June 24, 2026
Both big-name publishers and independent creators are embracing the crowdfunding platform—and betting that its campaign model represents the future of the industry. more 
More than a decade after its original run, the creator is reviving his mind-bending sci-fi comic at a moment when the struggle to define reality is timelier than ever. “I stopped writing and drawing the series,” Kindt says, “but I never stopped thinking about it.” more
This year, the iconoclastic comics publisher celebrates 50 years in business. It all started with a barn, a printer, and a dream. more
The NBA season may be over, but comics are forever. Here are five great basketball reads for avid fans and newcomers alike. more
New deluxe releases from A24 and Vinegar Syndrome, among others, pair cult classic movies with literary companions. more
With their worldview shattered, a pair of twins uncover the secrets of their birthplace, their family, and their ability to control duos of supernatural entities called Daemons in the newest series from Hiromu Arakawa, creator of Fullmetal Alchemist. (Sponsored) More
This week on More to Come, co-hosts Heidi “The Beat” MacDonald, Christian Holub and Kate Fitzsimons pay tribute to the late Marjane Satrapi, creator of Persepolis; and discuss the legal drama at Archie Comics and the publisher’s future; a union update at Dark Horse; layoffs at Paizo; novel methods of promoting Rom #1 and Supergirl giveaway comics; Gender Queer gets a new edition; and reexamining Alan Moore as a novelist. more.
Dark Horse Comics has voluntarily recognized Dark Horse Workers United as a collective bargaining representative under standards established by the National Labor Relations Board, per a statement from interim CEO Jay Komas. more
After 12 years as president of publishing and marketing at Boom! Studios, Sablik and a group of cofounders launched their own comics publisher last year with single issues in comics shops. Now, they’re readying trade collections for the book market this summer. more
For this feature, we’re soliciting pitches on trends in crime and crime-noir comics and graphic novel series, with new trade volumes releasing between fall 2026 and spring 2027 (new volumes out October 2026–April 2027). more
Set during the 1930s as China is ravaged by civil war and Japanese invaders, Twin Lotuses, a new graphic novel by Chinese creator Xiaoyu, combines an epic love story between a Western-trained scientist and a beautiful actress/dancer with an operatic turn towards science fiction and tragedy. While traveling by sea to Yangtze, the two lovers are separated after the ship is bombed by the Japanese. Believing his lover has died, the despondent scientist creates a beautiful robot in her likeness and its dazzling performances convince audiences that she’s a real woman.
In this 9-page excerpt, a rowdy gang of street kids watch a theater performance from the surrounding rooftops until they hear a woman singing nearby. The little trouble makers follow the haunting sound planning to prank the singer only to make a discovery that will dramatically change their lives. Twin Lotuses by Xiaoyu, translated by Dan Christensen, is out now from Magnetic Press.
The political is personal, revelatory, and tender in this work of graphic journalism, which offers a window into the love and sex lives of Israelis and Palestinians. The subjects—all interviewed before the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023—include a celebrity mixed couple, an ob-gyn who treats sexually naive Orthodox women, and a Ramallah woman who observes that “the occupation creeps into people’s private lives.” Deloupy’s fluid, collage-like comics depict the diversity of both humans and landscape; he takes poetic license at evocative moments, and in others turns out journalistic courtroom-style sketches. The result is both joyful and sobering. more
This gritty yet heartfelt WWII-era adventure from Remender (the Sacrificers series) and Acuña (the Black Panther series) pits a good guy soldier against the fascists of a foreign army. The twist? All the characters are anthropomorphic animals. The result recalls Joe Kubert’s DC war comics from the 1970s, and evokes a satisfying mix of Maus and Saving Private Ryan. more
‘Orlando: A Graphic Novel Biography’ by Virginia Woolf and Jules ScheeleWoolf’s groundbreaking 1927 novel receives a passionate and faithful reinterpretation by cartoonist Scheele (Queer). With vivid ligne claire reminiscent of a flamboyant Tintin and saturated colors, Scheele sensually relays the story of a beautiful Elizabethan nobleman’s development as a poet—and his sudden transformation into a woman. This transporting adaptation and homage is sure to impress those who know the novel deeply and kindle the interest of those who do not. more
A woman spirals into her past in this taut supernatural thriller scripted by Parker and Sheridan (coauthors of Kill Your Darlings) and drawn by newcomer artist Browning. Nearly 50 years after Jesse Harmon escaped Perennial Harbor, an eerily staid town dominated by an ominous cathedral, she returns to find it—and the person she came back for, Melody—in stasis. Ultimately, more mysteries are raised than solved. Nonetheless, fans of supernatural and psychological horror such as Locke & Key will revel in these unsettling visions. more
The parallel histories of Japanese and American comics inform this crackerjack postmodern paranoia thriller from Urasawa and Nagasaki (the Pluto series). Urasawa is a master of twisty thrillers that skirt the edges of reality, and postwar Tokyo provides a memorable backdrop, a collection of slums and shantytowns rising into a city from the ashes of war. Urasawa fans have eagerly awaited this manga’s English publication for years. They won’t be disappointed. more
- Get Ready for Midnight Day: All three of Marvel’s new alternate-universe Midnight comics will launch on the same day this fall and will be overseen by outgoing publisher Dan Buckley, according to Marvel.
- Absolute Funko: DC’s bestselling Absolute line gets the big-headed figurine treatment, with Funko versions of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman set to debut at San Diego Comic-Con, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
- The Muppets Take Marvel: This September, Marvel is celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Muppet Show with a one-shot What If? comic that will bring Jim Henson’s creations face-to-face with Marvel superheroes for the first time.
- The Apocalypse Comes to Peacock: Dungeon Crawler Carl creator Matt Dinniman announced on Instagram that his popular LitRPG series is getting a live-action adaptation on Peacock, helmed by Seth MacFarlane and Chris Yost.
- George Lucas Meets the Minions: The Star Wars creator earned a voice role in this summer’s Minions & Monsters after expressing his admiration for the franchise, according to Collider.
- Happy Birthday, Rumi: It’s been one year since KPop Demon Hunters became Netflix’s most-streamed original movie ever, and the streaming platform is celebrating with free screenings, pop-ups, brand tie-ins, and vinyl editions of the Oscar-winning soundtrack, according to the Beat.
- The Value of Ending: Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man is becoming a perennial bestseller, a success that only seems to have been helped by the series ending, according to analysis by PopVerse.
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