April 28, 2026
The trend of famous folks launching comics series continues with new offerings from John Cusack, Chuck D., and Post Malone—plus fictional takes on fame. more 
Ahead of the launch of his rebooted Mind MGMT series, the comics writer and artist showed off his latest creation: a seal that declares his comics are 100% human-made. “Hopefully it’ll catch on and become a standardized label,” Kindt said. more
The popular fantasy roleplaying video game is getting a custom notebook, a coloring book, a cookbook, and a tie-in novel this year, published by three different Penguin Random House imprints. Even more titles are planned for 2027. more
The awards for comics in translation, named after the late European comics pioneer, will be presented at New York Comic Con in October. more
The forthcoming Fantagraphics collection was delayed due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, though not for the reasons that were initially reported. Originally slated for March, the book is now set for July 21. more
Buckle up with Cloud Puppy and her friends for a whirlwind of coaster thrills and more! The third book in this adorable graphic novel series, The Pup Days of Summer, is out now! (Sponsored) More
Co-hosts Heidi “The Beat” MacDonald and Kate Fitzsimons and guest host Christian Holub of PW’s newsletter the Fanatic discuss the major layoffs at Marvel and Disney and their potential AI connections; growth at Tiny Onion and GlobalComix; a new comics art festival for Brooklyn; and more
This month, teen girls come of age in Gilead in The Testaments, pirates hunt for hidden treasure in One Piece, and a young single mother takes to OnlyFans to make ends meet in Margo’s Got Money Troubles. more
The author of Here Where We Live Is Our Country (One World, out now) uses illustrations to tell the stories of the Jewish Bund, a political movement of Russian Jews that counted her artist grandfather as a member. more
Following Eric Harburn’s recent promotion to editor-in-chief and director of narrative, the company has hired Sami DeMonster (l.) as community manager and promoted Harley Salbacka to events and libraries manager. more
The graphic storyteller brings a nuanced understanding of gender to his adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando (Avery Hill, June). more
Marcello Quintanilha’s new graphic novel The Lights of Niterói offers a moving chronicle of two male friends deftly filtered through the cultural power of Brazilian soccer, an impromptu fishing trip, and a perilous episode of survival that pushes their friendship to the brink. Set on the beaches of 1950s Brazil, the book examines the relationship between Hélcio, a talented but self-absorbed semi-pro soccer player, and Noel (nicknamed Turtle), his hunch-back childhood friend, after Hélcio spots a boat dynamite-fishing out on the bay.
In this 11-page except, Hélcio dives beneath the waves and as he swims searching for fish his life in football flashes through his mind. The Lights of Niterói by Marcello Quintanilha is out now from Fanatgraphics.
In this 11-page except, Hélcio dives beneath the waves and as he swims searching for fish his life in football flashes through his mind. The Lights of Niterói by Marcello Quintanilha is out now from Fanatgraphics.
New Yorker cartoonist Wertz follows Impossible People with another fearless, funny, and foulmouthed graphic memoir. When an unexpected pregnancy ends in miscarriage, she realizes she wants a baby, even if it means putting her life as a freewheeling, urban-spelunking artist on hold. An artist as smart and snarky as Wertz is incapable of crafting a conventional parenthood story, yet she brings real heart to her irreverent humor. This glows. more
The sweeping English-language debut from Chinese creator Xiaoyu brings the florid, raucous spirit of Peking opera, with a touch of Frankenstein, to the comics page. Xiaoyu’s ink-washed black-and-white art evokes the period setting with equal parts elegance, drama, and earthy humor. Replete with action, melodrama, music, martial arts, and even science fiction, this show entertains in high style. more
Rio’s darkly witty debut features a winsome found family of stone-cold killers. Rio’s loose-lined visual sensibility lies midway between manga and European bande dessinée. The ironic, pulpy gangland setting owes an obvious debt to Quentin Tarantino and his many imitators, but the unemployed killers have an unexpected vulnerability. It’s a cut above other quirky postmodern shoot-’em-ups. more
This creepy-cute collection introduces English readers to Naono, a cult favorite artist of horror manga originally published in 1970s Japanese girls’ magazines. The volume’s gruesome material arises from the conflicts and petty jealousies of children’s everyday lives—gone melodramatically awry. Naono’s beguiling, comical artwork contrasts the psychologically unbalanced plots. more
With gore caking its grill and devil’s blood boiling in the tank, the heaven-sent 18-wheeler starring in musician Malone’s antic and enthusiastically lowbrow metal-as-metal-gets comics debut mows down demon hordes in a besieged medieval Europe. Artist Gooden excels at toothy beasts, vehicular mayhem, and the pleasures of a winsome Viking witch greeting the demonic host with a chainsaw. more
- Webtoon Streamlines Leadership Structure: The webcomic platform will eliminate such roles as COO and CTO, while a group of Webtoon leaders will assume the roles of chief product officer, head of AI, and head of IP business.
- Gerry Conway Dies at 73: The longtime Marvel Comics writer and editor co-created the Punisher and famously killed Gwen Stacy.
- BookCon’s Growing Pains: Surveying the highs and lows of ReedPop’s revived BookCon, the Beat reports that the biggest problem is still the Javits Center itself.
- Buffy Returns to the Page: The previously planned Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV reboot may be dead, but fans can take comfort that the Slayer is at least getting a new comic series written by Absolute Wonder Woman scribe Kelly Thompson.
- ‘Heartstopper’ Gets a Summer Send-Off: After three seasons, Netflix’s TV adaptation of Alice Oseman’s graphic novels will conclude with a movie, Heartstopper Forever, slated for July 17, per Variety.
- Hermann Huppen Dies at 87: The Belgian cartoonist was best known for his post-apocalyptic series Jeremiah and for winning the Angoulême festival’s Grand Prix in 2016.
- The New Face of Angoulême: The Morgane Group won its bid to become the new showrunner of the Angoulême International Comics Festival after recent scandals, reports the Beat.
- ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Lives: After being shelved by Warner Bros. in 2023, the live-action animated Looney Tunes film is finally coming to theaters this August, per the official new trailer.
- Jonathan Bailey’s Birthday Comic: People’s Sexiest Man Alive is the star of a new single-issue comic that shows his journey to fame, reports ABC7.
- I’ll Take Comics for 400: Superhero writer Tini Howard was a contestant on the April 17 episode of Jeopardy!, and though she wasn’t able to unseat reigning champ Jamie Ding, she used her Final Jeopardy answer to promote comics.
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