Top News
The Marvel Rundown: Take a Bite out of DOCTOR STRANGE #15
It's a blood-sucking bonanza in our review of Doctor Strange #15, alongside takes on Avengers, Fantastic Four, and more!
Wednesday Comics Reviews: Your ENERGON UNIVERSE SPECIAL check-in
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The Energon Universe Special is this week's main Wednesday Comics review, but we also have blurbs about Crocodile Black and Mugshots!
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Miyuli, creator of MORGANA AND OZ webtoon
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The Beat's very own Deb Aoki has taken the time to catch up with Miyuli and talk more about her WEBTOON series, her career, creative influences, and what it's like to be working with WEBTOON
Exclusive: Ahoy announces MY BAD: ESCAPE FROM PECULIAR ISLAND limited series
Ahoy Comics has announced the May return of the MY BAD universe with a new limited series, ESCAPE FROM PECULIAR ISLAND.
AI manga translation start-up Orange gets $20 million in funding
Orange Inc., developers of a Japanese-to-English language manga localization...
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Comics
Wiper creators reunite for suntouched LGBTQIA+ horror SUMMER SHADOWS from Dark Horse this Fall
'Wiper' creators - writer John Harris Dunning, artist Ricardo Cabral and colorist Brad Simpson - reunite for an LGBTQIA+ horror mystery miniseries 'Summer Shadows' from Dark Horse this Fall
News
You will always remember where you were when you heard that Funko is making a plush Lockjaw
Marvel has tried and tried to make the Inhumans cool and this Lockjaw plush from Funko is the closest they've come yet.
The promo material...
Art
To do: Joan Cornellà art exhibit at the Josée Bienvenu Gallery
Spanish cartoonist Joan Cornellà has a huge following for his brutally funny, often shocking comics, which mine humor from popsicle colors and dismemberment. His work...
Kibbles 'n' Bits
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 7/12/17: Nessun Dorma
§ In the biz we call this "Hell Week" because you have to get everything done for con in JUST ONE WEEK. Emails at...
Marvel
Marvel goes Lenticular with Legacy variant covers
Confirming the hints and warnings that had been drifting around of late, the 53 debuting Legacy titles from Marvel will have LENTICULAR variants. The...
Comics
INTERVIEW: This IRON GIANT visionary is kickstarting the latest volume of his comic book passion project
If you don't know Stephan Franck by name, you'll certainly be familiar with his work. The Iron Giant, Despicable Me, Open Season, Osmosis Jones;...
Dark Horse
SDCC ’17: It’s official! THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY is headed to Netflix
4 days ago, Alex had reported that Netflix and Dark Horse were drying the ink on a deal that would turn The Umbrella Academy,...
Business News
D&Q to debut English edition of Sanpei Shirato’s THE LEGEND OF KAMUI in January 2025
In their continuing efforts to publish important work of...
AI manga translation start-up Orange gets $20 million in funding
Orange Inc., developers of a Japanese-to-English language manga localization...
Sales Charts: Top Ten Most Popular Comics on GlobalComix the week of May 5, 2024
Come get your sales chart! There's a new #1 atop the Top Ten Most Popular comics on @GlobalComix this week.
Super Like or Super Dud? Inside Webtoon’s new program
WEBTOON rolled out its Super Likes program for tipping creators this week but there were many complaints.
Marvel’s Dan Buckley opens up about the state of comics
Marvel president Dan Buckley sits down for his first interview in a long time with ICv2's Milton Griepp and addresses many issues
What Ever Happened to…Frank Miller Presents
Frank MIller Presents has been taken under the wing of Abrams, with deluxe editions of Ronin Rising and Pandora slated for the fall
Reviews
The Marvel Rundown: Take a Bite out of DOCTOR STRANGE #15
It's a blood-sucking bonanza in our review of Doctor Strange #15, alongside takes on Avengers, Fantastic Four, and more!
Wednesday Comics Reviews: Your ENERGON UNIVERSE SPECIAL check-in
The Energon Universe Special is this week's main Wednesday Comics review, but we also have blurbs about Crocodile Black and Mugshots!
Anime Review: SPY X FAMILY: CODE WHITE is a wacky family vacation
The first feature film for SPY X FAMILY provides lots of laughs for long-time anime fans and newcomers, with some inconsistencies
Anime Review: T・P BON is (mostly) a blast from the past
Adapted from a series by Doraemon creator Fujiko F. Fujio, T・P Bon features time travel, historical trivia and child murder.
Top Comics to Buy for May 9, 2024: A week with variety
Featuring Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Boy Wonder, Night People, and more!
Classic Comic Compendium: JONNY DOUBLE
This noir take on Jonny Double by Brian Azzarello & Eduardo Risso is one of Vertigo's best character re-imaginings.
Graphic Novel Review: TOTAL SUPLEX OF THE HEART finds wrestling is great at explaining heartbreak
Barbed wire has nothing on romance in the squared circle.
Movie Review: CIVIL WAR Is Clickbait Cinema Masquerading As Political Warfare
A movie with war and journalism with nothing to say?
Review: PLAIN JANE AND THE MERMAID is a fast-paced fairytale with a complex finale
Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid explores independence and insecurity in a complex fairytale with a particularly chewy ending.
Entertainment
Cast of DOCTOR WHO chat up season 14’s new adventures!
The cast of DOCTOR WHO chat up season 14's brand new adventures, details on the fifteenth Doctor, and much more!
Xavier’s merry mutants don new costumes in X-MEN ’97 penultimate episode clip
"What'd you expect, black leather?"
Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood manga gets an anime adaptation
The long-running manga by Yura Urushihara will get an anime adaptation set to premiere in 2025
Anime Review: SPY X FAMILY: CODE WHITE is a wacky family vacation
The first feature film for SPY X FAMILY provides lots of laughs for long-time anime fans and newcomers, with some inconsistencies
Anime Review: T・P BON is (mostly) a blast from the past
Adapted from a series by Doraemon creator Fujiko F. Fujio, T・P Bon features time travel, historical trivia and child murder.
Everyone’s favorite Gungan returns as Darth Jar Jar in new LEGO STAR WARS animated special
"Mesa gonna hurt yousa!"
David Corenswet dons the red trunks and boots in first official image from SUPERMAN film
Will you believe a man can fly?
Manga and Anime News
INTERVIEW: Miyuli, creator of MORGANA AND OZ webtoon
The Beat's very own Deb Aoki has taken the time to catch up with Miyuli and talk more about her WEBTOON series, her career, creative influences, and what it's like to be working with WEBTOON
Manga Planet announces license for slasher horror manga Pumpkin Night
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Digital manga platform Manga Planet announces new license for wildly popular slasher horror manga Pumpkin Night.
D&Q to debut English edition of Sanpei Shirato’s THE LEGEND OF KAMUI in January 2025
In their continuing efforts to publish important work of...
AI manga translation start-up Orange gets $20 million in funding
Orange Inc., developers of a Japanese-to-English language manga localization...
Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood manga gets an anime adaptation
The long-running manga by Yura Urushihara will get an anime adaptation set to premiere in 2025
Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: Boys’ love cyberpunk
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This week on Beat's Bizarre Adventure: a new rotation of writers covering SOLID STATE, HERE U ARE and THE BLACK CAT & THE VAMPIRE.
