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Graphic Novel Review: OPIOIDS & ORGANS deftly dismantles the “hero” narrative of organ donations

Arizona O'Neill's OGN debut, Opioids & Organs, braids memoir and history to examine Canada's opioid crisis and organ transplantation.

Exclusive Preview: ADVENTURE TIME #13 marks a new jumping-on point for readers

Take a sneak peek at Adventure Time #13, which kicks off a new story arc, "Test of Heroes," beginning May 20.

Comics Sales Charts are now giving us more information!

Big doings in comics sales chart land: ICv2 is adding Comic Shop Assistant to their reporting, and Prana DMS is adding a monthly publisher market share chart

Exclusive: MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 gets a second printing

The first issue of Matt Kindt's sequel has sold out from distributors ahead of its release on June 24, prompting a second print run.

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Comics media watch: De Blieck debuts PipelineComics.com and more on Tilting at Windmills

In case you missed it, yesterday retailer Brian Hibbs' long running Tilting at Windmills column found a new home here at The Beat after a long run at Comic Book Resources. Augie De Blieck Jr's long running Pipeline column has also moved: the regular column will run at Comicbook.com and he's just launched his own site Pipeline Comics:

SDCC ’16: Samurai Jack creator drops details of show’s return

It's been over a decade since Samurai Jack aired, but an ending for the series - in the form of a movie or otherwise - has been on creator Genndy Tartakovsky's mind since. After last year's announcement that the series would finally return with a fifth season, Tartakovsky sat down with press at SDCC to explain what that return would look like and what brought it about.

That 1-Ton Captain America statue gets an official Brooklyn welcome next week before moving on to Bed, Bath and Beyond

  That 13-foot high 1-ton solid Bronze Captain America statue will be unveiled in Prospect Park Brooklyn next week on Wednesday, August 10, from 1-3...

The Nib is Fine, and K.C. Green is fine too

I can't really improve on this NYT story by Katie Rogers on the recent use of K.C. Green's "I'm Fine" meme in regards to...

NPR remembers writer Kim Yale

I was honored to participate in this NPR piece on the late Kim Yale produced by Neda Ulaby. Yale co-wrote many DC stories with...

RIP Gaspar Saladino, lettering legend

Gaspar Saladino, one of the greatest comic book letterers of all time, died yesterday at age 89, a few days short of his 90th...

Manga and Anime News

Yen Press announces 17 new licenses for November

Yen Press has announced new manga from Delicious in Dungeon creator Ryoko Kui and 16 additional licenses for November 2026.

Tokyopop announces Pirates of the Caribbean boxset, more Disney manga

Tokyopop has announced four Disney manga titles, including special edition releases and Spanish-language translations.

Crunchyroll announces Anime Future Forum at NYCC

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

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

MEMOIRS OF AMOROUS GENTLEMEN to become off-Broadway musical

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

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

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Comics Sales Charts are now giving us more information!

Big doings in comics sales chart land: ICv2 is adding Comic Shop Assistant to their reporting, and Prana DMS is adding a monthly publisher market share chart

The Evolving World of Newbury Comics

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

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

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

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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Entertainment

Yen Press announces 17 new licenses for November

Yen Press has announced new manga from Delicious in Dungeon creator Ryoko Kui and 16 additional licenses for November 2026.

Yen Press announces SEE YOU AT THAT SITE OF GRACE AFTER WORK audiobook

Keiichi Hikami's Elden Ring-themed See You At That Site of Grace After Work is getting an audiobook adaptation from Yen On.

Interview: J.D. Amato and Sophie Morse tap into their childhood experiences for debut graphic novel THE ENDLESS GAME

The Beat chats with the creators about their debut graphic novel inspired by their own childhood experiences.

Brian Tyree Henry and Sebastian Koch join THE BATMAN: PART II’s cast

Director Matt Reeves also confirmed Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson, and Charles Dance will appear in the 2027 sequel.

WORLDS BEYOND NUMBER podcast crowdfunding graphic novel

The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One – Book One, by Jadzia Axelrod and Sarah Webb, will tell the story of how the heroes met as children.

BARBARIC officially heading to Netflix

Netflix confirmed the show based on Michael Moreci and Nathan Gooden's comedic fantasy series is in the works during their upfront.

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Thank God For The New Day

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

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