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Exclusive: RUNAWAY TO THE STARS launches on Kickstarter

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Check out a preview of Jay Eaton's sci-fi adventure, now being crowdfunded on Kickstarter by Iron Circus Comics.
Crowdfunding

Preview: Real Life Comix, Only in New York, a massive new Kickstarter

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Here's a sneak peek at a new Kickstarter for New Yorkers and New Yorkers at heart, Real Life Comix Only in New York
Conventions

Q CON 2026: The 5th annual queer comics convention is coming this June

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Q Con 2026 takes place in West Hollywood on June 20th, 2026, and the fifth annual LGBTQIA+ comics and cosplay convention features exciting guests and special events.
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Graphic Novel Review: DELAY: A COMICS ANTHOLOGY celebrates resilience in disrupted lives

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Delay, an anthology of comics by Southeast Asian creators, offers eleven stories about young adults creating connections across barriers.

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Iron Circus

Exclusive: RUNAWAY TO THE STARS launches on Kickstarter

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Classic Comic Compendium

Classic Comic Compendium: Sam Kieth played with superhero tropes in WOLVERINE/HULK

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Oni

Interview: Matt Kindt returns to his acclaimed comic series with MIND MGMT: NEW AND IMPROVED

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Crowdfunding

Preview: Real Life Comix, Only in New York, a massive new Kickstarter

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Movies

Horror Beat: The new DAY OF THE DEAD 4K is filled with extras and it’s up for preorder now

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Marvel

Marvel teases next big X-Men event DNX

Marvel is releasing DNX later this year from Jed MacKay and Federico Vicentini, featuring the X-Men in starring roles.
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Marvel unveils big blind bag push for QUEEN IN BLACK event

Marvel to release commemorative box collecting 20 special blind bag variant covers.
Conventions

Q CON 2026: The 5th annual queer comics convention is coming this June

Q Con 2026 takes place in West Hollywood on June 20th, 2026, and the fifth annual LGBTQIA+ comics and cosplay convention features exciting guests and special events.
Dark Horse

Dark Horse reveals DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: RAVENLOFT series

Amy Chu and Ariela Kristantina will helm the four-issue series, pitting Ez D’Avenir against Viktra Mordenheim, this August.
Trade Rating

Graphic Novel Review: DELAY: A COMICS ANTHOLOGY celebrates resilience in disrupted lives

Delay, an anthology of comics by Southeast Asian creators, offers eleven stories about young adults creating connections across barriers.
Indie Comics

Exclusive: Dan Goldman launches creator-owned KINJIN STORYLAB

Multidisciplinary narrative artist Dan Goldman has announced the launch of his creator-owned, indie studio, Kinjin Storylab.
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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

The Week in Diamond: It didn’t have to be this way

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A fairly quiet week in Diamond doings, except for the arrival of Super Lawyers, and contemplating What Might Have Been.

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.
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Classic Comic Compendium: Sam Kieth played with superhero tropes in WOLVERINE/HULK

Sam Kieth's WOLVERINE/HULK work is a wonderful adaptation of the artist's themes and motifs via mainstream comics.
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Graphic Novel Review: DELAY: A COMICS ANTHOLOGY celebrates resilience in disrupted lives

Delay, an anthology of comics by Southeast Asian creators, offers eleven stories about young adults creating connections across barriers.
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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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Entertainment

Horror Beat: The new DAY OF THE DEAD 4K is filled with extras and it’s up for preorder now

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“Choke on ‘em!” -Cpt. Rhodes

Darkseid to make DCU debut in SUPERMAN EXPERIENCE

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The Warner Bros. Studios attraction, featuring VR gameplay and more, will open during Superman Day on Saturday, April 18.

Marvel Animation veterans Eric S. Rollman and Craig Kyle join INFINITY animated series

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Corvus Belli continues expansion of futuristic tabletop wargame into other media

THE PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL trailer drops

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The new Disney+ special, written by and starring Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, will premiere on Tuesday, May 12.

Bloody Disgusting and Storm King Productions partner to launch ‘John Carpenter Presents’

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Sandy King continues to grow her horror empire.

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.

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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