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The 2026 Graphic Medicine Award shortlists have been prescribed

The Graphic Medicine International Collective have released the nominees for their annual awards, which have taken place annually since 2022 - highlighting educational, long form, and short form comics that combine the medium with healthcare

Graphic Novel Review: THE ART OF SLAY THE PRINCESS beckons readers into a dark labyrinth of bad decisions

The Art of Slay the Princess cleverly adapts the branching story of a hit horror game into a darkly fascinating graphic novel.

Exclusive Preview: Watch out Christopher Nolan, GODZILLA’S THE ODYSSEY might be the ultimate adaptation of Homer’s epic

The King of the Monsters' tour of literary canon continues this June!

DC launches competition for fans to create a new Batman villain

The winner's character will debut in September’s Detective Comics #1113, and be added to DLC for the new LEGO Batman game.

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Marvel Heroes PC Game to come to consoles this Spring

Announced earlier today, the action-packed RPG/MMO Marvel Heroes Omega, a spin-off of Marvel Heroes 2016 PC game, will bring together the Guardians of the...

Yuko Ota and Ananth Hirsh talk cultural identity and intimacy in a Must-Read Interview on OUR CATS ARE MORE FAMOUS THAN US

Ananth Hirsh's and Yuko Ota's Our Cats are More Famous than Us: A Johhny Wander Collection, is an awe inspiring book. A playful and ruminating...

10 years after Minx, here comes Charmz, a new comics line aimed at tween girls

Ah, Minx. So many memories and feelings. The very first, so ahead of its time modern graphic novel line aimed at tweenage and teen...

Another ex-Vertigo editor enters the publishing game with Alisa Kwitney’s Liminal Comics

It seems Karen Berger and Shelly Bond aren't the only ex-Vertigo editors who can't stay away from the comics game. Alisa Kwitney, who worked at...

Berserk has sold more than 1 million copies in the US

Berserk, the best selling manga by Kentaro Miura, is big in Japan and since it launched from Dark Horse in 2003 it’s been a...

THE MARVEL RUNDOWN: ResurreXion is Here! Is the New X-Men Golden? Are the Inhumans Royal?

Face front true believers, ResurreXion is upon us! After years of stagnation, Marvel has aligned the cards for yet another X-Men and Inhumans reboot....

Manga and Anime News

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: Takako Shimura’s EVEN THOUGH WE’RE ADULTS bends some rules

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ADULTS, TURNS OUT MY ONLINE FRIEND IS MY REAL-LIFE BOSS! and MOVING.

Wonderful Wednesdays: AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES…! and more from Seven Seas

Wonderful Wednesdays is back with two audiobook adaptations and five nwe manga licensing announcements this week!

Uncivilized Books kicks off new manga imprint with Hideko Mizuno’s FIRE!

Called Mangalith, the new imprint will launch in October with the pioneering shojo manga Fire!, by Hideko Mizuno.

Kadokawa plans to expand Manga Spot shops across the US

Japanese media company Kadokawa hopes to expand its Manga Spot shops throughout the US, led by retail veterans Kurt Hassler and James Killen

Ai Yazawa’s NANA live-action films to be re-released on Blu-ray

The Nana live-action films arrive on Blu-ray for the first time.

Webtoon, Kadokawa & Redice Studio launch STUDIO WHITE

New webcomic production company Studio White will launch with a Record of Lodoss War Webtoon webcomic in May.

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Kadokawa plans to expand Manga Spot shops across the US

Japanese media company Kadokawa hopes to expand its Manga Spot shops throughout the US, led by retail veterans Kurt Hassler and James Killen

The Week in Diamond: A hearing was held, a motion denied

While the fight over $50 million in inventory continues, a hearing was held this week in the Diamond bankruptcy

Anime NYC and X Tracks team up for Licensing Summit

Anime NYC is getting an invite-only licensing event, in partnership with X Tracks Licensing Summits, to be held August 20th

One weird trick that Marvel and DC could do to get more new readers

Publishing expert Rich Johnson returns to look at the importance of backstock, and Marvel and DC's very different historical approaches to inventory

Dungeon Crawler Carl goes exclusive with Libby for libraries

Libby, Overdrive's app for ebook lending, has signed an exclusive distribution deal for digital editions of Matt Dinniman's smash Dungeon Crawler Carl series

Mahjong Pros announces distribution deals with Pathway & Gazelle

New manga publisher Mahjong Pros has announced North American and European distribution deals for its upcoming print titles.

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Entertainment

DC launches competition for fans to create a new Batman villain

The winner's character will debut in September’s Detective Comics #1113, and be added to DLC for the new LEGO Batman game.

Goldin gets ready for the Summer of Greatness

The summer is almost here so get ready for some rare and unique collectibles in the Goldin Summer of Greatness.

Exclusive: Thrilljoy summons demon detective Damien Darkblood INVINCIBLE PIX! figure

Thrilljoy will release a PIX! vinyl figure of the Invincible character featuring a chase variant.

Ai Yazawa’s NANA live-action films to be re-released on Blu-ray

The Nana live-action films arrive on Blu-ray for the first time.

The Man of Steel has some competition in MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN Season 3 this summer

New episodes of the animated series arrive this June taking cues from the iconic '90s storyline Reign of the Supermen.

Game Review: Capcom doesn’t miss with PRAGMATA

The newest video game from Capcom is a mix of action and puzzle gameplay resulting in a standout sci-fi adventure!

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Wrestlemania? More like Admania

Did Hulk Hogan get more screentime than most matches?

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.