What is a Glacier by Sophie Yanow, Almanac 2017, by Iona Fox & Undocumented, The Architecture of Migrant Detention* by Tings Chak. I read these three comics...

Comings & Goings

Butcher ankles the Beguiling to become Viz Editor-at-Large

If you follow TCAF showrunner and comics industry savant Chris Butcher on twitter yuo know he's always in Japan. Always! IS it just to...

Conventions

Emerald City Comicon volunteer lawsuit settled for nearly $500,000

A settlement has just been annoucned in last May's a class action suit filed by volunteers at the Emerald City Comic Con, over the...

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Sdcc ’17: Dark Horse announces American Gods, Black Hammer and other exclusives

Yes it is that time! Time for all things San Diego Comic Con to take over our minds and bodies! The Beat will be...

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Manga and Anime News

Manga Mavericks Books and Omoi Announce Classic Manga GEORGIE License

Lisa de la Cruz - 10/27/2026 12:15 pm 0

Manga Mavericks Books and Omoi have announced a new classic shojo manga license, Georgie

Wonderful Wednesdays: Seven Seas Announces Multiple Title Licenses and Audiobook

Imani Brooks - 10/27/2026 11:10 am 0

Seven Seas announces multiple titles for release as well as an audiobook in this Wonderful Wednesday announcement.

Beat’s Bizarre Halloventure: xxxHOLIC’s human horrors

Adam Wescott - 10/26/2026 2:30 pm 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the series xxxHOLIC, INCOMPLETE, and GIVE MY REGARDS TO BLACK JACK.

Beat’s Bizarre Halloventure: MANHOLE will make you sick

Adam Wescott - 10/19/2026 2:30 pm 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga and manhwa series ERMA, HOW ABOUT A COSMIC HORROR? and MANHOLE.

NYCC ’26 INTERVIEW: Voice actors Aoi Yuki and Takeo Otsuka on THE APOTHECARY DIARIES

Masha Zhdanova - 10/14/2026 10:00 am 0

The lead voice actors talk about Maomao, Jinshi, their characters' relationships, and the differences between feature film and TV animation.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: THE GHOST AND THE LADY is ghoulish fun

Adam Wescott - 10/12/2026 2:30 pm 0

Beat's Bizarre Halloventure covers TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE ETERNAL HEART, THE CAT PROPOSES, and THE BLACK MUSEUM: THE GHOST AND THE LADY.

Business News

NYCC 2026 had 1,553 exclusives according to CovrPrice

Heidi MacDonald - 10/20/2026 9:30 am 1

According to CovrPrice, there were 1,533 exclusives at NYCC 2026, a staggering 264% rise in just three years

NYCC ’26: Is NYCC even sustainable?

Heidi MacDonald - 10/15/2026 9:30 am 4

20 years on, NYCC 2026 is in the books, but how the show evolves has a lot of financial and logistical considerations

DC Comics will now report to Skydance’s Josh Silverman

Heidi MacDonald - 10/13/2026 9:30 am 0

A former Marvel executive will now oversee the publishing and consumer products divisions at Skydance, including DC Comics

NYCC ’26: Marvel’s Steve Wacker Retailer Day speech – in full

Heidi MacDonald - 10/12/2026 4:45 pm 1

At NYCC Retailer Day, Marvel's new Editor in Chief Steve Wacker spent more than half an hour telling store owners what they can expect from the new Marvel

NYCC ’26: Wacker boffo in retailer debut and more notes

Heidi MacDonald - 10/09/2026 9:30 am 0

The first two days of programming at New York Comic Con 2026 were all about rising sales, and renewed enthusiasm

Informa buys Clarion Events, home of Anime NYC, Awesome Con and more

Heidi MacDonald - 10/07/2026 9:30 am 0

The #1 event company, Informa, has just acquired the #3 event company, Clarion, in a $2.8 billion deal.

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Top Comics to Buy for October 28, 2026: ABSOLUTE BATMAN’s biggest issue yet, horror anthologies, and more

This week's Top Comics to Buy for October 28 features multiple horror anthologies, Absolute Batman's biggest issue yet, and more.

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Classic Comic Compendium: On Barry Windsor-Smith’s MONSTERS

Barry Windsor-Smith's style in MONSTERS suits the heavy, complex tale that he's telling, reminding you to slow down and take everything in.

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Graphic Novel Review: STAGTOWN ventures into the gothic shadows of a peculiar little town

The first volume of Punko's supernatural horror series Stagtown invites you to explore a small town haunted by subterranean anxieties.

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Halloween Beat: The HORROR COLLECTOR anime turns urban legends into real monsters

Currently streaming on Crunchyroll.

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Horror Beat: CLAYFACE is fantastic, but could’ve been molded better

Check out our review of the latest film from DC Studios.

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Graphic Novel Review: FILM NERDS uses a movie-making device to find universal truths

Our reviewer is surprised to find that Sofia Warren's new YA book, FILM NERDS, is one of the best comics of the year so far.

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Halloween Beat: MARGINALIA brings demons and stop-motion killer bunnies to a troubled abbey

Even the demon from The Exorcist makes an appearance.

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The Marvel Rundown: It’s the end of the world as we know it in AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #5

The Marvel Rundown takes an in-depth look at Avengers: Armageddon #5 plus Doomquest #5.

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DC Round-Up: ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW #6 encapsulates several 2026 comics trends

Is Absolute Green Arrow #6 the most of-the-moment comic we have? The Beat's DC Round-Up column considers the question.

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Entertainment

Walter Koenig, legendary STAR TREK star and writer, dead at 90

10/26/2026 2:15 pm 0

Walter Marvin Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov on Star...

Clayface tops box office with $43 million

10/26/2026 9:30 am 0

The DCU's horror-themed outing, Clayface, debuted atop the domestic and worldwide box office for the weekend

Eric Bauza, veteran voice actor and LOONEY TUNES star, dead at 46

10/26/2026 9:00 am 0

Emmy Award-winning voice actor Eric Bauza, who had been the regular voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and more since 2020, died suddenly of hypertensive cardiovascular disease on Sunday, October 25, aged 46.

NYCC ’26: Nacelle Company teases documentaries about “The Craziest Convention Ever” and the studio exec who “Created Most of Our Childhood.”

Two documentaries that reveal surprisingly under-recognized stories in fandom history

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