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Exclusive Preview: PROMETHEUS GRAFT: THE SLAYINGS AT DEATH’S END #1

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The Beat has an exclusive excerpt of Prometheus Graft: The Slayings at Death's End #1, set to launch from Oni Press
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Exclusive: Ram V launches new creative studio MIRROR MAKER

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Ram V launches MIRROR MAKER, a new creative studio and YouTube channel focusing on groundbreaking narrative art
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Walter Koenig, legendary STAR TREK star and writer, dead at 90

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Walter Marvin Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov on Star...
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Exclusive Preview: SIR REGINALD & THE CLOCKWORK HEART

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

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The Beat Digest 10/27/26: THUNDERCATS returns to 1985

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

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Beat's Bizarre Adventure

Beat’s Bizarre Halloventure: xxxHOLIC’s human horrors

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Television

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

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Classic Comic Compendium

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

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Movies

Doctor Doom’s AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY look revealed by Disney in China

Art displayed outside a marketing expo in Shanghai revealed a faithful, if darker costume for Robert Downey Jr. in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY.
Business News

Diamond updates: “AENT’s self professed naivete defies credulity.”

Previews will publish its last issue next month, the final closure of Diamond foretold, and Raymond James fires back at Alliance Entertainment.
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EXCLUSIVE: How my job in newspapers became the new horror comic, MACABRE VALLEY #1

Macabre Valley #1 is a new horror comic from The Beat's reviews editor, Zack Quaintance, and artist Anna Readman.
The Beat Digest

The Beat Digest 09/16/25: THE WILL OF DOOM getting read out this December

On today's Digest, Marvel reveals THE WILL OF DOOM, Titan announces DARK SOULS: MOTHER OF MOURNING, and the new CAT'S EYE anime gets a trailer.
Anime

CHAINSAW MAN – THE MOVIE: REZE ARC unveils new poster

A brand-new poster for "Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc" spotlights Denji, Reze, and fan-favorite devils ahead of the October 24 theatrical release from Studio MAPPA.
Anime

KAIJU NO. 8 Season 1 stomps onto Blu-ray with glow-in-the-dark limited edition

"Kaiju No. 8" Season 1 arrives on Blu-ray December 9, 2025, from Crunchyroll. The Limited Edition set includes glow-in-the-dark packaging, an acrylic standee, art cards, and a 160-page art book.
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Manga and Anime News

Beat’s Bizarre Halloventure: xxxHOLIC’s human horrors

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Live voice acting and hints about season 3.

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

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Fourteen new manga, manhwa and light novel licenses were announced.
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NYCC 2026 had 1,553 exclusives according to CovrPrice

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The #1 event company, Informa, has just acquired the #3 event company, Clarion, in a $2.8 billion deal.
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Top Comics to Buy for October 28, 2026: ABSOLUTE BATMAN’s biggest issue yet, horror anthologies, and more

This week's Top Comics to Buy for October 28 features multiple horror anthologies, Absolute Batman's biggest issue yet, and more.
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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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Entertainment

Clayface tops box office with $43 million

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The DCU's horror-themed outing, Clayface, debuted atop the domestic and worldwide box office for the weekend

Eric Bauza, veteran voice actor and LOONEY TUNES star, dead at 46

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Emmy Award-winning voice actor Eric Bauza, who had been the regular voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and more since 2020, died suddenly of hypertensive cardiovascular disease on Sunday, October 25, aged 46.

Halloween Beat: Watch Ken Russell’s THE DEVILS in theaters while you can

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One of the most controversial movies ever made.

The DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL WEBTOON series is getting a physical release from Vault Comics

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Vault Comics is giving the Dungeon Crawler Carl WEBTOON series a physical adaptation that will launch in January 2027.

Interview: Analesa Fisher praises authentic autistic girl representation in latest project

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The entertainer discusses their latest projects such as Rise and Shine, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, and more.

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

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Read our recap about the high-profile product reveals including the new Absolute Act line, an articulated Kurama, and Whitebeard.

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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