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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
Cartoonists

Remembering Sam Kieth

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Sam Kieth was truly unique in every way and his artwork influenced a generation: here are some of the stories

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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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Classic Comic Compendium

Classic Comic Compendium: Bors’ and Harper’s take on THE TOXIC AVENGER is a perfect fit

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Kibbles 'n' Bits

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 12/6/17: RIP Fran Hopper

  § Nice Art: Daniel Warren Johnson shared a Batman Year 100 commission on the tweets. https://twitter.com/danielwarrenart/status/938138191294496768 § Terror: the fires in Ventura County and LA have...
Marvel

Wolverine Gets An Audio Drama (Although They’d Prefer You Called It a Podcast)

The amount of pretension in the announcement of the new Wolverine audio drama is highly entertaining.  You see, it's not being branded as an...
Image

I Kill Giants film gets US distribution

There are so many comic book media projects in the works that sometimes, it's easy to forget one, especially when it isn't a superhero...
NYCC

Final Space Teaser: Olan Rogers’ new sci-fi comedy-drama is already shooting for the stars

       Friday, October 6th, at the Hammerstein Ballroom, youtuber of 12 years, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and “Tennessee Wonder Child” Olan Rogers alongside actor, filmmaker,...
Comings & Goings

Meeting Informs San Diego Comic Fest to Change Date and Venue: Will It Affect Attendance?

Said to be “The Friendly, Intimate Comic Con Experience,” San Diego Comic Fest held a volunteer meeting on Sunday afternoon at the Pacific Beach...
AfterShock

Relay – New Science Fiction In July

July sees the launch of Relay, a new series from Aftershock written by Zac Thompson (from a story by Thompson and Donny Cates) and drawn...
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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

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

Beanstack acquires Comics Plus to form the Joyful Reading Company

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The Joyful Reading Company is a new entity that will encourage kids to read, formed by Beanstack acquiring the Comics Plus digital comics platform
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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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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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