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Dan Slott, To and Martin return to 2008 in SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY

Dan Slott, Marcus To, and Marcos Martin will turn the clock back with a five-issue series set during the 2008-2010 era of Spider-Man comics.

Graphic Novel Review: MAMA CAME CALLIN’ is a spooky serial killer mystery set against Florida history

Mama Came Callin', the new graphic novel from Ezra Claytan Daniels and Camilla Sucre, is a thoughtful slasher that finds horror in history.

Exclusive: Why comics needs its own Criterion Closet, an inside look at THE STACKS

With season 2 of The Stacks now underway, Brad and Lisa of Comic Book Couples Counseling talk why comics needed its own Criterion Closet.

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January sales: DC and Doomsday Clock stay on top

  DC and Marvel swapped places atop the January sales charts just released by Diamond comics. Marvel Comics was January's top publisher in dollars with a...

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Promethea makes a grand entrance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #24

Caitlin Snow has always seen her powers as a curse. For all the potential upsides that generating ice can have, her powers have altered...

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/9/18: Japanese Olympic skaters perform to Yuri on Ice!!

    https://twitter.com/rinrin_118421/status/961803177799462913 § The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang are juts getting under way and the greatest moment for some already took place. During the short...

In the “stranger things have happened” file: Michael Bay might direct LOBO

It had to happen eventually, but the purveyor of all things that go boom may finally be lining up a proper superhero project. That's right!...

Dinesh Shamdasani to deliver keynote speech at ComicsPRO meeting

ComicsPRO's annual retailer/publisher summit will be held in Portland, Oregon on February 22-24, 2018. It's an intensive gathering where announcements are made and issues are...

EXCLUSIVE: Long Beach Comics Expo announces programming

Long Beach Comics Expo takes place NEXT weekend February 17-18 and The Beat herself will be a guest! We'll also be taking part in...

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Manga Review: LOVE BULLET VOL. 1 Some girls just like fighting

Love Bullet Vol. 1 Writer/Artist: inee Translator: Masaaki Fukushima Letterer: Aila Nagamine Publisher:...

Yen Press announces 4 audiobooks & 14 new licenses for summer 2026

Yen Press has announced four audiobooks and 14 new licenses releasing in summer 2026, including Elden Ring spin-offs and more.

TOKYOPOP announces 14 new light novel, manga, manhwa & manhua licenses

Tokyopop has announced licenses for Ghoul Work, Kurose, 300 New Days With You, Dr. Ashura, and more, including LoveLove titles.

Yen Press Yuri Cafe serves up giveaways & matcha lattes

On February 7, Yen Press hosted a yuri cafe in NYC with exclusive merch, themed drinks, and a raffle giving away Love Bullet, Vol. 1.

Wonderful Wednesdays: Seven Seas celebrates annual Yuri V-Day

Seven Seas announces six new Yuri titles on its annual Wonderful Wednesdays event, Yuri V-Day! Here's what's in store for Girls' Love fans.

NINJA SCROLL releasing in 4K at Berlinale, Blu-ray to follow

AMC Networks' Sentai has remastered and repaired the 1993 anime film Ninja Scroll in 4K, and a limited edition Blu-ray hits shelves in 2027.

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Vertigo’s Bleeding Hearts #1 goes to second printing

Vertigo is back and it's already going back to press with a second printing of Deniz Camp and Stipan Morian's zombie tale

247 Comics announces partnership with TOKYOPOP

In yet another post-Diamond team-up, TOKYOPOP will publish 247 Comics' line-up of manga-inspired graphic novels

61 Anticipated YA and adult graphic novels for winter 2026

Cold weather, hot reads—this season's graphic novels both educate on the anxiety of the current moment and provide a much needed escape

Oni Press and PRH partner for distribution

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

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

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

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KAIJU POWER RANGERS toys brings Godzilla/MMPR crossover to shelves

The Playmates Toys line, based on Cullen Bunn and Baldemar Rivas's 2024 crossover series, will debut at Target in March.

Yen Press announces 4 audiobooks & 14 new licenses for summer 2026

Yen Press has announced four audiobooks and 14 new licenses releasing in summer 2026, including Elden Ring spin-offs and more.

ComicsPRO ’26: Dynamite announces Pathfinder omnibus

More than 15years of comics based on the Pathfinder RPG are being collected into a massive omnibus sized edition.

Playmates unveils TMNT x G.I. JOE mashup action figures

Rejoice '80s toy collectors!

Wrestling News and History

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

Hdddrrrrrrrrraaaaapadooooo (hoot toot do toooooo)

Turnbuckle BEATdown: AEW did the right thing with Kris Statlander

The future remains bright for Statlander.

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

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

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

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