This Thursday, the New York Tmes announced plans to scraps best-sellers lists in categories including Graphic Hardcover, Graphic Paperback, and Manga categories in its print and digital editions as on February 5th. The move is generating plenty of talk in the American comic industry as publishers and creators seek to assert the medium's legitimacy.
Concerns were inflamed by recent Tweets from Pamela Paul, editor of the New York Times Book Review seen to be dismissive of John Lewis’, Andrew Aydin’s, and Nate Powell’s March, about the civil rights protests of now-Congressman John Lewis.
Hey, kids: The new children's book by @repjohnlewis has set an awards record https://t.co/0bB1t46joI
— Pamela Paul (@PamelaPaulNYT) January 24, 2017
Paul later clarified
Quick note to fellow comics/graphic novel fans: The Times is not cutting back on coverage of these genres/formats but rather.... 1/2
— Pamela Paul (@PamelaPaulNYT) January 26, 2017
...expanding on coverage in ways that reach more readers than the lists did. To wit: new graphic reviews by comic artists, more reviews 2/3
— Pamela Paul (@PamelaPaulNYT) January 26, 2017
...and more news and features about then genre and it's creators. We are big fans, and want to recognize growing readership. Stay tuned. 3/3
— Pamela Paul (@PamelaPaulNYT) January 26, 2017
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.
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