May 13, 2026
PW stopped by the official unveiling of the newly christened Jack Kirby Way on Essex Street, which drew costumed fans, local politicians, and comics legends. more 
From psychological thrillers to ghostly boys’ love, manga and related global pop comics are going big on horror. more
French and American comics creators weighed in on the value of superheroes and the differences between two distinct cultures of comic books in the second year of the international festival, held April 24–26 at L’Alliance New York. more
Dave White will depart from the U.K.-based graphic novel publisher after 14 years with the company. Cofounder and copublisher Ricky Miller will become sole publisher. more
The comics writer and artist’s new studio, which will debut with a hardcover collection of Goldman’s cult-favorite comics series, champions the importance of book design. “This is what a physical book can do that a PDF or whatever doesn’t hit the same way,” Goldman said of the inaugural title. more
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Co-hosts Heidi “The Beat” MacDonald and Kate Fitzsimons are joined by guest host TreVaughn Roach-Carter, digital editorial coordinator at PW, and author of Bryn’s Virtues and The Aziza Chronicles. The team discusses BookCon 2026 and its fallout; BICS and Comics Arts Fest; the mangaka Syundei being driven off social media; and more.
The Japanese horror novelist, known for only appearing masked, is a crafter of mysteries and a mystery himself. In June, Titan Manga will release a manga adaptation of his novel Strange Pictures, drawn by Kikou Aiba, which evokes “icy menace from fictional ‘found’ art,” per PW’s review. more
Manga Mavericks, the podcast hosted by Siddharth Gupta and Colton Solem, launched its publishing arm last year, specializing in doujinshi (self-published) and small press manga. Cofounder Varun Gupta talks about the path from in-joke to pro publisher. more
May is bringing not only flowers, but a veritable bounty of book-to-screen adaptations, from the Devil Wears Prada sequel, to fresh takes on classic novels, to yet another steamy hockey romance. more
Names and Faces: A Graphic Memoir by Leise Hook charts a life grappling with the cultural and racial complexities of a biracial background and the challenge of defining herself in a world unprepared for her unconventional reality. The child of a Chinese mother and a white American father (both of whom are linguists), Hook is a white-presenting but Mandarin speaking Chinese American social riddle. Growing up in the U.S. and Japan, and later while working in China, she is repeatedly confronted with the question “what are you?,” from friends, colleagues, and strangers.
In this 11-page excerpt, Hook presents her childhood growing up in Michigan, her first memories of feeling out of place, and the moment she learns her parents plan to move the family to Japan. Names and Faces: A Graphic Memoir by Leise Hook is out now from Henry Holt.
In this 11-page excerpt, Hook presents her childhood growing up in Michigan, her first memories of feeling out of place, and the moment she learns her parents plan to move the family to Japan. Names and Faces: A Graphic Memoir by Leise Hook is out now from Henry Holt.
‘The End of the Arab of the Future: A Youth in the Middle East, 1992–94’ by Riad Sattouf, trans. from the French by Sam TaylorAngouléme Grand Prix award winner Sattouf returns with the excellent first of a two-volume conclusion to his Arab of the Future series which recalls an awkward adolescence overshadowed by family crisis. Sattouf’s exuberant cartooning and blunt humor belie the thorny psychological complexity beneath—his trademark deadpan dispatches of a perpetual outsider remain, but deepen into probing ruminations. Brooding and introspective, this accomplished installment turns the series’ keen satirical eye inward. more
Phang joins up with fine artist Bachelier to take readers on a sunny ramble through fashion history. In a loose frame narrative, Yves Saint Laurent and his longtime friend and muse, Betty Catroux, wander the streets of New York City in the 1960s, looking for a restaurant that will admit Betty even though she’s wearing—quelle horreur!—trousers. Yves has just developed Le Smoking, his groundbreaking tuxedo suit for women. It’s a smart, unconventional portrait of an artist, with enough style to do its subject justice. more
The enlightening English-language debut from French cartoonist Lubie takes on ethnic identity and beauty norms with passion and vulnerability. Rose, a biracial girl, lives on Réunion Island near Madagascar with her parents and brothers. The extreme style incites a retrospective journey through Rose’s anxiety-riddled collegiate years in Paris, where she finds “a woman’s appearance is a constant subject of unnecessary commentary” as she wears weaves, relaxers, and braids. Rose’s self-acceptance arrives in a heartfelt full-circle moment that affirms those who’ve wrestled with their own complex heritage. more
Graymalkin Lane podcaster Anderson and indie cartoonist Burke debut with an inspiring graphic memoir detailing Anderson’s path from an unhappy childhood steeped in Mormon doctrine to an out-and-proud gay man and father. Throughout, Anderson intersperses brief prose pieces that deepen the narrative, while Remy Burke’s drawings keep the action clear and concise. The hard-won insights here will resonate for fans of queer memoir—and any reader who has faced major life transformations. more
Brombal and Phillips open this exhilarating zombie tale on a more sentimental note but still deliver plenty of gore and guts. The art’s grotesquerie is both repellent and riveting. Like The Walking Dead and its spinoffs, this asks, “Who are the real monsters?” Fans of that franchise will eat it up. more
- Best Comics of the 21st Century: All-Star Superman, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Fun Home are featured on Book Riot’s thorough new list. Did your favorite make the cut?
- Marvel Gets Horrifying: Jonathan Hickman’s latest publishing initiative is a new horror-influenced line called Marvel Midnight, reports Popverse.
- Youngblood Celebrates Issue #100: Robert Kirkman, best known for writing on such comics series as The Walking Dead and Invincible, drew one of many variant covers for the Image series’ milestone.
- Nicole Hollander Dies at 86: The cartoonist’s signature comic strip Sylvia, about a big-haired, cigarette-smoking, cat-loving, hyper-opinionated feminist, ran in newspapers for more than 30 years.
- Batman Meets ‘Absolute Batman,’ Almost: DC’s offering for next year’s Free Comic Book Day will find regular Batman and Absolute Batman tackling the same problem two different ways, per Popverse.
- ‘Sex Criminals’ Is Coming To Your TV: The classic Image comic by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky is getting adapted for Amazon Prime, starring Imogen Poots and John Reynolds as a couple who can stop time when they have sex, reports Variety.
- Record-Breaking Fandom: A U.K. comics fan has shattered the previous Guinness World Record for number of Marvel character tattoos with his 63—and he says he wants even more, according to CBS 19.
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