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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 16h

Comics author Briana Loewinsohn, winner of the Harvey Award for Best Young Adult Book for her graphic novel 'Raised By Ghosts' (Fantagraphics), holds the Harvey statue at the Harvey Awards Ceremony last night at the Javits Center. Photo: Meg Lemke #NYCC2025

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 17h

Jeff Trexler, interim executive director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, spreading the word on the freedom to read at New York Comic Con 2025. Photo: C.Reid #NYCC2025

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 23h

PW's More To Come Podcast celebrated the show's 14th year with a 700th Episode Spectacular recorded live at New York Comic Con. Pictured (l. to r.) are MTC host Heidi MacDonald, Ngozi Ukazu, Kate Fitzsimons, Cliff Chiang, Calvin Reid, Ben Passmore, and, Meg Lemke. Photo: Jody Culkin #NYCC2025

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 1d

Jacq Cohen and Joseph Montagne of Abram ComicArts show off some of the titles on display at the Abrams' booth. #NYCC2025 Photo: Meg Lemke.

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 1d

DC returns to the floor of New York Comic Con with a new booth. Photo: C.Reid #NYCC2025

PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 1d

Nellie Kurtzman, chair of the Harvey Awards Executive Committee and daughter of Harvey Kurtzman, alonside Mike Richardson, founder and publisher of Dark Horse Comics and a presenter at last night's Harvey Awards Ceremony. Photo: C.Reid #NYCC2025

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 2d

Cartoonist Patrick Horvath was the winner of the Harvey Award for Book of the Year for his graphic novel 'Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees' (IDW), last night at the Harvey Awards ceremony at the Javits Center. Photo: C.Reid

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 3d

ICv2 Insider Talks. The Creator as Brand: ICv2 columnist Rob Salkowitz sits down with McFarlane to discuss his career, challenges and opportunities of today's market vs. when he first emerged, and the future of creator-driven brands and businesses. Photo: C.Reid #nycc2025

PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 3d

DC is back on the exhibition floor

PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 3d

New York Comic Con Day 1!

PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 5d

PW's More To Come Podcast: The 700th Episode Spectacular. Live at New York Comic Con.

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 9d

More to Come Podcast 699: Stargazing plus Carla Speed McNeil Interview. ‘The Weight,’ Melissa Mendes’ depression-era family saga, and Mimi Pond’s ‘Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me,’ a bio of the wildly dysfunctional Mitford family. Plus, ‘Absolute Wonder Woman' and ‘Grommets’

More to Come 699: Stargazing plus Carla Speed McNeil

This Stargazing episode, Meg and Calvin discuss ‘The Weight,’ Melissa Mendes’ depression-era family saga, and Mimi Pond’s ‘Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me,’ a graphic biography of the…

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 16d

More to Come 698: NYCC 2025 Preview; Demon Slayer's new box office; Webtoon and Disney; Warner Brothers; Heidi's goes to SPX; the One Piece flag becomes a symbol of revolution. Also, More To Come is having free live show 700th episode at NYCC 2025 on Saturday night!

More to Come 698: NYCC 2025 Preview

This week on More to Come, cohosts Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald and Kate Fitzsimons discuss the upcoming New York Comic Con; Demon Slayer's new box office record; Webtoon and Disney announcing a new…

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 16d

Panel Mania: ‘Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon’ by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman. A 6-page excerpt.

Panel Mania: ‘Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon’ by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman

DC Comics reimagines the origins and powers of one of its signature superheroes in its Eisner Award–winning Absolute Universe version of Wonder Woman. A 6-page excerpt.

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 18d

New York Comic Con 2025 Gets the Business

With a revamped pro area and the return of DC Comics, this year’s NYCC is rolling out the red carpet for industry professionals.

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 23d

More to Come Podcast 697: SPX 2025 Interviews Tom Devlin, Editorial director and co-owner of Drawn & Quarterly, and Lee Lai, the creator of the graphic novels 'Cannon' and 'Stone Fruit'

More to Come 697: SPX 2025 Interviews

Meg Lemke interviews Tom Devlin, Editorial director and co-owner of Drawn & Quarterly, and Lee Lai, the creator of the graphic novels 'Cannon' and 'Stone Fruit' about her works live at SPX.

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 27d

Panel Mania: ‘From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides,’ edited by Frederick Luis Aldama and Angela Sánchez. A 12-page excerpt.

Panel Mania: ‘From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides,’ edited by Frederick Luis Aldama and Angela Sánchez

This big-hearted anthology of Latinx comics celebrates food, sports, and the lingering influence of both on Latinx identity and culture. A 12-page excerpt.

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 27d

Acclaimed cartoonist Anders Nilson holds two Ignatz Awards bricks after winning prizes for 'Tongues Supplement #1' (No Miracles) for both Outstanding Comic and Outstanding Artist. The comic was self-published to accompany his Pantheon graphic novel of the same title. #SPX2025 Photo: Meg Lemke

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 28d

Self-Publishers Rise Up at 2025 Ignatz Awards

While Fantagraphics took home two of the evening’s biggest prizes, independent creators made a strong showing at the 28th annual Ignatz Awards, presented on the evening of September 13 at the Small…

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · Sep 12

More to Come 696: DC Cancels Red Hood Over Author Post

This week on More to Come, cohosts Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald, Calvin Reid and Kate Fitzsimons respond to DC's cancellation of a new Red Hood series over a controversial social media comment; plus DC…

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · Sep 12

Fall 2025 Comics & Graphic Novels Preview

From Spine-tingling Monster tales to Swoonworthy love stories and hard-hitting histories, Our editors select the season’s most Promising Adult, Middle Grade, YA, and Manga Titles.

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · Sep 12

Crossed Hearts Aims to Streamline Webcomic Adaptation

The new publisher, which launches its inaugural list this fall, wants to more efficiently bring print editions of Japanese manga, Korean webcomics, and Asian light novels to English-language markets…

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · Sep 5

More to Come Podcast 695: Nathan Gelgud Interview. | @DandQ

More to Come 695: Nathan Gelgud

This week on More to Come, Meg Lemke interviews Nathan Gelgud about his indie movie house slash revolutionary escapades webcomics series Reel Politik, forthcoming as a book from Drawn & Quarterly…

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · Aug 29

More to Come Podcast 694: Anime NYC 2025 Recap. The convention experience at the Javits Center; the winners of the American Manga Awards; plus an update on the Diamond bankruptcy, and lessons from the failure of Once Upon a Con.

More to Come 694: Anime NYC 2025 Recap

This week on More to Come, co-hosts Heidi 'The Beat' MacDonald, Calvin Reid and Kate Fitzsimons recap Anime NYC 2025 and the convention experience at the Javits Center; offer a report on the winners…

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · Aug 28

Emotional Autobiography: PW Talks with Diane DiMassa

The cartoonist and veteran of the queer zine and small press comics boom of the 1990s revisits her legendary character Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist, whose rage-filled adventures are…

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