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DC Round-Up: The 10 Best DC Comics of 2025

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The Beats 2025-2026 Creator Survey Part 3: Favorite comics shops around the world

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Wednesday Comics Reviews: Books you may have missed in 2025

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Manga and Anime News

Anime event company Fandom Events shuts down

Heidi MacDonald - 02/05/2026 10:15 am 0

Anime event company Fandom Events has announced it is shutting down, while a new entity with the same owner takes over

7 sports anime to fill the void until Heated Rivalry Season 2

Masha Zhdanova - 02/03/2026 11:30 am 0

Sports anime bring intense character dynamics and beautiful depictions to seven different sports, perfect for watching after Heated Rivalry.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: AFRO SAMURAI is simply that good

Adam Wescott - 02/02/2026 2:30 pm 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the series THE THIEVES WHO STOLE FROM DEATH, LION HEARTS and AFRO SAMURAI.

Wonderful Wednesdays: LOVE TATTOO, MII-CHAN AND YAMADA-SAN & more from Seven Seas

Merve Giray - 01/29/2026 10:00 am 0

This week's Wonderful Wednesdays is packed with all the goodness, including a Dinosaur Sanctuary picture boook!

MediaOCD launches Discotek Deep Dives initiative to release classic anime on Blu-ray

Samantha Puc - 01/28/2026 4:30 pm 0

MediaOCD and Discotek Media have partnered for Discotek Deep Dives, an initiative releasing classic and hard-to-find anime on Blu-ray.

Anime Review: ALL YOU NEED IS KILL lives again for new audiences

D. Morris - 01/26/2026 4:30 pm 0

Anime adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka's light novel now playing in theaters.

Business News

Oni Press and PRH partner for distribution

Heidi MacDonald - 02/03/2026 2:15 pm 0

Distribution realignment continues as Oni Press moves to Penguin Random House Publisher Services as an exclusive

Josh D’Amaro named the next CEO of Disney, Iger to stand down in March

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 02/03/2026 10:44 am 0

D'Amaro will succeed the outgoing Bob Iger on March 18, while Dana Walden has been named Disney's new President and Chief Creative Officer.

Tilting At Windmills #304: A local perspective of 2025 comics sales

Heidi MacDonald - 02/03/2026 10:30 am 3

Retailer Brian Hibbs lays out the best selling comics and graphic novels for all of 2025 in his store, Comix Experience

Cara O’Neil joins Mad Cave as Director of Marketing

Heidi MacDonald - 02/03/2026 9:30 am 0

Mad Cave has a new director of marketing, Cara O'Neil, formerly of Dark Horse

American Mythology is back with Prana Publishers

Heidi MacDonald - 01/30/2026 9:30 am 1

After some struggles following Diamond's bankruptcy, American Mythology will be back this spring with its line of licensed horror comics and more

The rights to Will Eisner’s work are up for sale

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 01/29/2026 1:00 pm 3

Will Eisner's estate are planning to sell the legendary cartoonist's work in the hope it will lead to a new surge of interest in The Spirit.

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Graphic Novel Review: CLEARWATER, hard times and lost friends

Clearwater Vol. 1 Writer/Illustrator: Aaron Losty Illustrator: Artyom Trakhanov Publisher: Battered Brush / CA$20 Jan 2026 This is how Mousey became John. The first collection of Aaron Losty’s comic,...

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Graphic Novel Review: Simon Roy’s A STAR CALLED SUN is a sci-fi tale in stories

In Simon Roy's A Star Called Sun, the cartoonist delivers a set of sci-fi stories brought together by shared themes.

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Marvel Rundown: STORM – EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT #1 has arrived

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Horror Beat: Gou Tanabe’s THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE terrifies with rot and decay

A master of the craft pushes his work even further.

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Documentary Review: AN AMERICAN PASTORAL reveals how book bans are a litmus test for fascist ideology

An American Pastoral, which chronicles a 2023 school board election in a conservative PA town, starkly examines the stakes of local politics.

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DC Round-Up: Relish the intercompany mayhem of DC K.O. BOSS BATTLE #1

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Wednesday Comics Reviews: Take a trip to new superhero series KNIGHT CITY, and more

This week's main review is Knight City by Matt Kindt and David Lapham. Plus, Thundarr the Barbarian and more!

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Horror Beat: IRON LUNG is a commendable, heavily flawed debut

Full dark, no stars.

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7 sports anime to fill the void until Heated Rivalry Season 2

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Entertainment

Moose Toys announces ONE PIECE action figures, plushes, and a collectible ship

02/03/2026 6:27 pm 0

Moose Toys has partnered with Netflix and Tomorrow Studios for a line of One Piece action figures, plushes, and more hitting shelves in March.

Horror Beat: IRON LUNG is a commendable, heavily flawed debut

02/03/2026 3:00 pm 0

Full dark, no stars.

Josh D’Amaro named the next CEO of Disney, Iger to stand down in March

02/03/2026 10:44 am 0

D'Amaro will succeed the outgoing Bob Iger on March 18, while Dana Walden has been named Disney's new President and Chief Creative Officer.

Documentary Review: AN AMERICAN PASTORAL reveals how book bans are a litmus test for fascist ideology

An American Pastoral, which chronicles a 2023 school board election in a conservative PA town, starkly examines the stakes of local politics.

Video Interview: Mattie Lubchansky and Clayton Ashley on the STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE podcast TEMPORAL CULTURE WAR

02/03/2026 10:00 am 0

Comics Beat Star Trek team members Avery Kaplan and Ollie Kaplan interview Mattie Lubchansky and Clayton Ashley on Temporal Culture War.

Review: WONDER MAN is a lovely, low-key tale of unlikely friends

02/02/2026 4:00 pm 0

Marvel's meta comedy-drama is an unexpectedly layered portrayal of two Hollywood outcasts chasing their dream.

Fanatics Launches Fine Art Platform with 1/1 collectibles for Super Bowl LX

02/02/2026 2:00 pm 0

A super bowl ticket is about $10,000 so why not get a unique piece of sport memorabilia instead from the Fanatics Fine Art Super Bowl LX collection?

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