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DC celebrates the Princess of Paradise with “Year of Wonder” publishing initiative

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Fans can look forward to an unforgettable year of stories from celebrated comic book creators.
DC Round-Up

DC Round-Up: ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW #6 encapsulates several 2026 comics trends

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Is Absolute Green Arrow #6 the most of-the-moment comic we have? The Beat's DC Round-Up column considers the question.
Wednesday Comics

Wednesday Comics Reviews: FILTHY LAMBS #1 merits adding to your spooky season reads, and more

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Filthy Lambs #1 is the lead book for this week's Wednesday Comics Reviews, which also features our recurring Prog Report segment!
Cartoonists

Is Artist Alley even sustainable any more?

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It's more expensive than ever to set up in artist alley or at a comics show - and here are some of the numbers

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Marvel

The Marvel Rundown: It’s the end of the world as we know it in AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #5

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Graphic Novels

Jake Tapper making graphic novel debut with THE BUTCHER

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NYCC

NYCC ’26: Star Wars: Tyro Squadron Adventures brings the Rebellion to D&D

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Collectibles

Pokémon crime spree continues: a million dollars worth of trading cards stolen from delivery truck

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DC celebrates the Princess of Paradise with “Year of Wonder” publishing initiative

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SDCC ’26: BATMAN OF TWO WORLDS headlines DC’s Batman Day celebration

The one-shot will feature parallel stories starring the mainline and Absolute versions of Batman.
SDCC

SDCC ’26: DC unveils first-ever VIXEN ongoing & STATIC return

DC announced Vixen's first-ever ongoing series and Static's return at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, marking a major moment for Black superheroes.
SDCC

SDCC ’26: Hasbro announces MY LITTLE PONY – FOREVER FRIENDSHIP animated series

At SDCC, Hasbro announced My Little Pony: Forever Friendship, starring four members of the Friendship Is Magic Mane Six.
SDCC

SDCC ‘26: Robert Kirkman talks TERMINAL, INVINCIBLE & TRANSFORMERS

At San Diego Comic-Con, Robert Kirkman revealed a ton of Invincible merch and talked about Terminal and Energon Universe plans.
Movies

SDCC ’26: You made a bad bet hoping for Star Wars news at the Inside the Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts Panel

“A story is being told at every level. Including architecture.”
SDCC

SDCC ’26: QUEEN OF THE DAMNED to follow THE VAMPIRE LESTAT on AMC

AMC's Immortal Universe announced Interview with the Vampire Season 4, AKA Queen of the Damned Season 1, at SDCC 2026.
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Manga and Anime News

Beat’s Bizarre Halloventure: MANHOLE will make you sick

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga and manhwa series ERMA, HOW ABOUT A COSMIC HORROR? and MANHOLE.

NYCC ’26 INTERVIEW: Voice actors Aoi Yuki and Takeo Otsuka on THE APOTHECARY DIARIES

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The lead voice actors talk about Maomao, Jinshi, their characters' relationships, and the differences between feature film and TV animation.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: THE GHOST AND THE LADY is ghoulish fun

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Beat's Bizarre Halloventure covers TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE ETERNAL HEART, THE CAT PROPOSES, and THE BLACK MUSEUM: THE GHOST AND THE LADY.

NYCC ’26: Talking THE APOTHECARY DIARIES with Aoi Yuki and Takeo Otsuka

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Live voice acting and hints about season 3.

NYCC ’26: Yen Press announces KINO’S JOURNEY light novels, AFTER MIDNIGHT SKIN and more

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Fourteen new manga, manhwa and light novel licenses were announced.

NYCC ’26: Manga goes global with MANGAPLUS, K-MANGA and MANGAUP

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Editors-in-chief of three Japanese manga apps discuss trends they've noticed and things they've learned about global manga over the years.
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Business News

NYCC 2026 had 1,553 exclusives according to CovrPrice

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According to CovrPrice, there were 1,533 exclusives at NYCC 2026, a staggering 264% rise in just three years 

NYCC ’26: Is NYCC even sustainable?

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20 years on, NYCC 2026 is in the books, but how the show evolves has a lot of financial and logistical considerations

DC Comics will now report to Skydance’s Josh Silverman

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A former Marvel executive will now oversee the publishing and consumer products divisions at Skydance, including DC Comics

NYCC ’26: Marvel’s Steve Wacker Retailer Day speech – in full

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At NYCC Retailer Day, Marvel's new Editor in Chief Steve Wacker spent more than half an hour telling store owners what they can expect from the new Marvel

NYCC ’26: Wacker boffo in retailer debut and more notes

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The first two days of programming at New York Comic Con 2026 were all about rising sales, and renewed enthusiasm

Informa buys Clarion Events, home of Anime NYC, Awesome Con and more

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The #1 event company, Informa, has just acquired the #3 event company, Clarion, in a $2.8 billion deal.
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Halloween Beat: MARGINALIA brings demons and stop-motion killer bunnies to a troubled abbey

Even the demon from The Exorcist makes an appearance.
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The Marvel Rundown: It’s the end of the world as we know it in AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #5

The Marvel Rundown takes an in-depth look at Avengers: Armageddon #5 plus Doomquest #5.
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DC Round-Up: ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW #6 encapsulates several 2026 comics trends

Is Absolute Green Arrow #6 the most of-the-moment comic we have? The Beat's DC Round-Up column considers the question.
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Top Comics to Buy for October 21, 2026: We are so back

This week's Top Comics to Buy for October 21 column features new issues of Forever Home and The Patron, plus much more!
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Beat’s Bizarre Halloventure: MANHOLE will make you sick

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga and manhwa series ERMA, HOW ABOUT A COSMIC HORROR? and MANHOLE.
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Classic Comic Compendium: LITTLE MONSTERS, an odd tale of vampire children after the apocalypse

Little Monsters is another great collaboration between Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, this one with orphans and vampires.
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Halloween Beat: Horror manga HIDEOUT looks for morality in a dark cave

Fans of Zach Cregger’s Barbarian will find a lot to like here.
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Graphic Novel Review: A CONFEDERCY OF DUNCES struggles to make for good comics

While Confederacy of Dunces does a fine job depicting the story as written by John Kennedy Toole, the source material struggles as a comic.
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Halloween Beat: You should revisit Tom Savini’s underrated NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

Another one for the fire.
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Entertainment

Jake Tapper making graphic novel debut with THE BUTCHER

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The book, written and drawn by Tapper, chronicles the Nazi Klaus Barbie's flight from justice and eventual capture decades after World War II, and will be released by Top Shelf Productions in June 2027.

NYCC ’26: Star Wars: Tyro Squadron Adventures brings the Rebellion to D&D

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At NYCC 2026, Wizards of the Coast revealed details about a Dungeons and Dragons Star Wars to Dungeons collaboration allowing players take part in the Rebellion

Pokémon crime spree continues: a million dollars worth of trading cards stolen from delivery truck

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Nearly a million dollars worth of trading card were stolen from a delivery truck sitting outside PSA's office in Santa Ana

NARNIA: THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW getting tie-in graphic novel

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Ben Hatke has adapted Greta Gerwig's version of C.S. Lewis's Narnia prequel The Magician's Nephew into a graphic novel, releasing from HarperCollins before the movie's arrival this January.

NYCC ’26: Lead Designer James Wyatt discusses bringing WARCRAFT to D&D

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Bringing Azeroth to the tabletop, adapting its legendary locations, and giving players the freedom to create their own adventures and much more discussed!.

NYCC ’26: Embarking on an epic new journey with the cast & crew of AVATAR: SEVEN HAVENS

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Find out what's to come in the epic new Avatar series now airing on Paramount+

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Danhausen just won the Knicks an NBA championship

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A simple uncursing ended a 53-year championship drought.

Girls just wanna have San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Cyndi Lauper WWE action figures

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Mattel Creations has announced a San Diego Comic-Con 2026 exclusive WWE action figure 3-pack featuring Cindi Lauper on Piper's Pit.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Thank God For The New Day

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Don't you dare be sour -- clap for ya bois that know their worth and FEEEEEL THA POWWAAAA!!

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Wrestlemania? More like Admania

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Did Hulk Hogan get more screentime than most matches?

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Why the F*CK ICE chants in the Brody King vs MJF match were an important moment in wrestling

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Brody has become wrestling’s voice of resistance.

Turnbuckle BEATDown: John Cena’s Career is Compromised to a Permanent End

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