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Exclusive Preview: BOOM! re-releases JANE in softcover format

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BOOM! Studios has announced a softcover edition of the 2017 graphic novel Jane, which reimagines Jane Eyre in modern Manhattan.
History

The Jack Kirby Way: a day of joy

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The Jack Kirby Way street naming ceremony was a joyful day as comics folk came together to celebrate the King.
Image

EXCLUSIVE: Jim Valentino covers YOUNGBLOOD #100

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The Summer of Youngblood is headed right for us, with the launch of Youngblood #100 featuring covers by ALL the image founders and partners
Marvel

Marvel sheds lights on launch of new Midnight Universe

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Marvel's Midnight Universe is launching this fall with the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Spider-Man leading the way.

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Acky Bright and MLB partner up to launch GalaXic Baseball League manga

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Kids' comics

AURORA AND THE ORC marks the return of Lewis Trondheim!

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Top Comics to Buy

Top Comics to Buy for May 13, 2026: ABSOLUTE BATMAN brings in Robin mechs, and much more

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Boom Studios

Exclusive Preview: BOOM! re-releases JANE in softcover format

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Manga

MEMOIRS OF AMOROUS GENTLEMEN to become off-Broadway musical

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Helloween!

31 Days of Halloween: Breaking Cat News Halloween Special

Beat favorite webcomic Breaking Cat News has been on hiatus since August, but why not revisit the classic Breaking Cat News Halloween Special from...
Marvel

Marvel’s ResurrXion for Iceman, Weapon X, Jean Grey and Generation X

  Marvel's been rolling out teasers for yet another eventish kind of thing due in 2017 and this time it's the merry mutants who are...
Comics Still Wonderful In Spite Of It All

Because YOU demanded it! The Best Graphic Novels of All Time?

Is there a comics canon? Do we want a comics canon? Do we need a comics canon?
News

Valiant reveals Harbingers Wars 2 is coming

One of Valiant's big fall releases is Harbinger Renegades  by Rafer Roberts and Darick Robertson, widely teased as "Jack Kirby's Trainspotting." But what you...
Comics

6 Days of BAIT: Lee Bermejo, “add all the devil horns” you’d like.

What's up everybody! Welcome to a very special series you'll only see here on The Beat. We're days away from Dark Horse publishing the enigmatic Chuck...
Marvel

Riri’s no-no: Marvel gets schooled on teen fashion and sexualization

There was a kerfuffle yesterday! Over this J. Scott Campbell variant cover to Invincible Iron Man #1. The books stars new character Riri Williams,...
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Manga and Anime News

Acky Bright and MLB partner up to launch GalaXic Baseball League manga

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Once America’s pastime, baseball has now become a high-stakes interplanetary competition.

MEMOIRS OF AMOROUS GENTLEMEN to become off-Broadway musical

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Moyoco Anno's series about a French brothel worker will become the first English, off-Broadway musical based on a manga.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: A tragic MINAMATA STORY that might make you cry

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers BLOOM FROM MISTAKE, REMASTER MONK, and THE MINAMATA STORY: AN ECOTRAGEDY.

Wonderful Wednesdays: BETROTHED TO MY SISTER’S EX audiobook and more from Seven Seas

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This week's Wonderful Wednesdays is packed! Five new manga and two light novel announcements, along with two audiobook adaptations.

TOKYOPOP KIDS imprint debuts with titles for young readers

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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

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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.
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Business News

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 5/8/26: Everything everywhere all at once

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In this week's links: Some news from Dren Productions, team-ups galore, lots of interesting interviews, and the doom scrolling allure of toxic fandoms

Rocketship Entertainment partners with Legendary Comics and Top Cow, more

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Rocketship Entertainment recently announced a series of partnership, including print editions of two webtoons created by Legendary Entertainment

Report: Comics creators struggling despite a thriving industry

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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

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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

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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
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Top Comics to Buy for May 13, 2026: ABSOLUTE BATMAN brings in Robin mechs, and much more

This week's Top Comics to Buy for May 13 features more great Absolute Batman, a finale from the sexy thriller Voyeur, and much more!
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Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: A tragic MINAMATA STORY that might make you cry

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers BLOOM FROM MISTAKE, REMASTER MONK, and THE MINAMATA STORY: AN ECOTRAGEDY.
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Graphic Novel Review: MARTYR LOSER KING skewers both the way we live and what it costs

With MARTYR LOSER KING, Saul Williams and Morgan Stone collaborate on a striking new cyber-punk fairy tale of a graphic novel.
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Graphic Novel Review: Petra Chérie will charm you with its 1970s spy story

Petra Chérie is a fantastic Attilio Micheluzzi spy story, collected now for the first time for an English reading audience.
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Horror Beat: TALES FROM THE CRYPT still a raunchy good time 37 years later

“If at first you don’t succeed, die, die again!” -The Cryptkeeper
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The Marvel Rundown: JUBILEE: DEADLY REUNION shines brightly

This week the Rundown looks at Jubilee: Deadly Reunion, Alien: King Killer, and Daredevil!
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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!
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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!
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Top Comics to Buy for May 6, 2026: How to nurse your FCBD hangover? More comics

This week's Top Comics to Buy for May 6 is a varied list that includes the flagship Batman comic, a new series from Ignition, and much more.
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Entertainment

Start saving your PokéBucks: Pikachu Press & Dark Horse Comics announce THE POKÉMON DELUXE CHARACTER GUIDE deluxe set

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Pikachu Press has partnered with Dark Horse Comics to bring you The Pokémon Deluxe Character Guide, available regular or deluxe editions.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Thank God For The New Day

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Don't you dare be sour -- clap for ya bois that know their worth and FEEEEEL THA POWWAAAA!!

MEMOIRS OF AMOROUS GENTLEMEN to become off-Broadway musical

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Moyoco Anno's series about a French brothel worker will become the first English, off-Broadway musical based on a manga.

Imogen Poots and John Reynolds to star in SEX CRIMINALS

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The comedy, based on the Image series by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky, has received an eight-episode order by Prime Video.

LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight video game trailer debuts with Kiss from a Rose

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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’s new launch trailer shows a mix of gameplay and cinematics from the game with Seal's Kiss from a Rose as the soundtrack.

Luke Skywalker rookie card sells for 687K, doubling the previous record

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As '77 Topps Star Wars set becomes the most coveted cards in the galaxy, will we continue to see a bigger demand for Star Wars collectables and original art?  

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Thank God For The New Day

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Don't you dare be sour -- clap for ya bois that know their worth and FEEEEEL THA POWWAAAA!!

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
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