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D23: Disney drops Avengers Doomsday teaser trailer – what did Victor DO???

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Marvel Studios has dropped the Doomsday teaser trailer than ran in Hall H and it reveals all manner of horrible things that Dr. Victor von Doom has done
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D23 Updates: Disney reveals X-Men cast for May 2028 film

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D23's Marvel Panel is rolling out RIGHT NOW and we are reporting on it LIVE.
DC

Official SUPERGIRL video made private after AI allegations

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Warner Bros. pulled a behind-the-scenes video after it appeared to show Supergirl's cast and crew examining AI-generated concept art.
Comics

Interview: TILLY and SUSAN BRIDGES on JUST ANOTHER SUMMER, STAR TREK: VOYAGER: HOMECOMING and more

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Comics Beat caught up with power writing couple Tilly and Susan Bridges at SDCC '26 and asked all about Just Another Summer, Star Trek and more!

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D23: Disney drops Avengers Doomsday teaser trailer – what did Victor DO???

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D23 Updates: Disney reveals X-Men cast for May 2028 film

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Official SUPERGIRL video made private after AI allegations

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Cartoons

Voiceover legend Jim Cummings to appear on a trio of panels at D23 this weekend

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Comics

Interview: TILLY and SUSAN BRIDGES on JUST ANOTHER SUMMER, STAR TREK: VOYAGER: HOMECOMING and more

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Breaking News

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...
Books

The Top Ten graphic novels of the Fall (with previews): Atwood, Sattouf, Pedrosa, Thompson, more.

Twice a year Publishers Weekly previews the next six months of publishing and I assemble the list along with the Top Ten most interesting...
Digital Comics

Dynamite ‘Bundles Up’ for exposure and bucks

If you've been reading the Beat regularly – and I know you have - you may have noticed that Dynamite is the King of...
Digital Comics

BAM! Maybe Comixology will be the Netflix of comics with $5.99 Unlimited monthly service

For years we've been wondering when a streaming comics model would be introduced that really opened up comics to the popular Netflix model of...
Sales Charts

Preacher’s TV premiere boosts graphic novel sales

Speaking of Preacher, this headline hardly constitutes a shocking surprise, but checking Amazon's graphic novel best sellers list , Preacher Volume #1 is now...
Fantagraphics

Are you ready for a 600 page oral history of Fantagraphics?

  That was rhetorical -- of COURSE you are. At long last, after over a decade in the works, We Told You So: Comics As Art...
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Manga and Anime News

Darkroom brings AACHI AND SSIPAK to streaming

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South Korean film Aachi and Ssipak finally arrives on streaming via Darkroom.

GlobalComix announces partnership with FanFan Comics, more Asian publishers to come

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GlobalComix announces partnership with digital manhua publisher FanFan Comics leading up to Anime NYC, more Asian comics partners to come.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: BANDE DEAD INNATE tells a grounded, intimate story

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This week, three writers at Beat's Bizarre Adventure cover the works FIGHTING GIRLS, SNOW FAIRY, and BANDE DEAD INNATE.

MANGA MILLION launches with nearly 400 titles… and uncredited translators

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MANGA MILLION, a million-page app released by Shueisha to celebrate its 100th anniversary, faces criticism over uncredited human translators.

MANGA REVIEW: CRESCENT MOON MARCHING puts on a lovely performance

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Crescent Moon Marching vol. 1 Created by Hamachi Yamada Colors by...

Otakon 2026: AnimEigo announces ANTIQUE BAKERY, ReLIFE, and more

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AnimEigo announced five new home media titles at Otakon 2026, including a reprint of ReLIFE and a 4K Blu-ray version of Dog of Flanders.
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Business News

Sales Charts: Absolute Batman #1 in July – and even more numbers

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Absolute Batman was #1 in July sales, but Prana DMS is now including dollar shares for publishers and per store averages

Digital comics sales are still 5-10% of print

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A new report on the state of digital in Publishers Weekly repeats the 5-10% share that we've been hearing for a long time

Marvel meets Star Wars: it was their destiny

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The Marvel/Star Wars crossover passes the ultimate frontier for team-ups, but the time may be right for it

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits: Looking back at San Diego Comic-Con 2026

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Looking back at San Diego Comic-Con, a magical space outside of time, but one that must inevitably evolve

Archie Comics legal woes continue with delayed foreclosure sale

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Archie Comics co-owner Jon Goldwater's legal battles continue, with a foreclosure sale postponed after a successful appeal

What happens next in the Diamond Bankruptcy…and a few loose ends

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Looking at the settlement between the Diamond Estate and the Consignment Group, and what happens next
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Reviews

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Self-Published Saturday: PJ Holden’s TERRAN OMEGA – THE GHOSTS OF WAR will remind you why you love sci-fi

Cartoonist PJ Holden recently finished a 50-page story called TERRAN OMEGA - THE GHOSTS OF WAR, and it rules.
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Book Review: KIKI AND THE NEW MAGIC deserves to be delivered to your shelf

Avery Kaplan reviews the middle grade prose novel Kiki and the New Magic by Eiko Kadono, the spellbinding sequel to Kiki's Delivery Service.
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Unstable Games’ IF WORDS COULD KILL turns vocabulary into magical ammunition

Remember, RIZZ and DELULU are in the dictionary.
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Graphic Novel Review: ALBION ranks as an odd, excellent piece of comics history

ALBION, which was plotted by Alan Moore, is an odd and excellent piece of comics history that got a new print run this summer.
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Movie Review: TONY—a coming of age tale of the legend that is Anthony Bourdain

Matt Johnson's Tony explores Anthony Bourdain's origin through an engaging coming-of-age story anchored by Dominic Sessa's charismatic performance.
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Graphic Novel Review: THE DISSIDENTS takes an unflinching look at a U.S. era similar to our own

Derf Backderf’s account of political cartoonists during World War I reveals strong parallels with our own era, from the muzzling of dissent to anti-immigrant sentiment.
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Horror Beat: TEENAGE SEX & DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA Finds Love In A Violent Place

Jane Schoenbrun turns their signature genre blend into a macabre love story.
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The Marvel Rundown: MILE MORALES – SPIDER-MAN #1 delivers classic superheroics

Bryan Edward Hill and Nico Leon craft a throwback Spider-Man story with a stylish flair and attitude.
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DC Round-Up: A peek inside the KINGDOM OF ZOD, a new Superman crossover

The start of the Kingdom of Zod crossover is our main review this week, plus quick hits about Firestorm and Absolute Batman!
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Entertainment

D23: Marvel drops a poster and trailer for VisionQuest

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VisionQuest wraps up the Wanda/Agatha/Vision trilogy as the Vision and Ultron must solve the mystery of the Vision's apparent son

D23: Disney drops Avengers Doomsday teaser trailer – what did Victor DO???

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Marvel Studios has dropped the Doomsday teaser trailer than ran in Hall H and it reveals all manner of horrible things that Dr. Victor von Doom has done

Official SUPERGIRL video made private after AI allegations

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Warner Bros. pulled a behind-the-scenes video after it appeared to show Supergirl's cast and crew examining AI-generated concept art.

Voiceover legend Jim Cummings to appear on a trio of panels at D23 this weekend

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The beloved voiceover actor will take the stage for three panels at D23, the ultimate Disney fan event, this weekend in Anaheim.

Book Review: KIKI AND THE NEW MAGIC deserves to be delivered to your shelf

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Avery Kaplan reviews the middle grade prose novel Kiki and the New Magic by Eiko Kadono, the spellbinding sequel to Kiki's Delivery Service.

Unstable Games’ IF WORDS COULD KILL turns vocabulary into magical ammunition

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Remember, RIZZ and DELULU are in the dictionary.

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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