Wow, this was some “holy s***” news to wake up to. Leading comic book and graphic novel publisher IDW Publishing announced today that it has acquired Top Shelf Productions, the award-winning independent publisher of graphic novels, including the #1 New York Times and Washington Post bestseller March by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (with Kevin O’Neill) and From Hell (with Eddie Campbell), Craig Thompson’s Blankets, Nate Powell’s Swallow Me Whole, and […]

Papercutz has an imprint for “top quality graphic entertainment for teens and adults” called Super Genius Comics that so far has only released wrestling comics. WWE Superstars puts wrestling names into comic-book situations. The one issue I tried, I found too much aimed at existing wrestling fans for it to be an enjoyable read, so I can’t speak much to the content. However, at the end of last year, the company put out an odd press release that was rather […]

I never watched the Jem and the Holograms cartoon, but I’m definitely going to be checking out the upcoming comic, because the premise seems well-suited for the format, given its adventure and light science fiction roots. Kelly Thompson writes and Ross Campbell (Wet Moon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) draws the ongoing series about a rock group. The plan is to update the classic storylines about music and celebrity with modern attitudes. In this revamp, for example, Jerrica needs her alter […]

In the latest Previews catalog, there’s a new magazine announced. ACE stands for All Comics Evaluated, and the two folks behind the project — Comic Book Artist editor Jon B. Cooke and retailer Robert Yeremian (oddly, both names are left out of the catalog ad) — are promising “a thorough and accurate price guide” that will be “amazingly comprehensive and real-world”. It’s not just about the money, though. They promise to cover the “aesthetic and critical” as well as financial […]

Three years ago, I enjoyed reading Nelson, a multi-creator anthology from British publisher Blank Slate Books with a huge range of talented names contributing. It’s a terrific exploration of one woman’s life, cultural changes to the country, and a variety of art styles. Now, the publisher has announced a special edition. That post has the full history of how it came about, but the short version is: New cover by Frank Quitely. Signed by all the creators (two by reprint). […]

I previously wrote about Comicsfix, which aims to be a Netflix for comics, an all-you-can-read monthly subscription service. There hasn’t been an official announcement I can find, but they have begun adding older Valiant issues, the first four each of several series, including X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, and Harbinger. There seems to be more to come. They’ve also added a New Arrivals shelf on their library page, so users can easily see what’s new. I took advantage of this reminder to […]

I’ve been remiss in not talking before now about Sequential, the iPad app that features graphic novels “from some of the world’s leading creators and publishers.” If you’re looking for a curated digital comic reading experience, this is the app you want. Their key publishers include * Top Shelf — featuring works by Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell, and James Kochalka * Fantagraphics — with Ed Piskor’s Hip Hop Family Tree volumes and Lucy Knisley’s An Age of License newly added […]