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By Nick Eskey Thanks for tuning in boys and girls! This is the Friday update for the newest Funko toy exclusives available at this year’s San...

There are moments in life, for everyone, when sorrow creeps into our happiest memories. Time passes. We change. We lose things. We lose people. Our past experiences take on a new shape. Occasionally the shift is sharp and profound; an earthquake. Other times it’s gradual and unnoticed; erosion. But sorrow isn’t always a burden. Sometimes it’s a salve.

Not only are these tiny Yotsuba&! figures from Kotobukiya adorable as the dickens, they got me thinking about the place of merchandising in a creator's business plan.

Two weeks out from Comic-Con (that's next week) is generally what we call "Hell Week" as all the details get locked down, programming goes out, meetings get set, dinners take shape and so on. But we're beginning to get a picture of what's new this year. And one thing that wont be new is selfie sticks on the con floor. The Con has updated its Tech rules to keep pace with the times, and selfie sticks, live streaming from panels, e-cigs and more are all prohibited:

It's week 3 of Kyle's adventure in the DC Universe, come join the party!

We're halfway through both the actual calendar, and the Summer blockbuster season (which started in May).  Even though it feels like a Friday night...

Writer: Mark Russell Artist: Ben Caldwell Inker: Mark Morales Colorist: Jeremy Lawson Letterer: Travis Lanham Meet Beth Ross, the first teenaged President of the United States. In a nation where corporations can run for...

In 2008, Oliver Mertz and Mike Isenberg came up with the idea for First Law of Mad Science, an affecting and strangely portentous story about...

Saskatoon Blitz is an anime/cosplay focused event that has been running for a few years with a good reputation, so this isn't a first year show meltdown, but they do seem to have had some real organizational problems this time out. Several exhibitors had problems with staff over tables in artists alley being first come, first served (what?) and then confusion over the show's hours led to a dispute that ended with an exhibitor being escorted from the show. And just to make it totally gross, on a private message board for the event, staffers started making horrible rape jokes about the exhibitor who complained. Not cool.

  Toss this into the "no duh" pile, but it's good to get confirmation about Warner Bros' plans for SDCC. Speaking to the folks at Collider...

Other members of Team Beat will be along soon to give their reviews of Disney/Pixar's "Inside Out", debuting tomorrow. There was mention of a...

Holy cow! It's taken some time to finally see the conclusion to Matt Fraction and David Aja's wonderful Hawkeye run. Even Marvel moved on,...