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TV Review: What grade does STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY deserve?

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What grade does Star Trek: Starfleet Academy deserve? Avery Kaplan and Ollie Kaplan review the upcoming Paramount+ series.
The Marvel Rundown

The Marvel Rundown: MARVEL: BLACK, WHITE AND BLOOD AND GUTS is an artist showcase

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A look at the the horror-tinged anthology, Marvel: Black White and Blood and Guts. Plus, a look at Marvel Rivals: The Cities of Heaven.
DC Round-Up

DC Round-Up: ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #15 is the book’s best issue yet

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Absolute Superman #15 headlines our first DC Round-Up column of the year, which also looks at the week's other marquee releases.
Wednesday Comics

Wednesday Comics Reviews: We look at every Ignition Press comic so far

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Ignition Press launched late last year, and today our Wednesday Comics team has reviews of all of the publisher's #1 issues.

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Awards

AWARDS ROUNDUP: Eisner Awards, Graphic Medicine Awards & Cartoonist Studio Prize open submissions, and more

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Preview: Superman vs. Homerlander and more multiversal fights in DC K.O. BOSS BATTLE one-shot

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Trade Rating

Graphic Novel Review: You probably didn’t read HARPY by EPHK, but you should have

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Awards

The JACK AND ROZ KIRBY AWARDS take shape

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Business News

Comings and Goings: Kusek, Ching, Collector’s Paradise, Harned

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Archie

Advance Preview: Archie #699 is a $1.00 Catch Up Issue

The Lipstick Incident explained
DC

Comixology Sales Charts: A Batman Digital TPB on Sale Makes the List – Sales Chart for the Week of 9/5/18

Walking Dead is the #1 book of the week
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Digital Comics Sale Roundup: Batman! Spider-Man! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

We heard you like discounts
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Confirmed – King’s Superman is on the Walmart Shelves and There Are More Copies This Time

The initial shelving is a little more like what people were originally expecting
Marvel

“No More Doc Ock?” The Superior Spider-Man Returns as an Ongoing Title In December

Will this Spider stick to the wall?
Marvel

Storm Comes to Marvel Strike Force Mobile Game

Starting today, MARVEL Strike Force players will experience some serious weather changes as veteran X-Men member Storm joins Nick Fury’s crew of Super Heroes...
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Manga and Anime News

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: HORIMIYA says, ‘It’s egg time!’

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the series HORIMIYA, WAR OF THE ADULTS and NAGAHAMA TO BE, OR NOT TO BE.

Crunchyroll Winter 2026 anime line up is here!

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Crunchyroll has revealed its winter 2026 anime lineup, including Oshi no Ko, Trigun Starblaze, Frieren, and more. Here's the full slate.

Top 10 most downloaded titles in BOOK☆WALKER of 2025

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BOOK☆WALKER Global’s 2025 eBook Ranking reveals the top 10 most-downloaded light novels and manga worldwide, including The Eminence in Shadow and The Apothecary Diaries.

The Beat’s Best Anime of 2025

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The Beat staff presents its picks for the Best Anime of 2025, including new and ongoing series, as well as feature-length films.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: HAUNTRESS will haunt your dreams

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga and webtoon series DISSOLVING CLASSROOM, EARTHSHINE and HAUNTRESS.

Yen Press announces 2 audiobook adaptations & 9 new licenses

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Yen Press has announced two audiobook adaptations, eight new manga licenses, and a Konosuba TRPG companion rule book for summer 2026.
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Business News

Comings and Goings: Kusek, Ching, Collector’s Paradise, Harned

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Changes and promotions at Kickstarter, DC, Boom! and Collector's Paradise as the year in business news kicks off.

The Very Last Days of Diamond Comics – UPDATED

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Diamond Comics shut down for the final time on Wednesday, December 31st 2025, and it was eulogized in both images and words

Public Domain Day is coming — here’s what you need to know about characters like Betty Boop

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Betty Boop and Nancy Drew might be entering the public domain -- but artists should be careful how they use them, because copyright and trademark law is weird and complicated.

U.S. Congressman calling for a federal investigation into the sale of Beckett

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“In less than five years, Collectors has systematically eliminated its competitors through serial acquisitions,” read the letter published by Congressman Ryan

Sony acquires majority control of PEANUTS rights

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The Schulz family will retain 20 percent of the rights, while WildBrain will continue to produce new Peanuts media for Apple TV.

Collectors Universe acquires grading company Beckett

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"The iconic Beckett is joining the Collectors family and will continue to operate as its own independent brand within our portfolio,” said Nat Turner, CEO of Collectors.
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Graphic Novel Review: You probably didn’t read HARPY by EPHK, but you should have

Harpy by EPHK is a blistering sci-fi noir comic with great art, well-realized characters and some riveting twists.
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TV Review: What grade does STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY deserve?

What grade does Star Trek: Starfleet Academy deserve? Avery Kaplan and Ollie Kaplan review the upcoming Paramount+ series.
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The Marvel Rundown: MARVEL: BLACK, WHITE AND BLOOD AND GUTS is an artist showcase

A look at the the horror-tinged anthology, Marvel: Black White and Blood and Guts. Plus, a look at Marvel Rivals: The Cities of Heaven.
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DC Round-Up: ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #15 is the book’s best issue yet

Absolute Superman #15 headlines our first DC Round-Up column of the year, which also looks at the week's other marquee releases.
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Wednesday Comics Reviews: We look at every Ignition Press comic so far

Ignition Press launched late last year, and today our Wednesday Comics team has reviews of all of the publisher's #1 issues.
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Top Comics to Buy for January 7, 2026: New year, new comics

This week's Top Comics to Buy for January 7 list features the latest issue of Absolute Superman, a new Twilight Zone one-shot, and more!
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Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: HORIMIYA says, ‘It’s egg time!’

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the series HORIMIYA, WAR OF THE ADULTS and NAGAHAMA TO BE, OR NOT TO BE.
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Classic Comic Compendium: STRANGE TALES #178-181 setup years of Marvel cosmic stories

Strange Tales builds the foundation for what would become the Infinity Gauntlet story, nearly two decades before its publication.
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2000 AD in Review: Looking Back at 2025

With the British weekly set to return from its winter hiatus next week, The Beat looks back at the raft of stories featured in the anthology in 2025
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Entertainment

Horror Beat: The new year kicks off with WEAPONS’ Amy Madigan and Horror in general getting rare awards love

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Horror has a strong presence in the bigger awards categories this time around.

TV Review: What grade does STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY deserve?

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What grade does Star Trek: Starfleet Academy deserve? Avery Kaplan and Ollie Kaplan review the upcoming Paramount+ series.

Sebastian Stan to join the cast of The Batman Part II

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It’s unclear who Sebastian Stan will be playing in the upcoming Dark Knight adventure and whether he will be an adversary or an ally to Batman.

Playmates Toys losing TMNT license after 38 years

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The company co-produced the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, and has sold action figures for the franchise since 1988.

Dropout’s UM, ACTUALLY Season 11 trailer reveals Tournament of Champions return

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Dropout has revealed the trailer and premier date for Um, Actually Season 11, which includes the return of Season 1's Tournament of Champions.

X-Men steal the show in third AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY teaser

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The third teaser trailer sees the return of Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Ian McKellen as Magneto, and James Marsden as Cyclops.

Wrestling News and History

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

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Hdddrrrrrrrrraaaaapadooooo (hoot toot do toooooo)

Turnbuckle BEATdown: AEW did the right thing with Kris Statlander

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The future remains bright for Statlander.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Remembering the Reigns of Terror, Pt. 2 – Jeff Jarrett

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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

NYCC ’25: DC x AEW crossover debuting at event

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The two-part series, helmed by Steve Orlando and Travis Mercer, will debut with a special preview issue at this month's convention.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Rhea Ripley becomes the latest victim of TERRIFIER’s Art the Clown in Ice Nine Kills concert

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Should Art the Clown be Cody Rhode’s next title defense match?

Turnbuckle BEATdown: So, WRESTLEMANIA is coming to Saudi Arabia

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It would mark the company's first ever overseas Wrestlemania.
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