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Classic Comic Compendium: BATMAN – THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS turns 40

As Batman - The Dark Knight Returns turns 40, The Beat's classic comic compendium column reflects on the classic work.

Wonder Woman turns 85, but fans are asking: where’s the celebration?

But as Wonder Woman celebrates her 85th anniversary this month, fans have started asking one question: Why isn't DC celebrating this milestone for her?

NYCC ’26: Jim Lee and friends share rough designs from ABSOLUTE BATMAN cartoon

At Saturday's Jim Lee and friends panel, the artist welcomed friends and shared a first look at the Absolute Batman cartoon.

NYCC ’26: Bendis & Sorrentino on MAGNETO: END OF DAYS, WHAT THE –?! returns, and more from the Marvel House of Ideas Panel

The panel offered fans a look at upcoming projects set to shape the Marvel Universe into 2027.

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Farrago, the free comics app, is having a cosplay contest

We first wrote about Farrago Comics app for free comics in January, when they announced their deal with IDW. Since then they've been adding more books to the app each month, including their first original comic SHRINKAGE, an 8-part comedic sci-fi action tale about how the most unknowable battleground we face is the one within our own craniums, written by Emmy Award winning writer Rob Kutner ("The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," "Conan") and illustrated by John Lucas (X-Men, Deadpool) Now Farrago is running a Cosplay Contest, which launched at NYCC, along with chapter 3 of Shrinkage, which also just launched on the app

31 Days of Halloween: Sequential’s Halloween Sale

What could be spookier than discounts between 50 and 85% hacked off the print price of books from Dark Horse and Fantagraphics to SelfMadeHero and Improper Books all available via the Sequential app for tablet. We've been telling you about Sequential for a while now -- it aims to be the highness app for graphic novels only, with a fine selection of top books from the finest graphic novel publishers.

Kibbles’n’ Bits 10/22/15: You won’t believe which presidential candidate is stalking which young superhero!

As you may have heard, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush -- who has been criticized for not being as sharp as he should be...

A Month of Venturing into the All-New, All-Different Marvel Universe Week Three

Is Ant-Man swell? Does Karnak inspire religious fervor? Does Soule humanize the Inhumans? All this and more...

NYCC ’15: Biggest ever with 167,000 tickets sold

I haven't seen the numbers floated around much, but this year's NYCC was clearly the biggest ever as show runner Lance Fensterman told me...

2015 Joe Shuster Wards winners: O’Malley, Tamaki, Doris Slater win

  The 2015 Joe Shuster Awards were presented on the 18th at the first Forest City Comic Con in London, ON. All the winners are below,...

Manga and Anime News

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

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

Live voice acting and hints about season 3.

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

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

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

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

NYCC ‘26: Crunchyroll brings a host of anime and manga first looks, including SEKIRO: NO DEFEAT

NYCC '26: Crunchyroll returns with an exclusive first look at Sekiro: No Defeat and many other announcements during the Crunchyroll Showcase panel

NYCC ’26: Aniplex and Fathom bring PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA THE MOVIE -WALPURGISNACHT: RISING- to theaters

The film will arrive exclusively in theatres in both subtitled and English dubbed formats January 16-19, 2027.

Business News

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

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

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

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

DC Studio’s Gunn and Safran to report directly to David Ellison

DC Studios and DC Comics seem to be safe and valued in the emerging corporate structure at Skydance, the merged WBD and Paramount Studios.

Look what we’ve done with $2 billion: where does the comics industry go next?

Comics have worked hard to become a $2 billion industry, but there's still a long way to go to create economic security for creators

Report: De Luca and Abdy out at WarnerMount but Gunn and Safran to stay

Lots of C-suite job changes as the combined WarnerMount studio takes shape, according to industry reports

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Entertainment

NYCC ‘26: WotC drops new DARKHOLD DESTINY cards, Kelly and Lanzing to write tie in comic

The tie-in comic will tell the story of the new character being introduced in DARKHOLD DESTINY.

NYCC ’26: STAR TREK Universe panel shows off STARFLEET ACADEMY, William Shatner, and a Gorn head

The Star Trek Universe panel gave fans something to buzz about.  

NYCC ‘26: Tom Welling and the cast of SMALLVILLE unite for the show’s 25th anniversary

The panel was a joyful celebration of the show's impact.

NYCC ’26: MURDOCH MYSTERIES comes to comics from Ryan North and Jason Loo

The new comic series was announced at NYCC today during a Murdoch Mysteries panel.

NYCC ’26: Interviews from the THE SIXTY YEAR MISSION: HOW STAR TREK CHANGED TELEVISION AND THE WORLD premiere

Comics Beat conducts interviews at the premiere of The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World, including William Shatner, Nana Visitor and MORE!

NYCC ’26: Nitrate Games unveils JAY AND SILENT BOB’S JOINT VENTURE gameplay trailer

An adult cozy farm sim that offers fans an opportunity to engage with and play as filmmaker Kevin Smith’s beloved cult classic characters.

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Danhausen just won the Knicks an NBA championship

A simple uncursing ended a 53-year championship drought.

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

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

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

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