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Deadshot takes aim in DC’s new NEXT LEVEL: ONE SHOT from Duggan and Blanco

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The one-shot will follow Deadshot on a mission that goes awry, with far-reaching consequences.
DC Round-Up

DC Round-Up: Is BARBARA GORDON: BREAKOUT #1 a breakout debut?

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Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1 delivers exactly what readers would expect - which feels like a missed opportunity.
Wednesday Comics

Wednesday Comics Reviews: HIDDEN SPRINGS #1 leads a week of strong new series launches, and more

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This week's non-Big 2 release column features four very strong new series launches, led by the retiree-kaiju comic, Hidden Springs.
Boom Studios

Exclusive: Bennett & Masellis team up for queer body horror series GASTRONOMIQUE

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BOOM! Studios has announced a new, queer, erotic body horror series, Gastronomique, set during the French Revolution.

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Wednesday Comics Reviews: HIDDEN SPRINGS #1 leads a week of strong new series launches, and more

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Awards

Lee Lai becomes first graphic novelist and non-binary author to win the Stella Prize

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Boom Studios

Exclusive: Bennett & Masellis team up for queer body horror series GASTRONOMIQUE

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Business News

The Evolving World of Newbury Comics

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Anime

Crunchyroll announces Anime Future Forum at NYCC

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Digital Comics

Madefire Gets Another $6.5M in Funding and Launches Virtual Reality Comics App

You remember Madefire?  They do the "Motion Book" not-quite-animated comics (I highly recommend Milk for the Ugly) and power the in-house digital comics sites...
News

NYCC 2016 Day One Round-Up

  Wondering what was going on yesterday as New York Comicon launched its 2016 edition?  Here are all The Beat's links for yesterday in one...
First Second

:01 Collecting Cucumber Quest Webcomic for Print

Earlier today, we mentioned that :01 (First Second Books) started serializing the Spillzone graphic novel as a webcomic.  :01 likes to do that as...
Comics

NYCC ’16: Titan to release (re)ASSIGNMENT under their Hard Case Crime imprint

Also announced this morning by Titan, the publisher will be bringing (re)Assignment, the comic that inspired the upcoming big screen crime-thriller starring Michelle Williams...
Comics

NYCC ’16: Watch Jay Anacleto’s timelapse video for his IRON FIST variant

Jay Anacleto was tapped for art duties on the NYCC variant for an upcoming issue of Marvel Premiere that will recount Iron Fist's origins.
DC

NYCC ’16: Your first-look at the cover of JUSTICE LEAGUE vs. SUICIDE SQUAD

Some new Fabok art debuts ahead of the big clash
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Manga and Anime News

Crunchyroll announces Anime Future Forum at NYCC

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Crunchyroll will hold the Anime Future Forum the day before NYCC to bring together partners in tech, gaming, music and more.

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.
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Business News

The Evolving World of Newbury Comics

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An interview with the co-owner of Newbury Comics at ICv2 revealed a lot of interesting background on their evolution

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
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Marvel Rundown: A blast from the past with SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY #1

This week we're talking Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day #1! Plus, a review of Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral Bodycount #1. 
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DC Round-Up: Is BARBARA GORDON: BREAKOUT #1 a breakout debut?

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1 delivers exactly what readers would expect - which feels like a missed opportunity.
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Wednesday Comics Reviews: HIDDEN SPRINGS #1 leads a week of strong new series launches, and more

This week's non-Big 2 release column features four very strong new series launches, led by the retiree-kaiju comic, Hidden Springs.
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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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Entertainment

Horror Beat: NEO PULPS! Promises Horror And Thrills With A Puerto Rican Bite

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B-Movies, Horror stories, political rage, and a very angry demon

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.

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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