Conventions

AnimeJapan 2026 reveals full stage lineup for its largest show ever

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AnimeJapan 2026 has announced its full stage lineup and released ticket information for prospective attendees ahead of its March show.

SDCC changes art show policy, bans AI-created material

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SDCC has made it clear that AI art is banned from their annual art show after an outcry on social media called out their policy

2026 Eisner Award judges named: Babb, Dear, Duncan, Pryde and Sawyer

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This year's Eisner Ward Judges have been announced: Tiffany Babb, Jerry Dear, Dr. Randy Duncan, Katie Pryde and Regine Sawyer
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San Diego Comic-Con under fire for allowing AI at 2026’s Art Show

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The convention's organizers stated AI-generated pieces may be displayed but not sold at this year's Art Show.

CXC gets new Festival Manager and plans to move to the spring

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CXC in Columbus has hired Aleesha Nash as Festival Director and will be moving to a spring date in 2027
MICE 2025

On the Scene: MICE 2025 focused on understanding comics

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It's my sixth time writing about MICE and I’ve still got things to say. That’s because the annual Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, a free, two-day...
Angoulême

ANGOULÊME: Official Selection leaks, Association FIBD barks back, and more

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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 
BLACK COMIC LORDS: Virtual Comic-Con

BLACK COMIC LORDS: Virtual Comic-Con

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Black Comic Lords are hosting their first-ever virtual comic con

ANGOULÊME 2026 cancelled, Bondoux defiant [UPDATED]

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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

Interview: Luigi Formisano on crafting NIGHTS

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The Beat sat down with Formisano at Thought Bubble Comics Art Festival 2025 to discuss his experience working on NIGHTS.

Organiser 9e Art+ puts ANGOULÊME FESTIVAL 2026 on hold [UPDATED]

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

Interview: Mollie Ray on GIANT and comics activism

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Mollie Ray's exceptional debut graphic novel Giant is a strikingly intimate and emotional look at nostalgia, illness and healing, told with a deft and...

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