Top Comics to Buy for April 30, 2025: Amid distribution troubles, the comics keep...
It's tough to tell what exactly is coming out this week, but we've done our best to recommend the Top Comics to Buy for April 30.
DC PRIDE 2025 adds autobio story from Black Lightning creator Jenny Blake
The "Master Planner" story for DC PRIDE 2025 is the first new DC work for Jenny Blake since she came out as transgender earlier this year.
Alliance sues Diamond – again: “The truth finally emerged.”
Why did Alliance Entertainment cancel their bid to buy Diamond? The truth has been revealed in a new lawsuit
The Beat Digest 04/29/25: SUPERMAN lawsuit dismissed
On today's Digest, the Joe Shuster estate's Superman lawsuit gets dismissed, Taiyō Matsumoto wins a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Stillwater is coming to Prime Video.
Horror Beat: THE SHROUDS is David Cronenberg’s most chaotic film
Yes, it’s about death. But it’s also about love, and conspiracies, and burial plots, and AI, and grief…
Diamond Comics to reveal excited and “exceptionally well-known purchasers”
Diamond offered a little more about their unnamed new buyer, who is said to be excited to partner with them
Diamond bankruptcy trustee files to either dismiss or convert to Chapter 7
A motion to convert to chapter 7 or dismiss by the trustee overseeing Diamond's bankruptcy could potentially have huge ramifications for the case
Blitzø crashes Charlie’s big news: HELLUVA BOSS heads to Prime Video with crossovers teased
"Helluva Boss" heads to Prime Video! Charlie and Blitzø reveal the exciting news, tease crossovers with "Hazbin Hotel," and confirm VivziePop’s continued creative control.
Alliance Entertainment cancels Diamond purchase; Diamond says “we good”
As revealed in an SEC filing, Alliance has terminated its bid to buy Diamond Comics, seemingly leaving Universal Distribution as the new owner of some of their assets
Expanded IDW x Webtoon partnership launches later today
IDW and WEBTOON are launching their new partnership this afternoon, and have added two new titles, Sonic the Hedgehog and Locke and Key
11 comics to read during Lesbian Visibility Week
It’s Lesbian Visibility Week! As a very visible lesbian, I wanted to give some recommendations (thanks, Beat staff!) for sapphic books to check out this week.
A classic villain returns this summer in SPACE GHOST #1 from Dynamite
Dynamite and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced the relaunch of Space Ghost, with Space Ghost #1, arriving July 2025.
