At long last - Ian Edginton and INJ Culbard's clockwork punk fantasy series Brass Sun will be returning to the pages of 2000 AD for its sixth series in September 2025. The critically acclaimed series had been absent since 2018.

Vault Comics

Hard-boiled kid detective KID MAROON gets OGN after 75-year hiatus

This September, Christopher Cantwell and Victor Santos revive Kid Maroon, the hard-boiled kid detective created by Pep Shepard in the 1940s.

Cartoonists

Commentary: It’s Bigger Than Alex Graham’s Comic (With An Update)

An Instagram post by Alex Graham has stirred up a hornet's next of controversy

IDW

Interview: Patrick Horvath on the new BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES: RITE OF SPRING

The Beat emailed Patrick Horvath and talked about a new characters what has changed in the sleepy town of Woodbrock and variant covers.

Movies

Oh God the SKIBIDI TOILET film is actually happening

Not an April fool's joke, Michael Bay is directing a Skibidi Toilet movie.....but will it be relevant by the time the movie comes out?

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Manga and Anime News

NYCC ’26: Dogu Publishing unveils CHAINSAW MAN metal trading card collection collab with Crunchyroll

Taimur Dar - 10/01/2026 3:45 pm 0

Just 200 cards per character will be produced, in addition to 50 ultra-rare Pochita chase cards distributed randomly throughout the run.

First official LEGO DRAGON BALL set features Goku and Shenron

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 10/01/2026 9:00 am 0

LEGO's first Dragon Ball set, out this November, will include Kid Goku, and the dragon genie summoned by the Dragon Balls himself, Shenron.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: Our THE BOY FROM VENUS obsession

Adam Wescott - 09/28/2026 2:00 pm 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers PAWS & CLAWS, SHWD: THE COMPLETE YURI COLLECTION, and THE BOY FROM VENUS.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: DRAW THIS, THEN DIE! inspires

Adam Wescott - 09/21/2026 11:00 am 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers Draw This, Then Die!, Between the Lines, and My Mom is Easily Flustered.

Otakon 2026 Interview: Studio Trigger animation team reveals their love of American comics

Adam Wescott - 09/18/2026 3:30 pm 0

Hiromu Wakabayashi, Ichigo Kanno and Kazuki Chiba from Studio Trigger about their upcoming projects.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: DRIFTING DRAGONS is meaty

Adam Wescott - 09/14/2026 11:00 am 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers DRIFTING DRAGONS, THE INCONVENIENT LIFE OF AN AROUSING PRIESTESS, and SHE AND HER CAT.

Business News

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

Heidi MacDonald - 10/02/2026 9:30 am 0

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

Tapas update: site to shut down on March 31, and reactions from all over

Heidi MacDonald - 10/01/2026 9:45 am 0

Kakao has released information on shutting down Tapas, with a closing date of March 31, 2027. Meanwhile, Tapas's founder and creators are speaking out

The new Ben 10 comic has sold more than 500,000 copies

Heidi MacDonald - 09/29/2026 6:00 pm 0

We knew the Ben 10 comic mostly written by Joe Casey was selling well, but half a million copies in five months is pretty darned good

Another settlement filed in Diamond Saga – and this time Sparkle Pop is on board

Heidi MacDonald - 09/24/2026 9:45 am 0

A group of 13 publishers have reached a settlement with the Diamond estate and Sparkle Pop to get their inventory back, and this Diamond business may finally be drawing to a close

We’re having a media apocalypse and it’s only Wednesday: WarnerMount, Tapas, Popverse

Heidi MacDonald - 09/23/2026 9:30 am 6

In only two days, the media apocalypse has intensified with the shutdown of Tapas and Popverse, and the coming of WarnerMount

Report: Kakao is shutting down Tapas webtoon platform

Heidi MacDonald - 09/22/2026 11:30 am 0

Korean entertainment giant Kakao is shutting down Tapas, their North American webtoon platform, leaving creators and readers devastated and an uncertain future