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Graphic Novel Review: FIVE GEARS IN REVERSE hits the heights of classic CRIMINAL

Five Gears in Reverse is excellent, a great addition to the world of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' ongoing Criminal series.

Graphic Novel Review: THE BOOK OF MURMURS weaves a haunting fantasy from the fragments of magical journey

The Book of Murmurs follows a lost girl into a dark and beautiful fantasy world rich with lore, magic, and wandering spirits.

Comics Beat’s favorite non-Big Two comic book movies

The Beat's staff shares our favorite non-Big Two comic book movies, including Josie and the Pussycats, Hellboy, Sin City and MORE!

Marjane Satrapi, author of PERSEPOLIS, dead at 56

The French Iranian cartoonist and filmmaker reportedly died of grief as a result of the death of her husband last year.

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Latest Comics News

The Marvel Rundown: BLACK CAT #1 steals the spotlight

The Marvel Rundown crew discusses BLACK CAT #1 and the latest GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Annual!

DC ROUND-UP: The Slow-Burning BATMAN

Is it getting hot in here?

SyFy Cancels DEADLY CLASS & HAPPY!

Deadly Class ends after one season; Happy! ends after two.

Box Office Preview – THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 Hopes to Save the Summer, Because DARK PHOENIX Won’t

The finale of the X-Men franchise might struggle against the adorable animated pets.

The first AD ASTRA trailer fires Brad Pitt off into space

The long delayed film finally gets its first trailer

Manga and Anime News

Fanfare/Ponent Mon to reprint Jiro Taniguchi’s SUMMIT OF THE GODS and more

Several works by the Jiro Taniguchi are set to go back to print from Fanfare/Ponent Mon along with Disappearance Diary and Blue.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: YU-GI-OH! It’s time to duel!

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers THE JOURNEY OF A DARK ELF WITH FADING POWERS, EKO EKO AZARAK REBORN and YU-GI-OH!

Yen Press announces 9 licenses at Anime North ’26

Yen Press announced nine new licenses at Toronto's Anime North 2026, including two light novels and seven manga debuting this winter.

Wonderful Wednesdays: GOETIA SHOCK and more from Seven Seas

Wonderful Wednesdays announces two audiobook adaptations, two new light novels and four new manga, scheduled to meet fans in 2027.

Manga Mavericks announces mature romance TIE ME UP, STARE ME DOWN

Manga Mavericks has announced an English omnibus edition of Zawayuki Taki's mature romance series, Tie Me Up, Stare Me Down.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: GIRL MEETS ROCK! knows how to rock

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga series KAMUDO, BAD BOYS, HAPPY HOME, and GIRL MEETS ROCK!

Business News

Dark Horse Comics workers are unionizing

Dark Horse workers are unionizing as Dark Horse Workers United (DHWU) to advocate for better job security and an improved work environment.

Dark Horse to close retail stores, sharpen IP focus

Dark Horse announced a few changes in the wake of its parent company restructuring, most notably the shut down of all three Things From Another World retail locations

Publisher Michael Kelly to leave Boom

Boom! Studios publisher Michael Kelly will depart the imprint in mid-June it was announced by Keith Clayton SVP of Random House Worlds

Embracer to spin off Dark Horse parent Fellowship Entertainment

The publisher will continue to share a roof with Middle-earth Enterprises, Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics, and more.

Hires and promotions at Skybound and Prana: O’Brien, Kobashigawa, Yates, Richardson

Skybound has hired an editor and promoted a VP; while Prana DMS has established a Crowdfunding Division with two comics veterans

What the heck is happening at Marvel Comics?

What we know (a little) and what we don't know (a lot) about the new executive organization for Marvel Comics

Reviews

Entertainment

Review: THE VAMPIRE LESTAT perfectly genre-bends on a fang’s edge

The Vampire Lestat's new flavor is tantalizing but familiar, catapulting Anne Rice's Immortal Universe to new heights.

New friends and foes arrive in BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER Season 2

Prime Video has announced release details and unveiled first look images for the much-anticipated second season.

THE WITCHER: THE LAST WISH gets a complete collection

Dark Horse will collect its graphic novels of the original short stories in a deluxe hardcover, that'll include a new framing story, and more.

Comics Beat’s favorite non-Big Two comic book movies

The Beat's staff shares our favorite non-Big Two comic book movies, including Josie and the Pussycats, Hellboy, Sin City and MORE!

Horror Beat: BACKROOMS bores and astounds in equal measure

Creepy setting, check. Compelling story, missing.

Extended WOLVERINE trailer reveals Jean Grey and more

Pre-orders are now live for Insomniac's new Marvel game, which follows the durable mutant before he joins the X-Men.

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Thank God For The New Day

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

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Wrestlemania? More like Admania

Did Hulk Hogan get more screentime than most matches?

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

Hdddrrrrrrrrraaaaapadooooo (hoot toot do toooooo)

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