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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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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
Obituaries

Sam Kieth, creator of THE MAXX, dead at 63

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Kieth, who also co-created The Sandman, and various Batman books, died last week following a battle with Lewy body dementia.
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Self-Published Saturday: Wesley Griffith’s THE JUMP is a stellar NSFW crime comic

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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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Peter Pan lands a monstrous makeover in LAND OF NEVER

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Cartoons

Image reveals M1: MONSTER RACING LEAGUE

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Movies

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

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Obituaries

Sam Kieth, creator of THE MAXX, dead at 63

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IDW

Frank Miller draws the Heroes in the Half-Shell for the first time with TMNT #300 variant cover

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SDCC

And lo! it begins: 2018 SDCC bdages go on sale IN ONE WEEK

As if we didn't have enough Holiday stress to deal with, the open sales for 2018 San Diego Comic-Con badges takes place THIS SATURDAY....
Awards

2018 Angoulême Festival Official Selection prize nominees announced

The 2018 Angoulême comics festival will be held January 25-28 next year, and today the official selections for the big prize were announced. The...
News

Interview: Chatting with Guillermo del Toro about his unique romance-fantasy THE SHAPE OF WATER

Opening in limited release this weekend, and going wider on December 8th, Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water is a Cold War era...
DC

INTERVIEW: Alisa Kwitney puts female friendship at the core of MYSTIK U

Alisa Kwitney's path in comics has been a winding one. A former Vertigo Comics editor and current YA novel author, over the years Kwitney...
Marvel

The Marvel Rundown: OLD MAN LOGAN #31 is a Grim, Gritty Triumph

Everything old is Marvel again this week as Old Man Logan makes his Marvel Legacy debut! Old Man Logan #31 Written by Ed Brisson Illustrated by Mike Deodato Colored by...
Marvel

Disappointing For a Big Promotion – Marvel’s October 2017 Sales Distribution Chart

Now it’s time for a look at Marvel’s sales distribution charts for October. Standard disclaimers: The numbers are based on the Diamond sales charts as...
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Manga and Anime News

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.

Exciting! Junji Ito and Poppy team up for IN OLD RECORDS audio adaptation

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Junji Ito's classic short story "In Old Records" has been adapted for a vinyl-only audio drama by Ryan Cady. It's now on Kickstarter.
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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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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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The Marvel Rundown: THE SENTRY #1 gazes into the heroic heart of darkness

This week's Marvel Rundown covers The Sentry, Black Panther: Intergalactic, Planet She-Hulk, and The Ultimates.
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DC Round-Up: ALL IN reaches its NEXT LEVEL with a trio of new #1s

Do the first round of DC Next Level ongoings - Batwoman, Deathstroke, and Lobo - have the juice to maintain the publisher's hot streak?
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Entertainment

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.

Collector accidentally damages $15K Yu-Gi-Oh! card with scissors

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A TCG enthusiast made a costly mistake as he damaged one of the most coveted cards in the new Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Limit Over Collection.

SAUCER COUNTRY comic series optioned for TV adaptation

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The Hugo Award–nominated UFO conspiracy thriller comic by Paul Cornell and Ryan Kelly is heading for a small screen adaptation by Plot Point 1 Productions.

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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