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Exclusive Preview: SIR REGINALD & THE CLOCKWORK HEART

Deanna Destito - 10/26/2026 12:00 pm 0

SIR REGINALD & THE CLOCKWORK HEART from Goats Flying Press will be on Kickstarter and we have an exclusive excerpt

Cartoonists

Art Spiegelman used AI for sticker on IN THE SHADOW OF NO TOWERS

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 10/26/2026 11:15 am 0

Maus author Art Spiegelman disclosed using AI to create a sticker for the cover of a new edition of his 9/11 book In the Shadow of No Towers, spurring widespread criticism

Television

Walter Koenig, legendary STAR TREK star and writer, dead at 90

Avery Kaplan - 10/26/2026 2:15 pm

Walter Marvin Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov on Star...

Previews

Exclusive Cover Reveal: TALES OF LAKE EERIE debuts next year

Deanna Destito - 10/26/2026 10:15 am 0

TALES OF LAKE EERIE debuts next year and The Beat has an exclusive first look at the middle-grade ogn's cover

Oni

Oni Press January 2027 Solicitations: Fiona & Cake and Dr. Syn return

Javier Perez - 10/26/2026 9:45 am 0

The new year brings a new Fionna & Cake by Jenna Ayoub and Damali Beatty, classic collected Archie stories, and brand-new fun in Archie, Sabrina, and Archie in Hell.

NYCC NEWS

NYCC ’26: Sarah Myer reflects on drawing “sad strange little men” in TMNT: SATURDAY MORNING ADVENTURES

Taimur Dar - 10/26/2026 11:30 am

NYCC ’26: Tamashii Nations ‘Ignite Your Soul’ panel ignited the audience

Julian Lytle - 10/23/2026 1:30 pm

NYCC’26: DMC talks about IT’S GOTTA BE US

Deanna Destito - 10/23/2026 10:00 am

NYCC ’26: How does Joshua Williamson avoid burn out?

Billy Henehan - 10/21/2026 2:30 pm

NYCC ‘26: Bad Idea continues to bring absolutely insane ideas to American comics

Beat Staff - 10/21/2026 2:15 pm

NYCC ’26: Star Wars: Tyro Squadron Adventures brings the Rebellion to D&D

Julian Lytle - 10/21/2026 1:30 pm

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Clayface tops box office with $43 million

Heidi MacDonald - 10/26/2026 9:30 am

Stephanie Williams Gets Frosty with Justice League: Arctic Attack Special!

James Portis III - 10/23/2026 1:03 pm

Marvel January 2027 Solicitations

D. Morris - 10/23/2026 1:00 pm

DC Comics January 2027 Solicitations

Beat Staff - 10/23/2026 12:00 pm

Graphic Novel Review: STAGTOWN ventures into the gothic shadows of a peculiar little town

Kathryn Hemmann - 10/23/2026 11:00 am

Publishers Weekly adds comics to the BookLife Prize

Heidi MacDonald - 10/23/2026 9:30 am

Latest Comics News

Archie

Interview: Tyler Crook brings satanists to Riverdale in ARCHIE IN HELL miniseries

The comic artist discusses the new comic miniseries arriving November 4th in comic shops.

Sean Dillon - 10/26/2026 3:30 pm

Beat's Bizarre Adventure

Beat’s Bizarre Halloventure: xxxHOLIC’s human horrors

Adam Wescott - 10/26/2026 2:30 pm

Television

Walter Koenig, legendary STAR TREK star and writer, dead...

Avery Kaplan - 10/26/2026 2:15 pm

Classic Comic Compendium

Classic Comic Compendium: On Barry Windsor-Smith’s MONSTERS

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Previews

Exclusive Preview: SIR REGINALD & THE CLOCKWORK HEART

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NYCC

NYCC ’26: Sarah Myer reflects on drawing “sad strange little men” in TMNT: SATURDAY MORNING ADVENTURES

Taimur Dar -

Cartoonists

Art Spiegelman used AI for sticker on IN THE SHADOW OF NO TOWERS

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Previews

Exclusive Cover Reveal: TALES OF LAKE EERIE debuts next year

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Comics

SDCC’16: Injustice 2 introduces new characters and a returning Tom Taylor

Announced today during the Injustice 2 panel at SDCC; two new characters would be joining the game’s roster. First the returning Wonder Woman was...

SDCC '16

SDCC ’16: Viz Media Join the CBLDF as a Corporate Member

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund announced yesterday that Viz Media will be joining their ranks as the newest publisher to become a corporate...

Marvel

SDCC ’16: Roxane Gay, Yona Harvey, Alitha Martinez and Afua Richardson Join Forces for ‘World of Wakanda’

Marvel have just announced a new series spinning out of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze's Black Panther run. If you've been reading the series, you'll have...

Comics Media

SDCC ’16: State-of-the-State: The New Comics Journalism Panel

by Nancy Powell The Comics Beat’s own Heidi MacDonald moderated a Thursday evening panel discussion on the state-of-state of comics journalism, featuring Megan Purdy of...

IDW

SDCC ’16: IDW to Publish “Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four” Artist’s Edition in 2017

Jack Kirby would have been 100 years old next year. The King of Comics designed and created many of the most seminal, iconic figures and...

Fandom

SDCC ’16: Olicity wins Ship of the Year in MTV Fandom Awards

In a bit of an upset over Stucky and Stormpilot, Olicity won "Ship of the Year" at the 2016 MTV Fandom Awards. Teen Wolf,...

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Manga and Anime News

Beat’s Bizarre Halloventure: xxxHOLIC’s human horrors

Adam Wescott - 10/26/2026 2:30 pm 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the series xxxHOLIC, INCOMPLETE, and GIVE MY REGARDS TO BLACK JACK.

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.

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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Classic Comic Compendium: On Barry Windsor-Smith’s MONSTERS

Barry Windsor-Smith's style in MONSTERS suits the heavy, complex tale that he's telling, reminding you to slow down and take everything in.

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Graphic Novel Review: STAGTOWN ventures into the gothic shadows of a peculiar little town

The first volume of Punko's supernatural horror series Stagtown invites you to explore a small town haunted by subterranean anxieties.

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

Currently streaming on Crunchyroll.

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

Check out our review of the latest film from DC Studios.

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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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