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NYCC ’26: Is NYCC even sustainable?

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

9e Art+ and Association FIBD rejected by court leaving path open for new Angoulême Festival

The Angoulême court rejected all claims made by Association FIBD and 9e Art+, including the demand to pay €300,000 damages incurred by the implosion of this year's event in November 2025

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.

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And now D&Q is available on Comixology and Kindle

Well, D&Q was just about the last digital holdout among prestige comics publishers, but today they have joined the throngs with a full selection...

NYCC ’15: Adult Swim announces signings, panels, parties, poop

OKAY KIDS, NYCC is right around the corner and the schedules and exclusives and all that are raining down fast and furious. Here's Adult...

Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona makes longlist for National Book Awards

It isn't the first graphic novel to make the prestigious National Book Award longest, but Noelle Stevenson's Nimona IS the first book that was originally a serialized webcomic, and this is another huge groundbreaking recognition for a graphic novel. Published in May by HarperCollins, Nimona is the tale of an ambitious young shapeshifter who wins master thief Sir Baluster Blackhearts as an apprentice...but personality conflicts incite honor and adventure. It's a beautifully drown, refreshing take on medieval fantasy cliches. It's been optioned by Fox for development as an animated feature.

Nice Art: Out of Step Arts offers prints by many lovely artists

For some reasons I had this bookmark in my links for a month and just got around to posting it. Out of Step Arts is a small art agency that offers prints and more from artists including Ming Doyle, Nathan Fox, Toby Cypress, Tula Lotay, Liz Suburbia, Andrew McLean and more. When you're in the mood to just look at a lot of art on tumblr, check out OOSA's print shop. It's all affordable.

August sales: so many questions!

And as the month's charts and solicitations roll out, here's ICv2's analysis for August. It is an unsettled time in the universe with...

Another Two Bite the Dust, “Sensation Comics” and “Batman ’66” are Cancelled; “Green Lantern: the Lost Army” Missing from Solicits, has the “Circle of...

Update: As noted in the comments section, Cullen Bunn took to his Twitter last night to announce that Green Lantern: the Lost Army has indeed been...

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

NYCC ’26: Is NYCC even sustainable?

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

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.

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Entertainment

Decentralized Pictures launches Kevin Smith Casting Award for aspiring actors

Decentralized Pictures and Kevin Smith announce the Kevin Smith Casting Award offering aspiring actors a shot at an upcoming film.

DC launches $1 Clayface special…with an obscure classic

How to tie in conics movies with the actual comics? A modestly priced special issue featuring an obscure comic by three masters might just be the way.

Interview: David Dastmalchian reveals his bucket list of comic book supervillain roles

We chat with the prolific entertainer about his career as an actor as well as a comics writer

Josh Hutcherson and Mackenzie Davis to star in MISTER MIRACLE series

Josh Hutcherson and Mackenzie Davis will voice Scott Free and Big Barda on the animated Mister Miracle series, adapted by Tom King from the comic he created with Mitch Gerads, coming soon to HBO Max.

IDW reveals Kai-Sei Era crossover GODZILLA VS EVERYTHING

Tim Seeley and Fero Pe's four-issue series Godzilla vs Everything will bring together IDW's Kai-Sei Era comics for a battle with the most powerful iteration of the King of the Monsters yet.

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.

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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