Your tax dollars at work! Not only does the Library of Congress sponsor the annual National Book Festival, but they archive lots of digital material...

DC Writer’s Workshop is over and the eight chosen ones revealed

The DC's Writer's Workshop applications were the talk of the town over the summer as more than 1500 people applied to be taken under the wing...

Conventions

National Book Festival 2016: Everything You Need To Know, Comics Edition!

The 2016 National Book Festival, sponsored by the Library of Congress, is scheduled for Saturday, September 24, 2016, at the Washington Convention Center. Originally...

Movies

Disney/WB superhero movie update: DC has “a little room for improvement”, while Marvel steams ahead

Goldman Sachs Communacopia is a big giant corporate chat fest, sort of like Comic-Con if Hall H was just for investors, and both WB...

Awards

Graphic novelists Yang and Redniss win MacArthur”genius” grants

Two comickers have won MacArthur Fellows grants, commonly known as the "Genius"grants, as announced today: Gene Luen Yang and Lauren Redniss. Along with 21 other...

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Manga and Anime News

Beat’s Bizarre Halloventure: MANHOLE will make you sick

Adam Wescott - 10/19/2026 2:30 pm 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga and manhwa series ERMA, HOW ABOUT A COSMIC HORROR? and MANHOLE.

NYCC ’26 INTERVIEW: Voice actors Aoi Yuki and Takeo Otsuka on THE APOTHECARY DIARIES

Masha Zhdanova - 10/14/2026 10:00 am 0

The lead voice actors talk about Maomao, Jinshi, their characters' relationships, and the differences between feature film and TV animation.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: THE GHOST AND THE LADY is ghoulish fun

Adam Wescott - 10/12/2026 2:30 pm 0

Beat's Bizarre Halloventure covers TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE ETERNAL HEART, THE CAT PROPOSES, and THE BLACK MUSEUM: THE GHOST AND THE LADY.

NYCC ’26: Talking THE APOTHECARY DIARIES with Aoi Yuki and Takeo Otsuka

Masha Zhdanova - 10/11/2026 2:30 pm 0

Live voice acting and hints about season 3.

NYCC ’26: Yen Press announces KINO’S JOURNEY light novels, AFTER MIDNIGHT SKIN and more

Masha Zhdanova - 10/09/2026 4:00 pm 0

Fourteen new manga, manhwa and light novel licenses were announced.

NYCC ’26: Manga goes global with MANGAPLUS, K-MANGA and MANGAUP

Masha Zhdanova - 10/09/2026 9:00 am 0

Editors-in-chief of three Japanese manga apps discuss trends they've noticed and things they've learned about global manga over the years.

Business News

NYCC 2026 had 1,553 exclusives according to CovrPrice

Heidi MacDonald - 10/20/2026 9:30 am 1

According to CovrPrice, there were 1,533 exclusives at NYCC 2026, a staggering 264% rise in just three years

NYCC ’26: Is NYCC even sustainable?

Heidi MacDonald - 10/15/2026 9:30 am 4

20 years on, NYCC 2026 is in the books, but how the show evolves has a lot of financial and logistical considerations

DC Comics will now report to Skydance’s Josh Silverman

Heidi MacDonald - 10/13/2026 9:30 am 0

A former Marvel executive will now oversee the publishing and consumer products divisions at Skydance, including DC Comics

NYCC ’26: Marvel’s Steve Wacker Retailer Day speech – in full

Heidi MacDonald - 10/12/2026 4:45 pm 1

At NYCC Retailer Day, Marvel's new Editor in Chief Steve Wacker spent more than half an hour telling store owners what they can expect from the new Marvel

NYCC ’26: Wacker boffo in retailer debut and more notes

Heidi MacDonald - 10/09/2026 9:30 am 0

The first two days of programming at New York Comic Con 2026 were all about rising sales, and renewed enthusiasm

Informa buys Clarion Events, home of Anime NYC, Awesome Con and more

Heidi MacDonald - 10/07/2026 9:30 am 0

The #1 event company, Informa, has just acquired the #3 event company, Clarion, in a $2.8 billion deal.

Reviews

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Halloween Beat: The HORROR COLLECTOR anime turns urban legends into real monsters

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Horror Beat: CLAYFACE is fantastic, but could’ve been molded better

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Graphic Novel Review: FILM NERDS uses a movie-making device to find universal truths

Our reviewer is surprised to find that Sofia Warren's new YA book, FILM NERDS, is one of the best comics of the year so far.

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Halloween Beat: MARGINALIA brings demons and stop-motion killer bunnies to a troubled abbey

Even the demon from The Exorcist makes an appearance.

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The Marvel Rundown: It’s the end of the world as we know it in AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #5

The Marvel Rundown takes an in-depth look at Avengers: Armageddon #5 plus Doomquest #5.

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DC Round-Up: ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW #6 encapsulates several 2026 comics trends

Is Absolute Green Arrow #6 the most of-the-moment comic we have? The Beat's DC Round-Up column considers the question.

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Top Comics to Buy for October 21, 2026: We are so back

This week's Top Comics to Buy for October 21 column features new issues of Forever Home and The Patron, plus much more!

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Beat’s Bizarre Halloventure: MANHOLE will make you sick

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga and manhwa series ERMA, HOW ABOUT A COSMIC HORROR? and MANHOLE.

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Classic Comic Compendium: LITTLE MONSTERS, an odd tale of vampire children after the apocalypse

Little Monsters is another great collaboration between Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, this one with orphans and vampires.

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