During last week's ComicsPRO meeting in Portland, Boom! Studios was elevated to a Premier publisher with Diamond, comics' biggest distributor. (Dynamite was also elevated.) It's...

Previews

Fear of the Dark – Shadowman #2 Early Preview

The Beat has happened upon an initial preview of Shadowman #2, the Diggle/Segovia relaunch that sees Shadowman leave the Deadside for New Orleans in an...

News

Toy Fair 2018: Sunday’s Surprises!

Sunday was spent downstairs, where most of the pop culture producers can be found. I started the day at Funko, but that gets its...

Movies

Gemma Chan joins CAPTAIN MARVEL as Minn-Erva

Filming is already underway on Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's entry in the Marvel canon, Captain Marvel. The film is already populated with big names...

Television

THE PUNISHER’s second season adds a trio of newcomers, including a SUPERGIRL alum

It's fine, I'll fess up to it...I still haven't watched an iota of the first season of The Punisher. It has nothing to do...

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Manga and Anime News

Wonderful Wednesdays: SLEEPING DEAD, WORKING AS A GODDESS! and more from Seven Seas

Merve Giray - 01/15/2026 3:45 pm 0

It's Seven Seas' first Wonderful Wednesdays licensing event of '26 and whether it's audiobooks, manga or danmei, the publisher has your back!

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: SERAPHIM – 266613336 WINGS will remind you how much you love comics

Adam Wescott - 01/12/2026 2:30 pm 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers Crying Freeman, Go With the Clouds North-by-Northwest, and Seraphim: 266613336 Wings.

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

Adam Wescott - 01/05/2026 2:30 pm 0

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!

D. Morris - 12/19/2025 11:15 am 0

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

Matias De la Piedra - 12/18/2025 2:00 pm 0

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

Beat Staff - 12/17/2025 10:30 am 0

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

Business News

Kathleen Kennedy steps down as head of Lucasfilm

Russ Burlingame - 01/15/2026 6:39 pm 0

Kathleen Kennedy will step down as head of Lucasfilm, and will be replaced by studio veterans Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan.

San Diego Comic-Con under fire for allowing AI at 2026’s Art Show

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 01/14/2026 1:30 pm 2

The convention's organizers stated AI-generated pieces may be displayed but not sold at this year's Art Show.

Graphic novel sales rose 9.2% in 2025

Heidi MacDonald - 01/09/2026 12:30 pm 0

Although overall book sales were essentially flat in 2025, graphic novel sales rebounded with a 9.2% increase in sales

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

Heidi MacDonald - 01/08/2026 9:30 am 0

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

Heidi MacDonald - 01/02/2026 12:15 pm 3

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

Russ Burlingame - 12/31/2025 12:30 pm 2

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.

Reviews

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Review: Netflix’s The Rip is a taut and tense thriller for the new year

Joe Carnahan’s tight thriller turns suspicion into a compelling cinematic shell game anchored by fun Damon–Affleck chemistry.

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Graphic Novel Review: PIG WIFE delves into the darkness of family secrets

Abbey Luck's debut novel Pig Wife lures readers into the labyrinth of an abandoned mine to witness a darkly compelling coming-of-age story.

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The Marvel Rundown: Earth’s Mightiest hit a milestone with AVENGERS #800

Avengers #800 is this week's main reviews, plus we talk Battleworld, Dungeons of Doom, Logan: Black White, and Blood, and The Ultimates!

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DC Comics Round-Up: Finding new hope in ACTION COMICS #1094

This week's DC Round-Up column finds our reviewer catching up with Action Comics #1094, Batman and Robin #23, DC K.O. #3, and more!

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Wednesday Comics Reviews: From ALICE FOREVER AFTER to TOXIC AVENGER, it’s a week of weirdo comics

Alice Forever After is just one of the oddball comics that headlines this group of Wednesday Comics Review titles.

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Card Game Review: HERE TO SLAY expansion BANNER QUEST smartly builds on the core mechanics

Adds depth to an already deep game.

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Top Comics to Buy for January 14, 2026: A shocking twist in one of the best horror comics in years

This week's list of Top Comics to Buy for January 14 features not one but two comics with absolutely shocking endings.

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Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: SERAPHIM – 266613336 WINGS will remind you how much you love comics

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers Crying Freeman, Go With the Clouds North-by-Northwest, and Seraphim: 266613336 Wings.

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Classic Comic Compendium: BATMAN – THE CULT is a harrowing Batman comic

Batman - The Cult by Jim Starlin, Bernie Wrightson, and team is a harrowing look at the psychology of cults, through Batman.

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Entertainment

Kathleen Kennedy steps down as head of Lucasfilm

01/15/2026 6:39 pm 0

Kathleen Kennedy will step down as head of Lucasfilm, and will be replaced by studio veterans Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan.

Hasbro debuts new Studio Series MTMTE Autobot Hound for this Spring

01/13/2026 3:30 pm 0

Continues with the More Than Meets The Eye branding

Card Game Review: HERE TO SLAY expansion BANNER QUEST smartly builds on the core mechanics

01/13/2026 3:00 pm 0

Adds depth to an already deep game.

Review: Netflix’s The Rip is a taut and tense thriller for the new year

Joe Carnahan’s tight thriller turns suspicion into a compelling cinematic shell game anchored by fun Damon–Affleck chemistry.

Fantastic fourth AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY teaser goes online

01/13/2026 10:00 am 0

The fourth trailer reveals the first cinematic meeting between the Black Panther and the Fantastic Four, as well as the return of Namor.

ACTION COMICS #1 sells for 15 million, shattering record for a comic single comic book

01/12/2026 2:15 pm 0

Say hello to the first eight-figure comic book in the world! a national treasure from the personal collection of Nic Cage.

Bookish airs on PBS starting Sunday

01/10/2026 11:35 am 0

Mark Gatiss stars in Bookish, a new detective series set in post-War London airing on PBS

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