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SDCC ’26: Mattel’s HOT WHEELS exclusives feat. STRANGER THINGS, TOP GUN & KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

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Get ready for a trio of San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Hot Wheels collabs from Mattel, feat. Top Gun, Stranger Things and K-Pop Demon Hunters.
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Exclusive Preview: Meet a historical icon in PENELOPE’S ESCAPE FROM THE PLATYPUSARY

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See an extended preview from historical fiction graphic novel Penelope's Escape from the Platypusary, hitting shelves in July from Maverick.
Controversy!

Spider-Man #1000 controversy turns into celebrating the greatness of John Romita Jr. 

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Over the weekend, reports that the cover to Spider-Man #1000 had been pulled (and its restoration) led to a general outpouring of admiration for John Romita Jr.
Marvel

Marvel September 2026 Solicitations: AVENGERS #1 and more!

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Check out what's come from the House of Ideas this September!

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Video Games

Pokopia: Pokémon we want to see in-game

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Beat's Bizarre Adventure

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: TOWER DUNGEON is a death march worth taking

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Mad Cave Studios

Exclusive Preview: Meet a historical icon in PENELOPE’S ESCAPE FROM THE PLATYPUSARY

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Controversy!

Spider-Man #1000 controversy turns into celebrating the greatness of John Romita Jr. 

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Dark Horse

ARRIVALS keeps the 3W/3M train going this fall

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Meta

Back in range

We're back on the grid at the Las Vegas airport. Hell is for heroes.
Conventions

Video Blog #8: The Bloggers

One last video.
Meta

A day off

We're in transit today, and to be honest...we deserve a day off. Still working on our big San Diego wrap-up for tomorrow.
Conventions

Video Blog #7: Farewell, San Diego

Or as Walt Whitman wrote, Now finale to the shore. Now, land and life, finale, and farewell! Now Voyager depart! (much, much for...
Conventions

Comics Foundry Video Blogs

Well it seems video blogging is the new pink, as Tim Leong at Comics Foundry was maing his own vids guerilla style. http://www.youtube.com/v/92n2WOCRwM0 Here he...
Conventions

SDCC 06: Photo Parade…um, Saturday

We took a lot fewer pictures because we were ... well, it's hard to remember what we were doing. Watching panels, editing stories and...
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Manga and Anime News

Exclusive: See Lemire & Kindt’s Kickstarter-exclusive TEZUKA! GOD OF MANGA print rewards

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See two Kickstarter-exclusive prints from the upcoming campaign for the TEZUKA! God of Manga feature-length documentary.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: TOWER DUNGEON is a death march worth taking

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga and webtoon works FAR FROM ROMANCE, THE ROYAL TEA and TOWER DUNGEON.

Wonderful Wednesdays: Seven Seas announces SKIP AND LOAFER BOX SET & 2 audiobooks

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Seven Seas returned to its Wonderful Wednesdays announcements this week with a Skip and Loafer Box Set and two audiobooks.

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.
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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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Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: TOWER DUNGEON is a death march worth taking

This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the manga and webtoon works FAR FROM ROMANCE, THE ROYAL TEA and TOWER DUNGEON.
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Graphic Novel Review: SHIN ZERO BOOK 1 uberizes the Power Rangers

Shin Zero Book 1 uberizes the sentai and Power Rangers concept, combining a clever high concept with great art and characters.
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Marvel Rundown: The quest for the Cosmic Cube begins in SPIDER-MAN LONG WAY HOME #1

This week we review Spider-Man: Long Way Home 1, Punisher #5 and What if Thor Got Spider-Man's Symbiote Suit?
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DC Round-Up: NEW TITANS #36 showcases the team’s refreshed lineup

The series continues to push beyond nostalgia for the past and into uncharted, exciting territory.
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Wednesday Comics Reviews: We are all lucky that Paul Chadwick’s CONCRETE is back, and more

Paul Chadwick's Concrete is back after a roughly 20-year break with a new miniseries, and much more in this week's column!
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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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Entertainment

SDCC ’26: Mattel’s HOT WHEELS exclusives feat. STRANGER THINGS, TOP GUN & KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

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Get ready for a trio of San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Hot Wheels collabs from Mattel, feat. Top Gun, Stranger Things and K-Pop Demon Hunters.

Ahmed writing solo series for THUNDERCATS’ CHEETARA

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The ongoing series, by Saladin Ahmed and newcomer Andrea Ancari, will launch in the aftermath of the ThunderCats x SilverHawks crossover.

Dungeon Crawler Carl gets greenlit for Peacock

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Dungeon Crawler Carl's media march continues with a Seth MacFarlane produced live-action series announced from Peacock

Wonderful Wednesdays: Seven Seas announces SKIP AND LOAFER BOX SET & 2 audiobooks

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Seven Seas returned to its Wonderful Wednesdays announcements this week with a Skip and Loafer Box Set and two audiobooks.

SDCC ’26: Another Enterprise! Nacelle Company teases NC-1701 action figure

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Nacelle Company is once again boldly going where no toy manufacturer has gone before with its first look at the "Build-A-Bridge" expansion set.

The Nacelle Company’s STAR TREK Wave 1 figures: 10 accessories every Trek fan will appreciate

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Here are our ten favorite accessories from The Nacelle Company's Star Trek Wave I action figures, including Livingston and Weyoun's lunch.

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: Danhausen just won the Knicks an NBA championship

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A simple uncursing ended a 53-year championship drought.

Girls just wanna have San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Cyndi Lauper WWE action figures

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Mattel Creations has announced a San Diego Comic-Con 2026 exclusive WWE action figure 3-pack featuring Cindi Lauper on Piper's Pit.

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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