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Top Comics to Buy for September 18, 2024: A week of giants and excess

This week's Top Comics to Buy for September 18 features too many great new books, starting with the return of Ultramega.

PRH Finalizes Boom acquisition with publisher hire, reorg

17-year Hasbro veteran Michael Kelly has been hired at Boom! Studio's new publisher under Penguin Random House

Exclusive: SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN releases two one-shot specials for its fifth anniversary

Two new anniversary specials announced for Tynion and Dell'Edera's SIKTC: BOOK OF CUTTER and THE ART OF SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN.

VENOM: THE LAST DANCE introduces Knull but why didn’t Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman know?

A look at the reveal of Venom: The Last Dance, just the latest adaption of Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman's run on Venom.

Is Grant Morrison returning to comics with a big bowl of ice cream?

Image is hinting at the return of superstar Grant Morrison with an ice cream-themed teaser image

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Crowdfunding Round-Up: WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND, SAM HAWTHORNE, POWER BUG, and two more projects you’ll love!

Crowdfunding Round-Up: WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND, SAM HAWTHORNE, POWER BUG, and two more projects you'll love!

Is Grant Morrison returning to comics with a big bowl of ice cream?

Image is hinting at the return of superstar Grant Morrison with an ice cream-themed teaser image

Lazarus Rising Games signs licensing deals with Top Cow Productions and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc

Characters to be included in OverPower, the legendary 1990s collectible card game now being restored and enhanced for a relaunch in late 2024

Interview: Christopher Golden on HELLBOY AND THE BPRD: THE GODDESS OF MANHATTAN audiobook

The Beat interviewed Christopher Golden, one of the writers of Hellboy and the BPRD: The Goddess of Manhattan audiobook.

Seven Seas’ Wonderful Wednesday Returns With Now That We Draw, Choking On Love, and more!

Seven Seas announced 8 new manga and light novel titles, including Now That We Draw, Choking on Love, Silent Reading, and many more!

Interview: Cavan Scott introduces GODFATHER OF HELL

Writer Cavan Scott chatted with The Beat about his new Vault book debuting this October, Godfather of Hell

Manga and Anime News

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: I’m gonna be a rakugo master!

This week, the crew at Beat's Bizarre Adventure cover AKANE-BANASHI, SURVIVING THE GAME AS A BARBARIAN, and YOKOHAMA KAIDASHI KIKOU.

Seven Seas’ Wonderful Wednesday Returns With Now That We Draw, Choking On Love, and more!

Seven Seas announced 8 new manga and light novel titles, including Now That We Draw, Choking on Love, Silent Reading, and many more!

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: I’ll take a potato chip and eat it

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga series GAKUEN ALICE, BETWEEN THE SHEETS and DEATH NOTE.

Orange Inc exec clarifies AI use for emaqi manga localization

Rei Kuroda, Orange’s VP of Product, Head of International sat down with Deb Aoki to talk about the launch of emaqi.com and their use of AI...and humans.

ANIME NYC ’24: Evan Minto’s Manga Magazine Mania

At Anime NYC, Azuki co-founder Evan Minto took the audience on a journey through the history of manga magazine publishing.

REVIEW: DANDADAN: FIRST ENCOUNTER can also smash it

DANDADAN: FIRST ENCOUNTER brings Shonen Jump+'s wackiest series to the screen. It's as good as I hoped, but at what cost?

Business News

PRH Finalizes Boom acquisition with publisher hire, reorg

17-year Hasbro veteran Michael Kelly has been hired at Boom! Studio's new publisher under Penguin Random House

GlobalComix Vertical Originals expands with Stranger Things and more from Dark Horse

GlobalComix Vertical Originals is bringing more than 150 titles from Dark Horse and a slew of other publishers to the vertical scrolling format.

Exclusive: Three covers for Ekos, the new universe from the man who brought you Marvel Studios

Grell, a character created by Michael Turner and Geoff Johns all the way back in 2003, is coming back as the star of David Maisel's Ekos Universe

Orange Inc exec clarifies AI use for emaqi manga localization

Rei Kuroda, Orange’s VP of Product, Head of International sat down with Deb Aoki to talk about the launch of emaqi.com and their use of AI...and humans.

Seinen of the times? Glénat drops Japanese-style manga classification in Europe

French publisher Glénat is to move away from traditional Japanese demographic classifications for its manga line. Starting September, work traditionally designated Shonen/Shojo/Seinen/Josei will instead have keyword descriptors of content and an age rating on the back cover

Producer Eric Gitter launches new publisher with Jamie Rich and Filip Sablik

Filip Sablik, Jamie S. Rich, and Jeremy Haun are joining producer Eric Gitter for start-up comics publisher

Reviews

Top Comics to Buy for September 18, 2024: A week of giants and excess

This week's Top Comics to Buy for September 18 features too many great new books, starting with the return of Ultramega.

Movie Review: Transformers One was refreshingly good

Transformers One was a surprisingly good movie different from its action-film counterparts but refreshingly good to its roots.

Classic Comics Compendium: ALIENS PURGE is an interesting twist on Xenomorph propagation

Aliens Purge is the 1997 series by Ian Eddington, Phil Hester, and team that delves into the franchise and creates something new.

Review: The SCOTT PILGRIM 20TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET has arrived, and we have thoughts

Now that the Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Box Set has arrived, we've poured through it, re-read the books, and we're ready to discuss.

Trade Rating: THE CULL is an old-school sci-fi adventure

THE CULL is an old-school coming-of-age sci-fi adventure.

DC Round-Up: Extreme family bonding in BATMAN AND ROBIN #13

Joshua Williamson's overall Damian Wayne storyline wraps in satisfying fashion.

The Marvel Rundown: WOLVERINE #1 cuts deep

This week we talk about Wolverine #1 by Saladin Ahmed and Martín Cóccolo. Then we follow up on Gail Simone and David Marquez's Uncanny X-Men run.

Wednesday Comics Reviews: Darkness falls in SUMMER SHADOWS #1

Summer Shadows #1 arrives right as the warm months are waning and spooky season is about to begin in earnest.

Top Comics to Buy for September 11, 2024: Summer winds down

This week's top comics to buy for September 11 features Batman and Robin, Summer Shadows, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more!

Entertainment

Interview: Wandering Planet celebrates legendary comedy duo with Laurel & Hardy action figure Kickstarter campaign

Highly articulated, screen accurate, collectible figures of the greatest comedy team in film history.

Kazu Kibuishi and Brandon Sanderson are working on a brand new project, THE MOST BORING BOOK EVER!

Kazu Kibuishi and Brandon Sanderson are working on a brand new project, THE MOST BORING BOOK EVER, from MacMillan

Movie Review: Transformers One was refreshingly good

Transformers One was a surprisingly good movie different from its action-film counterparts but refreshingly good to its roots.

Interview: LEGO STAR WARS: REBUILD THE GALAXY showrunners embrace Darth Jar Jar fan theory

Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit discuss the LEGO Star Wars animated miniseries now streaming on Disney+

Is Grant Morrison returning to comics with a big bowl of ice cream?

Image is hinting at the return of superstar Grant Morrison with an ice cream-themed teaser image

Lazarus Rising Games signs licensing deals with Top Cow Productions and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc

Characters to be included in OverPower, the legendary 1990s collectible card game now being restored and enhanced for a relaunch in late 2024