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Graphic Novel Review: A GARDEN OF SPHERES is a beautiful tale of delicate dragons and gods

Linnea Sterte's new book, A Garden of Spheres, is out now from publisher Peow2, and it is a must-read stunner.

K-Comics Beat’s Inaugural Best Manga & Manhwa of 2025

The K-Comics Beat team reveals its inaugural picks for the Best Manga and Manhwa of 2025 list, adding to The Beat's biggest Best Of yet.

Humanoids to creators: Oops, guess we should have mentioned that chapter 7 thing

A letter to creators confirmed that it's business as usual at Humanoids, just under a new company, despite their Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing

Exclusive Preview: THE EXPANSE – A LITTLE DEATH #4 ends the limited series with a bang

Get an exclusive first look at The Expanse: A Little Death #4 from BOOM! Studios, hitting stores in early 2026.

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Latest Comics News

Hollywood sure is swell!

The New York Times looks at the "Slick. Young. Hip. Powerful." world of studio execs, a lizardlike world where face and ritual rule...

Ennis: No Preacher TV show

Seeing as how we were responsible for getting a new round of "Preacher is an HBO miniseries" rumors going, we decided we would go...

PaperRad: Good enough for the Tate but not Diamond

As we've often mentioned here, as monopolies go, Diamond is one of the most benevolent ones out there. We often hear general kvetching about...

SDCC: Help wanted, rooms wanted

Over here at SBM we look at the daily Comic-con countdown at Sky McCloud's LJ and despair. Time is short. Is there any general...

SUPERMAN RETURNS

Answer: Superman is Jesus. The rest of my comments are going to be spoilerish, so you might want to avoid the jump if you're sensitive. I...

Manga and Anime News

GlobalComix announces limited “keep it forever” holiday bundle

New annual GlobalComix Gold subscribers will keep ten high-profile comics from Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Kodansha—permanently.

K-Comics Beat’s Inaugural Best Manga & Manhwa of 2025

The K-Comics Beat team reveals its inaugural picks for the Best Manga and Manhwa of 2025 list, adding to The Beat's biggest Best Of yet.

Wonderful Wednesdays: FOLLOW THAT KISS, WONDER CATS and more from Seven Seas

In this week's Wonderful Wednesdays, Seven Seas announced six new manga and one danmei audiobook adaptation! Here are the details.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: FINDING MY VOICE with art

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the works RULES FOR DATING TRASH, FINDING MY VOICE and NIGHT FRAGMENTS.

Live-action LOOK BACK movie coming from director Hirokazu Kore-eda

The live-action film of Tatsuki Fujimoto's emotional manga will arrive two years after the anime version from 2024.

Wonderful Wednesdays: MISS KOBAYASHI’S DRAGON MAID: ILULU DOESN’T UNDERSTAND LOVE and more from Seven Seas

With six manga and one new audiobook adaptation, Seven Seas' Wonderful Wednesdays are back! Here are the titles announced on December 3.

Business News

Robert Kirkman announced as keynote speaker for ComicsPRO 2026

Always a strong supporter of the direct market, Skybound's Robert Kirkman will be the keynote speaker at the 2026 ComicsPRO Industry Conference

Humanoids to creators: Oops, guess we should have mentioned that chapter 7 thing

A letter to creators confirmed that it's business as usual at Humanoids, just under a new company, despite their Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing

Disney sells out to OpenAI, agreeing to license characters to Sora

Sora users will be able to use over 200 Disney characters in short media they prompt from OpenAI's video generator.

Waitaminnit, Humanoids is back with a Jodorowsky kickstarter?

Humanoids continues as Humanoids Studios with a Kickstarter for new projects by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Gabriel Rodríguez.

May 2nd, 2026 will see Free Comic Book Day and “Comics Giveaway Day”

Universal will be running Free Comic Book Day on May 2nd, including a partnership with Lunar and Diamond UK; but PRH is going its own way with Comics Giveaway Day

The latest development in DC/WB/Netflix and now…Paramount

More drama, more quotes, more Hollywood executives talking about how great the DC IP library is as the battle for ownership of WBD heats up

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Entertainment

‘STAR WARS’ Original Painting Artwork sells for $3.875 million at auction

Star Wars original Tom Jung painting used as a movie poster was a force at the auction block.

First LANTERNS footage debuts in HBO Max’s 2026 preview

The DC series, starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as Hal Jordan and John Stewart, will premiere on the streaming service next year.

Movie Review: Brendan Fraser shines in the subtle, humanist drama RENTAL FAMILY

The perfect for the holiday season!

TOMB RAIDER’s return and more revealed at the Game Awards

Two Star Wars games and much more were also announced at this year's awards, where Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year.

A Ghost Story for Christmas brings the spooky

Haunts and holidays are for more than just Halloween. Christmas ghost stories have a tradition, too, as people gather round the fire during the darkest time of the year.

Recap: STRANGER THINGS 5’s “The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler”

Our spoiler discussion unpacks the intense opening, anticlimactic end reveal, and more from the final season's second chapter.

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: AEW did the right thing with Kris Statlander

The future remains bright for Statlander.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Remembering the Reigns of Terror, Pt. 2 – Jeff Jarrett

Lo, I looked to the horizon and saw him brandishing the NWA Championship and behind him, four horsemen who brought the apocalypse: "My World," ref bump, low blow, and guitar shot

NYCC ’25: DC x AEW crossover debuting at event

The two-part series, helmed by Steve Orlando and Travis Mercer, will debut with a special preview issue at this month's convention.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Rhea Ripley becomes the latest victim of TERRIFIER’s Art the Clown in Ice Nine Kills concert

Should Art the Clown be Cody Rhode’s next title defense match?

Turnbuckle BEATdown: So, WRESTLEMANIA is coming to Saudi Arabia

It would mark the company's first ever overseas Wrestlemania.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: AEW is now officially on its HBO Era with PLE livestreams

Not necessarily cheaper than WWE’s ESPN package, though.