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Exclusive: Happy Hellboy Day! Dark Horse announces new HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D. collection

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Dark Horse has announced Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Ghost Ships of Labrador and Other Stories for Hellboy Day 2026.
Kickstarter

Exclusive: Fanbase Press announces Kickstarter for Graphic Medicine series SHRUB

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Fanbase Press has announced the Kickstarter for a middle grade Graphic Medicine series, Shrub, which explores various expressions of grief.
Interviews

Exclusive: Bouchard & Criswell chomp ICE in BUSINESS AS USUAL

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Mark Bouchard and Shelby Criswell's Business As Usual has launched on Kickstarter. Here's a sneak peek and interview with the team.
Business News

Silver Sprocket’s San Francisco store closing today

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Silver Sprocket's much loved San Francisco store is closing today after mounting debts and rising rents

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Television

STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY to end with season two

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Conventions

ANGOULÊME: Mayor Bonnefont survives reeelection campaign, candidates in line for the “New Festival” revealed, and more

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Oni

Oni Press June 2026 Solicitations

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Cartoons

Mordecai and Rigby return for new adventures in REGULAR SHOW: THE LOST TAPES

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Kickstarter

Exclusive: Fanbase Press announces Kickstarter for Graphic Medicine series SHRUB

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CAFs

To do this weekend: CALA in Los Angeles wraps up the indie fest season

CALA is coming to LA this weekend, and you'll want to check out the limited edition of a new graphic novel by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore.
Gift Guide

The Beat’s Holiday Gift Guide: For the Indie and Small Press Comics Admirer

The holiday gifting time is here and the Beat crew stands ready with some suggestions for the comics lover, comics curious or even comics oblivious -...
Digital Comics

Hoopla Finally Lands Marvel, So We Hope Your Library Participates

For those who aren't familiar, Hoopla is a digital content service for libraries.  They have streaming video, audio books, ebooks and comics.  A lot...
Conventions

Ace Comic Con debuts this weekend with a near complete Justice League

This weekend it's the very first Ace Comic Con! This new concept in comic cons is courtesy of the Shamus Brothers, Stephen and Gareb, and...
Archie

Look Out, Archie! Veronica Grows Fangs in Vampironica #1

On March 14th, Veronica Lodge becomes a Vampire.  Yes, that would be Veronica as in Archie Comics. Vampironica #1 by Greg and Megan Smallwood finds...
Crowdfunding

Fundraiser started to support DC employee who lost home to California wildfire

For the last five days, wildfires have ravaged Southern California. Blazes from San Diego county to Ventura, near Los Angeles, have burned through over...
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Manga and Anime News

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: HERO’S BEREAVED FAMILY chaos

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga GIGANTO MAXIA, UNDER MY SKIN and THE HERO'S BEREAVED FAMILY.

Yen Press announces 15 new licenses for September release

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Yen Press has announced 13 manga and two light novels slated for publication in September, including Judge Omnibus Edition, Vol. 1

Tokyopop announces human-dragon romance BRIDE OF IGNAT

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Tokyopop has announced a new BL series from its LoveLove imprint: Bride of Ignat by Mayori Mori, debuting in April.

Manga Mavericks announces print and digital spring releases

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Manga Mavericks has announced new titles hitting shelves between March and June 2026, as well as publication updates for two digital series.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: SAILOR MOON changed superheroes

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers SAILOR MOON, SPEAK NO EVIL and MAISON AND THE MAN-EATING APARTMENT.

BluPetal announces LET ME FIX YOU Kickstarter project for English release

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BluPetal has announced a Kickstarter project for its first English-language manga, Sakura Kurihara's Let Me Fix You.
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Business News

Boom restructures under PRH, including layoffs

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PRH has announced a major restructuring for Boom! Studios within the Random House worlds imprint group

Silver Sprocket’s San Francisco store closing today

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Silver Sprocket's much loved San Francisco store is closing today after mounting debts and rising rents

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 3/20/26: James Jean Masters of the Universe Figures and the rest of the universe

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From the sublime - James Jean - to the ridiculous - Metaverse fail - in this weeks look at the forces shaping our world

GlobalComix announces $13M in new funding, new CEO, acquires INKR

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As the digital comics space race heats up, GlobalComix has a new CEO, a new $13 million funding round, and a new acquisition, INKR

The Week in Diamond: Sparkle Pop speaks!

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Believe it or not, there were some more developments in the Diamond Bankruptcy this week, including the alarming spectre of a "warehousemans lien."

Rick Veitch and Katie Skelly join Power Pulp small press distro

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Power Pulp is yet another distribution solution for small publishers, and they've just added Rick Veitch and Katie Skelly
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Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: HERO’S BEREAVED FAMILY chaos

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga GIGANTO MAXIA, UNDER MY SKIN and THE HERO'S BEREAVED FAMILY.
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Classic Comic Compendium: Bors’ and Harper’s take on THE TOXIC AVENGER is a perfect fit

A recent take on Toxic Avenger features an offbeat humor and scathing social commentary that fits the character perfectly.
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Movie Review: PROJECT HAIL MARY is a fantastic and hopeful sci-fi crowd pleaser

Project Hail Mary blends big sci-fi ideas, humor, and heart, with Ryan Gosling leading a crowd-pleasing space adventure.
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Self-Published Saturday: Wesley Griffith’s THE JUMP is a stellar NSFW crime comic

The Jump by Wesley Griffith is a grimy crime story, and we're featuring as the first in a new regular series about self-published comics.
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Graphic Novel Review: LAKE YELLOWWOOD SLAUGHTER is the comic adaptation of a slasher flick that never was

Lake Yellowwood Slaughter is a thoughtful and fun slasher comic with a clever framing concept that film buffs will enjoy.
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Graphic Novel Reviews: In HUMAN NATURE BOOK 1 Darren Aronofsky satirizes billionaires, despite having embraced AI

Aronofsky’s embrace of AI is ironic considering the supposed core target of Human Nature Book 1 and its satire: billionaires.
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Graphic Novel Review: SPACE RELIC HUNTERS is a stunning space opera deconstruction

Space Relic Hunters Writer: Sylvain Runberg Artist: Grun Translator: Dan Christensen Localization, Design, Editing: Mike Kennedy Letterer: Chris Northrop Publisher: Magnetic Press Publication Date: March 2026 Space Relic Hunters, which gets an...
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Graphic Novel Review: CRAZY FOR YOU, a tale of two separate stories

The new book Crazy For You is essentially two separate stories, both of which see Steve Laffler turning Paul Theroux's words into comics.
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The Beat’s STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY season 1 spoiler roundtable

The Beat's Star Trek team discusses the first season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, the latest entry in the Franchise.
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Entertainment

Mordecai and Rigby return for new adventures in REGULAR SHOW: THE LOST TAPES

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The beloved animated series returns this May on Cartoon Network!

Image reveals M1: MONSTER RACING LEAGUE

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An animated version of the sci-fi racing series, created by Robert and Lily Windom with Jae Lee and June Chung, is already in the works.

Movie Review: PROJECT HAIL MARY is a fantastic and hopeful sci-fi crowd pleaser

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Project Hail Mary blends big sci-fi ideas, humor, and heart, with Ryan Gosling leading a crowd-pleasing space adventure.

Animated POWERS series in the works at Netflix

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Creators Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming will respectively join the show's writers' room and art department.

Dark Horse unveils Fillion, Corson and Lee’s WITNESS POINT

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Actor Nathan Fillion's series, created with Heath Corson and Soo Lee, sees a murder mystery unfold in a town where nearly everyone is a criminal.

John Carpenter to release first OGN, CATHEDRAL

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The horror comic, published by Carpenter's company Storm King, will tell the story of an abandoned cathedral this August.

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Why the F*CK ICE chants in the Brody King vs MJF match were an important moment in wrestling

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Brody has become wrestling’s voice of resistance.

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?
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