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The 2026 Graphic Medicine Award shortlists have been prescribed

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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

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

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

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

DC launches competition for fans to create a new Batman villain

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

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The 2026 Graphic Medicine Award shortlists have been prescribed

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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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Movies

The League “comes together” in the new JUSTICE LEAGUE trailer

With another Saturday comes the next step in lightening up the fairly moribund DC Films universe, with the first actual trailer (the previous one...
Disney

NO SPANDEX SATURDAY: Can the magic of Disney Afternoon appeal to new audiences?

First off apologies to anyone who missed #1 reviews this week. Business commitments kept me traveling and away from writing anything other than news...
Comics

Preview: What’s next for SUPERWOMAN #9 in a post-“Reborn” world?

The events of "Superman Reborn" have radically altered everything we've known about Superman since that first issue of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice...
Free Comics

A Year of Free Comics: Kris Stress is drawing a comic a day chronicling the Trump presidency

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSAixrBBfkw/? Kris Stress is a Chicago based visual artist who's known for turning out a lot of work. And since November 9th he set himself...
Marvel

Marvel’s learnings continue today with big retailer summit

As we've noted in our recent sales charts, things have taken a dark turn at Marvel sales-wise in the last six months or so...
Marvel

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING also gets a new poster, and it’s great

I generally don't go-in for these Marvel posters, most of which are a pretty uninspired bunch, beyond that first really great Guardians of the...
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Manga and Anime News

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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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

Webtoon, Kadokawa & Redice Studio launch STUDIO WHITE

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Wrestling News and History

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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Hdddrrrrrrrrraaaaapadooooo (hoot toot do toooooo)

Turnbuckle BEATdown: AEW did the right thing with Kris Statlander

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The future remains bright for Statlander.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Remembering the Reigns of Terror, Pt. 2 – Jeff Jarrett

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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

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The two-part series, helmed by Steve Orlando and Travis Mercer, will debut with a special preview issue at this month's convention.
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