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Controversy!

The Return of the Kerfuffle! Liefeld/Bendis/Alan Moore

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Good old internet flame wars and hot takes were back this week, as Rob Liefeld and Alan Moore separately touched off familiar arguments.
Comics

100 DAV PILKEY character-themed Little Free Libraries launch nationwide

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Contemporaneously with the publication of Captain Underpants: The Epic First Manga, 100 Dav Pilkey-themed Little Free Libraries are launching.
The Marvel Rundown

The Marvel Rundown: IRON MAN #4 is the prison break we all want

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This week, the Marvel Rundown covers Iron Man #4, in which Tony Stark and crew are breaking out of an AIM prison.
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DC Round-Up: THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #1 is a fantastic relaunch for The Nuclear Man

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Jeff Lemire and Rafael De Latorre's Next Level take on the classic DC hero gets off to an intriguing start.

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Dark Horse

Dark Horse teams with Marvel for new COSMIC INVASION art book

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Controversy!

The Return of the Kerfuffle! Liefeld/Bendis/Alan Moore

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Ignition Press

EXTRACTION 3 a go at Netflix

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Manga

Wonderful Wednesdays: NONO’S PHANTOM SHOP and more from Seven Seas

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Comics

100 DAV PILKEY character-themed Little Free Libraries launch nationwide

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DC

Interview: Organizers of Death of Superman Event Auction discuss selling historical comics original art

In the first 72 hours the The Death of Superman Auction had 3 million dollars in bids and counting. Will the bids sore high as the Man of Steel?
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BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE to receive a silver paper release

The Avant-Garde Edition of Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's 1988 classic comes courtesy of new imprint Argent Comics.
Movies

Horror Beat: BACKROOMS is nearly here, and it’s being hyped by yet another clever promo campaign

Rooms and hallways and corridors and rooms and...
DC

Marvel and DC launch new digital crossovers with Jeff, Aquaman, Supergirl, and Blade

It's Jeff/Aquaman and Supergirl/Blade are now available on Unlimited and DCUI ahead of the release of Marvel’s Spider-Man/Superman this month.
The Marvel Rundown

The Marvel Rundown: IRON MAN #4 is the prison break we all want

This week, the Marvel Rundown covers Iron Man #4, in which Tony Stark and crew are breaking out of an AIM prison.
DC

DC Round-Up: THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #1 is a fantastic relaunch for The Nuclear Man

Jeff Lemire and Rafael De Latorre's Next Level take on the classic DC hero gets off to an intriguing start.
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Manga and Anime News

Wonderful Wednesdays: NONO’S PHANTOM SHOP and more from Seven Seas

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With one audiobook adaptation, two new light novel and three new manga announcements, Seven Seas is continuing Wonderful Wednesdays.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: A surprising INVITATION FROM A CRAB

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the series AFTERSHOCK: NO REGRETS, and AN INVITATION FROM A CRAB.

Yen Press announces 8 new fall licenses at Sakura-Con 2026

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Yen Press announced eight new manga licenses at Sakura-Con 2026, all slated for release in October of this year.

Manga Mavericks announces ONI & DAWN and BALL & CHAIN licenses

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Manga Mavericks has announced North American releases for Oni & Dawn and Ball & Chain, slated for October 2026 and March 2027, respectively.

Dark Horse reveals Fall 2026 manga releases

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Dark Horse's latest manga licenses include Babanba BanBan Vampire, Asobi Asobase, Suicide Island, and Forget-me-not.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: CROSS GAME knows ball

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga series CROSS GAME, MOON & SUN and TAKAHASHI FROM THE BIKE SHOP.
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Business News

Philbo Distribution adds print on demand to its services

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Upstart distributor Philbo is adding onsite print on demand services to its offerings, hoping to add more options for small publishers.

What the return of the superstar artist means for comics

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The comics industry has decided that artists are important after all, and superstar artists are now on the rise

The Week in Diamond: DENIED!!!

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The court has denied motions filed by publishers to get their consignment stock back, but that's not the end of the Diamond Bankruptcy case

Graphic novel sales rose 28.5% in Q1 2026

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Graphic novel sales were WAY up in Q1 2026, but what drove the surge isn't clear based on the data we have.

New comics nonprofit BODEGA launches Brooklyn Expo of Comics

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Bryce Gold, James Tynion IV, Courtney Menard and more team up to launch comics nonprofit BODEGA and the Brooklyn Expo of Comics (BEC) 2026.

Labubus go la-bye-bye as Pop Mart suffers $33 billion loss

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Investors have turned bearish on the snaggle-toothed Labubu dolls, as Pop Mart has failed to expand their line
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Graphic Novel Review: POEM STRIP depicts two epic poems by Dino Buzzati

New York Review Comics new book, Poem Strip, turns two of Dino Buzzati's epic poems into comics, and it's fantastic.
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The Marvel Rundown: IRON MAN #4 is the prison break we all want

This week, the Marvel Rundown covers Iron Man #4, in which Tony Stark and crew are breaking out of an AIM prison.
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DC Round-Up: THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #1 is a fantastic relaunch for The Nuclear Man

Jeff Lemire and Rafael De Latorre's Next Level take on the classic DC hero gets off to an intriguing start.
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Wednesday Comics Reviews: Why we love EVERYONE LOVES A JEWEL THIEF #1, and more

Everyone Loves a Jewel Thief is this week's lead Wednesday Comics Review, plus we look at many other non Big 2 books out this week.
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Top Comics to Buy for April 8, 2026: Romeo & Juliet & Godzilla, Firestorm, and more

This week's Top Comics to Buy for April 8 features two basically perfect debut issues with Firestorm, and Romeo & Juliet & Godzilla.
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Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: A surprising INVITATION FROM A CRAB

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the series AFTERSHOCK: NO REGRETS, and AN INVITATION FROM A CRAB.
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Classic Comic Compendium: THE MAXX – MAXXIMIZED VOL. 1 by the great Sam Kieth

With The Maxx - Maxximized Vol. 1, this column takes a look back at the work of the one-and-only, late great Sam Kieth.
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Self-Published Saturday: Jim Mahfood and Jesse Lonergan deliver alternate takes on bat-themed vigilantes

For this new edition of self-published Saturday, we take a look at two very different bat-evoking comics by Jim Mahfood and Jesse Lonergan.
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Graphic Novel Review: PUNK’N HEADS reminds you that your 20s were messy and fun

Punk'N Heads, the new book from Dave Baker and Nicole Goux, is a graphic novel reminder that your 20s were messy and fun.
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Entertainment

Dark Horse teams with Marvel for new COSMIC INVASION art book

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Marvel and Dark Horse are teaming up on a new behind-the-scenes art book looking at the development of Marvel Cosmic Invasion.

EXTRACTION 3 a go at Netflix

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Chris Hemsworth and director Sam Hargrave will shoot the latest entry in the Russo brothers' fledgling action franchise this summer.

Interview: Organizers of Death of Superman Event Auction discuss selling historical comics original art

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In the first 72 hours the The Death of Superman Auction had 3 million dollars in bids and counting. Will the bids sore high as the Man of Steel?

Horror Beat: BACKROOMS is nearly here, and it’s being hyped by yet another clever promo campaign

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Rooms and hallways and corridors and rooms and...

Jake Schreier confirms major THUNDERBOLTS* reunion for X-MEN reboot

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The director will reunite with Beef creator Lee Sung Jin, and writer Joanna Calo, on Marvel Studios' upcoming X-Men reboot.

On the Scene: PAX East, dreams of print and promise

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PAX East 2026, Boston's indie-forward gaming convention, thrives on hard copy and imagination. Part premiere, part peddler's fair, all good.

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Why the F*CK ICE chants in the Brody King vs MJF match were an important moment in wrestling

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Brody has become wrestling’s voice of resistance.

Turnbuckle BEATDown: John Cena’s Career is Compromised to a Permanent End

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Hdddrrrrrrrrraaaaapadooooo (hoot toot do toooooo)

Turnbuckle BEATdown: AEW did the right thing with Kris Statlander

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The future remains bright for Statlander.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Remembering the Reigns of Terror, Pt. 2 – Jeff Jarrett

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Lo, I looked to the horizon and saw him brandishing the NWA Championship and behind him, four horsemen who brought the apocalypse: "My World," ref bump, low blow, and guitar shot

NYCC ’25: DC x AEW crossover debuting at event

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The two-part series, helmed by Steve Orlando and Travis Mercer, will debut with a special preview issue at this month's convention.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Rhea Ripley becomes the latest victim of TERRIFIER’s Art the Clown in Ice Nine Kills concert

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Should Art the Clown be Cody Rhode’s next title defense match?
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