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Marvel

D23 Updates: Disney reveals X-Men cast for May 2028 film

Beat Staff - 08/15/2026 12:05 am 0

D23's Marvel Panel is rolling out RIGHT NOW and we are reporting on it LIVE.

Official SUPERGIRL video made private after AI allegations

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 08/14/2026 4:45 pm 0

Warner Bros. pulled a behind-the-scenes video after it appeared to show Supergirl's cast and crew examining AI-generated concept art.

Marvel

D23: Disney drops Avengers Doomsday teaser trailer – what did Victor DO???

Heidi MacDonald - 08/15/2026 12:45 am

Marvel Studios has dropped the Doomsday teaser trailer than ran in Hall H and it reveals all manner of horrible things that Dr. Victor von Doom has done

Comics

Interview: TILLY and SUSAN BRIDGES on JUST ANOTHER SUMMER, STAR TREK: VOYAGER: HOMECOMING and more

Beat Staff - 08/14/2026 3:30 pm 0

Comics Beat caught up with power writing couple Tilly and Susan Bridges at SDCC '26 and asked all about Just Another Summer, Star Trek and more!

Reviews

Book Review: KIKI AND THE NEW MAGIC deserves to be delivered to your shelf

Avery Kaplan - 08/14/2026 2:00 pm 0

Avery Kaplan reviews the middle grade prose novel Kiki and the New Magic by Eiko Kadono, the spellbinding sequel to Kiki's Delivery Service.

SDCC 2026 NEWS

Interview: JIM MCCANN explores THE OTHER HALF

Deanna Destito - 08/14/2026 10:00 am

Interview: JAMIE S. RICH reflects on Ignition Press, SDCC, and THE DOGSITTER

Deanna Destito - 08/13/2026 10:00 am

SDCC ’26: X-MEN ’97 Season 2 voice actors celebrate X-ceptional fandom

Taimur Dar - 08/12/2026 6:30 pm

Interview: DAVE WIELGOSZ’S SHOWDOWN has begun

Deanna Destito - 08/12/2026 10:00 am

Interview: ROB GUILLORY dives into INNARDS

Deanna Destito - 08/11/2026 3:30 pm

Interview: EAST SIDE SAINTS are ready to help with your demon problem

Deanna Destito - 08/11/2026 10:00 am

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Graphic Novel Review: ALBION ranks as an odd, excellent piece of comics history

Mike Donachie - 08/14/2026 11:00 am 1

Sales Charts: Absolute Batman #1 in July – and even more numbers

Heidi MacDonald - 08/14/2026 10:00 am 0

Digital comics sales are still 5-10% of print

Heidi MacDonald - 08/14/2026 9:30 am 1

Exclusive Preview: I LOVE APOCALYPTIC ZOMBIE MISFITS Kickstarter launches today

Deanna Destito - 08/13/2026 2:00 pm 0

SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH series gets surprise midnight release

Adam Barnhardt - 08/13/2026 1:30 pm 0

Cover image of a cartoonist being held by a giant fist

Graphic Novel Review: THE DISSIDENTS takes an unflinching look at a U.S. era similar to our own

Kerry Vineberg - 08/13/2026 11:00 am 0

Latest Comics News

Marvel

D23: Marvel drops a poster and trailer for VisionQuest

VisionQuest wraps up the Wanda/Agatha/Vision trilogy as the Vision and Ultron must solve the mystery of the Vision's apparent son

Heidi MacDonald - 08/15/2026 1:00 am

Marvel

D23: Disney drops Avengers Doomsday teaser trailer – what...

Heidi MacDonald - 08/15/2026 12:45 am

Marvel

D23 Updates: Disney reveals X-Men cast for May 2028...

Beat Staff - 08/15/2026 12:05 am

Official SUPERGIRL video made private after AI allegations

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Cartoons

Voiceover legend Jim Cummings to appear on a trio of panels at D23 this weekend

Taimur Dar -

Comics

Interview: TILLY and SUSAN BRIDGES on JUST ANOTHER SUMMER, STAR TREK: VOYAGER: HOMECOMING and more

Beat Staff -

Reviews

Book Review: KIKI AND THE NEW MAGIC deserves to be delivered to your shelf

Avery Kaplan -

Entertainment

Unstable Games’ IF WORDS COULD KILL turns vocabulary into magical ammunition

Ricardo Serrano Denis -

Boom Studios

Exclusive: Howard & Jaro’s MARIAN HERETIC gets 2nd printing ahead of debut

Marian Heretic #1 by Tini Howard and Joe Jaro has sold out ahead of its on-sale date. BOOM! has announced a second printing.

Trade Rating

Graphic Novel Review: WITCHCRAFT conjures a thrilling tale of dark magic and feminist history

Sole Otero's Witchcraft is a thrilling page-turner and a haunting meditation on how cycles of power echo through history.

Comics

Goats Flying Press announces new titles ahead of 2-year anniversary

As part of the stretch goals from its current Kickstarter campaign, publisher Goats Flying Press is announcing a slate of new titles.

Honey, DC Comics Shrunk the Comics: A brief history of DC’s compact comics

DC's Compact Comics are a huge hit with readers, but there were many attempts in the past at smaller format comics

Comic Strips

The greatest opening comic of all time is 75 today

On its 75th anniversary, a brief examination of the first Peanuts strip, and its companion, Here Comes Charlie Brown! A Peanuts Pop-Up

Comics

Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: THE COMICS COURIER, GALLERY NUCLEUS THE ART OF KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, WILD WISPS, and two more projects you’ll love!

Welcome to this week’s installment of The Beat's Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up! Let's look at what happens when deep stories meet sci-fi fun, a phenomenal gallery, a magazine with a space twist, and much more!

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Manga and Anime News

Darkroom brings AACHI AND SSIPAK to streaming

D. Morris - 08/13/2026 3:30 pm 0

South Korean film Aachi and Ssipak finally arrives on streaming via Darkroom.

GlobalComix announces partnership with FanFan Comics, more Asian publishers to come

Isaac Swindle - 08/12/2026 1:30 pm 0

GlobalComix announces partnership with digital manhua publisher FanFan Comics leading up to Anime NYC, more Asian comics partners to come.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: BANDE DEAD INNATE tells a grounded, intimate story

Adam Wescott - 08/10/2026 11:00 am 0

This week, three writers at Beat's Bizarre Adventure cover the works FIGHTING GIRLS, SNOW FAIRY, and BANDE DEAD INNATE.

MANGA MILLION launches with nearly 400 titles… and uncredited translators

Masha Zhdanova - 08/06/2026 5:40 pm 0

MANGA MILLION, a million-page app released by Shueisha to celebrate its 100th anniversary, faces criticism over uncredited human translators.

MANGA REVIEW: CRESCENT MOON MARCHING puts on a lovely performance

Masha Zhdanova - 08/04/2026 11:30 am 0

Crescent Moon Marching vol. 1 Created by Hamachi Yamada Colors by...

Otakon 2026: AnimEigo announces ANTIQUE BAKERY, ReLIFE, and more

Kalai Chik - 08/01/2026 7:28 am 0

AnimEigo announced five new home media titles at Otakon 2026, including a reprint of ReLIFE and a 4K Blu-ray version of Dog of Flanders.

Business News

Sales Charts: Absolute Batman #1 in July – and even more numbers

Heidi MacDonald - 08/14/2026 10:00 am 0

Absolute Batman was #1 in July sales, but Prana DMS is now including dollar shares for publishers and per store averages

Digital comics sales are still 5-10% of print

Heidi MacDonald - 08/14/2026 9:30 am 1

A new report on the state of digital in Publishers Weekly repeats the 5-10% share that we've been hearing for a long time

Marvel meets Star Wars: it was their destiny

Heidi MacDonald - 08/12/2026 10:15 am 0

The Marvel/Star Wars crossover passes the ultimate frontier for team-ups, but the time may be right for it

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits: Looking back at San Diego Comic-Con 2026

Heidi MacDonald - 08/10/2026 9:30 am 1

Looking back at San Diego Comic-Con, a magical space outside of time, but one that must inevitably evolve

Archie Comics legal woes continue with delayed foreclosure sale

Heidi MacDonald - 08/07/2026 9:30 am 1

Archie Comics co-owner Jon Goldwater's legal battles continue, with a foreclosure sale postponed after a successful appeal

What happens next in the Diamond Bankruptcy…and a few loose ends

Heidi MacDonald - 08/06/2026 9:30 am 0

Looking at the settlement between the Diamond Estate and the Consignment Group, and what happens next

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Book Review: KIKI AND THE NEW MAGIC deserves to be delivered to your shelf

Avery Kaplan reviews the middle grade prose novel Kiki and the New Magic by Eiko Kadono, the spellbinding sequel to Kiki's Delivery Service.

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Unstable Games’ IF WORDS COULD KILL turns vocabulary into magical ammunition

Remember, RIZZ and DELULU are in the dictionary.

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Graphic Novel Review: ALBION ranks as an odd, excellent piece of comics history

ALBION, which was plotted by Alan Moore, is an odd and excellent piece of comics history that got a new print run this summer.

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Movie Review: TONY—a coming of age tale of the legend that is Anthony Bourdain

Matt Johnson's Tony explores Anthony Bourdain's origin through an engaging coming-of-age story anchored by Dominic Sessa's charismatic performance.

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Graphic Novel Review: THE DISSIDENTS takes an unflinching look at a U.S. era similar to our own

Derf Backderf’s account of political cartoonists during World War I reveals strong parallels with our own era, from the muzzling of dissent to anti-immigrant sentiment.

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Horror Beat: TEENAGE SEX & DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA Finds Love In A Violent Place

Jane Schoenbrun turns their signature genre blend into a macabre love story.

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The Marvel Rundown: MILE MORALES – SPIDER-MAN #1 delivers classic superheroics

Bryan Edward Hill and Nico Leon craft a throwback Spider-Man story with a stylish flair and attitude.

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DC Round-Up: A peek inside the KINGDOM OF ZOD, a new Superman crossover

The start of the Kingdom of Zod crossover is our main review this week, plus quick hits about Firestorm and Absolute Batman!

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Wednesday Comics Reviews: Going around with the horror of CULT-DE-SAC #1, and more

Cult-de-Sac #1, the new horror book from Ignition Press, leads this week's Wednesday Comics Reviews column. Plus, much more!