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Comics A.M. | Amazing Arizona, Houston Cons Canceled
Amazing Conventions has canceled its 2017 events in Arizona and Houston, citing "changes in guest policies, the comic market, and social climate."
Comics A.M. | Wizard World Announces New Financing
The company, which plans to produce 16 conventions next year, has secured an investment from a hedge fund to use for working capital and expansion.
Steve Shamus Responds to Wizard World Lawsuit
Shamus' lawyer contends Wizard World owes him compensation, Marvel Comics announces manga competition in Japan, and more.
Comics A.M. | Wizard World Sues Steve Shamus
Wizard World has sued Steve Shamus, the company's former chief marketing officer, for more than $1 million over an alleged scheme involving celebrity autographs.
Comics A.M. | Comics Targeted in Texas School Bans and Challenges
"Drama," "This One Summer" and "Black Butler" were among the books banned, challenged and, yes, destroyed in Texas schools in 2015-2016.
Comics A.M. | Bitch Planet Wins British Fantasy Award
The Image Comics series by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine De Landro, Robert Wilson IV and Cris Peter was honored over the weekend with a British Fantasy Award for best comic/graphic novel.
Comics A.M. | Library Refuses to Buy Clinton Cash Graphic Novel
A patron is criticizing a Gainesville, Florida, public library for declining to stock "Clinton Cash: A Graphic Novel." The library says it already has 11 copies of the prose book, in four formats.
Anime NYC Debuts First Show in 2017
New York gets a new anime convention, 2017 will be a “breakout” year for LGBTQ manga, and more.
Comics A.M. | Charting the Expansion of Titan Comics
Managing director Nick Landau and executive director Vivian Cheung discuss the history and growth of Titan Comics.
Comics A.M. | Telgemeier's Ghosts Scares Up Lots of Attention
With the release of her latest graphic novel, Raina Telgemeier discusses her young audience, some of whom think of her as a peer.
Angouleme Grand Prix Regroups for 2017 in Wake of 2016 Controversies
This year's festival will be under new management, with a new artistic director and a nominating committee comprised of three men and three women.
IDW Moves Distribution to Penguin Random House
IDW Publishing leaves Diamond for its book store trade, Raina Telgemeier talks Ghosts, and more in Comics A.M.!
Comics A.M. | Thieves Steal $1,300 Worth of Magic Cards
Thieves broke into a comic store in Grinnell, Iowa, last week, and made off with $300 in cash and $1,300 worth of "Magic: The Gathering" cards.
Comics A.M. | Longest-Running Manga Comes to an End
"Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen Mae Hashutsujo," which debuted in Japan's "Shonen Jump" in 1976, will conclude in the Sept. 17 issue of the magazine.
Comics A.M. | Comic-Con Buys 3 Buildings in San Diego
The organizers of Comic-Con International and WonderCon bought two office buildings and a warehouse in San Diego for $6.3 million, but are keeping quiet on their plans for them.
Comics A.M. | NC Retailer Takes Shot at State's 'Bathroom Bill'
A special cover of AfterShock's "Alters" commissioned by a North Carolina retailer depicts the transgender superhero Chalice replacing traditional restroom signs with unisex ones.
Comics A.M. | Gaiman & Williams' "Sandman" Wins Hugo Award
Neil Gaiman and J.H. Williams II's "The Sandman: Overture" wins a Hugo, New York Comic Con expands, and more!
Comics A.M. | "Pokemon Adventures" Creators Address Ash/Red Question
Are Ash and Red actually related? Plus, comic sales are surging upward, and NYCC's ticket sales process might be applicable to banks.
Comics A.M. | Cartoonist Ted Rall's LA Times Lawsuit Takes an Expensive Twist
Plus, Art Spiegelman reflects on the 30th anniversary of "Maus," online comics for the blind, and more.