What Banning Maus Means for the Generation of Artists It Inspired

My friend, a poet and professor, was telling her nine-year-old daughter last week about the banning of Maus. She explained that Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust had been banned, and that it’s especially important to shine a light on dark histories when certain communities are attempting to silence those stories. […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Is Branden Jacobs-Jenkins the best playwright in America?

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Struggling Together: PW Talks with Mike Curato

We spoke with the author of one of the most banned books in the country about his adult graphic novel debut, Gaysians, developing multiethnic characters, the freedom of writing without the burden of self-censorship, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Comics Plus, PRH at Odds Over E-Book Lending Models

Following Random House’s acquisition of Boom! Studios, the comics and graphic novel publisher’s digital catalog is no longer available for unlimited, simultaneous library access—a source of disappointment at digital platform Comics Plus. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Disney Wanted More From Marvel. Now It Wants Less.

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The Best New Book Releases Out May 20, 2025

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10 Indian Graphic Novels That Shake Up the Status Quo

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10 Years Later, We Need Nimona More Than Ever

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Panel Mania: ‘Parable of the Talents’ by Octavia Butler, Adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings

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