Top News

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

Inside Fan Verification: now you need a cell phone to buy New York Comic Con tickets

A few days ago ReedPOP announced a new "Fan Verification" system for buying tickets for NYCC. ReedPOP head Lance Fensterman told us the system was in order to combat scalping, but also to get more of a snapshot of who wants to attend New York Comic-Con. Getting "verified" is key because online sales is the only way to buy NYCC badges this year. In the past there were some on site and retail sales but no more.

Producer Charles Roven gets less hands on role in continuing WB/DC film shake-up

Hm. Now this is actually a rumour I heard a week or so ago: that producer Charles Roven who has been very hands on on just about every DC superhero movie from Batman Begins on, would have his role diminished as part of the restructuring of DC Films.

Celebrate National Geek Day! (Yeah, I Made That Up.)

Happy National Geek Day! Why today? What's so special about May 25th? Well, a long time ago, in 1977, Star Wars opened in 32 theaters! That's when...

INTERVIEW: Farel Dalrymple on POP GUN WAR: GIFT, New York, & Brandon Graham’s ISLAND

The cartoonist sits down with us to discuss the legacy and future of his legendary series.

Review: Barbara Yelin’s ‘Irmina’ shows how history destroys us in little ways

Quiet and brooding, while still warm and with a great delicacy, Barbara Yelin’s Irmina takes the author’s own discovery of her grandmother’s World War...

Geoff Johns wants you to be monetarily satisfied with DC Universe: Rebirth #1

While readers tip-toe over spoilers from the DC Universe: Rebirth #1 special launching in T-minus eight(ish) hours in New York, author and DC Entertainment...

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