese writer MXTX comes to print in English through Seven Seas; the growth of Korean comics/manhwa; Robin - Tim Drake - comes out; and Wizard World conventions end after their acquisition by Fan Expo.

A flashback to convention interview highlights: Heidi interviews Carla Speed McNeil of 'Finder' in 2016 about her life and work at Baltimore Comic Con; Calvin talks with Ethan Rilly aka Hartley Lin of 'Pope Hats' aka 'Young Frances' at TCAF in 2017; and Kate speaks with Marguerite Bennett of 'RWBY' and 'M.O.M.' at NYCC 2017.

A recap of Comic-Con@Home, the virtual San Diego Comic-con; the 2021 Eisner Award winners; Scott Snyder’s new publishing deal with Comixology; Kurt Busiek’s backlist pact; Hollywood “shut up money”; and Thought Bubble’s rebuff of Frank Miller; plus, French kids love manga and the Black Widow sues Disney.

A preview of the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con online; virtual conventions one year later; business news including Adhouse Books closing and IDW's possible IPO; mobile comics news; Hong Kong comics NFTs and the Emmy Awards.

An interview with Senegalese cartoonist Juni Ba about his new graphic novel 'Djeliya: A West African Fantasy Epic', about two humbled royal elites from a now-destroyed kingdom, out now from TKO Studios. Rich in African folklore, history and mythology; it blends a sense of cultural legacy, visionary technology, and a manic African sense of humor.

2020 graphic novel and manga sales soike in growth; a new, highly funded, Wattpad Webtoon Studios TV/film production venture; the Suicide Squad's movie-poster plugs DC’s comics; the reckoning around Warren Ellis’s history of abuse takes down 'Fell'; backlash to an anti-Isekai manga; and returning to record the podcast in person at PW's new office.

Meg and Calvin discuss Alison Bechdel’s new graphic memoir ‘The Secret to Superhuman Strength’ on More To Come’s Stargazing feature.

An interview with Kitty of the Takarazuka Fan Podcast, a Rose of Versailles expert, on the history of this classic manga as a pop culture and theatrical phenomenon in Japan and its influence on other artistic works. ‘Rose of Versailles’ is just out from Udon Press in its first full English translation.

The Kickstarter success of Ngozi Ukazu’s ‘Check, Please!’ graphic novel series, which just raised $580,000 to publish volume four; PW’s U.S. Book Show; comics job comings and goings; Diamond’s belated new Pullbox order system; the reopening of St. Mark’s Comics; and news on the Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman and Mark Millar’s Jupiter’s Legacy.

An interview with manga scholar Erica Friedman of Okazu about Riyoko Ikeda's classic manga 'Rose of Versailles', and its translation for the first time into English, which has just come out from Udon Entertainment. Also, a bonus interview with Mitsuya Nao, who played Girodelle in a Takarazuka musical production of Rose of Versailles: Fersen.