Netflix, Manga, AI and the Publishing Industry’s Ministry of Truth
From comics to Netflix to AI: how publishing’s cycle of panic and embrace tells us everything about the industry’s future. A TNPS deep-dive.
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Tag: comics
The Converging Worlds of Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime: A Publishing Perspective
Exploring the transmedia convergence of comics, graphic novels, and anime publishing, driven by manga’s $11.2B market growth and integrated strategies from leading publishers.
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Anime News – Toho’s European Gambit: What Publishing Professionals Need to Know
Toho’s European anime expansion via Anime Limited acquisition signals major shift in global manga-to-screen publishing ecosystem.
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Germany – Bastei Lübbe Acquires Papertoons in Webtoon Land Grab
Bastei Lübbe AG acquires German webtoon publisher Papertoons to capture 29% CAGR growth in digital comics market. Deal effective Jan 2026.
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Along Came A Spider-Manga – east meets west in a new comics collaboration
The Manga will be released simultaneously in English on Viz Media’s Viz Manga app starting August 13 (U.S. time) and in Japan by Shogakukan on August 14 (Japan time).
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“15 Harsh Realities Of Reading Old Superman Comics”
Per the headline, it’s not always easy reading. “With over 80 years of comics, some...
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“Totally Spies!” Webtoon Adaptation in Belgium while Anglophone publishers still think webtoon is a dirty word
The publishing and reading landscape is changing beyond recognition, yet many publishers are...
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Afropolitan Comics: the Online Exhibition. “From South Africa to the Continent”
Comics are at the crossroads of literature and visual arts – with strong connections to animation...
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New global subscription service Mangamo caters for English-language Manga fans (but only on iOS). Wants us to know all its content is legal
The iOS-only launch of a new Manga subscription service may hinder its reach, but on the other...
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In advance of San Diego Comic Con HarperCollins announces ambitious new graphic novel imprint
A new graphic novel imprint, HarperAlley, is to be launched by HarperCollins Childrens Books, with...
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Comics snapshot: Italy’s Treviso Comic Book Festival set for September. Graphite – a new comics streaming platform. A comics revival in Myanmar
Preparations for the 16th Treviso Comic Book Festival are gathering steam as the event deadline...
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Comics and graphic novel sales up 6.3% in French independent bookstores, accounting for 12% of revenue
Adult graphic novels, youth comics, comics for kids, manga… It seems the French couldn’t get...
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