An interview with writer Ben Coleman, co-creator of 'The Long Con', a post-apocalyptic humor comic about the society that develops inside a comic-con that survives a disaster.

The problems facing the comics direct market business model, as targeted by comics retailer and pundit Brian Hibbs; the top-selling comics of 2018, comics artist Nick Drnaso in the 'New Yorker', and the top comics stories at PW of 2018.

An interview with writer and comics publisher Tze Chun, cofounder of the new comics publisher TKO Studios, about its business model, its list of titles, and his vision of today's graphic novel market.

A look at notable upcoming 2019 graphic novels and predictions; the recent movies 'Aquaman' and 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'; plus Mattel's troubles as they lose the DC Comics action figure license.

We look back over the past year at the biggest news events in comics and graphic novel publishing, film, TV and streaming media, and comics convention culture.

Changes in the leadership of IDW and Valiant, layoffs at Lion Forge, sexual abuse allegations against comics creator Eric Esquivel of 'Border Town', new comics publisher TKO Studios, the 2018 PW Graphic Novel Critics Poll, and a big manga update

Saying goodbye to Stan Lee; Abrams ComicArts cancels its controversial suicide bomber graphic novel; convention reports on Comic Arts Brooklyn and AnimeNYC 2018; plus an update on the Black Label imprint of DC Comics.

Recorded live at AnimeNYC, Calvin interviews Kinokuniya manga and graphics novel buyer Terrence Irvins about co-sponsoring AnimeNYC and competing with Animefest@NYCC; and at Comic Arts Brooklyn, Heidi interviews David Sandlin, creator of the '76 Manifestations of American Destiny' exhibition, and comics creator Frank Santoro; Calvin interviews Hartley Lin (aka Ethan Rilly), creator of 'Young Frances'; and Heidi interviews Kriota Willberg of the artist self-care book 'Draw Stronger'.

Heidi interviews writer and comics journalist Jason Sacks, co-author of 'American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1990's', which chronicles the rise and fall of comics in the 90's, from new companies such as Image, Malibu and Valiant, to the massive sales of such events as 'The Death of Superman' to the crash in revenues and sales after the comic collectors boom came to an end.

Dark Horse and other comics publishers attract Chinese and other investors; continuing repercussions of 'Batman Damned'; Grant Morrison's Green Lantern, Disney adds streaming; and PW's Best Books of 2018.