Anime NYC ’23: J-Novel Club Licensing Announcement Roundup
J-Novel Club open up Anime NYC '23 with 15 manga and light novel license announcements.
A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING becomes second graphic novel to win National Book Award
Dan Santat’s 'A First Time for Everything' has received a National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, becoming only the second graphic novel to win an NBA
Comic Book Page Rates again: lower than they were 14 years ago
A former comics editor in chief has posted his starting page rates from 14 years ago, and they're a lot higher than many current rates.
GlobalComix unveils new features – and statistics – for browser reader
GlobalComix has refreshed their web reading experience with some new features - and released some charts showing growth in readership and engagement
Angoulême Official Selection 2024 Announced
The Angoulême Official Selection 2024 is here at last! The Beat parses through all 84 books to check what has an English-language edition/translation available so you don't have to
Anime NYC ’23: Kodansha announces 11 new licenses
Kodansha announces nine physical licenses, and two digital licenses at Anime NYC '23.
Anime NYC ’23: Uta Isaki’s THE SPELLBOOK LIBRARY licensed in English
Kodansha US surprises manga fans with English first license for The Spellbook Library by fan-favorite Uta Isaki.
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Check out BECOMING WHO WE ARE, a new trans comic anthology!
The Beat has an exclusive preview of the Becoming Who We Are anthology, which is now live on Kickstarter!
Angoulême FIBD 2024 announces astonishing exhibition lineup
Angoulême FIBD 2024 program announced - Riad Sattouf, Lorenzo Mattotti, Moto Hagio AND Hiroaki Samura gracing galleries across town for one weekend only
Alien Books launches a manga line at Anime NYC
Alien Books will be bringing out a line of manga in 2024, and they're debuting six titles with a sampler at Anime NYC this weekend
Floop the pig: ADVENTURE TIME CARD WARS 10th Anniversary Kickstarter campaign launches
Cryptozoic Entertainment has launched the Adventure Time Card Wars 10th Anniversary Kickstarter Campaign. Pledge now!
