In the first installment of a new column on surviving in the comics industry, writer Louis Southard asks "Why are we punished for doing what we are told?"
DC scored with Convergence and Marvel scored with Star Wars in the April sales figures just released by Diamond Comic Distributors. Star Wars #4 was the biggest comic of the month, but all five of DC's nü-DC kicking off Convergence mini made the top 10. This led the way to DC's best performance in a while, but they still trailed Marvel in both dollars and units. April was a five Wednesday month so direct comparisons were not useful, however comics remain up in double digits for the year, up 12% in dollars and, perhaps more significantly, 14.47% in units.
It's been a while since we had a good :future comic" on this site, as they've become way too inexpensive to produce, but here's one that is beautiful, inventive AND moving. The Boat adapts the internationally acclaimed Dylan Thomas Award-winning story by Nam Le about Vietnamese resettlement in Australia following the fall of Saigon in 1975. It was commissioned by Australian TV network SBS and their interactive unit has created a scrolling graphic novel that uses limited animation, archival footage, text, gorgeous hand drawn art by Matt Huynh and sound design by Sam Petty (Animal Kingdom, The Rover) sound to tell this story.
I kind of missed the tidal ebb and flow over Jill Lepore's analysis of A-Force in the New Yorker while I was at TCAF. I saw it in my feed and figured it would ignite some debate but I was misled by the title on the piece
Youthful veteran star, 18-year-old Asa Butterfield has been tapped to play Spider-Man in the MCU/Sonyverse, according to Latino Review.
Spidey's role in the MCU is not yet known but he'll probably appear in Captain America; Civil War because everyone else is, as well.
At NYCC Retailer Day, Marvel's new Editor in Chief Steve Wacker spent more than half an hour telling store owners what they can expect from the new Marvel
The book, written and drawn by Tapper, chronicles the Nazi Klaus Barbie's flight from justice and eventual capture decades after World War II, and will be released by Top Shelf Productions in June 2027.
At NYCC 2026, Wizards of the Coast revealed details about a Dungeons and Dragons Star Wars to Dungeons collaboration allowing players take part in the Rebellion
Ben Hatke has adapted Greta Gerwig's version of C.S. Lewis's Narnia prequel The Magician's Nephew into a graphic novel, releasing from HarperCollins before the movie's arrival this January.
Bringing Azeroth to the tabletop, adapting its legendary locations, and giving players the freedom to create their own adventures and much more discussed!.
