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Top Comics to Buy for June 17, 2026: Peak high-profile releases, starting with new CONCRETE

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This is a packed Top Comics to Buy for June 17, and it features Absolute Batman, new Concrete, Dead Teenagers, and more!
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DC announces Spring ’27 lines for kids including COMPACT COMICS FOR KIDS

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DC has announced its books for young readers for Spring 27 including a new line of compact comics for kids
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Deadpool and Punisher go to war in BIG GUNS crossover

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The four-part crossover, by Benjamin Percy, Geoff Shaw, and José Luis Soares, will begin in October's Wade Wilson: Deadpool #8.
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Layoffs begin at Dark Horse, but union means it’s complicated

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Dark Horse management has announced the layoffs of nine employees, but the Dark Horse Workers Union is fighting back

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Get your blerd on this Juneteenth weekend in NYC

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DC unveils JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ’S DC CLASSICS ARTIST’S EDITION

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Manga

RANMA ½ – “Tools for Living”: On fakers, shonen, and what it means to be both a boy and girl

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Top Comics to Buy

Top Comics to Buy for June 17, 2026: Peak high-profile releases, starting with new CONCRETE

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Interview: Jacob Phillips discusses returning to the neo-noir Western THAT TEXAS BLOOD

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Cartoonists

Two from Seattle: Forney and Fantagraphics

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer looks at the locasl 'tooner scene with a description of how Ellen Forney lets her freak flag fly, and...
Retailing & Marketing

INTERVIEW: Brian Hibbs on all sorts of stuff

Independent Propaganda also has an interview with the ever candid Brian Hibbs. We don't always agree with Brian, but we always respect where he's...
Indies

INTERVIEW: Chris Staros on submissions

We caught up on some of Independent Propaganda's interview, including this one with Top Shelf’s Chris Staros which gives a sobering veiw of...
Comic Strips

Comics films lead summer BO underperformers

Movie City News' Dave Poland rounds up this summer's hits and misses at the box office, and two of the biggest problems are, ulp,...
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Updates

We're late posting today because we got a new toy yesterday, and we spent all night trying to figure out how to make it...
Conventions

NYCC 07 announces first guest: Stan the MAN

With this year's Conmageddon behind us, it's time to look forward to next year's Nerdpocalypse, the second New York Comic-Con in February...
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Manga and Anime News

RANMA ½ – “Tools for Living”: On fakers, shonen, and what it means to be both a boy and girl

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For Pride 2026, an examination and analysis of gender in Rumiko Takahashi's seminal shonen manga series Ranma 1/2.

The first-ever U.S. Official Studio Ghibli Store is opening for a limited time

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Donguri Republic is opening a Studio Ghibli Store pop-up in Torrance, California—the first time one has ever been on U.S. soil.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: FALSE PARADISE’s secret life of pets

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers FALSE PARADISE, TSUMIKI OGAMI'S NOT-SO-ORDINARY LIFE and THE STRANGER IN THE HOARDING HOUSE.

THE APOTHECARY DIARIES PALACE CHRONICLES browser game is live

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The Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles browser game allows players to solve mysteries and upgrade facilities with the help of allies.

Yen Press announces 15 licenses for December

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Yen Press has announced eight new manga series, six new light novels, and a Bungo Stray Dogs Case Files: BSD 01 - 10 Box Set for December.

Manga Review: MY LOVER IS JUST TOO INNOCENT TO HANDLE is too cute to handle

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Hirota's My Lover Is Just Too Innocent to Handle from Yen Press hits a sweet spot, exploring two young boys navigating a new relationship!
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Business News

Layoffs begin at Dark Horse, but union means it’s complicated

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Dark Horse management has announced the layoffs of nine employees, but the Dark Horse Workers Union is fighting back

Sales Charts: Absolute Batman #20 and DC Comics lead May in Prana DMS charts

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Absolute Batman #20 and DC Comics led direct market comics sales in May according to sales charts provided by Prana Direct Market Solutions

A little bit more about Skybound and the ROM #1 blind bag surprise

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Skybound's blind bag surprise issues program is a partnership with retailers, who seem to think it's a positive thus far

Archie Comics is having a lot of legal woes

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Archie Comics co-owner Jonathan Goldwater is embroiled in a contentious legal battle with a finance company that could mean changes at the publisher

Paizo lays off 12, trims offerings in aftermath of Diamond bankruptcy

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Paizo, publishers of the popular TTRPGs Pathfinder and Starfinder, is laying off 12 workers and making other changes after losing $2 million in the Diamond bankruptcy

Dark Horse Comics workers are unionizing

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Dark Horse workers are unionizing as Dark Horse Workers United (DHWU) to advocate for better job security and an improved work environment.
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Top Comics to Buy for June 17, 2026: Peak high-profile releases, starting with new CONCRETE

This is a packed Top Comics to Buy for June 17, and it features Absolute Batman, new Concrete, Dead Teenagers, and more!
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Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: FALSE PARADISE’s secret life of pets

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers FALSE PARADISE, TSUMIKI OGAMI'S NOT-SO-ORDINARY LIFE and THE STRANGER IN THE HOARDING HOUSE.
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Graphic Novel Review: GIGS tackles the terrifying future of tech with small human moments

The new graphic novel Gigs is a moving and impressive work about the many ways that tech stands to continue disrupting our lives.
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Graphic Novel Review: Walden’s CHARITY & SYLVIA lovingly documents a slice of queer history

Tillie Walden's adult debut, Charity & Sylvia, fleshes out the lives of two queer women who openly loved each other in 19th century Vermont.
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The Marvel Rundown: It all comes crashing down in AVENGERS ARMAGEDDON #1

This week's Marvel column reviews Avengers Armageddon #1, Bishop #1, Jay & Silent Bob: Jays of Future Past, & Star Wars: Shadows of Maul #4!
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DC ROUND-UP: BLEEDING HEARTS #5 realizes the series potential

Bleeding Hearts #5 is one of the best single issues of this new Vertigo era. Plus, reviews of Absolute Catwoman, Supergirl, and more!
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Wednesday Comics Reviews: MONSTER RACING LEAGUE #1 needs a better motor, and more

Monster Racing League #1 leads a packed column that also features Monsters In Love, Bad Thoughts, Skate Ali, and more.
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Ensign’s Log: STAR TREK: REDSHIRTS: GHOST OF THE 21st CENTURY advance review

Here's our spoiler-free review of the upcoming Star Trek: Redshirts: Ghosts of the 21st Century #1 from IDW comics.
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Manga Review: MY LOVER IS JUST TOO INNOCENT TO HANDLE is too cute to handle

Hirota's My Lover Is Just Too Innocent to Handle from Yen Press hits a sweet spot, exploring two young boys navigating a new relationship!
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Entertainment

HELLMOUTH CON ’26: Devotees of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER celebrate amidst a fandom in transition

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Comics Beat's Avery and Ollie Kaplan report on Hellmouth Con 2026, the tenth annual Buffy the Vampire Slayer convention.

Horror Beat: Starting to watch WIDOW’S BAY now? Here’s the horror knowledge you need to get the most out of it

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Just renewed for season 2.

VAMPIRE SURVIVORS getting a comics series

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David Hazan and Jimmy Kucaj will adapt the hit video game into a four-issue series, debuting from Titan Comics this September.

Auliʻi Cravalho to voice Jessica Cruz in MY ADVENTURES WITH GREEN LANTERN

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The character will debut in My Adventures with Superman episode this weekend on June 20 at midnight ET/PT.

THE APOTHECARY DIARIES PALACE CHRONICLES browser game is live

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The Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles browser game allows players to solve mysteries and upgrade facilities with the help of allies.

Yen Press announces 15 licenses for December

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Yen Press has announced eight new manga series, six new light novels, and a Bungo Stray Dogs Case Files: BSD 01 - 10 Box Set for December.

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Thank God For The New Day

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Don't you dare be sour -- clap for ya bois that know their worth and FEEEEEL THA POWWAAAA!!

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Wrestlemania? More like Admania

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Did Hulk Hogan get more screentime than most matches?

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
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