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Sean Edgar joins Kickstarter as Director of Comics & Collectibles

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Sean Edgar has joined Kickstarter in the key position of Director of Comics & Collectibles, where he'll help creators with their campaigns
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Graphic Novel Review: CORTO MALTESE – FABLE OF VENICE is an effective sampler to introduce the character

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With Corto Maltese: Fable of Venice and Other Adventures, Fantagraphics has published a nice introduction to Hugo Pratt's masterworks.
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Exclusive Preview: DREAD THE HALL H is back with a new 2026 installment

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Get a exclusive look at new Dread The Hall H 2026 covers from Maria Wolf, Luana Vecchio, Tony Fleecs, and Zach Howard.
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Graphic Novel Review: CREASED COMICS is an irreverent and brain-tickling ride

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With Creased Comics, a collection drawn from absurdist Brad Neely's archive of hand-drawn comics, expect the unexpected.

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Sean Edgar joins Kickstarter as Director of Comics & Collectibles

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Graphic Novel Review: CORTO MALTESE – FABLE OF VENICE is an effective sampler to introduce the character

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Dynamite reveals details and star-studded variant covers for SPACE GHOST 2026 annual

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Exclusive Preview: DREAD THE HALL H is back with a new 2026 installment

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Before his big screen debut CLAYFACE headlines his own comic miniseries

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The Beat: now with morning coffee

Thanks for all the well wishes and kind words! It's great to have interaction back -- although when the spammers get started, let's see...
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Welcome!

Welcome to The Beat's new home at Publishers Weekly! We're still figuring a few things out, like categories and the sidebar and so on....
Conventions

Heroes Con ’06 Photo Parade

With a heaping helping of southern hospitality, aided by caffeine infusions at all hours, and only slightly impeded by the terror of BAGWORMS, Heroes...
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New COMIC FOUNDRY is out

Conventions

Xavier found in Gaslamp

Tom Galloway writes to tell us: Was surfing around to see what the Gaslamp Quarter restaurant scene looks like this year when I happened on...
Conventions

More Heroes Con memories

Newsarama has a nice wrap-up report Friday’s line was mirrored Saturday and Sunday as the show saw its highest attendance in over a decade. Anecdotally,...
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Wonderful Wednesdays: YES, NO, OR MAYBE? audiobook adaptation and more from Seven Seas

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Seven Seas' Wonderful Wednesdays announces one Boys' Love audiobook adaptation, along with one new light novel and three new manga this week!

Mahjong Pros announces distribution deals with Pathway & Gazelle

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New manga publisher Mahjong Pros has announced North American and European distribution deals for its upcoming print titles.

BLOOMING LOVE & more Shueisha manga titles join Crunchyroll

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Shueisha has partnered with Crunchyroll Manga to make its titles available via Crunchyroll's growing catalog of comics.

Wonderful Wednesdays: NONO’S PHANTOM SHOP and more from Seven Seas

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With one audiobook adaptation, two new light novel and three new manga announcements, Seven Seas is continuing Wonderful Wednesdays.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: A surprising INVITATION FROM A CRAB

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the series AFTERSHOCK: NO REGRETS, and AN INVITATION FROM A CRAB.

Yen Press announces 8 new fall licenses at Sakura-Con 2026

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Yen Press announced eight new manga licenses at Sakura-Con 2026, all slated for release in October of this year.
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Mahjong Pros announces distribution deals with Pathway & Gazelle

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New manga publisher Mahjong Pros has announced North American and European distribution deals for its upcoming print titles.

The Week in Diamond: It didn’t have to be this way

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A fairly quiet week in Diamond doings, except for the arrival of Super Lawyers, and contemplating What Might Have Been.

Philbo Distribution adds print on demand to its services

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Upstart distributor Philbo is adding onsite print on demand services to its offerings, hoping to add more options for small publishers.

What the return of the superstar artist means for comics

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The comics industry has decided that artists are important after all, and superstar artists are now on the rise

The Week in Diamond: DENIED!!!

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The court has denied motions filed by publishers to get their consignment stock back, but that's not the end of the Diamond Bankruptcy case

Graphic novel sales rose 28.5% in Q1 2026

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Graphic novel sales were WAY up in Q1 2026, but what drove the surge isn't clear based on the data we have.
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Horror Beat: BUTTERFLY KISSES uses a creepy urban legend to deconstruct the found footage subgenre

Grainy video from handled camera equals truth?
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Graphic Novel Review: CORTO MALTESE – FABLE OF VENICE is an effective sampler to introduce the character

With Corto Maltese: Fable of Venice and Other Adventures, Fantagraphics has published a nice introduction to Hugo Pratt's masterworks.
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Graphic Novel Review: CREASED COMICS is an irreverent and brain-tickling ride

With Creased Comics, a collection drawn from absurdist Brad Neely's archive of hand-drawn comics, expect the unexpected.
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Advanced Review: Inside the mind of TROUBLED DETECTIVE

Asante Amani's crowdfunded solo crime anthology TROUBLED DETECTIVE is unlike the comics we're used to- a measured mixture of prestige, pulp.
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Marvel Rundown: Journey down to Graymatter Lane with X-MEN UNITED #2

This week the Marvel Rundown takes a journey to Graymatter Lane with a X-Men United #2. Plus, a review of Storm Earth's Mightiest Mutant #3
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DC Round-Up: NIGHTWING #137 continues a refreshed run

If you've been looking for the spiritual successor to Batman: Dark Patterns, you'll find it in Nightwing #137.
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Wednesday Comics Reviews: RESIDENT ALIEN – ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD is a fitting finale, and more

This week's non Big 2 Wednesday column includes the finale issues of Resident Alien: One More For the Road and Knight City, and much more!
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Ensign’s Log: STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS #18 reveals the fate of the U.S.S. Enterprise-E

This week, Ensign's Log features a spoiler review for Star Trek: Lower Decks #18, an issue that features TWO TNG alums!
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Top Comics to Buy for April 15, 2026: You know what’s not taxing? This week’s releases

In this tax day addition of our weekly recommendation column, we've got the top comics to buy for April 15, a decent bunch.
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Entertainment

Horror Beat: BUTTERFLY KISSES uses a creepy urban legend to deconstruct the found footage subgenre

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Grainy video from handled camera equals truth?

Mariko Tamaki & Brenda Hickey team up for ADVENTURE TIME: QUADRUPLE FEATURE

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Oni Press has announced Adventure Time: Quadruple Feature, a new four-issue miniseries coming your way this summer.

LEGO SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY products tease more villains and epic Hulk clash

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Check out what's to come in the highly-anticipated MCU summer movie!

Mad Cave’s LAST STARFIGHTER continuation launches this July

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Benjamin Raab, Deric A. Hughes, and Willi Roberts's sequel to the cult sci-fi film, set 40 years later, will begin on July 1.

Preview: ANONYMOUS JANE throws noir into colorful light

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Jack Quaid's Anonymous Jane, with art by Butcher Billy, depicts a deadly assassin on a high-stakes mission on the wildest day of her life.

Ensign’s Log: STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS #18 reveals the fate of the U.S.S. Enterprise-E

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This week, Ensign's Log features a spoiler review for Star Trek: Lower Decks #18, an issue that features TWO TNG alums!

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Why the F*CK ICE chants in the Brody King vs MJF match were an important moment in wrestling

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Brody has become wrestling’s voice of resistance.

Turnbuckle BEATDown: John Cena’s Career is Compromised to a Permanent End

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Hdddrrrrrrrrraaaaapadooooo (hoot toot do toooooo)

Turnbuckle BEATdown: AEW did the right thing with Kris Statlander

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The future remains bright for Statlander.

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

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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

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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

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