IDW’s first IDW Original title, Dark Spaces: Wildfire, is being optioned for an on-screen adaptation by Universal Content Productions, known for producing other comics-based shows like Happy!, Deadly Class, and The Umbrella Academy. This fresh Scott Snyder title, combining the character-based storytelling of Orange Meets the New Black with the outlaw heist plot of Six

You know the feeling: you’ve heard the buzz about a great manga series. Maybe your friend leant you a volume 5 to sample, or maybe an anime adaptation is about to drop on streaming. Either way, you want to catch up. You go to the bookstore, scour shelf after shelf, but that darn volume 1

Are there important properties missing from your shop’s children section? Today we highlight three of our best selling kids lines you may not have taken notice of yet. Season 3 of Bluey is streaming now on Disney+! Bluey is one of the most popular current TV shows, with hundreds of thousands of plays each episode.

Few comic writers have left as indelible a footprint on the modern comic medium as Grant Morrison.  They have a unique ability to combine insight and philosophy along with action and excitement.  They have succeeded both as a critical darling and a commercial juggernaut.  They have breathed new life into established characters and created their

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE ANNOUNCES NEW ‘TRICK-OR-READ’ EVENT FOR COMIC SHOPS Fans can pick up free comics at their local shop October 2022   New York, NY (August 2, 2022)—Penguin Random House celebrates the spooky season with Trick-Or-Read, a new event that provides comic shops with free comics to hand out to their customers in October. With

Witches, ghosts, and mysterious forces of the unknown take center stage in these bestselling spooky picks for young readers. If you’re stocking up for Halloween, don’t forget these age-appropriate stories of ghouls, creepy mysteries, and bands of plucky children who ultimately make their brave escape with a little help from their friends.

Filmmaker and longtime horror literature fan Guillermo del Toro serves as the curator for the Penguin Horror series, a new collection of classic tales and poems by masters of the genre. Included here are some of del Toro’s favorites, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ray Russell’s short story “Sardonicus,” considered by Stephen King to be “perhaps the

Sometimes taking a trip to your local comic shop isn’t just about picking up the new Captain America. Comic shops thrive because they’re a hub for the alternative, in a variety of ways. Independently curated, community focused, and diversely stocked shops are the beating heart of the LCS lifestyle, and for those of us on

Amazon has released a brand new trailer for their upcoming series The Rings of Power, which showcases the gorgeous return to Middle Earth. This series is a prequel to the classic Lord of the Rings trilogy we know and love, showcasing Middle Earth in its Second Age and following the creation of the titular rings

Whether you’re a D&D player yourself, or whether you like to watch others create the story with shows like Critical Role or Dimension 20, now there’s finally a new blockbuster Dungeons and Dragons movie on the horizon that promises to be tons of fun. Releasing in March 2023, the movie follows a band of thieves

Update: Congratulations to the winner of the Eisner Sprit Award, Katie Pryde of the incredible Books with Pictures shop in Portland, OR! We love this west coast store which intentionally creates a queer and femme-friendly space for browsing and indulging in your favorite comic books, graphic novels, manga, and more. A well-earned achievement.    

Comics aren’t just for showcasing the exploits of your favorite superheroes these days. Whether you’re trying to cook the perfect dumpling or figure out how the internet really works or get to the deep introspective questions about what your gender is and what it means, there’s a graphic novel for you. You’ll find that a