Controversy!

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

The HBO show's co-creator had commented on a podcast last year that Green Lantern would've been a "stupid" title.

However, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has garnered criticism for only recognizing writers in the category.

9e Art+'s Franck Bondoux is striking back with a legal action demanding a halt to plans for a new Angoulême festival and asking for €300,000 compensation for the losses incurred by the collapse of FIBD

Image Comics has been criticized for announcing a Jason Latour comic six years after he was accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct.

There was an attempt to offer warmth, humor, and emotional connection to Star Wars fans but they balked

The Big Game movie teasers included brief spot for The Mandalorian and Grogu which upset Star Wars Fans because they did not like its tone

Logan Paul’s ultra rare Pikachu Illustrator PSA 10 card is going up for auction but questions over ownership of the card remain

In the latest update: We may know what the Angoulême 2026 Official Selection could have looked like (and what familiar names made the cut); the Association FIBD responds to mayor Xavier Bonnefont's accusations; the ADBDA moves forward; the Inter-Org BD coalition gives an update; no more Fauve; meetings taking place to decide on a program for the vacant FIBD weekend; and snippets from Le Figaro's interview with mayor Bonnefont 

The Angoulême saga continues to unfold: mayor Xavier Bonnefont faced a bruising meeting at the first town hall since the collapse of the International Comics Festival (FIBD) became official on Monday. Also plans may be afoot to fill the festival's now-vacant late January slot are beginning to appear, Élise Bouché-Tran retells her story on social media (with some new bits of info), and another former 9e Art+ employee opens up to the press

Angoulême 2026 cannot go ahead. In a message from his lawyers, Franck Bondoux places the blame for the festival’s cancellation entirely on public funders, and demands to have his company 9e Art+ remain as festival organiser for the 2027 event

Embattled Angoulême Festival organiser 9e Art+ has officially put production of the 2026 event on indefinite hold