Cover Reveal: OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe and Lucky Srikumar
Comics Beat is proud to present the cover reveal for Opting Out by Maia Kobabe and Lucky Srikumar, arriving in spring 2026.
Video game giant EA sold to group with ties to U.S. and Saudi governments
Video game giant EA has been sold for $55 billion to a group including the Saudi Public Investment fund and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners.
First ever Comic-Con Malaga draws many complaints
Huge crowds, hot weather and long, long lines combined to give the first ever San Diego Comic-Con Malaga a lot of complaints
Classic Comic Compendium: SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE – THE TARANTULA is one of the best...
The Matt Wagner and Guy Davis classic,, Sandman Mystery Theatre, is one of the greatest superhero comics of all time.
Diamond Doings: Drip, drip drip and a lease assigned
Bits and pieces of various Diamond news: Dynamite gets discovery; Sparkle Pop makes a promise and gets a lease; lawyers get paid
Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: WHITE ASH, KAMTHOLOGY, STORM RAIL RIDERZ, and two more projects...
Welcome to this week’s installment of The Beat's Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up! Let's look at what happens when urban stories stories meet fantasy fun, an anthology of sleepy manga, a love letter to jet set radio, and two more stories you'll want to check out!
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 9/26/25: While the world burns, I can linkblog again
Our link blog returns with musings on anime, manga, the search for ip, how comics shops can sell more comics and even some nice art
INTERVIEW: Filmmaker Renny Harlin on THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2
We spoke with Harlin about the experience of working on the back-to-back-to-back Strangers movies, what he hopes to do with Chapter 2 and 3, and how his TV experience shaped the ultra-condensed production schedule.
Trade Rating: HUGE DETECTIVE VOL 1 is a brilliant oddball mystery
Huge Detective, Vol. 1, the new comic from writer Adam Rose and artist Magenta King, is a fun oddball mystery, out in October.
Crunchyroll enters the digital comics space with CRUNCHYROLL MANGA
The Crunchyroll Manga app will include favorites such as One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, The Apothecary Diaries, Delicious in Dungeon, My Dress-Up Darling, and more!
Report: Manga market to grow to $63 billion by 2033
As we go through The Year of Anime, manga is poised to become an even bigger business, claims one marketing report
The Marvel Rundown: Past and future collide in BATTLEWORLD #1
This week's column features Battleworld #1, plus the latest issues of Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe, The Thing, and Ultimate Hawkeye.
