Comics

It’s Saturday once again, and that means Weekend Reading 188 has arrived. As usual, we’ll be holing up in Stately Beat Manor and getting lost in a good book. What will you be paging through? The Beat is waiting...

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to hear Sean Gunn would be appearing in his brother James Gunn‘s new DC Universe. According to Deadline, Sean Gunn will be taking on the role of ruthless businessman Maxwell Lord. The character...

Antonio Altarriba and Sergio García Sánchez’ graphic novel Le ciel dans la tête was announced the winner of the Association of French-language Comics Critics (ACBD) Grand Critics Prize 2024 this week. The book – translated from Spanish by...

BOOM! Studios has just released a preview of Kyle Starks and Fran Galán’s upcoming detective thriller Pine and Merrimac #1, hitting comic book stores January 3, 2024.  Here’s the publisher’s plot synopsis for the series:In Jamesport, on the corner of...

Bryce Gold is leaving his position at Kickstarter, he just tweeted. Big news – I’ve decided to take on another role and will be leaving my current position as Kickstarter’s Head of Comics. Today is my last day! Shout-out to...

There are a lot of events out there, and planning your convention schedule for 2024 is already well underway. Some of this is old news, but we thought it useful to round-up some of the more notable convention schedule...

The year is coming to an end, and it is time to go over the best-selling manga series in Japan of 2023, according to Oricon. The following list ranks the top 10 manga series that sold the most amount...

Today marks the release of the Hellboy Winter Special: The Yule Cat, from cartoonist Matt Smith with colors by Chris O’Halloran and letters by Clem Robins. It’s an early Christmas present, steeped in Icelandic folklore and molded into a classic Hellboy comic, with all the...

Leftstar and the Strange OccurrenceWritten and illustrated by Jean FhilippePublished by Silver Sprocket LS is full of doubt. Their inability to produce a perfect version of what’s in their head from the very outset causes them to abandon every project....

A quick round-up of hires and promotions around the industry: § Gary Thompson, founder of the Dead Reckoning graphic novel imprint, has joined Square Enix as Editorial Director. Square Enix publishes an array of manga and books, and Thompson will be...