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Graphic Novel Review: THE HIGH DESERT is an absolutely gorgeous memoir
With his new memoir The High Desert, cartoonist James Spooner invites you into a pivotal time of his life, moshing and all.
Jacq Cohen ankles Fantagraphics; and more comings and goings
Jacq Cohen leaves Fantagraphics; Tiny Onion hires four; McMillan upped at Popverse, and one less comics site to read
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Image, DC and Kelly Thompson lead 2024 Eisner Award Nominations
Image Comics, DC Comics and Kelly Thompson led the 2024 Eisner Award Nominations, which were full of great books and worthy surprises
Excerpt: WE ARE BIG TIME’s real-life inspired story
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Get your first look inside We Are Big Time by Hena Khan and Safiya Zerrougui, the true story of a hijab-wearing basketball team.
Kakao Piccoma to shutter French webtoon app, operations in Europe
After a two year run and launching its expansion to great fanfare in 2021, Kakao's Piccoma digital comics platform will shut down French-language European operations in September.
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“I wish I could quit you, Batman.”
There we said it...are you happy?
The next BATMAN movie will be called THE DARK KNIGHT, and Heath Ledger will join the cast as The...
Indies
Claypool goes online
After a well documented struggle to stay in the Diamond catalog, Claypool Comics has just announced that they are going to the web and...
General
E3 now more intimate; SDCC officially the biggest, loudest show on earth
While everyone says the SDCC is loud and crazy, the gold standard for insanely multi-media booth babe saturated industry freak shows has always been...
General
Warren Ellis to Launch Free Webcomics Portal
Warren Ellis is putting his money where his mouth is with his interets in webcomics, according to a post by Joey Manley at Comixpedia:...
DC
DC COMICS MONTH-TO-MONTH SALES: JUNE 2006
DC COMICS MONTH-TO-MONTH SALES: JUNE 2006
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
DC Comics' major releases in June 2006 were the one-shot DCU: Brave New World, which introduces a...
Indies
And then there were 9,724: New SPAWN Pop Culture website
According to a terse press release on SPAWN.COM, Todd McFarlane Companies is launching a new website covering various kinds of crap:
It's been obvious...
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Kakao Piccoma to shutter French webtoon app, operations in Europe
After a two year run and launching its expansion to great fanfare in 2021, Kakao's Piccoma digital comics platform will shut down French-language European operations in September.
SOMETHING CRAWLED OUT #1 will be free for retailers
Retailers like free #1s - so Vault is giving them Something Crawled out #1, a new horror series from Son M. and Cas ‘MadCursed’ Peirano
D&Q to debut English edition of Sanpei Shirato’s THE LEGEND OF KAMUI in January 2025
In their continuing efforts to publish important work of...
AI manga translation start-up Orange gets $20 million in funding
Orange Inc., developers of a Japanese-to-English language manga localization...
Sales Charts: Top Ten Most Popular Comics on GlobalComix the week of May 5, 2024
Come get your sales chart! There's a new #1 atop the Top Ten Most Popular comics on @GlobalComix this week.
Super Like or Super Dud? Inside Webtoon’s new program
WEBTOON rolled out its Super Likes program for tipping creators this week but there were many complaints.
Reviews
Graphic Novel Review: THE HIGH DESERT is an absolutely gorgeous memoir
With his new memoir The High Desert, cartoonist James Spooner invites you into a pivotal time of his life, moshing and all.
REVIEW: DOCTOR WHO FCBD ’24 sets up an all-new adventure for the Doctor and Ruby
COMIC REVIEW: DOCTOR WHO FCBD '24 sets up an all-new adventure for the Doctor and Ruby
The Marvel Rundown: All Hail DOOM!
Reviews of this weeks Marvel Comics, including DOOM, Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt, Venom: Separation Anxiety, and more!
Wednesday Comics Reviews: DARK RIDE #12 is a satisfying end of the line
Dark Ride #12 is this week's main feature for Wednesday Comics Reviews, with blurbs about Briar #5, Heartpiercer #1, and more!
DC Round-Up: BATMAN/DYLAN DOG #3 concludes an all-time great crossover
Batman/Dylan Dog #3 is this week's main review in the DC Round-Up, with blurbs about Action Comics and Batman & Robin.
Top Comics to Buy for May 15, 2024: Endings and beginnings
This week's Top Comics to Buy for May 15 features Batman/Dylan Dog, Dark Ride, Doom, My Bad, and all the usual lists!
Classic Comic Compendium: BATMAN – BROKEN CITY
Batman - Broken City is a tale that will leave you wondering if existence in Gotham City could possibly get any bleaker.
TV Review: DOCTOR WHO gives birth to a new era in “Space Babies”
DOCTOR WHO gives birth to a new era in "Space Babies," and we review the first episode featuring the fifteenth Doctor
Graphic Novel Review: ESSENTIALS is a shiny, big swing opening for The Lab Press
The Lab Press' debut, The Essentials, is led by a bevy of established artists, including Jason Howard, and Bill Sienkiewicz, among others.
Entertainment
HACK/SLASH celebrates 20 years by releasing its first-ever card game
There is a lot to be happy about if...
Interview: Conjuring magic with the cast and crew of FAIRLY ODDPARENTS: A NEW WISH
The classic Nickelodeon cartoon returns in a new CG-animated series!
George Miller on FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA and Planning a Saga Over Multiple Decades
While many franchises today feel very polished, cohesive, and...
Horror Beat: I SAW THE TV GLOW Is A Coming of Age Horror Poem
Poetry done in horror.
HANA-KIMI shojo manga finally gets anime adaptation
After multiple live-action adaptations, the Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom manga from Hisaya Nakajo will finally get an anime adaptation.
Exclusive Clip: STAR TREK: DISCOVERY’s antepenultimate outing
Get your first look at the antepenultimate episode of Star Trek: Discovery's fifth and final season, "Labyrinths," today at The Beat!
Horror Beat: MIND BODY SPIRIT is a smart mix of yoga and millennial terror
Giving the corpse pose a whole new meaning.
Manga and Anime News
HANA-KIMI shojo manga finally gets anime adaptation
After multiple live-action adaptations, the Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom manga from Hisaya Nakajo will finally get an anime adaptation.
Kakao Piccoma to shutter French webtoon app, operations in Europe
After a two year run and launching its expansion to great fanfare in 2021, Kakao's Piccoma digital comics platform will shut down French-language European operations in September.
Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: Adventure, sorcerers, roosters, oh my!
This week on Beat's Bizarre Adventure, three writers cover SPRIGGAN, DOROHEDORO and ROOSTER FIGHTER. It's a brawl!
DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON creator Ryoko Kui making first US appearance at Anime Expo
The author of the smash hit Delicious in Dungeon manga will make their first US appearance at this year's installment of Anime Expo
Seven Seas adds more mature manga and light novels to this year’s release slate
Seven Seas continues its mid-week announcements with more cat manga, BL, horror alongside more light novels and mature titles
Dark Horse unveils new TRIGUN & Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition covers
Dark Horse unveils its latest Deluxe Edition covers for beloved manga Trigun and Trigun Maximum, with faux leather and gold foil details
