SHUT IN THEATER: Weekend Reading 180
Weekend Reading 180 feat. Man & Wolf, Black Holes & Time Warps, Hunter x Hunter, Command Decision, Everything Sucks & MORE!
MANGA REVIEW: SHY shares refreshing, real look at superheroes’ anxieties
SHY vol. 1-3
Writer/Artist: Bukimi Miki
Translator: Ajani Oloye
Lettering: Arbash Mughal
Publisher: Yen Press (print/digital)
Publication Dates: December 13, 2022 (vol. 1), March 21, 2023 (vol. 2), July 18,...
The Four Most Banned Manga in North America
Libraries, schools, and bookstores across the United States are calling attention to censorship this week (October 1 - 7) as part of Banned Books...
Oni Press hires many, promotes even more
Oni Press has announced seven new hires, including editors Karl Bollers and Megan Brown, and ten promotions
NYCC ’23: DC Comics announces panels and teases special guests
DC Comics will host four panels at NYCC
NYCC ’23: FIRST SECOND and FIERCE READS to highlight multiple creators
Highlights from Booth #3335
LOKI season 2: What happens when you fall into a black hole?
In Loki season 2, OB (Ke Huy Quan) asks, “Have you heard about how if you fall into a black hole, you turn into spaghetti?” The Beat investigates!
HORROR BEAT: BE VERY AFRAID OF KANAKO INUKI reintroduces a Japanese horror legend
BE VERY AFRAID OF KANAKO INUKI
Writer/Artist: Kanako Inuki
Translator: Kevin Gifford
Lettering: Phil Christie
Publisher: Kodansha
Genre: Horror, Manga (Japan)
Dubbed "The Queen of Horror Manga," mangaka Kanakao Inuki...
Indie Manga Publisher GLACIER BAY BOOKS Suspended on Twitter/X
Glacier Bay Books - a N. American publisher of independent and alternative manga - was inexplicably suspended from Twitter (less commonly known as X)...
TOP COW is bringing DESTINY GATE and a slew of artists to NYCC
Top Cow is celebrating the launch of Destiny Gate with a special variant cover and lots of creators and panels at NYCC.
INTERVIEW: Ed Piskor chronicles the rise of street knowledge with HIP HOP FAMILY TREE...
As Hip Hop Family Tree gets the omnibus treatment from Fantagraphics, Comics Beat catches up with cartoonist Ed Piskor.
Chef Gormaanda highlights Marvel STAR WARS Life Day variant covers
Get into the holiday spirit next month!

















