Among the other civilization-ending fears about the lady Ghostbusters film was that the unsold toys from Mattel would cause an overspill at landfills around the globe, leading to poisoned water and worldwide starvation. Luckily that didn't happen!

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ICv2: Batman is the top Superhero/Genre franchise

Industry analysis site ICv2 periodically runs a study of the Top 10 franchises in various categories and new ones are up for Spring 2015....

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Image Month-to-Month Sales June 2016: Sleepers Awake

David Carter looks at the mad gains Image mysteriously acquired in June (take that, JK Simmons)!

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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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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

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