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Seven Seas’ Wonderful Wednesday Returns With Now That We Draw, Choking On Love, and more!
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Seven Seas announced 8 new manga and light novel titles, including Now That We Draw, Choking on Love, Silent Reading, and many more!
Review: The SCOTT PILGRIM 20TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET has arrived, and we have thoughts
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Now that the Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Box Set has arrived, we've poured through it, re-read the books, and we're ready to discuss.
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Is Grant Morrison returning to comics with a big bowl of ice cream?
Image is hinting at the return of superstar Grant Morrison with an ice cream-themed teaser image
Claim filed against WEBTOON for possible class action suit due to financial misinformation
A plantiff has filed a claim alleging financial misinformation after the company's Initial Public Offering and its continually declining stock price.
Trade Rating: THE CULL is an old-school sci-fi adventure
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THE CULL is an old-school coming-of-age sci-fi adventure.
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Marvel
ROGUE: THE SAVAGE LAND announced by Marvel… so let’s talk about the controversy between Rogue and Magneto
Details about ROGUE: THE SAVAGE LAND and why that controversy isn't so much of a controversy - more a fun take on that era.
Conventions
SDCC: Top Cow Signing Schedule (#2045)
Marc Silvestri, Seth Green, David Wohl, David Nakayama and a replica Mazda RX-8 from the book Revved liven things up in the Top Cow...
Conventions
SDCC: NBM (#1429)
Ted Rall, David Axe, Richard Moore, Cad Michael Ward and Jerry Carr are featured. Details below.
Here is NBM's Schedule of Appearances for Artists at...
Cartoonists
SDCC: A.C.T.O.R. activities (A8)
George Perez, John Romita, Bill Willingham, Gene Ha and...SOFTBALL! It's all at A.C.T.O.R> the charity devoted to helping creators in need.
Get set for...
Conventions
SDCC: AIT/PlanetLar (#2001)
Becky Cloonan, Tom Beland, Joe Casey, Gabriel Ba, Charlie adlard, Mike Brennan AND MANY MORE sign at the AIT booth. Deets in the jump....
Cartoonists
SDCC: Stuart Moore
Just a quick FYI re Comicon San Diego. Stuart Moore will be signing and showing advance copies of FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN and JSA...
Cartoonists
SDCC: Attaboy (#4735)
We're not exactly sure what this is but it looks awfully cool and it comes with a Viewmaster:
Come pick up a copy of the...
Manga and Anime News
Seven Seas’ Wonderful Wednesday Returns With Now That We Draw, Choking On Love, and more!
Joel Savill - 0
Seven Seas announced 8 new manga and light novel titles, including Now That We Draw, Choking on Love, Silent Reading, and many more!
Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: I’ll take a potato chip and eat it
This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga series GAKUEN ALICE, BETWEEN THE SHEETS and DEATH NOTE.
Orange Inc exec clarifies AI use for emaqi manga localization
Rei Kuroda, Orange’s VP of Product, Head of International sat down with Deb Aoki to talk about the launch of emaqi.com and their use of AI...and humans.
ANIME NYC ’24: Evan Minto’s Manga Magazine Mania
At Anime NYC, Azuki co-founder Evan Minto took the audience on a journey through the history of manga magazine publishing.
REVIEW: DANDADAN: FIRST ENCOUNTER can also smash it
DANDADAN: FIRST ENCOUNTER brings Shonen Jump+'s wackiest series to the screen. It's as good as I hoped, but at what cost?
ANIME NYC ’24 INTERVIEW: kensuke ushio and Hiroyuki Aoi
At Anime NYC, we had the opportunity to speak briefly with kensuke ushio and producer Hiroyuki Aoi about the upcoming Dandadan.
Business News
GlobalComix Vertical Originals expands with Stranger Things and more from Dark Horse
GlobalComix Vertical Originals is bringing more than 150 titles from Dark Horse and a slew of other publishers to the vertical scrolling format.
Exclusive: Three covers for Ekos, the new universe from the man who brought you Marvel Studios
Grell, a character created by Michael Turner and Geoff Johns all the way back in 2003, is coming back as the star of David Maisel's Ekos Universe
Orange Inc exec clarifies AI use for emaqi manga localization
Rei Kuroda, Orange’s VP of Product, Head of International sat down with Deb Aoki to talk about the launch of emaqi.com and their use of AI...and humans.
Seinen of the times? Glénat drops Japanese-style manga classification in Europe
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French publisher Glénat is to move away from traditional Japanese demographic classifications for its manga line. Starting September, work traditionally designated Shonen/Shojo/Seinen/Josei will instead have keyword descriptors of content and an age rating on the back cover
Producer Eric Gitter launches new publisher with Jamie Rich and Filip Sablik
Filip Sablik, Jamie S. Rich, and Jeremy Haun are joining producer Eric Gitter for start-up comics publisher
WEBTOON’s Content Age Rating feature – Here’s what you need to know.
Justin Guerrero details the forthcoming addition of content ratings to WEBTOON Canvas.
Reviews
Review: The SCOTT PILGRIM 20TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET has arrived, and we have thoughts
Now that the Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Box Set has arrived, we've poured through it, re-read the books, and we're ready to discuss.
Trade Rating: THE CULL is an old-school sci-fi adventure
THE CULL is an old-school coming-of-age sci-fi adventure.
DC Round-Up: Extreme family bonding in BATMAN AND ROBIN #13
Joshua Williamson's overall Damian Wayne storyline wraps in satisfying fashion.
The Marvel Rundown: WOLVERINE #1 cuts deep
This week we talk about Wolverine #1 by Saladin Ahmed and Martín Cóccolo. Then we follow up on Gail Simone and David Marquez's Uncanny X-Men run.
Wednesday Comics Reviews: Darkness falls in SUMMER SHADOWS #1
Summer Shadows #1 arrives right as the warm months are waning and spooky season is about to begin in earnest.
Top Comics to Buy for September 11, 2024: Summer winds down
This week's top comics to buy for September 11 features Batman and Robin, Summer Shadows, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more!
Classic Comic Compendium: ALIENS – EARTH WAR
Aliens - Earth War is an epic conclusion to the original Dark Horse trilogy, with artwork by Sam Keith and a script by Mark Verheiden.
Graphic Novel Review: THE KING’S WARRIOR faces her demons
The King’s Warrior
Cartoonist: Huahua Zhu
Publisher: Bulgilhan Press / $15
September 2024
The King’s Warrior. Golden helmed, bloody sword, riding a giant lionsteed, a mount whose name...
Graphic Novel Review: SPA by Erik Svetoft might give you nightmares
The new graphic novel Spa by Erik Svetoft gave our reviewer actual nightmares, and he still gives it his full recommendation.
Entertainment
Lazarus Rising Games signs licensing deals with Top Cow Productions and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc
Characters to be included in OverPower, the legendary 1990s collectible card game now being restored and enhanced for a relaunch in late 2024
Seven Seas’ Wonderful Wednesday Returns With Now That We Draw, Choking On Love, and more!
Seven Seas announced 8 new manga and light novel titles, including Now That We Draw, Choking on Love, Silent Reading, and many more!
Horror Beat: This summer’s best double bill was two excellent horror novels
Tremblay and Graham Jones continue proving why they're two of the best in horror.
Is Grant Morrison returning to comics with a big bowl of ice cream?
Image is hinting at the return of superstar Grant Morrison with an ice cream-themed teaser image
Turnbuckle BEATdown: 10 John Cena matches/rivalries you probably forgot happened
John Cena has had numerous legendary bouts and moments. Now entering retirement, here is a list of some of his greatest matches.
Horror Beat: RED ROOMS creates a world of terror out of a dark web serial killer and a tech-obsessed model
What are the chances red rooms are actually real?
STAR TREK DAY 2024: Our favorite ships ‘n’ shows
Comics Beat's Trekkies share their favorite Franchise ships and shows in a post commemorating Star Trek Day 2024.