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Graphic Novel Review: ANIMAN is a funny, offbeat gem

Anouk Ricard's celebrated graphic novel, Animan, is a clever sort of anti-superhero parody that is always working toward the next joke.

Exclusive: Titan Comics reveals its fall catalog

From Nordic folk-horror to new interpretations of Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allen Poe, the Titan Comics fall catalog leans into the macabre.

The week in Diamond: Consignment Group asks for reimbursement; Fisher appeals

A couple more filings of note this week in the Diamond bankruptcy - plus an appeal that may keep things on hold for a long time.

Exclusive: IDW Studios launches new podcasts providing fans unfiltered access to comics publisher

New podcasts include an in-depth series between creative and debate show between editors.

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Image Comics Month-to Month Sales: May 2017 – Who’s Got the Heart of a Hunter?

May was a five-Wednesday month, wherein publishers typically shop more titles than they do in a normal month, and Image was no exception: they shipped 60 comics in May, compared to 52 comics in April, 59 in March (also a five-Weds month), 49 in February, 45 in January, 47 in December, 48 in November, 55 in October and 52 in September. They shipped only 41 comics in May 2016.

A Tale of Two Wonder Womans

Two panels. Two vastly different views of Wonder Woman, the movie.  All of these women had seen the same film but had experienced it in distinctly different ways.

You will want to have these Funko Golden Girls Dorbs

  In a world where geeks have taken over everything, The Golden Girls are the mighty anti-geeks, the last bastion of culture where cheesecake outranks...

PREVIEW: PANELxPANEL #2 features a murder mystery comic written by Strip Panel Naked himself

Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and Kahloula Reda team up to bring you "The Case of the Missing Cat"

Breaking news!!! Now you can read “More Posts” right from The Beat’s Front Page!

Despite some setbacks in the advance of science, we really are living in an age of miracles. Computers in your pocket. Self driving cars....

A Day of Finding Women Creators: #VisibleWomen

By Andrea Ayres On the search for women colorists, letterers, inkers, writers or artists but aren’t sure where to look? Then the Visible Women hashtag...

Manga and Anime News

BluPetal announces LET ME FIX YOU Kickstarter project for English release

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

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.

CHAINSAW MAN manga ending this month

The Harvey Award-winning manga series by Tatsuki Fujimoto will conclude with its 232rd chapter on Wednesday, March 25.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: LILIES BLOOMING IN 100 sketches

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga series LILIES BLOOMING IN 100 DAYS, S.A, and HEN KAI PAN.

Fans remain skeptical of Seven Seas’ potential AI translation usage

In response to the public outcries against the use...

Manga Review: SCENES FROM AWAJIMA is a scenic portrait of ambitious young women

Takako Shimura's drama manga set in an all-girls revue school Scenes from Awajima is available to read from Yen Press! Here's our spoiler-free review.

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The week in Diamond: Consignment Group asks for reimbursement; Fisher appeals

A couple more filings of note this week in the Diamond bankruptcy - plus an appeal that may keep things on hold for a long time.

Fans remain skeptical of Seven Seas’ potential AI translation usage

In response to the public outcries against the use...

Diamond Bankrutpcy Update: Publishers argue they should get their inventory back due to Chapter 7

What has been happening in the last two months in the Diamond Chapter 7 bankruptcy and the fate of publishers' consigned inventory? A lot.

The future of Dark Horse: “creating the very best products and experiences for fans worldwide.”

With Mike Richardson gone, what will happen next at Dark Horse? We don't know much yet but here it is.

Founder Mike Richardson out at Dark Horse after 40 years

After 40 years, Dark Horse founder and CEO Mike Richardson has exited the company, reportedly in a move to "modernize and strengthen" the company

ComicsPRO ’26: The comics industry has done it!

Some observations on this year's ComicsPRO meeting, where everyone got together to talk about how well things are going

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Entertainment

Erica Slaughter to star in prose novel HOPE IS A KNIFE

The Something is Killing the Children spin-off, due out October 13, was written by James Tynion IV and Kiersten White.

Paramount passes on Max Landis’s G.I. JOE pitch

Paramount will proceed with other pitches for the G.I. Joe reboot, after rejecting the disgraced writer's take on a world ruled by Cobra.

X-MEN ’97 season two lands prequel comic

Steve Foxe, Salva Espin, and Matt Milla's five-issue series will pick up directly from the first season in June.

PlutoTV wants to pay you to binge THE X-FILES in the desert

Want to sit in the desert to watch the complete run of X-files? Pluto has got a contest for you.

The SCREAM 7 director says he’s not returning for the inevitable SCREAM 8, and this may be why

A critically panned, box office smash leads to discontent.

Tegan Quin joins Marvel’s Voices Pride special RAID OF ULTRON

The Tegan and Sara member will write a Wiccan and Speed story for the Pride Month special dropping on May 27.

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?