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DC Round-UP: BATMAN #9 reminds us why we fall

Batman #9 is a great look at what happens to the Bat Family when they are facing major struggles. Plus, Absolute Superman, and more!

Wednesday Comics Reviews: Checking in on the ENERGON UNIVERSE, Robo Lincoln, and more

This week's Wednesday Comics Reviews column checks in on the Energon Universe before looking at If Destruction Be Our Lot, and much more!

Report: Comics creators struggling despite a thriving industry

UK creators like making comics, but they struggle to make a living at it, among many other challenges, according to a new report from the Comics Cultural Impact Collective.

The last ComiXology employee quietly exits the building I

ComiXology, the once ascendant platform for digital comics sales, has seen its last employee depart, but Comixology Originals will continue on

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ComicsPRO: Comics sales up 0.3% in 2o16, industry could Make Mine Marvel again

  Comics sales barely went up last year, as Diamond reported an overall 0.3% rise in comics and GNs in 2016. The figures were part of...

PEN World Voices Festival spotlights gender, power and graphic novels with Rokudenashiko and more

PEN America is a prestigious literary organization devoted to the freedom to write around the world. Their annual World Voices Festival brings together writers...

ComicsPRO: Grumpy Cat and Garfield are teaming up for Dynamite and Boom!

Apathy meets negativity in an ultimate comics cats team-up.

INTERVIEW: Alexey Sokolin and Alex Rothman Showcase their Comics Poetry Journal, INK BRICK

by Alex Dueben One of the more interesting forms of comics that has gained prominence in recent years is “comics poetry” and one of the...

Drawn & Quarterly Announces Their Fall 2017 Line-up with Barry, Gauld, Kafka and Unquotable Trump

Montreal publisher Drawn & Quarterly has recently announced it’s Fall 2017 publishing slate. It’s a fantastic selection. There’s a new softcover edition of Tom...

Compare and Contrast Marvel’s Legacy Heroes with Generations

Over the past few years, Marvel has been growing a huge roster of second generation heroes bearing the same name as their predecessors with...

Manga and Anime News

TOKYOPOP KIDS imprint debuts with titles for young readers

Tokyopop has announced its new imprint for young readers, Tokyopop Kids, with its first batch of titles hitting shelves in the fall.

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.

Business News

Report: Comics creators struggling despite a thriving industry

UK creators like making comics, but they struggle to make a living at it, among many other challenges, according to a new report from the Comics Cultural Impact Collective.

The last ComiXology employee quietly exits the building I

ComiXology, the once ascendant platform for digital comics sales, has seen its last employee depart, but Comixology Originals will continue on

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

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Entertainment

THE BOYS series finale to screen in 4DX theaters

The final episode will be screened in theaters on Tuesday, May 19, the night before it's released on Prime Video.

THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU head to Papercutz

The pair will star in Danger in the Dark, an all-new adventure by Delilah S. Dawson, Mario del Pennino, and Arianna Florean in July.

Interview: GAME CHANGER – HOME EDITION designer Joshua Balvin can’t wait for people to play

Game Changer: Home Edition designer Joshua Balvin explores the game's development process in an interview with The Beat.

Ensign’s Log: THE ART OF STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS embodies a suitable celebration of a special series

The Art of Star Trek: Lower Decks is a thorough and very well executed celebration of a once-in-a-lifetime animated series.

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.

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

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

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.