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Friday, October 30, 2026

Movies

Horror Beat: Save some cash and make TUBI your Halloween horror movie destination

Previews

Exclusive Preview: SECRET AGENT X-9 brings the classic spy into the modern age

Previews

Exclusive Preview: The Lab Press releases portable editions, including SUPER SCIENCE VOL. 1

Top News

Star Trek and X-Men star SIR PATRICK STEWART dead at 86

Avery Kaplan - 10/29/2026 5:00 pm

Marvel

CAPTAIN AMERICA #16 may have just undone one of Marvel’s most infamous storylines

Joe Grunenwald - 10/29/2026 4:45 pm

Latest Pandemic News

NYCC ’22: Where are all the masks?

Joe Grunenwald - 10/07/2022 9:30 am

Covid strikes again: Angoulême 2022 delayed to Spring

Dean Simons - 12/29/2021 11:30 am

Second US case of Omicron variant found in man who attended Anime NYC

Heidi MacDonald - 12/02/2021 12:45 pm

NYCC ’21: Covid anxiety made for a stressful if fun con

Ruth Johnson - 10/13/2021 4:00 pm

Latest Comics News

Secret Agent X-9

Exclusive Preview: SECRET AGENT X-9 brings the classic spy into the...

Deanna Destito - 10/30/2026 10:30 am 0

Mad Cave's SECRET AGENT X-9 brings Dashiell Hammett's classic spy into the modern age, and we have an exclusive preview here!

Super Science

Exclusive Preview: The Lab Press releases portable editions, including SUPER SCIENCE...

Deanna Destito - 10/30/2026 10:00 am 0

The Lab Press launches portables of ogns like Super Science Volume 1 that keep the quality of their signature designs intact

Suicide Squad trailer

James Gunn reveals if THE SUICIDE SQUAD is DCU canon on...

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 10/30/2026 9:15 am 0

On a special one-off podcast revisiting the 2021 film, James Gunn suggests the movie's canonical status may be up to Margot Robbie, and provides an update on casting the DCU's Batman.

Space Cadet movie featured

The Beat Digest 10/30/26: SPACE CADET gets limited release

10/30/2026 9:00 am

CAPTAIN AMERICA #16 may have just undone one of Marvel’s most...

10/29/2026 4:45 pm

Thought Bubble 2026 Preview: Inside a 20th Anniversary Celebration

10/29/2026 2:15 pm

Classic Hollywood monsters come to life in new Vertigo miniseries HIDE...

10/29/2026 1:30 pm

Comics Beat’s super spooky 2026 horror comics reading list

10/29/2026 12:00 pm

Graphic Novel Review: THE ABYSS OF OBLIVION examines Spain’s haunted past

10/29/2026 11:00 am

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

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Horror Beat: Save some cash and make TUBI your Halloween horror movie destination

Ricardo Serrano Denis - 10/30/2026 4:00 pm 0

Get scared for free!

Suicide Squad trailer

James Gunn reveals if THE SUICIDE SQUAD is DCU canon on one-off podcast

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 10/30/2026 9:15 am 0

On a special one-off podcast revisiting the 2021 film, James Gunn suggests the movie's canonical status may be up to Margot Robbie, and provides an update on casting the DCU's Batman.

Star Trek and X-Men star SIR PATRICK STEWART dead at 86

10/29/2026 5:00 pm

Anime Review: The melancholy world of VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU

10/29/2026 1:00 pm

NYCC ’26: Exploring the lore behind the gore of CRYSTAL LAKE

10/28/2026 12:30 pm

Connor Storrie Heated Rivalry featured

Report: Connor Storrie to join GHOST RIDER reboot

10/28/2026 9:16 am

Game Preview: Godzilla and Evangelion electrify SONIC RACING CROSSWORLDS Year Two DLC

10/27/2026 3:30 pm

Horror Beat: THE CYCLE must be in the conversation for best horror movie of 2026

10/27/2026 3:00 pm

HAPPENING NOW

tubi

Horror Beat: Save some cash and make TUBI your Halloween horror...

Ricardo Serrano Denis - 10/30/2026 4:00 pm 0

Get scared for free!

Secret Agent X-9

Exclusive Preview: SECRET AGENT X-9 brings the classic spy into the...

Deanna Destito - 10/30/2026 10:30 am 0

Mad Cave's SECRET AGENT X-9 brings Dashiell Hammett's classic spy into the modern age, and we have an exclusive preview here!

Exclusive Preview: The Lab Press releases portable editions, including SUPER SCIENCE VOL. 1

10/30/2026 10:00 am

Suicide Squad trailer

James Gunn reveals if THE SUICIDE SQUAD is DCU canon on one-off podcast

10/30/2026 9:15 am

Space Cadet movie featured

The Beat Digest 10/30/26: SPACE CADET gets limited release

10/30/2026 9:00 am

Star Trek and X-Men star SIR PATRICK STEWART dead at 86

10/29/2026 5:00 pm

CAPTAIN AMERICA #16 may have just undone one of Marvel’s most infamous storylines

10/29/2026 4:45 pm

Thought Bubble 2026 Preview: Inside a 20th Anniversary Celebration

10/29/2026 2:15 pm

Classic Hollywood monsters come to life in new Vertigo miniseries HIDE NOR HAIR

10/29/2026 1:30 pm

Anime Review: The melancholy world of VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU

10/29/2026 1:00 pm

Fantagraphics to release R.E. Burke’s VISITING AMERICA: 19 DAYS IN AN I.C.E. FACILITY

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 10/28/2026 11:30 am

Art Spiegelman used AI for sticker on IN THE SHADOW OF NO TOWERS

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 10/26/2026 11:15 am

Artist Alley Redux: some follow up thoughts on the state of tabling

Heidi MacDonald - 10/22/2026 9:30 am

Is Artist Alley even sustainable any more?

Heidi MacDonald - 10/21/2026 9:30 am

Peter Kuper’s Monarchs installation now at the American Museum of Natural History

Heidi MacDonald - 10/19/2026 9:30 am

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COOL GEAR

NYCC ’26: TAMAGOTCHI celebrates 30th anniversary with new products, collectibles, and events

Justin Guerrero - 10/15/2026 4:30 pm

NYCC ’26: Todd McFarlane holds court at McFarlane Toys panel

10/15/2026 4:00 pm

NYCC ’26: Hasbro design manager Sean Isabella discusses STREET FIGHTER movie action figure line

10/14/2026 3:30 pm

NYCC ’26: Marvel Legends excite with more X-Men, Spidey, and Avengers: Doomsday

10/14/2026 1:30 pm

CON NEWS

Thought Bubble 2026 Preview: Inside a 20th Anniversary Celebration

Jared Bird - 10/29/2026 2:15 pm

NYCC ’26: Exploring the lore behind the gore of CRYSTAL LAKE

10/28/2026 12:30 pm

NYCC ’26: Nacelle Company teases documentaries about “The Craziest Convention Ever” and the studio exec who “Created Most of Our Childhood.”

10/27/2026 1:45 pm

NYCC ’26: Sarah Myer reflects on drawing “sad strange little men” in TMNT: SATURDAY MORNING ADVENTURES

10/26/2026 11:30 am

SALES CHARTS

ben 10 sold out

The new Ben 10 comic has sold more than 500,000 copies

Heidi MacDonald - 09/29/2026 6:00 pm

Sales Charts: Absolute Batman #1 in August but Marvel makes a move

09/18/2026 11:10 am

Marvel’s 300K success story and Taschen compact editions

09/16/2026 9:30 am

Sales Charts: UDON tops Neon Ichiban’s Top 100 digital comics for August

09/09/2026 6:00 pm

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