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Top Comics to Buy for December 3, 2025: Holiday comics are here, plus plenty of others

In this week's Top Comics to Buy for December 3, a look at the best new comics headed to shops this week, and much more.

My Stranger Things Rewatch Season 1 & 2: Stories matter

Ten year later, Stranger Things land different....and yet it's still a fun TV show about kids fighting unspeakable evil

ANGOULÊME 2026 cancelled, Bondoux defiant [UPDATED]

Angoulême 2026 cannot go ahead. In a message from his lawyers, Franck Bondoux places the blame for the festival’s cancellation entirely on public funders, and demands to have his company 9e Art+ remain as festival organiser for the 2027 event

Exclusive Preview: HI SCORE GIRL creator’s sci-fi adventure GENIEARTH arrives in 2026

The first volume of "Geniearth" by Rensuke Oshikiri hits stores on April 14, 2026. Check out The Beat's exclusive preview.

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Latest Comics News

Dark fantasy comic REAVER arrives in time for Game of Thrones withdrawal

For those who just can't get enough of zombies and demons and the like hitting people with axes...

Marvel Rising Cast Knew We Wanted Diversity Thanks to Comics

In a series of video interviews, the cast and crew of Marvel's spry and mighty new team talked to the Beat about the need for diversity in media

BAD WEEKEND graphic novel spins out of Brubaker, Phillips CRIMINAL

This crime thriller about a heist at a massive comic con will be ready right in time for San Diego!

Changing Perceptions and Breaking Barriers with the Cast & Crew of DC SUPER HERO GIRLS

At WonderCon the cast/crew of DC SUPER HERO GIRLS discuss how girls have always been interested in superheroes and more!

THE ARCHIE ART OF FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA to showcase the artist’s vision of Riverdale

The oversized hardcover will include a complete collection of Francavilla's covers for the publisher.

SAGA comic creators announce series’ length, new compendium

With a massive compendium of Saga #1 - #54 due in October, can the return of new issues be far behind?

Manga and Anime News

Exclusive Preview: THE MAGNIFICENT BASTARD – THE LEGEND OF KEIJI VOL. 1 arrives in December

Kodansha will publish a hardcover English edition of The Magnificent Bastard: The Legend of Keiji, Vol. 1 in December. Here's a sneak peek.

Manga Review: YANKEE & CARAMELISER on boxes we don’t always neatly fit into

Yankee & Carameliser Writer and Artist: Chiuko Umeshibu Publisher: Yen Press...

Remow’s It’s Anime FAST channel expands to Vizio’s WatchFree+

Remow has launched the It's Anime FAST channel on Vizio's free streaming service, WatchFree+, following its summer launch on Samsung TV Plus.

The original artwork of “Video Girl Ai” was stolen and sold online

"There are about 2,500 original drawings across all 15 volumes. If each drawing costs 300,000 yen(1,931 United States dollars), the total damage amounts to 750 million yen. (4,828,569 United States dollars)."

Anime Review: ANGEL’S EGG still mystifies forty years later

1985’s Angel’s Egg represents a very specific moment in...

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: LUNASOMNIA is a cyclopean delight

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the series KILL BLUE, LUNASOMNIA and ORB: ON THE MOVEMENTS OF THE EARTH.

Business News

Remow’s It’s Anime FAST channel expands to Vizio’s WatchFree+

Remow has launched the It's Anime FAST channel on Vizio's free streaming service, WatchFree+, following its summer launch on Samsung TV Plus.

CRWN Studios launches distribution arm

The long running Portland-based publishing services house CRWN Studios is expanding to distribution with a 25-year-Diamond Comics veteran as Director of Sales

In Funko’s Fall, We Sinned All

With Funko's future in doubt, a look back at how Pops took over the world and comics shops, and whether they can be replaced

Portland’s Books With Pictures starts GoFundMe campaign

Portland's beloved Books With Pictures comics shop has launched a fundraiser to pay off debts, and the community is rallying around it

Kickstarter staff strike ends

The platform's unionized workers, Kickstarter United, gained "historic protections" against AI and more after striking for 42 days.

Disney and YouTube announce a truce after Disney’s hard line with investors

Disney-owned channels are back on YouTube TV after a two-week absence. The two mega-corporations had reached an impasse in their carriage negotiations, and eventually their previous deal expired, leading to a showdown.

Reviews

Manga Review: YANKEE & CARAMELISER on boxes we don’t always neatly fit into

Yankee & Carameliser Writer and Artist: Chiuko Umeshibu Publisher: Yen Press (print & digital) Translation: Emma Schumacker Lettering: Olivia Osanz Publication Date: Oct 28, 2025 Rating: Mature Genre: Manga (JPN), Boys...

Entertainment

HELLO KITTY ISLAND ADVENTURE pays homage to KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

Hello Kitty Island Adventures pays homage to KPop Demon Hunters in the quest "Pop Princesses," featuring the Cinnamoangels and Lloromannic.

Remow’s It’s Anime FAST channel expands to Vizio’s WatchFree+

Remow has launched the It's Anime FAST channel on Vizio's free streaming service, WatchFree+, following its summer launch on Samsung TV Plus.

CREEPSHOW to get first ever short story collection in prose

This time, you conjure up the frightening images in your head.

On DEMONSCHOOL & its refreshingly progressive politics

Necrosoft Games tactical RPG Demonschool is unabashadly leftist and better for how it portrays community building and progressive ideals.

Anime Review: ANGEL’S EGG still mystifies forty years later

1985’s Angel’s Egg represents a very specific moment in...

My Stranger Things Rewatch Season 1 & 2: Stories matter

Ten year later, Stranger Things land different....and yet it's still a fun TV show about kids fighting unspeakable evil

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: AEW did the right thing with Kris Statlander

The future remains bright for Statlander.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Remembering the Reigns of Terror, Pt. 2 – Jeff Jarrett

Lo, I looked to the horizon and saw him brandishing the NWA Championship and behind him, four horsemen who brought the apocalypse: "My World," ref bump, low blow, and guitar shot

NYCC ’25: DC x AEW crossover debuting at event

The two-part series, helmed by Steve Orlando and Travis Mercer, will debut with a special preview issue at this month's convention.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Rhea Ripley becomes the latest victim of TERRIFIER’s Art the Clown in Ice Nine Kills concert

Should Art the Clown be Cody Rhode’s next title defense match?

Turnbuckle BEATdown: So, WRESTLEMANIA is coming to Saudi Arabia

It would mark the company's first ever overseas Wrestlemania.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: AEW is now officially on its HBO Era with PLE livestreams

Not necessarily cheaper than WWE’s ESPN package, though.