PW Comics World: More To Come

A look at 2017 in comics news including the PW Graphic Novel Critic's Poll, sexual harassment, Marvel and DC, indie comics, retail, TV and Film, comics conventions and more.

Heidi MacDonald interviews comics writer Alex De Campi, creator of the upcoming romance comic anthology 'Twisted Romance', coming out this February from Image. They discuss the book itself as well as lettering, comics storytelling, working with artists and her many upcoming projects.

The More To Come crew review the movie, and speculate on the production issues and problems that shaped it. In addition the cohosts examine the protests about Patreon's new crowdfunding fee structure.

Marvel e.i.c. Axel Alonso has been replaced by C.B. Cebulski, followed by revelations of Cebulski's past under the Akira Yoshida penname, meanwhile DC's Eddie Berganza was fired for sexual harassment. Also, reports on visits to Comic Arts Brooklyn and AnimeNYC.

Kate Fitzsimons interviews C.S. Pacat author of 'The Captive Prince' and hit fanartist Johanna the Mad about their upcoming LGBT sports comic 'Fence' and animation producer and comics creator LeSean Thomas about creating and crowdfunding his upcoming animated series 'Cannon Busters' and working in animation overseas.

Calvin Reid interviews writer Josh O'Neill, editor Shannon Wheeler and artist Gideon Kendall, the team that brought 'Marley's Ghost' - Harvey Kurtzman's unproduced 1954 'A Christmas Carol' graphic adaptation - to life, as well as literary agents Denis Kitchen and John Lind, who oversee the Kurtzman literary estate.

Brian Michael Bendis of 'Alias' and 'Powers' leaves Marvel for DC, graphic novels on PW's Best Books of 2017, Disney's possible move on Fox which may be X-Men motivated, hopes and fears for the upcoming Justice League movie and more.

Calvin Reid interviews Dan Didio and Jim Lee, the co-publishers of DC Entertainment about the influence of the book trade on comics, the growth of the graphic novel format, new readers, the relaunch of Milestone Media and more.

Heidi's blog gets acquired by Lion Forge, Heidi will leave PW but not the podcast; sexual harassment in comics; Marvel's advises creators to avoid online fights; indie publisher Spike Trotman's Iron Circus hits $1 million in Kickstarter fundraising raised and more.

Heidi MacDonald interviews Dan Gearino, author of 'Comic Shop', a groundbreaking new history of the comics direct market retail channel.