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Exclusive Preview: Check out PASS ME BY: LILY from Renegade Arts Entertainment

The third installment of the Pass Me By series is now in bookstores.

The Marvel Rundown: The Hunt For Xavier Is Over With X-Manhunt: Omega #1

This week the Marvel Rundown looks at X-Manhunt Omega, plus other books like Doom Academy, and Godzilla Vs. Fantastic Four.

Alliance chairman Bruce Ogilvie on the Diamond purchase: this wasn’t about the comics

Alliance Entertainment chairman Bruce Ogilvie spoke with a panel of retailers and gave the whys and hows of their Diamond Comics purchase

DC 2ound-Up: BATMAN #158 kicks off Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee’s H2SH

H2SH, the long-awaited sequel to the classic BATMAN: HUSH storyline, picks up right where the original left off, for better or worse.

DC Round-Up: ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1 is wonderfully experimental

This week's DC Round-Up features a look at Absolute Martian Manhunter, Absolute Wonder Woman, the Batman - Long Halloween sequel, and more!

MoCCA Fest 2025 News

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MoCCA ’25: Drawn & Quarterly debuts upcoming releases Muybridge and Checked...

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Drawn & Quarterly, the Montreal-based comics publisher debuted several new books ahead of schedule at MoCCAFest 2025 which you can read here.

MOCCA 2025 passed the busy table test

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MOCCA Fest 2025 was mostly awesome, as usual, but there were a few questions about economics
The cover of YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION where two hands hold molotov cocktails, a red fire brimming from its light

MoCCA ’25 Interview: On YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION with...

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We talked with the incredible international journalist Melissa Chan and the world-renowned artist Badiucao about their graphic novel YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION
Art by Olivia Fields: a series of tiny people working together to draw

MoCCA ’25 Interview: On unique perspectives with this year’s badge artist...

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An interview with MoCCA Fest 2025's featured badge artist, Olivia Fields about MoCCA, artistic perspectives, and more.

LATEST NEWS

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AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY casting announcements are finally here!

Marvel has begun to announce their cast for the upcoming AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY film, slated for a 2026 release. There had been rumors since March...

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Just visiting old friends.

Help Fantagraphics with Pogo

Gary Groth is paging all Pogo fans to help with FBI's upcoming Pogo reprints: We are requesting the help of Pogo collectors who may have...

PERSEPOLIS shares Jury Prize at Cannes

The animated PERSEPOLIS, co-directed by Marjana Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud has shared the Jury Prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival. The film tells...

Amend wins top Reuben

Bill Amend won the Cartoonist of the Year Reuben award in a ceremont mast night, according to Editor & Publisher. Amend ended the...

“Captain, she kinna hold any more!”

Looks like WP crashed for about 12 hours. It's been acting a bit unstable lately -- hence all the double postings. I'm hoping we...

Joe Q speaks on HEROES FOR HIRE cover

At least one authority figure has spoken out, and the message is "Subtext? What subtext?": On the MJ: Statue: JQ: Not really. When fans saw the...

Manga and Anime News

Manga Review: OBA ELECTROPLATING FACTORY is artsy and personal

OBA ELECTROPLATING FACTORY Writer: Yoshiharu Tsuge Artist: Yoshiharu Tsuge Translator: Ryan Holmberg Lettering:...

UNICO: HUNTED–a bold new chapter in the classic manga reboot

Discover "UNICO: HUNTED" (Vol. 2), the highly anticipated sequel in the Unico reboot, arriving July 1, 2025!

Manga Review: THE SMALL-ANIMALLIKE LADY IS ADORED BY THE ICE PRINCE Volume 2

The Small-Animallike Lady Is Adored by the Ice Prince...

HIDIVE expands global reach with new streaming partnerships

HIDIVE expands its anime streaming service globally, now available on Amazon Prime Video Channels in several countries.

TO BE HERO X drops April 6 premiere and main PV

"To Be Hero X," the donghua that captivated fans with its use of 2D and 3D animation, drops on April 6 with Crunchyroll streaming.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: Märchen Crown and the new batch

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers two new series, MÄRCHEN CROWN and EMBERS; and one old series, PET SHOP OF HORRORS.

Business News

Alliance chairman Bruce Ogilvie on the Diamond purchase: this wasn’t about the comics

Alliance Entertainment chairman Bruce Ogilvie spoke with a panel of retailers and gave the whys and hows of their Diamond Comics purchase

Skybound looks for private investors for their video game business

Skybound's current equity crowdfunding investment offering includes lots of numbers showing the success of their brands

What we know about the Alliance Entertainment and Diamond Comics deal

What do we know about Alliance Entertainment the company that just acquired the Diamond Comics assets?

Alliance Entertainment buys Diamond Comics

The wait is holding and global distribution company Alliance Entertainment has purchased substantially all of Diamond Comics assets at a bankruptcy auction

TILTING AT WINDMILLS #300: This is the big one

Brian Hibbs looks back at 34 years of writing Tilting at Windmills, and the many changes in the comics industry

The comics world awaits the results of the Diamond bankrupcty auction

As the comics world awaits the results of the Diamond Comics bankruptcy auction, a few people tried to attend the proceedings

Reviews

The Marvel Rundown: The Hunt For Xavier Is Over With X-Manhunt: Omega #1

This week the Marvel Rundown looks at X-Manhunt Omega, plus other books like Doom Academy, and Godzilla Vs. Fantastic Four.

Manga Review: OBA ELECTROPLATING FACTORY is artsy and personal

OBA ELECTROPLATING FACTORY Writer: Yoshiharu Tsuge Artist: Yoshiharu Tsuge Translator: Ryan Holmberg Lettering: Anna Haifisch Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly Publication Date: August 13, 2024  Rating: Mature Genre: Slice-of-life manga   Volume 4 of Drawn...

DC 2ound-Up: BATMAN #158 kicks off Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee’s H2SH

H2SH, the long-awaited sequel to the classic BATMAN: HUSH storyline, picks up right where the original left off, for better or worse.

DC Round-Up: ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1 is wonderfully experimental

This week's DC Round-Up features a look at Absolute Martian Manhunter, Absolute Wonder Woman, the Batman - Long Halloween sequel, and more!

Wednesday Comics Reviews: BITTER ROOT is back for our most packed column of the year

Bitter Root returns with a new series, Next Movement, during the most packed week of the year so far for our Wednesday Comics Review column.

Manga Review: THE SMALL-ANIMALLIKE LADY IS ADORED BY THE ICE PRINCE Volume 2

The Small-Animallike Lady Is Adored by the Ice Prince Volume 2 Original Story: Hisui Original Character Design: Agu Ao Artist: Mugi Sawai Letterer: Olivia Osanz Translator: Emma Shumacker Publisher: Yen Press Publication Date: Mar 25, 2025 Rating: Teen Genre: Manga (JPN), Comedy,...

Top Comics to Buy for March 26, 2025: A 400K copy seller arrives

The top comics to buy for March 26 serve up a third straight packed week, including a book likely to be one of the year's top sellers.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: Märchen Crown and the new batch

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers two new series, MÄRCHEN CROWN and EMBERS; and one old series, PET SHOP OF HORRORS.

Classic Comic Compendium: Is HULK – GRAY the best use of color of the Loeb, Sale books?

Hulk - Gray is perhaps the Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale book that makes the most meaningful use of color, as it reminisces about earlier days.

Entertainment

Longbox Heroes Collection launches Kickstarter campaign for second wave of retro style comic book action figures

Based on characters from some of the most acclaimed creator-owned comic books!

Interview: NIGHT COURT’s Annie O’Donnell discusses 40 years of ‘Wheeler chemistry’

The Beat spoke with Night Court's Annie O'Donnell about working with Brent Spiner again, and if fans can expect to see the Wheelers return.

The Beat STAR TREK Team pitches more special event movies

The Comics Beat Star Trek team pitches ideas for future Franchise Special Event Movies to stream on Paramount+.

AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY casting announcements are finally here!

Marvel has begun to announce their cast for the...

ANISONG WORLD MATSURI returns to Anime Expo in 2025

Anime Expo's J-POP SOUND CAPSULE festival will feature musical guests FLOW, GRANRODEO, TOGENASHI TOGEARI, Sakurazaka46, Hiroshi Kitadani, and ASTERISM.

BEN 10: THE COMPLETE SERIES DVD box set announced!

It's Hero Time!

Horror Beat: JOHN CARPENTER to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

A dark star (pun intended) joins the sidewalk.

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: History was made at NXT ROADBLOCK in New York City

Stephanie Vaquer continues to dominate.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: WrestleMania storylines kick into high gear at WWE Elimination Chamber

Hustle. Loyalty. And a slap in the face to children everywhere!!

Turnbuckle BEATdown: 21 Things That Happened In The 21 Years Since John Cena Was Last Heel

"Hey Ya!," "The Way You Move," and "Yeah!" were boxing for the Billboard top spot every week.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: NXT delivers a great show with Vengeance Day ’25

NXT continues to prove its mettle in a fantastic event.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: How did the ROYAL RUMBLE kick off 2025 for the WWE?

WWE starts the Road to WrestleMania with a massive PLE in Indianapolis

Turnbuckle BEATdown: MR MCMAHON grapples with legacy

The good, the bad, and the very ugly.