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'

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

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

Self-Publishers Rise Up at 2025 Ignatz Awards

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

Fall 2025 Comics & Graphic Novels Preview

Crossed Hearts Aims to Streamline Webcomic Adaptation

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

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.

Emotional Autobiography: PW Talks with Diane DiMassa

Corto Maltese Sets Sail at Fantagraphics

DC Comics Sees An ‘Absolute’ Success

More to Come Podcast 693: AnimeNYC 2025 Interviews. Calvin interviews Ed Chavez publisher of the indie manga house Denpa Books, and Kate speaks with Haga and Kang Jiyoun, creators of the hit BL webtoon 'King's Maker', along with reporters Michele Kirichanskaya and Adam Wescott.

Acclaimed manga-ka Kengo Hanazawa signs autographs at the Denpa Books booth at #AnimeNYC2025. Hanazawa is the creator of the Under Ninja series which was awarded the first AnimeNYC American Manga Award of Distinction at the historic Japan Society on Thursday evening. #MangaAwards2025 Photo: C.Reid

Artist Alley at #AnimeNYC2025 at the Javits Center. Photo: C.Reid

More to Come Podcast 692: George Takei interview. Meg Lemke interviews actor, activist, and Eisner winner George Takei, also known as Sulu from Star Trek, about his new graphic memoir, ‘It Rhymes with Takei,’ out now from Top Shelf.

AnimeNYC at the Javits Center. Photo: C.Reid

Deb Aoki, manga editor, journalist and committee chair of the American Manga Awards, shows off the award that is presented to each of the winners of the #MangaAwards2025, held last night at the Japan Society in New York City. Deb was one of the hosts for the awards ceremony. Photo: C.Reid

The winners and accepting editors of the American Manga Awards 2025 last night at the Japan Society. Photo: C.Reid

Emanon’s wanderings across late-1960s Japan bring her across other lives in small country towns, with each encounter leaving people transformed in her wake. Panel is from Emanon Volume 2 by Shinji Kajio and Kenji Tsuruta, available wherever you buy manga. #DHManga

Interview: James Tynion IV celebrates 5 years with DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #0

Graphic Novel Review: Jesse Lonergan’s DROME is the front-runner for 2025 book of the year www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-nove...

psst get on it / vote for KC Councilor and whoever else you like (or any of the other great nominees in that category, you do you) www.smallpressexpo.com/ignatz-ballo...

More to Come Podcast 691: New Webtoon and Disney Comics Pact; KPop Demon Hunters top the charts; changes at Crunchyroll; AI manga translation controversy; Archie digests are done; Angoulême festival boycott; and (spoiler alert) 'Superman 2025' and the 'Fantastic Four'.

Panel Mania: ‘Everything Sucks: Kings of Nothing’ by Michael Sweater. A ten-page excerpt. | buff.ly/WHhchcQ

2025 Harvey Award Nominations Announced buff.ly/iySgCpc

More to Come Podcast 690: More Interviews from San Diego Comic-Con 2025. Eric Reynolds of Fantagraphics and Sam Kucek of Kickstarter buff.ly/z7RMjhG

Panel Mania: ‘Meat Eaters’ by Meredith McClaren. A 10-page excerpt. | @oni-press.bsky.social buff.ly/iozBwm1

More to Podcast Come 689: San Diego Comic-Con 2025 and Heidi’s Eisner. First-hand reports on the show. Plus we salute the Eisner Award winners including our own Heidi MacDonald, editor in chief of the Beat, which received the Eisner for Best Comics-Related Journalism. buff.ly/DroCrvj

More to Come 687: SDCC 2025 Interviews Pt 3. Calvin uses Zoom to talk with cartoonist Tim Fielder on the floor of SDCC, Heidi interviews Wattpad's Alessandra Ferrari and Meg talks with Ben Wickey and his wife Mariana Yovanovich about his debut graphic novel 'More Weight' pw-ne.ws/1003d9

More to Come Podcast 688: SDCC 2025 Pt 4: 3 Women in a Hotel Room pw-ne.ws/1003da

SDCC 2025: Comics Reclaim the Spotlight in Hollywood’s Absence buff.ly/qsNKC8u

Hulls, Sacco, Yang Take Home 2025 Eisner Awards buff.ly/g8fbCqU

More to Come Podcast 686: SDCC 2025 Interviews Pt 2. ,Meg Lemke speaks with Mimi Pond about her graphic biography 'Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me', out from D&Q in September, live from the floor of San Diego Comic-Con 2025. buff.ly/74Gi9Ya

The Image Comics booth on the exhibition floor of the San Diego Comic-con 2025. Photo: Meg Lemke #sdcc2025

We’re here with the SDCC Away Team #StarfleetAcademy #StarTrek The #StarTrekLowerDecks love is also strong

Congrats once again to Editor in chief Heidi MacDonald and The BEAT for winning the Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Journalism!!! Much deserved!!!!!!!!

HEY SAN DIEGO I still have another panel today, to which you should come. We'll keep it light -- these folks are funny! comiccon2025.sched.com/event/271X6/...

#SDCC25 The Eisner Award for Best Graphic Memoir goes to FEEDING GHOSTS by Tessa Hulls, published by MCD/Farrar, Straus & Giroux FEEDING GHOSTS also won the Pulitzer Prize for Memoir earlier this year!

And the final award is Best Graphic Album New and it goes to... LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY by @geneluenyang.bsky.social and LeYuen Pham. Congrats! And that is a wrap! I'm off to celebrate! Thank you everyone! #eisnerawards

Congratulations to Editor In Chief of The BEAT (& More To Come cohost) Heidi Macdonald, for winning an Eisner for the BEST COMICS-RELATED PERIODICAL/JOURNALISM. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 seen here with podcaster Jimmy Aquino

Ok sorry took a break there. #eisnerawards

"I never thought I would be on the big stage...I want to thank the staff of The Beat. They are tireless...20 years old...a lot of people think it's just me but it's a lot of people." Heidi MacDonald gets a much deserved award. Somewhere, Chip Zdarsky is very happy.

#SDCC25 The Eisner Award for Best Publication Design goes to DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI'S BATMAN YEAR ONE ARTIST'S EDITION designed by Chip Kidd, published by @idwpublishing.com

Congrats to my illustrious and inspiring colleague @comixace.bsky.social for a much deserved Eisner Award for best comics journalism. Well done @comicsbeat.bsky.social team!

#SDCC24 The Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album — New goes to LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY by @geneluenyang.bsky.social and LeUyen Pham, published by First Second/Macmillan That's THREE wins tonight!

That concludes the 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards at #SDCC25! Thank you again for supporting THE BEAT and be sure to check out the full list of winners:

More to Come Podcast 685: SDCC 2025 Interviews Pt 1. Live from the floor of San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Meg interviews graphic novel authors Anna Meyer ('Saint Catherine') and Tony Weaver Jr. ('Weirdo'). | @01FirstSecond #sdcc2025 buff.ly/LJMzktK

Kazim Ali, Craig Thompson and Derek Kirk Kim at the 23rd Street Books booth at #sdcc2025. Photo: Meg Lemke

What's your favorite Fantastic Four story? The Beat's Marvel Rundown team tackle their favorite Fantastic Four stories in time for the new film.