You all raced out to see this, I'm sure, so spoilers ahoy. I'll confine my remarks to bullet points but I saw this at a Sunday MORNING matinee and the theater was packed.

Kibbles 'n' Bits

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 8/8/16: $85,000 worth of comics stolen from Tampa Bay Comic Con

§ Nice Art: A Kickstarter for a reprint of Trina Robbins adaptation of Sax Rohmer's Dope is currently running. It's nearly at its goal...

Suicide Squad set for record August opening with $146 million

Don't expect superhero movies to go away any time soon.

Comics Media

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:

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Manga and Anime News

Manga Review: In COCOON, home is behind enemy lines

Arpad Okay - 06/26/2026 12:00 pm 0

Machiko Kyo's josei manga COCOON is based on a true WWII story about schoolgirls turned field nurses in Okinawa.

Check out the AMERICAN MANGA AWARDS 2026 nominees

Dean Simons - 06/25/2026 10:00 am 0

The 2026 edition of the American Manga Awards saw 320 entries from 31 different publishers across seven categories - but which made the cut?

Exclusive: See Lemire & Kindt’s Kickstarter-exclusive TEZUKA! GOD OF MANGA print rewards

Samantha Puc - 06/22/2026 2:00 pm 0

See two Kickstarter-exclusive prints from the upcoming campaign for the TEZUKA! God of Manga feature-length documentary.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: TOWER DUNGEON is a death march worth taking

Adam Wescott - 06/22/2026 11:00 am 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga and webtoon works FAR FROM ROMANCE, THE ROYAL TEA and TOWER DUNGEON.

Wonderful Wednesdays: Seven Seas announces SKIP AND LOAFER BOX SET & 2 audiobooks

Samantha Puc - 06/18/2026 6:15 pm 0

Seven Seas returned to its Wonderful Wednesdays announcements this week with a Skip and Loafer Box Set and two audiobooks.

RANMA ½ – “Tools for Living”: On fakers, shonen, and what it means to be both a boy and girl

Sean Dillon - 06/16/2026 11:30 am 0

For Pride 2026, an examination and analysis of gender in Rumiko Takahashi's seminal shonen manga series Ranma 1/2.

Business News

Layoffs begin at Dark Horse, but union means it’s complicated

Heidi MacDonald - 06/15/2026 5:45 pm 0

Dark Horse management has announced the layoffs of nine employees, but the Dark Horse Workers Union is fighting back

Sales Charts: Absolute Batman #20 and DC Comics lead May in Prana DMS charts

Heidi MacDonald - 06/12/2026 9:30 am 0

Absolute Batman #20 and DC Comics led direct market comics sales in May according to sales charts provided by Prana Direct Market Solutions

A little bit more about Skybound and the ROM #1 blind bag surprise

Heidi MacDonald - 06/11/2026 9:30 am 5

Skybound's blind bag surprise issues program is a partnership with retailers, who seem to think it's a positive thus far

Archie Comics is having a lot of legal woes

Heidi MacDonald - 06/10/2026 9:30 am 1

Archie Comics co-owner Jonathan Goldwater is embroiled in a contentious legal battle with a finance company that could mean changes at the publisher

Paizo lays off 12, trims offerings in aftermath of Diamond bankruptcy

Heidi MacDonald - 06/09/2026 9:30 am 0

Paizo, publishers of the popular TTRPGs Pathfinder and Starfinder, is laying off 12 workers and making other changes after losing $2 million in the Diamond bankruptcy

Dark Horse Comics workers are unionizing

Samantha Puc - 05/27/2026 2:55 pm 3

Dark Horse workers are unionizing as Dark Horse Workers United (DHWU) to advocate for better job security and an improved work environment.

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Manga Review: In COCOON, home is behind enemy lines

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Graphic Novel Review: On the new adaptation of ORLANDO and knowing one’s self

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Graphic Novel Review: There’s jokes aplenty in Lewis Trondheim’s AURORA AND THE ORC

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The Marvel Rundown: The Ultimate Universe is dead in ULTIMATE ENDGAME #5

The Ultimate Universe ends with Ultimate Endgame #5 and Ultimate Universe: Finale. But is it really dead for good?

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Review: SUPERGIRL presents a messed up hero that we can all root for

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DC Round-Up: ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #21 finds humanity in hell

Absolute Wonder Woman #21 leads a strong week from DC Comics, which also includes a very fun new issue of Superman, and more!

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