2026 Ignatz Awards Celebrate Authenticity
The annual prizes for indie comics, given out during the Small Press Expo on September 12, inspired fiery speeches and odes to small publishing. “Let’s get out there!” declared Best Artist winner Carol Tyler. “Follow me! Lead me! Let’s make comics!” more

Clover Press Resurrects Marvel Masterworks
The publisher has launched a crowdfunding campaign to relaunch the storied line of archival superhero comics reprints with a whole new look. more

Inside the Comic That Saved Johnny Cash’s Career
Z2’s prestige reissue of Hello, I'm Johnny Cash sheds new light on a key turning point for the Man in Black. more

‘Luxury’ Comic Con to Debut in L.A. This Fall
The inaugural Icon Festival of Comic and Narrative Art will be held November 7–8 at the historic Biltmore Hotel. With a more limited guest list than a typical convention, the new event aims to celebrate comics art with a touch of glamour. more

‘A Confederacy of Dunces’ Goes Graphic
A graphic novel adaptation of John Kennedy Toole’s Pulitzer Prize–winning cult classic—a wildly outrageous satiric portrait of 1960s America that still resonates today. Follow unforgettable misfit Ignatius J. Reilly as his misadventures ricochet from hot dog carts to Bourbon Street, colliding with the city’s politics, vice, and absurdity. (Sponsored) More

Recently, on the ‘More to Come’ Podcast
This week on More to Come, co-hosts Heidi “The Beat” MacDonald, Christian Holub and Kate Fitzsimons discuss West Coast decision day for Marvel staffers; Small Press Expo 2026; the state of the manga industry; Kodansha House returns; and Crunchyroll pulls physical products from their store. more

The Art of the First Issue: The Forever Home
Writer Christian Ward and artist Sami Kivelä break down what makes the debut installment of Oni Press’s new sci-fi comic so effective. more

Out of This World: PW Talks with Shaun Tan
We spoke with the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award laureate about his first new book in four years, Hometown (Levine Querido, out now), a graphic novel about a child on another planet who faces an existential decision. more

Novvel.co Produces Graphic Novel Adaptations with AI Assistance
The Singapore-based startup says its AI-powered platform can halve graphic novel production time and cost. “This is not a self-driving car,” notes CEO Anumeha Bisaria. “It’s more like handing a Ferrari to someone who already knows how to drive.” more

Feature: Black Speculative Fiction
For this feature, we're especially interested in forthcoming Afrofuturist, African futurist, and horror titles by Black authors; we're also open to pitches for other science fiction and fantasy books by Black authors that center Black characters. Adult, YA, and middle-grade titles are welcome. Please prioritize series launches and standalones. New titles only, please; no reprints. Pub dates: December 2026 through June 2027. more

‘The Dissidents: Autocrats! Vigilantes! Communists! and Cartoonists!’ by Derf Backderf
A group of left-wing political cartoonists faces pushback in WWI-era America in this illuminating graphic narrative from Eisner winner Backderf (Kent State). In 1916, fictional cartoonist Joe Hertle, son of German immigrants, becomes a contributor to The Masses, a leading progressive magazine, where he meets some of the era’s greatest real-life cartoonists. Meanwhile, President Woodrow Wilson, who had campaigned on keeping America out of the war in Europe, officially enters the U.S. into the conflict—and proceeds to become increasingly autocratic. Backderf unfolds this multifaceted story with the zeal of a born muckraker, emphasizing the stakes (the resemblance between the APL’s actions and those of ICE is downright scary), while also paying tribute to the cartoonists who bravely fought for artistic and political freedom, cleverly integrating their original art into his robust cartooning. more

‘On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides’ by Marina Lisa Komiya, trans. from the Japanese by Diana Taylor
The poignant, intimately told debut by interdisciplinary artist Komiya imagines the tangled inner lives of Japanese women who married occupying American soldiers after WWII. Female friends Yoriko and Haru harbor romantic feelings for each other (the volume opens with a beautiful splash page kiss), but they’re separated during the war. In the postwar struggle for survival, they give up hope of ever being reunited and their stories unfold in parallel. Komiya’s sweet-faced, doll-like figures contrast achingly with scenes of wartime devastation and postwar squalor. Readers will be eager to rejoin Yoriko’s and Haru’s journeys in the next installment. more

‘Major Taylor: The World's Fastest Man’ by Frederick Nolan
Veteran Bay Area indie cartoonist Noland (Our Little Wild Time) delivers a finely crafted and illuminating biography of Marshall “Major” Taylor, a Black bicycle racer who became an international superstar in the late 19th century. But on his home turf Taylor faces racial discrimination, including sports organizations that vote to ban Black cyclists from membership. Noland’s skillful, seemingly effortless cartooning evokes Taylor’s era with dynamism. Adroitly drawn historical context includes the origins of the bicycle and its “elegant yet simple” design, and various ways it influenced society and culture, such as how it became popular with suffragists. Honoring its subject and Black sports history, this graphic biography goes the distance. more

‘The Mess’ by Noah Van Sciver
A mother and her teenage son sort through a supernatural mystery under a dead man’s rubbish in the surprising and sensitive latest from Van Sciver (Beat It, Rufus). Erin and her son, Jackson, must clear out the house of Erin’s late father, a compulsive hoarder who left them with a lifetime’s worth of trash. As he tries to piece together his grandfather’s strange life, Jackson gets drawn into a crew of local slackers—the most heartfelt scenes find the teen learning to skate, smoke, and come out of his shell. The cartoony art is trademark Van Sciver, but here he layers in more depth, drawing out facial expressions with shadows. Fans of Nick Drnaso’s comics and the films of Gus Van Sant will want to check this out. more

‘A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts’ by Alex Diotto and Oliver Mertz
Mertz (The Monuments) and Diotto (Indigo Children) serve up an off-kilter, sneakily affecting superhero story set in an alternate 1990s where incredible powers are common enough to be mundane. New Jersey teen Ari Ackerman goes to concerts with his punky friend Maya, struggles with his developing invisibility, and looks after his father, whose combination of terminal cancer and immortality dooms him to die and return to life every night. When Ari’s neighbor, the superhero Gamut, is murdered—or was it one of his four identical siblings?—Ari and Maya team up with aspiring filmmaker Sona to solve the mystery. Superhero fans will appreciate the smart combo of snarky retro humor and sincere heart. more