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Classic Comic Compendium: BATMAN – THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS turns 40

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As Batman - The Dark Knight Returns turns 40, The Beat's classic comic compendium column reflects on the classic work.
Controversy!

Wonder Woman turns 85, but fans are asking: where’s the celebration?

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But as Wonder Woman celebrates her 85th anniversary this month, fans have started asking one question: Why isn't DC celebrating this milestone for her?
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NYCC ’26: Jim Lee and friends share rough designs from ABSOLUTE BATMAN cartoon

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At Saturday's Jim Lee and friends panel, the artist welcomed friends and shared a first look at the Absolute Batman cartoon.
Marvel

NYCC ’26: Bendis & Sorrentino on MAGNETO: END OF DAYS, WHAT THE –?! returns, and more from the Marvel House of Ideas Panel

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The panel offered fans a look at upcoming projects set to shape the Marvel Universe into 2027.

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Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: THE GHOST AND THE LADY is ghoulish fun

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Classic Comic Compendium

Classic Comic Compendium: BATMAN – THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS turns 40

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Controversy!

Wonder Woman turns 85, but fans are asking: where’s the celebration?

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Collectibles

NYCC ‘26: WotC drops new DARKHOLD DESTINY cards, Kelly and Lanzing to write tie in comic

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NYCC ’26: The convention floor in photos

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Cartoons

“Rise of the TMNT” Cartoon Recruits John Cena as New Villain

While Nickelodeon's newest iteration of the TMNT franchise, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has yet to showcase footage when it was announced...
Marvel

Marvel Month-to-Month Sales Oct. 2017: “To Sell Or Not To Sell To Customers”

Xavier's on fire this month, so just read it.
DC

Reports say Bendis to make his DC debut with Jim Lee in ACTION COMICS #1000

In November 2017, Brian Michael Bendis, one of the most prolific writers at Marvel Comics for nearly two decades, stunned the comics world when...
Movies

Fox continues to shuffle their superheroes: DEADPOOL 2 debuting earlier, NEW MUTANTS delayed 10 months

The fallout of Gore Verbinski dropping out of Gambit has caused the studio to shuffle a number of their projects, or at the very...
Art

Know How: How to Get the Best from Your Artist

By David Seidman Writers and artists are born enemies. “That stupid artist didn’t draw what I wrote!” echoes down the halls of comics history. But it...
Movies

From the “know when to fold ’em” file, a third director quits GAMBIT

Gambit, Fox's effort to bring the ragin' cajun to the big screen in a solo effort, and a movie that literally only exists because...
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Manga and Anime News

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: THE GHOST AND THE LADY is ghoulish fun

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Beat's Bizarre Halloventure covers TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE ETERNAL HEART, THE CAT PROPOSES, and THE BLACK MUSEUM: THE GHOST AND THE LADY.

NYCC ’26: Talking THE APOTHECARY DIARIES with Aoi Yuki and Takeo Otsuka

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Live voice acting and hints about season 3.

NYCC ’26: Yen Press announces KINO’S JOURNEY light novels, AFTER MIDNIGHT SKIN and more

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Fourteen new manga, manhwa and light novel licenses were announced.

NYCC ’26: Manga goes global with MANGAPLUS, K-MANGA and MANGAUP

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Editors-in-chief of three Japanese manga apps discuss trends they've noticed and things they've learned about global manga over the years.

NYCC ‘26: Crunchyroll brings a host of anime and manga first looks, including SEKIRO: NO DEFEAT

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NYCC '26: Crunchyroll returns with an exclusive first look at Sekiro: No Defeat and many other announcements during the Crunchyroll Showcase panel

NYCC ’26: Aniplex and Fathom bring PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA THE MOVIE -WALPURGISNACHT: RISING- to theaters

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The film will arrive exclusively in theatres in both subtitled and English dubbed formats January 16-19, 2027.
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NYCC ’26: Marvel’s Steve Wacker Retailer Day speech – in full

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At NYCC Retailer Day, Marvel's new Editor in Chief Steve Wacker spent more than half an hour telling store owners what they can expect from the new Marvel

NYCC ’26: Wacker boffo in retailer debut and more notes

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The first two days of programming at New York Comic Con 2026 were all about rising sales, and renewed enthusiasm

Informa buys Clarion Events, home of Anime NYC, Awesome Con and more

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The #1 event company, Informa, has just acquired the #3 event company, Clarion, in a $2.8 billion deal.

DC Studio’s Gunn and Safran to report directly to David Ellison

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DC Studios and DC Comics seem to be safe and valued in the emerging corporate structure at Skydance, the merged WBD and Paramount Studios.

Look what we’ve done with $2 billion: where does the comics industry go next?

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Comics have worked hard to become a $2 billion industry, but there's still a long way to go to create economic security for creators

Report: De Luca and Abdy out at WarnerMount but Gunn and Safran to stay

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Lots of C-suite job changes as the combined WarnerMount studio takes shape, according to industry reports
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Classic Comic Compendium: BATMAN – THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS turns 40

As Batman - The Dark Knight Returns turns 40, The Beat's classic comic compendium column reflects on the classic work.
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The Marvel Rundown: The clock strikes MIDNIGHT at Marvel!

Marvel unleashes their new horror line this week and the Rundown team assembles to break down each book!
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DC Round-Up: JONAH HEX #1 and THE DEMON #1 bring horror and dark fantasy to DC Next Level

A pair of writer/artist debuts continues DC Next Level's string of successes, in Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #1 and The Demon #1.
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Horror Beat: Paul Tremblay tackles A.I in DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP

What is real anymore? Can anyone tell?
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The Marvel Rundown: Here comes the less than AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1000

This week's Marvel Rundown takes a look at Amazing Spider-Man #1000, Alien vs. X-Men #1, and the Queen in Black finale!
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Comic Review: Unexpected inspiration from MAFALDA VOL. 1

Quino's masterpiece MAFALDA is reviewed by Arpad Okay, only this review of a comic is itself a comic. Graphic criticism? Why? Well, find out!
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TV Review: ADVENTURE TIME: SIDE QUESTS Season 2 is a fun and light continuation of the nostalgic spinoff

Avery and Ollie Kaplan review the first half of Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2, which reunites Finn the Human and Jake the Dog.
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Horror Beat: RESIDENT EVIL is a campy, gnarly love-letter to the games

Welcome to Racoon City. We hope you survive the experience.
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Graphic Novel Review: BRASS SUN VOL. 1 will transport you to a clockwork universe

Pick up Brass Sun Vol. 1 today if you prefer a complicated story about how complicated people can tend to be.
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Entertainment

NYCC ‘26: WotC drops new DARKHOLD DESTINY cards, Kelly and Lanzing to write tie in comic

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The tie-in comic will tell the story of the new character being introduced in DARKHOLD DESTINY.

NYCC ’26: STAR TREK Universe panel shows off STARFLEET ACADEMY, William Shatner, and a Gorn head

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The Star Trek Universe panel gave fans something to buzz about.  

NYCC ‘26: Tom Welling and the cast of SMALLVILLE unite for the show’s 25th anniversary

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The panel was a joyful celebration of the show's impact.

NYCC ’26: MURDOCH MYSTERIES comes to comics from Ryan North and Jason Loo

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The new comic series was announced at NYCC today during a Murdoch Mysteries panel.

NYCC ’26: Interviews from the THE SIXTY YEAR MISSION: HOW STAR TREK CHANGED TELEVISION AND THE WORLD premiere

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Comics Beat conducts interviews at the premiere of The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World, including William Shatner, Nana Visitor and MORE!

NYCC ’26: Nitrate Games unveils JAY AND SILENT BOB’S JOINT VENTURE gameplay trailer

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An adult cozy farm sim that offers fans an opportunity to engage with and play as filmmaker Kevin Smith’s beloved cult classic characters.

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Danhausen just won the Knicks an NBA championship

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A simple uncursing ended a 53-year championship drought.

Girls just wanna have San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Cyndi Lauper WWE action figures

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Mattel Creations has announced a San Diego Comic-Con 2026 exclusive WWE action figure 3-pack featuring Cindi Lauper on Piper's Pit.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Thank God For The New Day

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Don't you dare be sour -- clap for ya bois that know their worth and FEEEEEL THA POWWAAAA!!

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Wrestlemania? More like Admania

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Did Hulk Hogan get more screentime than most matches?

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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