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A farewell to MUPPET*VISION 3D

A farewell to MUPPET*VISION 3D. The fan-favorite Walt Disney World attraction had its final show on Saturday, June 7, 2025.

The Marvel Rundown: MARVEL UNITED: A PRIDE SPECIAL stands against hate while DEATH OF THE SILVER SURFER #1 waxes poetic

Check out reviews of Marvel United: A Pride Special, Death of the Silver Surfer, plus a rapid rundown of the latest releases from Marvel.

DC Round-Up: DC Round-Up: Lemire and Nguyen explore grief and rage with ROBIN & BATMAN – JASON TODD

Robin & Batman - Jason Todd sees the team of Lemire and Nguyen return to explore the experience of another Robin.

Wednesday Comics Review: The new EC comics ongoing, BLOOD TYPE #1, leads the week

This week's lead Wednesday comics review if the new EC ongoing, BLOOD TYPE #1, but we also have our usual line-up of other reviews as well.

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Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: A smoky escape & a World in the Waves

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers SMOKING BEHIND THE SUPERMARKET WITH YOU, FRAGMENTS OF HORROR, and WORLD IN THE WAVES.

Award-winning colorist Matt Hollingsworth calls for fans to boycott CHRONONAUTS

‘Mark Millar doesn’t consider colorist worth paying royalties to, or at least didn’t when I colored this,” Matt Hollingsworth states.

Preview: IDW unleashes the Kai-Sei Era with GODZILLA #1

Available next month on July 23, 2025!

SDCC 2025: Hasbro reveals exclusive BEYBLADE X 25th Anniversary Set

Hasbro reveals exclusive BEYBLADE anniversary set debuting at San Diego Comic-Con

Interview: How tariffs affected the latest Kickstarter campaign for Wandering Planet Toys

We chat with Gavin Hignight and Chris “Doc” Wyatt about how recent economic events impacted their Kickstarter campaign for The Prisoner Ultimate Edition 1:12 Scale Figures

Manga Review: WAILS OF THE BOUND: RETURN VOLUME 1 continues the Omegaverse saga set in a high-stakes business world

Wails of the Bound: Return, Volume 1 Story and Art: Keri Kusabi Publisher: TOKYOPOP (Print & Digital) Imprint: LoveLove Translation: Christine Dashiell Retouching and Lettering: Vibrant Publishing Studio Publication Date:...

Manga and Anime News

Wonderful Wednesdays: EXOTIC ANIMAL DOCTOR, I HAVE A SECRET audiobook and more from Seven Seas

This week's Wonderful Wednesdays focuses on manga and audiobook adaptations, bringing fans variety and new titles to discover!

Manga Review: SWEET OR BITTER LOVE unites a self-loathing loner with the prince of the office

Sweet or Bitter Love Story and Art: Kon-ro Publisher: TOKYOPOP (Print &...

10 K-Dramas adapted from webtoons

Discover the most popular K-Drama adapted from webtoons, including "True Beauty," "Extraordinary You," "Itaewon Class," and more!

Manga Mavericks Books to launch first three titles in July

Manga Mavericks Books, a new North American manga publisher, will release its first three titles on July 16.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: A smoky escape & a World in the Waves

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers SMOKING BEHIND THE SUPERMARKET WITH YOU, FRAGMENTS OF HORROR, and WORLD IN THE WAVES.

Business News

Sparkle Pop files complaint against Alliance Entertainment for stealing trade secrets

Diamond Comic's new buyer is suing Diamond Comic's spurned buyer over hiring employees to reveal valuable trade secrets.

Status report: Why is Alliance hiring Diamond Comics employees and more

A status report on Universal, Ad Populum, Alliance Entertainment, SLG, ComicSuite, and many more in the wake of the Diamond Bankruptcy

New player on the scene: Philbo Distribution

A new distributor for indie comics, Philbo Distribution has signed up Zenescope, Antarctic, and more, with plans to launch in July.

Author, Author: should graphic novels be shelved by author?

Would shelving graphic novels by author help sell more books? Rich Johnson explains why he thinks it would.

Aethon Books acquires majority stake in Vault Comics

Aethon Books has acquired a majority stake in indie comic publisher Vault Comics, following previous team-ups

Udon halts all shipments to Diamond

Udon is cancelling all order via Diamond, and asks retailers to order via Lunar, Simon & Schuster and....in the future, Universal.

Reviews

Manga Review: SWEET OR BITTER LOVE unites a self-loathing loner with the prince of the office

Sweet or Bitter Love Story and Art: Kon-ro Publisher: TOKYOPOP (Print & Digital) Imprint: LoveLove Translation:  Jacqueline Fung Typesetting:  Vibrant Publishing Studio Publication Date:  June 10, 2025 Rating:  Mature 18+ Genre:  Boys Love,...

Entertainment

Review: Paying for It is a surprisingly charming movie

Sook-Yin Lee's film version of Chester Brown's graphic novel about paying for sex is a surprisingly touching character study

Steven Universe spinoff series LARS OF THE STARS announced

Plus Teen Titans GO! renewed for a 10th season!

A farewell to MUPPET*VISION 3D

A farewell to MUPPET*VISION 3D. The fan-favorite Walt Disney World attraction had its final show on Saturday, June 7, 2025.

SDCC 2025: Hasbro reveals exclusive Marvel Legends Series Marvel SNAP Savage Land 3-Pack

Featuring Marvel's Sauron, Marvel's Rogue, and Marvel's Shanna the She-Devil figures

Horror Beat: ABIGAIL is a great vampire movie that respects the classics

Dracula would've been a fan of this kind of ballet.

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Kane and The Legend of May 19th

One of the more puzzling angles of the Ruthless Aggression Era probably doesn't even rank on Kane's Top 10 Worst Storylines

Turnbuckle BEATdown: WWE’s Post-WrestleMania picture takes shape with a decent but uneven Backlash PLE

A couple of gems alongside the slightly underwhelming revival of a classic rivalry

Turnbuckle BEATdown: WrestleMania Sunday a livelier affair as John Cena makes history

Historic main event tops a much improved second night card