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
SDCC '17
Eisner Watch 2017: BAD MACHINERY is a surreal and hilarious take on growing up
In the week leading up to the 2017 Will Eisner Awards voting deadline this Friday, the Comics Beat will feature a series of "For Your Consideration"...
Marvel
E3 2017: MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Infinite shows off a fresh style and things to be concerned about.
We went into Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite at E3 with little information. Sony’s showcase Monday night confirmed a few new characters such as Thanos...
Awards
Eisner Watch 2017: KIM & KIM strikes a giant blow for fun…and more
In the week leading up to the 2017 Will Eisner Awards voting deadline this Friday, the Comics Beat will feature a series of "For Your Consideration"...
Music
Watch: Jaden Smith becomes Batman in a baffling pastiche music video
As Walt Whitman might put it, Jaden Smith "contain multitudes." The son of Will Smith, Jaden is an actor, prolific tweeter, and a self-proclaimed...
Marvel
UPDATE: Wait a minnit, who is the OTHER Miles Morales in the Marvel Uinverse? What did I miss?
Ok I haven't been following this as I should, but just how many Peter Parkers and Miles Moraleses are there in the Marvel universe?...
News
Diamond: Hydra – and Guardians of the Galaxy – take over May sales
The May sales charts are out from Diamond, and Marvel still leads, with three issues of Secret Empire hitting the Top 10 and issue...
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.
