BOOK☆WALKER Global’s 2025 eBook Ranking reveals the top 10 most-downloaded light novels and manga worldwide, including The Eminence in Shadow and The Apothecary Diaries.

The Beat’s Best Anime of 2025

Beat Staff - 12/17/2025 10:30 am 0

The Beat staff presents its picks for the Best Anime of 2025, including new and ongoing series, as well as feature-length films.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: HAUNTRESS will haunt your dreams

Adam Wescott - 12/15/2025 2:30 pm 0

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga and webtoon series DISSOLVING CLASSROOM, EARTHSHINE and HAUNTRESS.

Yen Press announces 2 audiobook adaptations & 9 new licenses

Samantha Puc - 12/15/2025 9:15 am 0

Yen Press has announced two audiobook adaptations, eight new manga licenses, and a Konosuba TRPG companion rule book for summer 2026.

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Graphic novel sales rose 9.2% in 2025

Heidi MacDonald - 01/09/2026 12:30 pm 0

Although overall book sales were essentially flat in 2025, graphic novel sales rebounded with a 9.2% increase in sales

Comings and Goings: Kusek, Ching, Collector’s Paradise, Harned

Heidi MacDonald - 01/08/2026 9:30 am 0

Changes and promotions at Kickstarter, DC, Boom! and Collector's Paradise as the year in business news kicks off.

The Very Last Days of Diamond Comics – UPDATED

Heidi MacDonald - 01/02/2026 12:15 pm 3

Diamond Comics shut down for the final time on Wednesday, December 31st 2025, and it was eulogized in both images and words

Public Domain Day is coming — here’s what you need to know about characters like Betty Boop

Russ Burlingame - 12/31/2025 12:30 pm 2

Betty Boop and Nancy Drew might be entering the public domain -- but artists should be careful how they use them, because copyright and trademark law is weird and complicated.

U.S. Congressman calling for a federal investigation into the sale of Beckett

Javier Perez - 12/23/2025 10:30 am 0

“In less than five years, Collectors has systematically eliminated its competitors through serial acquisitions,” read the letter published by Congressman Ryan

Sony acquires majority control of PEANUTS rights

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 12/19/2025 9:45 am 2

The Schulz family will retain 20 percent of the rights, while WildBrain will continue to produce new Peanuts media for Apple TV.

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Graphic Novel Review: I AM THEIR SILENCE is much more than a murder mystery

Jordi Lafebre's new book, I AM THEIR SILENCE, is much more than a murder mystery, asking rich questions as it tells a delightful tale.

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Graphic Novel Review: You probably didn’t read HARPY by EPHK, but you should have

Harpy by EPHK is a blistering sci-fi noir comic with great art, well-realized characters and some riveting twists.

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TV Review: What grade does STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY deserve?

What grade does Star Trek: Starfleet Academy deserve? Avery Kaplan and Ollie Kaplan review the upcoming Paramount+ series.

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The Marvel Rundown: MARVEL: BLACK, WHITE AND BLOOD AND GUTS is an artist showcase

A look at the the horror-tinged anthology, Marvel: Black White and Blood and Guts. Plus, a look at Marvel Rivals: The Cities of Heaven.

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DC Round-Up: ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #15 is the book’s best issue yet

Absolute Superman #15 headlines our first DC Round-Up column of the year, which also looks at the week's other marquee releases.

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Wednesday Comics Reviews: We look at every Ignition Press comic so far

Ignition Press launched late last year, and today our Wednesday Comics team has reviews of all of the publisher's #1 issues.

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Top Comics to Buy for January 7, 2026: New year, new comics

This week's Top Comics to Buy for January 7 list features the latest issue of Absolute Superman, a new Twilight Zone one-shot, and more!

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Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: HORIMIYA says, ‘It’s egg time!’

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the series HORIMIYA, WAR OF THE ADULTS and NAGAHAMA TO BE, OR NOT TO BE.

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Classic Comic Compendium: STRANGE TALES #178-181 setup years of Marvel cosmic stories

Strange Tales builds the foundation for what would become the Infinity Gauntlet story, nearly two decades before its publication.

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Entertainment

Horror Beat: The new year kicks off with WEAPONS’ Amy Madigan and Horror in general getting rare awards love

01/08/2026 4:00 pm 0

Horror has a strong presence in the bigger awards categories this time around.

TV Review: What grade does STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY deserve?

01/08/2026 3:00 am 2

What grade does Star Trek: Starfleet Academy deserve? Avery Kaplan and Ollie Kaplan review the upcoming Paramount+ series.

Sebastian Stan to join the cast of The Batman Part II

01/07/2026 10:28 am 1

It’s unclear who Sebastian Stan will be playing in the upcoming Dark Knight adventure and whether he will be an adversary or an ally to Batman.

The Rainbow Project announces winners of second annual Velma Awards

Spotlighting positive onscreen representation of LGBTQ+ youth and their families.

Playmates Toys losing TMNT license after 38 years

01/07/2026 9:00 am 0

The company co-produced the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, and has sold action figures for the franchise since 1988.

Dropout’s UM, ACTUALLY Season 11 trailer reveals Tournament of Champions return

01/06/2026 1:32 pm 0

Dropout has revealed the trailer and premier date for Um, Actually Season 11, which includes the return of Season 1's Tournament of Champions.

X-Men steal the show in third AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY teaser

01/06/2026 9:20 am 0

The third teaser trailer sees the return of Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Ian McKellen as Magneto, and James Marsden as Cyclops.

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