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Top Comics to Buy for May 20, 2026: A trio of great, gritty series launches leads the week

This week's Top Comics to Buy for May 20 features a trio of gritty new series launches, 2000AD coming to the States, and more!

What the heck is happening at Marvel Comics?

What we know (a little) and what we don't know (a lot) about the new executive organization for Marvel Comics

President Dan Buckley stepping down at Marvel; Winderbaum and Abdo take over

Long time top Marvel leader Dan Buckley has announced he is stepping down from his role, with a new executive structure to be announced

Exclusive Preview: REBEL celebrates the 15th anniversary of Marie Lu’s LEGEND

Get a sneak peek at Rebel: The Graphic Novel, which adapts the grand finale of author Marie Lu's iconic, dystopian Legend series.

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Latest Comics News

Podcorn Podcast 06/01/16 — The Secrets to Kickstarting Your Comic!

Podcorn Podcast co-host Brandon Montclare was an early adopter of the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.  Through it, he and artist Amy Reeder successfully funded two...

Injustice 2 OFFICIALLY announced

After weeks of speculation, rumors, and insider talk; it's official. NetherRealm the developer that created the Mortal Kombat series is giving fans the sequel...

Step into The Jodoverse with this affordable collection

Alexandro Jodorowsky is one of comics' original crossover artists. An internationally acclaimed experimental filmmaker and novelist, he's used comics as his chosen medium for...

Image Comics Month-to Month Sales April 2016: East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)

Greetings, sales charts fans! It's time once again to look at Image Comics' sales figures.

Bruce Campbell, political fact checker

Folks, we're in for a bumpy ride this year as increasingly partisan politics take over the news cycle. There is only one man who...

2016 Russ Manning Award nominees are announced and three of them are women

The wave of promising young female cartoonists that we've all been seeing change the face of comics got a bit of an endorsement with the release of this year's nominees for the Russ Manning the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award. The Manning Award, as it's commonly know, is presented every year at the San Diego Comic-Con as part of the Eisner Awards to "a comics artist who, early in his or her career, shows a superior knowledge and ability in the art of creating comics." The 2016 nominees are:

Manga and Anime News

Manga Mavericks announces mature romance TIE ME UP, STARE ME DOWN

Manga Mavericks has announced an English omnibus edition of Zawayuki Taki's mature romance series, Tie Me Up, Stare Me Down.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: GIRL MEETS ROCK! knows how to rock

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga series KAMUDO, BAD BOYS, HAPPY HOME, and GIRL MEETS ROCK!

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.

Business News

What the heck is happening at Marvel Comics?

What we know (a little) and what we don't know (a lot) about the new executive organization for Marvel Comics

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.

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Entertainment

Mathmatical! ADVENTURE TIME returns with SIDE QUESTS companion series

Premiering end of June on Disney+ and Hulu.

Hasbro unveils X-MEN ’97 and SPIDEY ’67 Marvel Legends SDCC ’26 exclusives

Hasbro Pulse’s latest Marvel Legends Fanstream unveiled new Marvel Legends action figures.

Exclusive Preview: REBEL celebrates the 15th anniversary of Marie Lu’s LEGEND

Get a sneak peek at Rebel: The Graphic Novel, which adapts the grand finale of author Marie Lu's iconic, dystopian Legend series.

Second LANTERNS teaser trailer features much more green

Laura Linney's mysterious character is among the reveals in the new trailer for the DC series, premiering on HBO on August 16.

Exclusive: Read Alex Ross’ afterword from the MARVELS novelization

Read artist Alex Ross' afterword from Marvels: The Novelization, which adapts the 1994 limited series for prose.

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