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Marvel Rundown: Miraculous events in AVENGERS ARMAGEDDON #4

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This week we look at Avengers Armageddon #4 and its dramatic reveal. Plus, reviews of Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and DNX #1.
Wednesday Comics

Wednesday Comics Reviews: We’re doing DND and CREEPSHOW like it’s 1985

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This week's lead review is the first issue from the latest volume of CREEPSHOW, the fifth to be published by Skybound. Plus, much more!
Controversy!

ANGOULÊME: Festival’s Future Now in Judges Hands

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Originally mounted in February, the court date had been moved some six times before the court called time on the endless postponements by all sides. It had originally been set to take place in March
Dark Horse

INTERVIEW: Exploring Dan Houser’s AMERICAN CAPER

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Dan Houser, the man behind the GTA and Red Dead Redemption games, has turned to comics with American Caper and it's a wild ride
DC

DC Round-Up: The BAD SEEDS event spreads across the Bat-titles

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This week's four BAD SEEDS entries are excellent event comics, but they’re even better entries in their own ongoing tales.

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ANGOULÊME: Festival’s Future Now in Judges Hands

Originally mounted in February, the court date had been moved some six times before the court called time on the endless postponements by all sides. It had originally been set to take place in March
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Mad Cave Studios

Maverick’s YA graphic novel NAVIGATING WITH YOU returns for a second volume

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Wednesday Comics

Wednesday Comics Reviews: We’re doing DND and CREEPSHOW like it’s 1985

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Dark Horse

INTERVIEW: Exploring Dan Houser’s AMERICAN CAPER

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DC

DC Round-Up: The BAD SEEDS event spreads across the Bat-titles

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Previews

Exclusive Preview: Lilah Sturges pumps up the HEAT OF FASHION

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A year of free comics: Batman Black & White by Gaiman, Bolland, Timm, etc.

Get five classic Batman stories by Neil Gaiman, Simon Bisley, Brian Bolland, Klaus Janson, Ted McKeever and Bruce Timm to read for free.
Free Comics

A year of free comics: Anna Archie Bongiovanni’s Grease Bats

You wouldn't necessarily expect the author of the moody, haunting fantasy comic Out of Hollow Water to be a cracking good comedic cartoonist, but...
Entertainment

SPANDEXLESS SATURDAY: Is it time for an all woman Royal Rumble WWE?

Welcome to Spandexless Saturday. It's freezing outside, so why not spend your early Sabado in the warm snuggie of stately Beat Manor. Every Saturday...
Legal Matters

Comics author and historian Gerard Jones arrested on charges of child pornography

Gerard Jones, a comics writer whose career includes writing Green Lantern and The Trouble with Girls, co-creating Prime for Malibu, has been arrested on...
Comics

Injustice 2 Game Gets Release Date?

While Injustice 2 developer NetherRealm (Mortal Kombat) had been almost radio silent since SDCC, today that silence was broken when creative lead Ed Boon himself...
Breaking News

Marvel teases a SECRET EMPIRE for Steve Rogers, Captain America in 2017

Marvel has just revealed a brand new teaser with the words SECRET EMPIRE and 2017. Due to the teaser's inclusion of a specific shield,...
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Manga and Anime News

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: DRIFTING DRAGONS is meaty

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers DRIFTING DRAGONS, THE INCONVENIENT LIFE OF AN AROUSING PRIESTESS, and SHE AND HER CAT.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: AKARI is luminous

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga series A LONG & SHORT LOVE STORY, PSYCHEDELIA, and AKARI.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: BATMAN dons a DEATH MASK

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the series UNINTENTIONAL LOVE STORY, CROW TIME and BATMAN: DEATH MASK.

INTERVIEW: Akiko Higashimura, author of PRINCESS JELLYFISH and many more

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Acclaimed manga artist and writer Akiko Higashimura, talks about her work, her process, and her advice for newer creators.

KPEX showcaing Korean content is coming to NYC in 2027

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Korean pop culture is getting its own comic con style event in New York next May: KPEX the Korean Pop Culture Expo

Manga Mirai to shut down, merge with MangaPlaza

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NTT's manga reading service Manga Mirai will shut down in December, with user information getting transferred to sister site MangaPlaza.
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Marvel’s 300K success story and Taschen compact editions

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Marvel has some good stuff going on, including three bestselling comics and an affordable line of reprints from Taschen

Pop King offers to buy Diamond consignment inventory

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While the Diamond consignment inventory ownership continues to be contested, a new player has entered the chat, Pop King

Diamond Bankruptcy: Sparkle Pop Strikes Back

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Sparkle Pop has filed a long objection to the settlement agreement between the Diamond estate and the Consignment Group

Marvel is improving retailer relations and compact offerings

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Marvel's release plans for the Midnight line, and introduction of a more affordable compact line are getting retailers excited

Manga Mirai to shut down, merge with MangaPlaza

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 0
NTT's manga reading service Manga Mirai will shut down in December, with user information getting transferred to sister site MangaPlaza.

Diamond again: But wait a minute, what about Sparkle Pop?

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Sparkle Pop might still have a wrench or two to throw into the works of the Diamond settlement.
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Marvel Rundown: Miraculous events in AVENGERS ARMAGEDDON #4

This week we look at Avengers Armageddon #4 and its dramatic reveal. Plus, reviews of Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and DNX #1.
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Wednesday Comics Reviews: We’re doing DND and CREEPSHOW like it’s 1985

This week's lead review is the first issue from the latest volume of CREEPSHOW, the fifth to be published by Skybound. Plus, much more!
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DC Round-Up: The BAD SEEDS event spreads across the Bat-titles

This week's four BAD SEEDS entries are excellent event comics, but they’re even better entries in their own ongoing tales.
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Top Comics to Buy for September 16, 2026: A gruesome bunch of murder books

This week's gritty bunch of top comics to buy for September 16 features Nightwing, Exquisite Corpses, The Patron, and more!
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Classic Comic Compendium: JOE THE BARBARIAN will inspire you to explore the worlds inside

Joe the Barbarian occupies the same space as something like The Filth and Annihilator, but approaches it from a different angle.
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Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: DRIFTING DRAGONS is meaty

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers DRIFTING DRAGONS, THE INCONVENIENT LIFE OF AN AROUSING PRIESTESS, and SHE AND HER CAT.
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Graphic Novel Review: Noah Van Sciver’s THE MESS speaks to the melancholy of contemporary life

With THE MESS, cartoonist Noah Van Sciver shows that decades into making comics, he has become a more confident cartoonist.
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Horror Beat: A nightmare worth having in James Ross II’s PARASOMNIA

A sleep demon in Freddy Krueger territory?
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Graphic Novel Review: THE GIRL WHO LOVED MONSTERS serves up a good old-fashioned monster hunt

The Girl Who Loved Monsters is a thrilling and heartwarming horror adventure that young readers will eagerly devour.
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Entertainment

INTERVIEW: Exploring Dan Houser’s AMERICAN CAPER

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Dan Houser, the man behind the GTA and Red Dead Redemption games, has turned to comics with American Caper and it's a wild ride

Titan’s HIGHLANDER graphic novel switching to miniseries release

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Titan's four-issue comic based on the original Highlander script by Gregory Widen, featuring art by Szymon Kudranski, will begin in December.

Retro SPIDER-MAN: TAS figures highlight latest Hasbro Marvel Legends reveals

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Available for pre-order very soon!

Horror Beat: A nightmare worth having in James Ross II’s PARASOMNIA

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A sleep demon in Freddy Krueger territory?

Report: Asa Germann cast as the X-Men’s Angel in MCU reboot

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Gen V's Asa Germann has been reportedly cast as Angel/Warren Worthington III in the new X-Men movie, due out May 5, 2028.

ONTOS promises to be a new cycle of suffering from the morbid minds of Frictional Games and Kepler Interactive

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Prepare for yet another terrifying masterpiece of existential horror from Frictional Games.

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Danhausen just won the Knicks an NBA championship

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A simple uncursing ended a 53-year championship drought.

Girls just wanna have San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Cyndi Lauper WWE action figures

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Mattel Creations has announced a San Diego Comic-Con 2026 exclusive WWE action figure 3-pack featuring Cindi Lauper on Piper's Pit.

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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