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Wednesday Comics Reviews: Why you should be choosing THAT TEXAS BLOOD, and more

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That Texas Blood returns with a new series in a week that also features a Conan event, apes, and much more!
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We’re having a media apocalypse and it’s only Wednesday: WarnerMount, Tapas, Popverse

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In only two days, the media apocalypse has intensified with the shutdown of Tapas and Popverse, and the coming of WarnerMount
Comics

Dav Pilkey and Scholastic celebrate 70* years of DOG MAN *(in dog years)

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Scholastic and Dav Pilkey are celebrating ten years of Dog Man with a new spinoff series and an epic ten city tour.
Business News

Report: Kakao is shutting down Tapas webtoon platform

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Korean entertainment giant Kakao is shutting down Tapas, their North American webtoon platform, leaving creators and readers devastated and an uncertain future

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Boom Studios

BOOM! Studios reveals covers for Swamp Thing is Killing the Children #1

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Conventions

RCCC ‘26: Brian Michael Bendis on fostering positive comic collaborative experiences

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Business News

We’re having a media apocalypse and it’s only Wednesday: WarnerMount, Tapas, Popverse

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Gaming

Review: MARVEL’S WOLVERINE is a headscratcher

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Comics

Dav Pilkey and Scholastic celebrate 70* years of DOG MAN *(in dog years)

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Kids' comics

Amy Kim Kibuishi’s Rema to be a YA graphic novel series for Scholastic

There have been a LOT of YA graphic novel deals announced of late at Scholastic. I haven't even collected them all. But here's a...
Kibbles 'n' Bits

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 8/11/16: Who is Harley Quinn?

§ Good read: Sarah Glidden, the true journalist of comics, has a long, in depth look at Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein. Told...
Movies

LUMBERJANES enlists Emily Carmichael to direct

The live-action adaptation of the popular BOOM! series now has a filmmaker attached
Art

Frank Cho and Jenny Frison get new variant cover assignments on Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman

A month or so ago, Frank Cho announced he was leaving Wonder Woman as variant cover artist due to editorial disagreements with writer Greg...
Cartoonists

SPX announces more guests, Burns, Glidden, Pedrosa and many more

We already told you that this year's Small Press Expo, to be held Sept. 17-18 in North Bethesda, MD, is spotlighting Fantagraphics 40th anniversary...
Cartoonists

Great advice on working and making comics from Becky Cloonan, Jeff Lemire and Michael DeForge

Comics creator process posts are the BEST posts. Jeff Lemire seems to have taken over Charles Soule's mantle as Busiest Person in Comics– writing...
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Manga and Anime News

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: DRAW THIS, THEN DIE! inspires

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers Draw This, Then Die!, Between the Lines, and My Mom is Easily Flustered.

Otakon 2026 Interview: Studio Trigger animation team reveals their love of American comics

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Hiromu Wakabayashi, Ichigo Kanno and Kazuki Chiba from Studio Trigger about their upcoming projects.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: DRIFTING DRAGONS is meaty

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers DRIFTING DRAGONS, THE INCONVENIENT LIFE OF AN AROUSING PRIESTESS, and SHE AND HER CAT.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: AKARI is luminous

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga series A LONG & SHORT LOVE STORY, PSYCHEDELIA, and AKARI.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: BATMAN dons a DEATH MASK

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the series UNINTENTIONAL LOVE STORY, CROW TIME and BATMAN: DEATH MASK.

INTERVIEW: Akiko Higashimura, author of PRINCESS JELLYFISH and many more

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Acclaimed manga artist and writer Akiko Higashimura, talks about her work, her process, and her advice for newer creators.
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Business News

We’re having a media apocalypse and it’s only Wednesday: WarnerMount, Tapas, Popverse

Heidi MacDonald - 0
In only two days, the media apocalypse has intensified with the shutdown of Tapas and Popverse, and the coming of WarnerMount

Report: Kakao is shutting down Tapas webtoon platform

Heidi MacDonald - 0
Korean entertainment giant Kakao is shutting down Tapas, their North American webtoon platform, leaving creators and readers devastated and an uncertain future

Paramount Skydance settles lawsuits over Warner Bros. acquisition

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Paramount has settled the lawsuits from 12 attorney generals and the WGA over its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, promising an independent editorial board for CNN and CBS News, and more.

UPDATED: Popverse to end news at the end of the month

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Popverse, ReedPop's comics and entertainment news site, will be shutting down at the end of the month

Sales Charts: Absolute Batman #1 in August but Marvel makes a move

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Absolute Batman continues its reign in sales charts provided by Prana DMS, but Marvel seems to be making a move

Marvel’s 300K success story and Taschen compact editions

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Marvel has some good stuff going on, including three bestselling comics and an affordable line of reprints from Taschen
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DC Round-Up: Rage, resurrection, and a new speedster rock the Absolute Universe

The Absolute Universe gets closer to its monumental #25, and we look at three new issues from it in this week's DC Round-Up!
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Wednesday Comics Reviews: Why you should be choosing THAT TEXAS BLOOD, and more

That Texas Blood returns with a new series in a week that also features a Conan event, apes, and much more!
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Review: MARVEL’S WOLVERINE is a headscratcher

PlayStation 5's Wolverine game suffers from repetitive combat, and a story that inadvertently implies Logan doesn't need to join the X-Men.
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Top Comics to Buy for September 23, 2026: Space, Texas, and an island full of psychos

This week's top comics to buy for September 23 features a new Star Trek #1, the return of That Texas Blood, and much more!
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TIFF ’26: The Five Best Films of the Toronto International Film Festival

With this year's edition of the Toronto International Film Festival wrapping up, it's time I share with you, dear reader, the five best films...
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Horror Beat: Keith Rosson delivers his best novel yet in CRONE

Sister, mother, daughter, crone, keeper.
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TIFF ’26: YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER reimagines the Blade we almost got

Seven years ago, I sat in Hall H with Heidi, my partner Hannah, Taimur, Patrick Meany and other Beatsters, as we did every year...
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TIFF ’26: THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH is Zack Snyder’s Worst Film

Zack Snyder returns for his most wildly misguided film yet
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Graphic Novel Review: Box Brown’s WTF IS A PODCAST WITH MARC MARON chronicles vital Internet history

Box Brown's new book, WTF IS A PODCAST WITH MARC MARON, sees the best biographer in comics chronicling vital Internet history.
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Entertainment

TIFF ’26: The Five Best Films of the Toronto International Film Festival

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With this year's edition of the Toronto International Film...

Lanterns update: James Gunn on Hal’s true fate; and my obsession with Guy Gardner

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In a social media post, James Gunn may have revealed the truth about Hal Jordan's fate in a response to irate fans

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN to end with season three

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Daredevil: Born Again will end with its third season, which is now in post-production ahead of its premiere on Disney+ early next year.

Horror Beat: Keith Rosson delivers his best novel yet in CRONE

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Sister, mother, daughter, crone, keeper.

A new Dark Knight rises in BATMAN: KNIGHTQUEST trailer

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Warner Bros. has unveiled first look at the second part of the Knightfall animated trilogy

YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN season 2 lands prequel comic

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Christos Gage and Eric Gapstur will reunite on the prequel comic for the second season of the animated series before its premiere on Disney+ next year.

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Danhausen just won the Knicks an NBA championship

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A simple uncursing ended a 53-year championship drought.

Girls just wanna have San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Cyndi Lauper WWE action figures

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Mattel Creations has announced a San Diego Comic-Con 2026 exclusive WWE action figure 3-pack featuring Cindi Lauper on Piper's Pit.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Thank God For The New Day

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Don't you dare be sour -- clap for ya bois that know their worth and FEEEEEL THA POWWAAAA!!

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Wrestlemania? More like Admania

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Did Hulk Hogan get more screentime than most matches?

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Why the F*CK ICE chants in the Brody King vs MJF match were an important moment in wrestling

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Brody has become wrestling’s voice of resistance.

Turnbuckle BEATDown: John Cena’s Career is Compromised to a Permanent End

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