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Neon Ichiban 3.0 brings in-app purchasing and expanded desktop functionality

Isaac Swindle - 10/05/2026 2:15 pm 0

Neon Ichiban's 3.0 update launches with in-app purchasing on the platform and expands desktop functionality to import DRM-free digital comics.

Digital Comics

NYCC ’26: Marvel replacing Unlimited with Marvel Comics Webtoon app

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 10/05/2026 10:39 am 1

Marvel Unlimited, the company's longtime comics subscription service, will shut down in December, in favor of a new app created with Webtoon.

Previews

Exclusive Preview: LOST FANTASY #13 and FIREBORN #5 cross over event

Deanna Destito - 10/05/2026 2:30 pm

LOST FANTASY #13 and FIREBORN #5 will be a major crossover event for the top Image books, and we have an exclusive preview

Previews

Exclusive Preview: CANTO: THE CLOCKWORK CHRONICLES #1 returns

Deanna Destito - 10/05/2026 10:30 am 0

CANTO: THE CLOCKWORK CHRONICLES #1 returns on November 18, thanks to Dark Horse, and The Beat has an exclusive first look!

Awards

2026 US Sophie Castille Award nominees announced

Heidi MacDonald - 10/05/2026 10:15 am 0

The nominees for the US edition of the Sophie Castille Award for translation have been announced, with the winner to revealed as part of the Harvey Awards ceremony this week

NYCC NEWS

NYCC ’26: Zub and Alburquerque team up on OMEN-BOUND

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 10/05/2026 4:00 pm

NYCC ’26: PRH unveils SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN and LEGENDS & LATTES exclusives

James Portis III - 10/05/2026 10:45 am

NYCC ’26: Marvel replacing Unlimited with Marvel Comics Webtoon app

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 10/05/2026 10:39 am

NYCC ’26: Mad Cave unveils programming and creator signing schedule

Taimur Dar - 10/02/2026 3:45 pm

NYCC ‘26: Ignition Press announces programming for New York Comic Con

Isaac Swindle - 10/02/2026 1:15 pm

NYCC ’26: Dark Horse unveils programming schedule

James Portis III - 10/02/2026 9:15 am

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

Heidi MacDonald - 10/05/2026 9:30 am

Josh Williamson and Bruno Redondo team for BATMAN: JUSTICE YEAR

Joe Grunenwald - 10/02/2026 2:00 pm

Exclusive Preview: TAKE IT BACK: LIFE, ANXIETY, AND GRAY MATTER

Deanna Destito - 10/02/2026 10:30 am

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

Heidi MacDonald - 10/02/2026 9:30 am

The New York Public Library chooses the best new comics of 2026

Ricardo Serrano Denis - 10/01/2026 4:00 pm

Interview: Brecht Even explores childhood imagination with THE JELLYFISH KING

François Vigneault - 10/01/2026 3:30 pm

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Image

NYCC ’26: Zub and Alburquerque team up on OMEN-BOUND

Jim Zub and Alberto J. Alburquerque's ongoing dark fantasy comic will be available at New York Comic Con before its debut from Image Comics in March.

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 10/05/2026 4:00 pm

Movies

Horror Beat: Start Halloween right with the Mexican film...

Ricardo Serrano Denis - 10/05/2026 3:45 pm

Retailing & Marketing

Marvel puts an end to $3.99 comics

Brandon Schatz - 10/05/2026 3:00 pm

Previews

Exclusive Preview: LOST FANTASY #13 and FIREBORN #5 cross over event

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Digital Comics

Neon Ichiban 3.0 brings in-app purchasing and expanded desktop functionality

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Entertainment

Ninety-five-year-old WILLIAM SHATNER is everywhere

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Dynamite

Dynamite reschedules BUFFY, ANGEL, and FIREFLY comics

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NYCC

NYCC ’26: PRH unveils SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN and LEGENDS & LATTES exclusives

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JUSTICE LEAGUE stumbles at the box office with $96 million opening

With the DC Cinematic Universe, Warner Bros. tried to reverse engineer Marvel's success. Rather than build each character that makes up the rich tapestry...

Awards

NO SPANDEX SATURDAY: It’s Time to Cast Your Vote in This Year’s Game Awards

Let's look at the top categories in 2017's The Game Awards and pick a few winners.

Free Comics

A year of free comics – Carta Monir on the Stealth Mechanics of Hitman’s Agent 47

We've featured Carta Monir for the "year of free comics" three times this year. I'm proud of that. I'm grateful that I'm able to...

Marvel

C.B. Cebulski’s appointment as EiC signals that the old Marvel is dead

How Cebulski's appointment as Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief signals a less US-centric and less direct market focused editorial approach to comics

News

Get Your Own Pet Demodog from Funko’s “Stranger Things 2” line

Fair warning, beware of any potential Stranger Things 2 spoilers if you haven't yet finished it yet! The weekend that Season 2 of the hit...

Comics

Preview: Limerence & Oni announce A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns

On November 15 Limerence Press, an imprint of Oni Press, announced the upcoming release of A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns. The educational...

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Manga and Anime News

NYCC ’26: Dogu Publishing unveils CHAINSAW MAN metal trading card collection collab with Crunchyroll

Taimur Dar - 10/01/2026 3:45 pm 0

Just 200 cards per character will be produced, in addition to 50 ultra-rare Pochita chase cards distributed randomly throughout the run.

First official LEGO DRAGON BALL set features Goku and Shenron

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 10/01/2026 9:00 am 0

LEGO's first Dragon Ball set, out this November, will include Kid Goku, and the dragon genie summoned by the Dragon Balls himself, Shenron.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: Our THE BOY FROM VENUS obsession

Adam Wescott - 09/28/2026 2:00 pm 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers PAWS & CLAWS, SHWD: THE COMPLETE YURI COLLECTION, and THE BOY FROM VENUS.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: DRAW THIS, THEN DIE! inspires

Adam Wescott - 09/21/2026 11:00 am 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers Draw This, Then Die!, Between the Lines, and My Mom is Easily Flustered.

Otakon 2026 Interview: Studio Trigger animation team reveals their love of American comics

Adam Wescott - 09/18/2026 3:30 pm 0

Hiromu Wakabayashi, Ichigo Kanno and Kazuki Chiba from Studio Trigger about their upcoming projects.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: DRIFTING DRAGONS is meaty

Adam Wescott - 09/14/2026 11:00 am 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers DRIFTING DRAGONS, THE INCONVENIENT LIFE OF AN AROUSING PRIESTESS, and SHE AND HER CAT.

Business News

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

Heidi MacDonald - 10/05/2026 9:30 am 4

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

Heidi MacDonald - 10/02/2026 9:30 am 0

Lots of C-suite job changes as the combined WarnerMount studio takes shape, according to industry reports

Tapas update: site to shut down on March 31, and reactions from all over

Heidi MacDonald - 10/01/2026 9:45 am 0

Kakao has released information on shutting down Tapas, with a closing date of March 31, 2027. Meanwhile, Tapas's founder and creators are speaking out

The new Ben 10 comic has sold more than 500,000 copies

Heidi MacDonald - 09/29/2026 6:00 pm 0

We knew the Ben 10 comic mostly written by Joe Casey was selling well, but half a million copies in five months is pretty darned good

Another settlement filed in Diamond Saga – and this time Sparkle Pop is on board

Heidi MacDonald - 09/24/2026 9:45 am 0

A group of 13 publishers have reached a settlement with the Diamond estate and Sparkle Pop to get their inventory back, and this Diamond business may finally be drawing to a close

We’re having a media apocalypse and it’s only Wednesday: WarnerMount, Tapas, Popverse

Heidi MacDonald - 09/23/2026 9:30 am 6

In only two days, the media apocalypse has intensified with the shutdown of Tapas and Popverse, and the coming of WarnerMount

Reviews

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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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Movie Review: FORGOTTEN ISLAND uses Filipino folklore to push animation forward

A creative delight about friendship, growing up, memory, and letting go.

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Graphic Novel Review: STRANGE CASES shines a brilliant light on gothic ruins

Strange Cases, the stunning debut of the popular illustrator Riotbones, collects a set of gorgeously drawn supernatural mysteries.

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Horror Beat: NEVER AFTER DARK gets creative at the expense of tension

Pro tip: Ghost hunting is better done during the day.

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The Marvel Rundown: MILES MORALES – SPIDER-MAN #2 doesn’t explode like it wants to

The Marvel Rundown covers this week's new issues, wherein Miles Morales finds a new love interest and faces a new villain.

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