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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
Controversy!

9e Art+ and Association FIBD rejected by court leaving path open for new Angoulême Festival

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The Angoulême court rejected all claims made by Association FIBD and 9e Art+, including the demand to pay €300,000 damages incurred by the implosion of this year's event in November 2025
Wednesday Comics

Wednesday Comics Reviews: HAMMER HEAD #1 explores the slasher genre in interesting ways, and more

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Hammer Head #1 leads the Wednesday Comics Review column as it makes its return after a hiatus. Plus, The Prog Report!
The Marvel Rundown

The Marvel Rundown: WOLVERINE: PARADISE delights in pulp

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Wolverine: Paradise is an undeniably stylish crime thriller that elevates a by-the-numbers plot with artistic flair.

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Halloween Beat: You should revisit Tom Savini’s underrated NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

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Halloween Beat: BETTER LUCK THAN CHUCK strikes horror trivia gold

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Graphic Novel Review: IDENTICAL turns having a twin into an unsettling story

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Cartoons

Josh Hutcherson and Mackenzie Davis to star in MISTER MIRACLE series

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Decentralized Pictures launches Kevin Smith Casting Award for aspiring actors

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Classic Comic Compendium

Classic Comic Compendium: COLOR OF RAGE is a less-known work from Kazuo Koike

Color of Rage is a travelling buddy story that plays off the idea of a stranger in a strange land learning the customs.
Indie Comics

Interview: How Sunny Side Makers Market organizers uplift indie artists

A collective of local artists coming together uplift each other and the community
Movies

Viola Davis producing a movie based on THE UNTAMED

Series writer Sebastian A. Jones will direct the film version of the Afro-fantasy series, published by Stranger Comics.
Marvel

Animated VENOM movie in the works from Tom Hardy, FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINE directors

Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein's project is now the third Marvel film from Sony Pictures Animation in the works after Beyond the Spider-Verse.
Mad Cave Studios

ComicsPRO ’26: Russell and Holden revisit WWII in DOG TAG

Mark Russell and PJ Holden's series, which will be released by Mad Cave, will follow a soldier-journalist in 1945.
Dark Horse

ComicsPRO ’26: Meet DeConnick, Humphries and Bustos’s SKATE ALI

Skateboarding is illegal, but one young girl doesn't care in Kelly Sue DeConnick, Sam Humphries, and Natacha Bustos's upcoming sci-fi series.
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Manga and Anime News

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.

NYCC ‘26: Crunchyroll brings a host of anime and manga first looks, including SEKIRO: NO DEFEAT

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NYCC '26: Crunchyroll returns with an exclusive first look at Sekiro: No Defeat and many other announcements during the Crunchyroll Showcase panel
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Business News

NYCC ’26: Is NYCC even sustainable?

Heidi MacDonald - 2
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.

DC Studio’s Gunn and Safran to report directly to David Ellison

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DC Studios and DC Comics seem to be safe and valued in the emerging corporate structure at Skydance, the merged WBD and Paramount Studios.
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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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Halloween Beat: BETTER LUCK THAN CHUCK strikes horror trivia gold

“I know more about horror than you!” -Every horror fan
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Graphic Novel Review: IDENTICAL turns having a twin into an unsettling story

Identical, the new graphic novel from cartoonist Leah Hayes, offers an unsettling look at the joy and horror of having constant connection.
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Halloween Beat: COLONY marks the next evolutionary step for zombies

The zombie genre is in good hands in South Korea.
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Wednesday Comics Reviews: HAMMER HEAD #1 explores the slasher genre in interesting ways, and more

Hammer Head #1 leads the Wednesday Comics Review column as it makes its return after a hiatus. Plus, The Prog Report!
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The Marvel Rundown: WOLVERINE: PARADISE delights in pulp

Wolverine: Paradise is an undeniably stylish crime thriller that elevates a by-the-numbers plot with artistic flair.
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DC Round-Up: TEEN TITANS #2 maintains the debut issues momentum

This week’s DC Round-Up column reviews Teen Titans #2, Legion of Super-Heroes #2, The Doom Patrol #2 and more!
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Horror Beat: Mike Flanagan brings CARRIE into the modern day

We all know the story: a girl, a prom, and a bucket of blood...
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Classic Comic Compendium: BATMAN – THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS turns 40

As Batman - The Dark Knight Returns turns 40, The Beat's classic comic compendium column reflects on the classic work.
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Entertainment

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

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Todd McFarlane discussed the end of the DC license, showed off new figures from gaming and comics, and closed the panel with an appearance by Spawn himself.

Halloween Beat: You should revisit Tom Savini’s underrated NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

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Another one for the fire.

Halloween Beat: BETTER LUCK THAN CHUCK strikes horror trivia gold

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“I know more about horror than you!” -Every horror fan

Josh Hutcherson and Mackenzie Davis to star in MISTER MIRACLE series

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Josh Hutcherson and Mackenzie Davis will voice Scott Free and Big Barda on the animated Mister Miracle series, adapted by Tom King from the comic he created with Mitch Gerads, coming soon to HBO Max.

Decentralized Pictures launches Kevin Smith Casting Award for aspiring actors

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Decentralized Pictures and Kevin Smith announce the Kevin Smith Casting Award offering aspiring actors a shot at an upcoming film.

DC launches $1 Clayface special…with an obscure classic

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How to tie in conics movies with the actual comics? A modestly priced special issue featuring an obscure comic by three masters might just be the way.

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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