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NYCC ’26 – NYCC ticket prices shoot up! But by how much?

Another year, another NYCC price increase. Which ticket saw the biggest percentage increase in price between 2025 and 2026? The answer might surprise you.

BREAKING: Kickstarter walks back NSFW bans

Kickstarter is already unbanning its recent moves to remove NSFW and adult content from the platform.

Exclusive Preview: URBANCE comics expand the world of the short film

Magnetic Press and Oni Press have teamed up to publish creator Joël Dos Reis Viegas's Urbance in four volumes.

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!

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Latest Comics News

Showbiz news: PACIFIC RIM 2 nabs Boyega, SUPERGIRL will introduce Superman

It's a busy Monday, and there's a couple of worthwhile bits of entertainment news of interest for the comics crowd: - I've been pretty vocal...

New Teenage Mutant Turtles 2 film is yet another underwhelming sequel

Could it be that Hollywood's junkie-like reliance on sequels could be coming to an end? A series of so-so-sequels, many based on comics, tallied another disappointing chit with this weekend's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadowstook. Produced by Michael Bay, the film was #1 at the box office but with a moribund $35.25 million, on a production cost of $135 million. X-Men Apocalyse was #2 with $22.3 million, a 66% drop that's typical for sequels but further evidence of a softening market:

RIP: Muhammad Ali, one time foe of Superman

Athlete, statesman, icon, one of the greatest people of the 20th century....and star of one of the most indelible comics team-ups ever. Muhammad Ali...

Artist Genevieve Castree could use some help

Last year, cartoonist and musician Geneviève Castrée Elverum was diagnosed with inoperable Stage Four pancreatic cancer just four months after giving birth to a...

Gruesome Hollywood murder was foreshadowed in a graphic novel

Look for this one to be on the Oxygen channel before long: the suspect in a gruesome Hollywood murder with ties to everything from...

Fans v Pros: You’re Doing it Wrong

The Captain America Loves Hydra kerfuffle survived a three day holiday weekend filled with barbecues and hotdogs. I was a little surprised, but not...

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

Dynamite relaunching GARGOYLES

Dynamite's continuation of the classic series, by series creator Greg Weisman and artist Gerardo Gambone, will return in August.

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.

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