A panel of local artists and cartoonists came together at this year’s Emerald City Comic Con to discuss the history of Seattle’s underground comics scene, from its origins in the… Read More
At this year’s Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, one of the panel discussions brought together several working artists to discuss how the advent of generative AI tools have already… Read More
Amazon will merge its digital comics storefront Comixology with Kindle on Dec. 4, which will also involve the official end of service for the standalone Comixology app. All comics that… Read More
If Seattle needs a hero to help its downtown emerge from a pandemic-induced funk, that person might just be wandering around Emerald City Comic Con this weekend. The event is… Read More
For years, Portland has been a significant hub for American comics, cartoons, and animation. A new project aims to establish a permanent art museum in the city dedicated to celebrating… Read More
One of the biggest names in American indie comics has been acquired by a Swedish video game holding company. The Embracer Group announced Tuesday that it has entered into an… Read More
Organizers of Emerald City Comic Con announced Tuesday that the annual pop culture extravaganza in Seattle will be cancelled due to ongoing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a… Read More
Funko has always been a bit Hollywood, with a product line nodding to some of the biggest franchises in pop culture. Now the Everett, Wash.-based company has actually gone Hollywood,… Read More
In the city where an online bookseller turned into a global tech giant, Jill Haick Taplin is trying to take some of the lessons she learned while working in publishing at… Read More
Stan Lee, the legendary writer and publisher for Marvel Comics, whose decades of work is still felt today in blockbuster superhero movie franchises, has died at age 95. Lee’s creations… Read More
Wizards of the Coast and IDW Publishing announced this week that, as part of the ongoing festivities surrounding the 25th anniversary of Magic: The Gathering, the franchise would be returning… Read More
There’s a dark cloud hanging over the Dark Knight. Batman got bullied like never before in a comedy sketch from Conan O’Brien as the late-night comedian set up shop in… Read More
Eighteen years after their creator died, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang are rising again to boost America’s space program. It’s not exactly a new move… Read More
The up-and-coming ACE Comic Con will drop the hammer next week when it shows up in Seattle for the first time, boasting a lineup of film stars that includes “Thor”… Read More
Getting lost in the worlds and history of some of your favorite comic book superheroes may have never been easier, thanks to an expansive new exhibit at Seattle’s Museum of… Read More
When it comes to pop culture and comics-related experiences in the Seattle area, Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) and PAX have served geeks well for years. And regular MoPOP exhibits or neighborhood… Read More
Marvel put a little taste of its movie magic behind a new trailer on Wednesday to promote an upcoming exhibition at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture. PREVIOUSLY: Bam! Pow! MoPOP!… Read More
The largest exhibition ever staged at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture will feature hundreds of original artifacts and much more as it lifts the mask on one of the most iconic… Read More
Mathew Inman, the Seattle-based creator of the popular comic “The Oatmeal,” took a shot at Facebook in a new strip and in the truest sense of something being meta, Facebook’s… Read More
Several years before I became a regular attendee of San Diego Comic-Con, I asked my friend to pick up a Doctor Who exclusive for me. He graciously declined. People who… Read More
ComiXology, the digital comics service owned by Amazon, launched a subscription service this week that gives readers access to thousands of titles for $5.99 a month. ComiXology Unlimited — which some are… Read More
Whatever childhood pleasures you got out of the return of Star Wars will surely be doubled when you see one artist’s work combining “The Force Awakens” with classic comic characters… Read More
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is certainly a superhero of sorts to football fans who have watched the young star develop in Seattle. Now Wilson, set to make a run toward… Read More
Thousands of superheroes, space travelers, elves, fairies, trolls, and the occasional Norse god packed into the Washington State Convention Center this weekend for the sold-out Emerald City Comicon. It’s hard to… Read More
New versions of the Comixology digital comics apps for iOS are causing an uproar among comics fans, by removing the ability to purchase comics from inside the apps themselves. Amazon, which… Read More
Amazon.com is making a big push into the digital comic book arena, announcing today that it has acquired New York-based comiXology in deal of undisclosed size. Founded seven years ago,… Read More
Kim Thompson, the pioneering comics publisher who along with Gary Groth helped define the comics book industry though their Fantagraphics publishing house, has died of lung cancer at the age… Read More
There’s no actual mention of Microsoft in the today’s Dilbert strip, but it doesn’t take a genius to see the comic taking a swing at the Redmond-based software giant.… Read More
[Editor’s Note: GeekWire’s Emily Shahan was among thousands of people who attended the first day of GeekGirlCon yesterday at the Conference Center in downtown Seattle. She captured a bunch of… Read More
Amazon is trying to make the experience of reading children’s books and comic books on a computer or device more like the original, or maybe a little better in some… Read More