ComicsPRO '26: quare Enix announces "The Apothecary Diaries: Xiaolan's Story," an official spin-off revisiting the universe through the eyes of Xiaolan.

GlobalComix & Seven Seas partner to expand digital manga offerings

Samantha Puc - 02/18/2026 9:00 am 0

Digital comics platform GlobalComix has partnered with Seven Seas Entertainment to offer thousands of manga, manhwa, and manhua titles.

Pluto TV launches 24/7 BORUTO streaming channel

Samantha Puc - 02/17/2026 5:00 pm 0

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the serialized Boruto manga, Pluto TV has announced a dedicated channel for the anime adaptation.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: A valentine for Train Man

Beat Staff - 02/16/2026 4:00 pm 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers GUNHILD, I WANT TO BE A RECEPTIONIST IN THIS MAGICAL WORLD, and TRAIN MAN.

Business News

Drawn & Quarterly goes to PRH for distribution

Heidi MacDonald - 02/23/2026 2:15 pm 0

D&Q has signed a multi-year agreement with PRH Publisher Services for distribution in all channels.

ComicsPRO ’26: IDW launches Hello Kitty comics program

Heidi MacDonald - 02/19/2026 9:12 pm 0

Hello Kitty is finally coming to American comics in a series written by Mariko Tamaki

ComicsPRO ’26 Day 1: Meetings and Greetings

Heidi MacDonald - 02/19/2026 10:45 am 1

Hundreds of retailers and publishers and industry folks are convening in Glendale for the annual ComicsPRO meeting for four days of presentations and meetings

Toy Fair ’26: Tariff Turmoil at Toy Fair

Heidi MacDonald - 02/18/2026 9:30 am 1

This year's Toy Fair was a smaller, more uncertain affair, with the post-Diamond players all staking out their turf

ComicsPRO ’26: Panick and Rocketship enter into strategic partnership

Heidi MacDonald - 02/17/2026 3:15 pm 0

Panick Entertainment is teaming up with Rocketship Entertainment for distribution and publishing, as they also announce their second wave of titles

Vertigo’s Bleeding Hearts #1 goes to second printing

Heidi MacDonald - 02/12/2026 9:30 am 0

Vertigo is back and it's already going back to press with a second printing of Deniz Camp and Stipan Morian's zombie tale

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Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: TRICORNERED WINDOW and beyond

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers SEVEN DAYS: MONDAY-SUNDAY, DEMON LORD 2099 and NIGHT BEYOND THE TRICORNERED WINDOW.

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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.

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Movie Review: A24’s HOW TO MAKE A KILLING is about class and entitlement

A film about class, capitalism, and what people think they are owed.

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Graphic Novel Review: THE WAR reminds us it’s always darkest before it goes pitch black

Graphic novel The War, set in New York City, is a terrifying vision of what could happen to ordinary people amidst nuclear war.

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The Marvel Rundown: WOLVERINE – WEAPONS OF ARMAGEDDON is an intriguing start

Wolverine - Weapons of Armageddon is a great read, and potentially a promising start to the longer Armageddon story arc.

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DC Round-Up: BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #48 takes readers to Earth-3

Plus, the Vertigo revival continues with Kyle Starks and Steve Pugh's END OF LIFE #1!

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Wednesday Comics Reviews: Did someone say FLORIDA HIPPOPOTAMUS COCAINE MASSACRE? And more

The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre leads our column this week (why wouldn't it?), plus we have several more reviews!

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Horror Beat: TWISTED CRYPTIDS lets you choose folk creatures to build up myths and scare humans away

The Mothman, a harbinger of doom, is adorable.

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Top Comics to Buy for February 18, 2026: A great week for crime and mystery comics

This week's Top Comics to Buy for February 18 feature a number of crime and mystery comics, as well as the finale of a big Marvel book!

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Entertainment

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

02/23/2026 9:00 am 0

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.

Movie Review: A24’s HOW TO MAKE A KILLING is about class and entitlement

02/20/2026 1:30 pm 0

A film about class, capitalism, and what people think they are owed.

Britain’s DENNIS THE MENACE receives anniversary coin from Royal Mint

02/20/2026 11:30 am 0

Released February 19, the new commemorative coin will come with a specially produced Dennis comic featuring the character visiting The Royal Mint itself