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The 2026 Graphic Medicine Award shortlists have been prescribed

Dean Simons - 05/04/2026 9:30 am 0

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

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

Kathryn Hemmann - 05/01/2026 11:00 am 0

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

Interview: Brandon T. Snider embarks on a space road trip with SUPERGIRL’S FAMILY VACATION graphic novel

Taimur Dar - 05/04/2026 10:00 am

The Summer of Supergirl begins this week with the release of an all-new middle grade graphic novel!

IDW

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

Taimur Dar - 05/01/2026 10:30 am 0

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

DC launches competition for fans to create a new Batman villain

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 05/01/2026 9:45 am 1

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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Kadokawa plans to expand Manga Spot shops across the US

Heidi MacDonald - 05/01/2026 9:30 am 0

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

Heidi MacDonald - 05/01/2026 9:15 am 0

Graphic Novel Review: CHAPO TRAP HOUSE YEAR ONE delivers a promising anthology with a few stumbles

E.B. Hutchins - 04/30/2026 11:00 am 0

EXCLUSIVE: Ruth Roche: the Phantom Hand of Comics looks at a little known piece of comics history

Heidi MacDonald - 04/30/2026 10:45 am 0

DC Comics, Blinded by Whiteness

James Portis III - 04/30/2026 9:30 am 10

Webtoon, Kadokawa & Redice Studio launch STUDIO WHITE

Samantha Puc - 04/29/2026 9:00 pm 0

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Game Review: INVINCIBLE VS offers a brutal and fun new entry into the fighting game scene

Invincible VS is a solid fighting game debut with a fun play loop, deep mechanics and brutal action, but requires patience to master.

Julian Lytle - 05/04/2026 3:45 pm

Mad Cave Studios

Revisit pre-Castro Cuba in crime noir HAVANA SPLIT

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 05/04/2026 2:45 pm

Beat's Bizarre Adventure

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: Takako Shimura’s EVEN THOUGH WE’RE ADULTS...

Adam Wescott - 05/04/2026 11:00 am

Interview: Brandon T. Snider embarks on a space road trip with SUPERGIRL’S FAMILY VACATION graphic novel

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Awards

The 2026 Graphic Medicine Award shortlists have been prescribed

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Marvel

IT’S SYMBIE to showcase Marvel’s newest and cutest symbiote

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LGBTQ

Marvel reveals connecting STAR WARS Pride Month covers

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Manga

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

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IDW

Shelly Bond’s Black Crown imprint not accepting submissions right now

As explained by editor Shelly Bond on Twitter, her new Black Crown imprint, coming from IDW later this year, is not taking submissions. https://twitter.com/sxbond/status/847169505398730752 To be fair,...

Dark Horse

Why Hiring Ex-Vertigo Editors Makes So Much Sense

Unless you were on a particularly good vacation, you probably heard the news a few weeks back that Vertigo editors were in high demand....

Kibbles 'n' Bits

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 3/30/17: Having second thoughts

§ Nice Art: Okay I was ragging on All Time Comics yesterday, but this portrait of Blind Justice by Noah Van Sciver and Steve Bissette...

Free Comics

A Year of Free Comics: Why We Break Our Stuff Accidentally On Purpose by Josh Neufeld

Humans are a strange crew, with many passive aggressive behavior traits. One of them - why people are careless with their phones - is...

First Look at Cress Williams as Black Lightning

Believe it or not, a Black Lightning pilot is shooting in Atlanta and here's a photo to prove it.

News

The Marvel Rundown: Get PRIMED with the Inhumans and X-Men!

We're in a brand new era for both the Inhumans and X-Men. This sea change has come even quicker than usual from the publisher....

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

Adam Wescott - 05/04/2026 11:00 am 0

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

Merve Giray - 05/01/2026 6:00 pm 0

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!

Dean Simons - 05/01/2026 2:46 pm 0

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

Heidi MacDonald - 05/01/2026 9:30 am 0

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

Ollie Kaplan - 04/30/2026 12:45 pm 0

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

Webtoon, Kadokawa & Redice Studio launch STUDIO WHITE

Samantha Puc - 04/29/2026 9:00 pm 0

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

Business News

Kadokawa plans to expand Manga Spot shops across the US

Heidi MacDonald - 05/01/2026 9:30 am 0

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

Heidi MacDonald - 05/01/2026 9:15 am 0

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

Heidi MacDonald - 04/29/2026 3:45 pm 0

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

Rich Johnson - 04/29/2026 9:30 am 7

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

Heidi MacDonald - 04/23/2026 9:30 am 0

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

Samantha Puc - 04/13/2026 5:01 pm 0

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

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Game Review: INVINCIBLE VS offers a brutal and fun new entry into the fighting game scene

Invincible VS is a solid fighting game debut with a fun play loop, deep mechanics and brutal action, but requires patience to master.

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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.

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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.

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Graphic Novel Review: CHAPO TRAP HOUSE YEAR ONE delivers a promising anthology with a few stumbles

The Chapo Trap House anthology has a few standout stories like No Pasaran and Clinton Hill Horror, but also some weaker entries.

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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!

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Marvel Rundown: Ragnarök is here in THE ULTIMATES #23

This week on the Marvel Rundown we take a look at Ultimate Ragnarök with The Ultimates #23 and Frank tries to find his groove with The Punisher #3.

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DC Round-Up: JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERGALACTIC SPECIAL #1 highlights the strength of the JLU concept

Plus a full review of the highly-anticipated SWAMP THING 1989 #1 (aka SWAMP THING #88)!

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Wednesday Comics Reviews: RED ROOTS #1 tells a story across two genres, and more

Red Roots #1 leads this week's non-Big 2 review column, which also features Roots of Madness, Hellboy in Love, and much more!

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Horror Beat: Tension and sincere creepiness in HOKUM

You think someone's coming to help you?

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Entertainment

Skybound Entertainment x Prince St. Pizza collab to celebrate INVINCIBLE VS launch

05/01/2026 2:00 pm 0

Skybound Entertainment and Prince St. Pizza are collaborating on a special pizza flavor to celebrate the launch of Invincible VS.

DC launches competition for fans to create a new Batman villain

05/01/2026 9:45 am 1

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

04/30/2026 2:30 pm 0

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

Game Review: INVINCIBLE VS offers a brutal and fun new entry into the fighting game scene

Invincible VS is a solid fighting game debut with a fun play loop, deep mechanics and brutal action, but requires patience to master.

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

04/30/2026 2:00 pm 0

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

04/30/2026 12:45 pm 0

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

04/30/2026 11:15 am 2

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

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