Top News

Wednesday Comics Reviews: HAMMER HEAD #1 explores the slasher genre in interesting ways, and more

Hammer Head #1 leads the Wednesday Comics Review column as it makes its return after a hiatus. Plus, The Prog Report!

The Marvel Rundown: WOLVERINE: PARADISE delights in pulp

Wolverine: Paradise is an undeniably stylish crime thriller that elevates a by-the-numbers plot with artistic flair.

DC Round-Up: TEEN TITANS #2 maintains the debut issues momentum

This week’s DC Round-Up column reviews Teen Titans #2, Legion of Super-Heroes #2, The Doom Patrol #2 and more!

Exclusive Preview: Meet THE FORGOTTEN FIVE

The Beat scored an exclusive preview of the upcoming Image book THE FORGOTTEN FIVE, by Alex Segura, Sara Century, Pat Kennedy, and Dean Kotz

More Top News

Latest Comics News

DC Superhero Girls animation debuts, creator revealed

    http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isSlim=1 Perfect timing! THE DC SUPER HERO GIRLS UNIVERSE IS LIVE! "Welcome to Super Hero High" the very first DC Super Hero Girls animated short, has just been launched...

Joshua Dysart Unleashes ‘The Vine Imperative’ in Valiant’s “Imperium”

Valiant comics has been on the rise over the last few years in the direct market. Author Joshua Dysart has been instrumental part of...

How a toxic history of harassment has damaged the comics industry

At the recently concluded Small Press Expo in Bethesda a very cool thing happened. A bunch of awards were presented to several talented, unique cartoonists who are turning out though provoking, beautifully crafted work, influential work. The winners were all popular and well deserved. And they all happened to be women. It was a thing, for sure, and much talked about. What struck me, first off, was just how strong the work was–Sophie Goldstein's multi leveled future history of a world where having a baby became a rebellious act, Emily Carroll's mastery of horror and structure, Eleanor Davis's powerful examination of self-sabotaging quests for self-esteem in many settings. The other thing that struck me was the contrast with the other conversations I was having at the show. Talking with people I used to work with in the "mainstream" comics industry about the long lists of men who would never have given Goldstein, Carroll or Davis a shot at telling their stories. Because they are women, and those people didn't think women could make good comics.

DC Comics Month-to Month Sales: August 2015 – Bombshells Return

Greetings, sales charts fans! It's time once again to look at DC's sales figures. Back in June 2014, DC kicked off their freely-orderable variant (f.o.v.) cover program (or as DC has taken to calling them, open-to-order variants) with Bombshell variants with covers by Ant Lucia that evoked pin-up art from the 1940s. It was a big success, with the comics sporting them seeing huge gains and has spun off into a line of statues. So it makes sense that DC would want to return to the Bombshells theme, and this month sees a batch of all-new Bombshells covers as well as the launch of a DC Comics Bombshells comic (reprinting the digital-first comic of the same name). It's a moderate success this time out, especially compared to last month's Teen Titans Go! variants (all of those sporting both variants see a jump up in sales this time out), and the comic itself sells very well for a digital-first comic. While we can be fairly sure that the f.o.v.s are giving a boost beyond the natural sales level for titles bearing them, it is clear that the size of that boost is greatly dependent on the demand for that month's theme (or rather the perceived demand by retailers, which as in all cases on these charts has to stand in for actual consumer demand).

To do: Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, a show focused on actual comics, launches today

Today Cartoon Crossroad Columbus kicks off its soft launch in Columbus, Oh, the new comics mecca. The show is being held in conjunction with SOL-CON: The Black & Brown Comix Expo 2015, also kicking off tonight. The entire schedule can be seen here.

31 Days of Halloween: All the Halloween ComicFest exclusives

  YES! Right on schedule the weather cooled down and it's time for the best month of the year! Fire up your pumpkin flavored snacks and...

Manga and Anime News

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

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

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

Business News

DC Comics will now report to Skydance’s Josh Silverman

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

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

Reviews

Entertainment

NYCC ’26: Hasbro design manager Sean Isabella discusses STREET FIGHTER movie action figure line

Learn more how the characters' signature moves influenced their designs plus the upcoming Mystery Warriors blind-box collectibles.

Halloween Beat: COLONY marks the next evolutionary step for zombies

The zombie genre is in good hands in South Korea.

NYCC ’26: Marvel Legends excite with more X-Men, Spidey, and Avengers: Doomsday

Hasbro's Marvel Legends team delivered a packed lineup of announcements at NYCC 2026.

Horror Beat: Mike Flanagan brings CARRIE into the modern day

We all know the story: a girl, a prom, and a bucket of blood...

NYCC ‘26: Hasbro celebrates new anniversaries for TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE

Hasbro's NYCC 2026 Action Brands panel revealed new G.I. Joe Classified figures, Transformers releases, returning characters, and anniversary celebrations, giving collectors a look at what's coming in 2027.

NYCC ’26: Lucille Ball among Nacelle Company’s STAR TREK figure reveal highlights

Nacelle hopes to release two waves and two exclusives next year, for a total of 22 figures

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

Hdddrrrrrrrrraaaaapadooooo (hoot toot do toooooo)