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Islands in the Sky: A People’s History of Hurricane Helene is powerful graphic journalism

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The story of Hurricane Helene as told by those who survived. Islands in the Sky brings those stories to life by pairing real survivors with award-winning comics creators to preserve what happened and help the region recover. This project, the first from the Appalachia Comics Project, is part record, part resistance, and part recovery. It is a testament to the power of community and creativity to bring healing and preserve the truth about one of America’s deadliest and costliest national disasters. Islands in the Sky was selected this year as the First Year Reading Book for Berea College in Kentucky.

Contributors to Islands in the Sky include a Nobel Prize winner, two Pulitzer Winners, two National Book Award winners, a MacArthur Genius grant recipient, and a Peabody winner.

Story: Jim Bourdy, Allie Bourdy. Greg Pak, Tera McIntosh, Amy McIntosh, Gene Luen Yang, Suzanne Palmer, Anthony Del Col, Matthew K. Manning, Andrew Aydin, Cory Vaillancourt, Steve Orlando, Nick Filardi, Shannon Burcham, Angie Stone, Alex Segura, Hannah Roy, Brian Michael Bendis, Jessica Stepp Edney, Matt Fraction, Dr. David Easterling
Art: Josh Adams, Thien Pham, Briana Loewnsohn, Ned Wolfe, Jarrett Rutland, Valentine De Landro, June Kim, Brent Schoonover, David Hahn, C.A.P. Ward, Aster D’Amico, Nate Powell
Color: Nick Filardi, Matthew Wilson, Laura Martin
Letterer: Jodie Troutman, Josh Reed, C.A.P. Ward, Nate Powell

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Releases in comic shops August 2026.

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Romeo vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure is a welcome return to the remixed world of the Bard

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The world’s most famous lovers are now sworn enemies dueling to the death!
In this Shakespearean Western, warrior-for-hire (and pregnant) Juliet Capulet is hired to protect a border town nunnery from the evil forces led by her ex Romeo. As they prepare, she reluctantly reunites with her old allies, including Hamlet, Othello, Puck (a “Magnificent Shakespeare Seven”) but they soon discover something rotten in the state of the nunnery and a magical force that dreams are made on… all while Juliet must determine if the father of her child is Hamlet… or the man she must kill, Romeo.

Story: Anthony Del Col
Art: Stefan Tosheff
Letterer: Becca Carey

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Preview: Romeo vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure

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Romeo vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure

(W) Anthony Del Col (A) Stefan Tosheff
In Shops: Apr 09, 2025
SRP: $17.99

The world’s most famous lovers are now sworn enemies dueling to the death! In this Shakespearean Western, warrior-for-hire (and pregnant) Juliet Capulet is hired to protect a border town nunnery from the evil forces led by her ex Romeo. As they prepare, she reluctantly reunites with her old allies, including Hamlet, Othello, Puck (a “Magnificent Shakespeare Seven”) but they soon discover something rotten in the state of the nunnery and a magical force that dreams are made on… all while Juliet must determine if the father of her child is Hamlet… or the man she must kill, Romeo.

Romeo vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure

Preview: Romeo vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure

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Romeo vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure

(W) Anthony Del Col (A) Stefan Tosheff
In Shops: Apr 09, 2025
SRP: $17.99

The world’s most famous lovers are now sworn enemies dueling to the death! In this Shakespearean Western, warrior-for-hire (and pregnant) Juliet Capulet is hired to protect a border town nunnery from the evil forces led by her ex Romeo. As they prepare, she reluctantly reunites with her old allies, including Hamlet, Othello, Puck (a “Magnificent Shakespeare Seven”) but they soon discover something rotten in the state of the nunnery and a magical force that dreams are made on… all while Juliet must determine if the father of her child is Hamlet… or the man she must kill, Romeo.

Romeo vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure

Gemstone Publishing moves into publishing graphic novels starting with Kill Shakespeare

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For the first time in its history Gemstone Publishing, the publisher of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, will publish graphic novels, beginning with Pulitzer Prize-Winning writer Anthony Del Col’s acclaimed series Kill Shakespeare. The publishing program begins on Free Comic Book Day, May 4, 2024 with the release of the first act of Romeo Vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure. Del Col returns to the world of the Bard in this all-new story featuring the beloved star-crossed lovers which provides the ultimate twist. The story continues November 19, 2024 with the publication of the original graphic novel Romeo Vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure written by Del Col, with art by Stefan Tosheff, letters by Becca Carey, and enveloped in a cover by acclaimed artist Richard Isanove. On September 24, 2024, Gemstone will publish Kill Shakespeare 1st Folio, a new compendium edition of the groundbreaking Kill Shakespeare series, collecting Volumes 1 and 2,by co-writers Del Col and Conor McCreery, artist Andy Belanger and colorist Ian Herring with Kill Shakespeare 2nd Folio to follow next spring.

In the new story Romeo Vs. Juliet is a great entry point for everyone—Juliet Capulet has survived her ordeal with Romeo and has reinvented herself as an independent warrior-for-hire. In order to help protect a small nunnery and border town from her ex-lover, Juliet must reunite with old allies, including Hamlet, Othello, and Puck. Also, Juliet’s pregnant! The father could be either Hamlet… or Romeo?

Kill Shakespeare originally launched as a series of award-winning comic books and has expanded to board games, an audio drama, and a live stage show. Launched by IDW Publishing in 2010, the comics were an immediate success, with the first issue receiving acclaim from NPR, The New York Times and CBC. Combining amazing action sequences with a sprawling, emotional, adventure, Kill Shakespeare was nominated for a Harvey Award for Best New Comic Series and Joe Shuster Award for Best Comic Writing.

I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp is an amazing example of graphic journalism

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This graphic novella, from New Friday an imprint of Lev Gleason, recounts the true story of Zumrat Dawut, as originally published in the independent online news organization, Insider, through interviews conducted by Anthony Del Col and testimony given to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Story: Anthony Del Col
Art: Fahmida Azim
Color: Rebecca Good
Letterer: Taylor Esposito
Art Diection: Josh Adams

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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How I escaped a Chinese internment camp wins the Pulitzer for Illustrated Reporting

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The use of comics for reporting (dubbed graphic journalism) has a long tradition and in recent years it has produced amazing works of art exploring our world and chronicling events with an intimate and personal focus missing from mainstream journalism. The Pulitzer Prize has recognized one of those projects, How I escaped a Chinese internment camp, as the 2022 winner for “Illustrated Reporting”. The award has been given since 1922 and only two “comic strips” have been recognized in those years.

The comic follows Zumrat Dawut, a mother of three from Ürümqi, the capital of the Xinjiang autonomous region in China. In 2018 she was arrested and sent to a detention center for Uyghur women where she experience “brutal living conditions” and beatings.

The comic features Zumrat’s story told to Insider through interviews as well as testimony given to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

The Pulitzer was given for:

For using graphic reportage and the comics medium to tell a powerful yet intimate story of the Chinese oppression of the Uyghurs, making the issue accessible to a wider public.

Recognized are Fahmida Azim, Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams, and Walt Hickey.

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Wonder Woman #787

It’s new comic book day! What are you all getting? What are you excited for? Sound off in the comments. While you decide on that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.

The Beat – Fahmida Azim, Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams and Walt Hickey win new Pulitzer Prize for comic – Awesome to see this!

ICv2 – Thieves Steal $20,000 Worth of CGC-Graded Comics – If anyone has any information, please speak up.

CBLDF – CBLDF Joins Initiative Unite Against Book Bans – Unfortunately a bit too late and far too reactive.

The Beat – Announcing the Standard Comics Script (SCS) from Steenz & Camilla Zhang – K…

Review

CBR – Wonder Woman #787

Never Show Weakness: Trump in Power Explores Key Events that Have Defined Trump’s Term

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Never Show Weakness: Trump in Power

Insider.com has released a new comic exploring Donald Trump‘s first term, Never Show Weakness: Trump in Power.

Written by Anthony Del Col, art by Josh Adams with Nik Virella, colors by Charlie Kirchoff and Irma Kniivila, and lettering by Taylor Esposito, the comic is a two-part look at two key events that have defined who he is as a leader. The comic takes a look at Charlottesville and then the George Floyd protests in June of this year focusing on some of the factors leading to his actions and reactions.

This is the fourth comic Del Col has created with Insider. Previous releaes have included a look at Trump’s impeachment, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s departure from the Royal Family, and Trump’s response to COVID-19.

The newest comic is available as a traditional comic and motion comic.

Preview: Death of Nancy Drew #2

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Death of Nancy Drew #2

writer: Anthony Del Col
artist: Joe Eisma
covers: Joe Eisma (A), Joe Eisma (RI/BW), Joe Eisma (RI/Virgin), Joe Eisma (RI/BW Virgin)
FC | 32 pages | Mystery | $3.99 | Teen+

Is Nancy Drew really dead? Is she still alive? Joe and Frank Hardy dive deeper into what exactly happened the night of Nancy’s death and discover something much deeper at play. Check out the continuation of this much-buzzed series, for Nancy Drew fans new and old (and viewers of the popular CW series).

Death of Nancy Drew #2
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