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CRWN Studios launches distribution arm

Heidi MacDonald - 11/21/2025 11:45 am 0

The long running Portland-based publishing services house CRWN Studios is expanding to distribution with a 25-year-Diamond Comics veteran as Director of Sales

Superman #1 sells for record setting $9.12 million at auction

Javier Perez - 11/21/2025 11:30 am 0

What do you do after buying a $9 million dollar book? Do you open a museum and charge people to look at the book?

DC Comics February 2026 Solicitations

Beat Staff - 11/21/2025 12:00 pm

Full solicitations information and cover images for DC Comics titles scheduled to arrive in stores in February 2026 and beyond.

Kibbles 'n' Bits

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 11/21/25: Tyrant, the freelance struggle and more

Heidi MacDonald - 11/21/2025 9:30 am 0

Some quick links that all seem to revolve around the tenuous state of making comics....plus a resurrected dinosaur classic

Controversy!

ANGOULÊME CRISIS: Game over? Stakeholders call for ’26 Festival to be cancelled

Dean Simons - 11/20/2025 3:45 pm 2

Angoulême International Comics Festival's 2026 should be cancelled. That seems to be the resounding message from publishers, authors...and as of today public partners - including the town mayor.

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Ten Speed Graphic Design Team Interview cover image

Exclusive + Interview: Ten Speed Graphic’s design team on the artistry of book design

Ollie Kaplan - 11/20/2025 3:30 pm 0

Exclusive: M.D. Bright’s final work debuts next year in THE CENTER HOLDS

Samantha Puc - 11/20/2025 2:00 pm 0

Exclusive Preview: James Stokoe unleashes a barbaric tale in TWILIGHT ZONE #3

Taimur Dar - 11/20/2025 11:15 am 0

Graphic Novel Review: THE CORUS WAVE embarks on a scavenger hunt through local history

Kathryn Hemmann - 11/20/2025 11:00 am 0

In Funko’s Fall, We Sinned All

Heidi MacDonald - 11/20/2025 9:30 am 1

Planet of the Apes vs Fantastic Four #1 featured

Marvel sending the FANTASTIC FOUR crashing onto the PLANET OF THE APES

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 11/20/2025 9:00 am 1

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Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up

Sixteen Years Strong: MICE Marks Another Milestone for Indie Comics

16 years of a convention is a large feat, armed with experience and a newly minted permit, MICE, the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, is...

Diego Higuera - 11/21/2025 1:00 pm

Dark Horse

USAGI YOJIMBO heads to the ’80s in KAITŌ ’84

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 11/21/2025 1:00 pm

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Horror Beat: KEEPER sees Osgood Perkins get even weirder

D. Morris - 11/21/2025 12:45 pm

DC Comics February 2026 Solicitations

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CRWN Studios launches distribution arm

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Superman #1 sells for record setting $9.12 million at auction

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Graphic Novel Review: Mimi Pond’s new book DO ADMIT! is an engaging dual narrative

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Marvel

X-MEN UNITED in a new school and series from Ewing and Palma

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Movies

HOLLYWOODLAND trailer up

One of the more peripherally connected comics-type movies coming out this year is HOLLYWOODLAND, due in September, which stars Ben Affleck as George Reeves,...

Books

New PORN STAR GN by Neil Strauss and Bernard Chang

Over at PWCW, The Beat files a wee story about yet another new graphic novel by a best-seling author: ReganBooks is jumping into the...

Manga

Vertical news, no PLUTO, but Takeshi on tap

Over the last few days, an exciting rumor, doubtless started at AX 2006, suggested that Vertical might be publishing an English version of PLUTO...

India learns Superman secrets

In a widely quoted interview, Paul Levitz talks to Indian website Rediff about Superman and other stuff. Part two here. Levitz on how movies...

Best-selling author Picoult takes on Wonder Woman

The New York Times, where most really big comics news is has a brief item this am about best-selling author Jodi Picoult taking on...

Conventions

SDCC Programming for Thursday, July 20

Aieeeeee! It has begun!!! Brian Bolland! Rosario Dawson! Peter S. Beagle! Tim Biskup! David Arquette! Deepak Chopra AND Grant Morrison! KLANG!

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Wonderful Wednesdays: PREDATOR WITCHES, WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS and more from Seven Seas

Merve Giray - 11/19/2025 5:30 pm 0

This week's Wonderful Wednesdays is catered to light novel fans! Here's what to look forward to in the upcoming months from Seven Seas.

Cloudflare gets court order to pay $3.2 million for manga piracy

Samantha Puc - 11/19/2025 1:30 pm 0

The Tokyo District Court has ordered Cloudflare to pay $3.2 million to Japanese manga publishers over online piracy.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: FRUITS BASKET is a classic

Adam Wescott - 11/17/2025 2:30 pm 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers FRUITS BASKET, MONEY FOREST and THE SKELETON SOLDIER FAILED TO DEFEND THE DUNGEON.

Manga Review: WITH YOU, OUR LOVE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH Volume 2

Merve Giray - 11/17/2025 12:30 pm 0

With You, Our Love Will Make It Through Volume...

Azuki rebrands as Omoi, representing “a new phase” for the digital manga service

Ollie Kaplan - 11/13/2025 5:15 pm 0

Azuki rebrands to Omoi, representing "a new phase" for the digital manga service.

Wonderful Wednesdays: THE TITAN’S BRIDE, 7TH TIME LOOP audiobook & more from Seven Seas

Merve Giray - 11/13/2025 10:30 am 0

Curious what Seven Seas has for you in store? Here's what they have announced for 11/12/25 on Wonderful Wednesdays!

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CRWN Studios launches distribution arm

Heidi MacDonald - 11/21/2025 11:45 am 0

The long running Portland-based publishing services house CRWN Studios is expanding to distribution with a 25-year-Diamond Comics veteran as Director of Sales

In Funko’s Fall, We Sinned All

Heidi MacDonald - 11/20/2025 9:30 am 1

With Funko's future in doubt, a look back at how Pops took over the world and comics shops, and whether they can be replaced

Portland’s Books With Pictures starts GoFundMe campaign

Heidi MacDonald - 11/19/2025 9:30 am 3

Portland's beloved Books With Pictures comics shop has launched a fundraiser to pay off debts, and the community is rallying around it

Kickstarter staff strike ends

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 11/17/2025 9:40 am 0

The platform's unionized workers, Kickstarter United, gained "historic protections" against AI and more after striking for 42 days.

Disney and YouTube announce a truce after Disney’s hard line with investors

Russ Burlingame - 11/15/2025 12:08 pm 0

Disney-owned channels are back on YouTube TV after a two-week absence. The two mega-corporations had reached an impasse in their carriage negotiations, and eventually their previous deal expired, leading to a showdown.

Dynamite signs with Universal for distribution in the US

Heidi MacDonald - 11/14/2025 12:30 pm 0

Universal Distribution has signed a second publisher, Dynamite Entertainment, for a non-exclusive distribution deal in the US and Canada

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Horror Beat: KEEPER sees Osgood Perkins get even weirder

The latest from the director of The Monkey sees him fully embrace his love of David Lynch

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Graphic Novel Review: Mimi Pond’s new book DO ADMIT! is an engaging dual narrative

Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me is a fascinating dual portrait that looks at its titular characters and the life of Mimi Pond.

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Graphic Novel Review: THE CORUS WAVE embarks on a scavenger hunt through local history

The Corus Wave invites readers on a cozy adventure to uncover the research of a scientist whose genius has been lost to time.

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The Marvel Rundown: ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM ends in tragedy and potential

The Beat reviews the finale of Marvel's big event, One World Under Doom, by Ryan North and R.B. Silva, plus a rapid rundown of several new releases.

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Wednesday Comics Reviews: Kirkman, Englert give CAPES #1 a remastering, and more

Kirkman and Englert's new remastering of Capes #1 is the lead review in this week's slightly abbreviated Wednesday Comics column.

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DC Round-Up: Metafictional mayhem in Morrison & Mora’s BATMAN/DEADPOOL #1

The Dark Knight and the Merc with the Mouth's second team-up is a gleeful riff on the characters and on Morrison's past work.

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Top Comics to Buy for November 19, 2025: New comics from the best weirdo creators, and more

This week's Top Comics to Buy Features new books from Tom Scioli, Grant Morrison with Dan Mora, and many more.

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Movie Review: Edgar Wright pulls his punches in THE RUNNING MAN

Edgar Wright's movie should be the perfect dark satire for this moment. Instead, the director settles for making a tamer crowd pleaser.

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Manga Review: WITH YOU, OUR LOVE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH Volume 2

With You, Our Love Will Make It Through Volume 2 Writer and Artist: Chihiro Yuzuki Publisher: Yen Press (print & digital) Translation: Alethea & Athena Nibley Lettering: Greg...

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Superman #1 sells for record setting $9.12 million at auction

11/21/2025 11:30 am 0

What do you do after buying a $9 million dollar book? Do you open a museum and charge people to look at the book?

TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK concludes with two epic specials on Paramount+

11/20/2025 1:00 pm 0

Continues the saga of a new generation of Transformers born on Earth

THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING teaser trailer released

11/20/2025 11:25 am 0

Lionsgate has released the first official teaser trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the prequel which will hit theaters one year from today.

Horror Beat: KEEPER sees Osgood Perkins get even weirder

The latest from the director of The Monkey sees him fully embrace his love of David Lynch

WICKED: FOR GOOD writers dismiss “spoiler” concerns

11/20/2025 10:34 am 0

Thirty years after the release of the WICKED novel, screenwriters think the spoilers are hard to avoid.

WEDNESDAY creators tackling animated GRIM series for Netflix

11/20/2025 9:45 am 0

The supernatural comic, created by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano, ran at BOOM! Studios from 2022 to 2025.

In Funko’s Fall, We Sinned All

11/20/2025 9:30 am 1

With Funko's future in doubt, a look back at how Pops took over the world and comics shops, and whether they can be replaced

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