Comics
First LANTERNS footage debuts in HBO Max’s 2026 preview
One day after the release of Supergirl teaser trailer, HBO Max has dropped a first look at DC Studios’ Lanterns in a trailer for the streaming service’s upcoming shows. The footage...
Comics
Exclusive Preview: Horvath, Beem, Dani & more headline LOVE IGNITED 2026
Next February, Ignition Press will debut its first anthology, Love Ignition 2026, featuring love stories from a multitude of incredible creators. That said, be warned: some of these romances are a little strange....
Comics
The Beat’s Best Comics of 2025
This year, The Beat is bringing you more Best Of lists than ever before — including a brand new look at kids comics — but it all...
Comics
MARVEL’s X-Men step into a new age with SHADOWS OF TOMORROW
The Age of Revelation is coming to an end in X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale #1 by Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman, and the X-Men are reeling from their 10-year hop into the future. Cyclops has seen a grim...
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On the Scene: MICE 2025 focused on understanding comics
It’s my sixth time writing about MICE and I’ve still got things to say. That’s because the annual Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, a free, two-day convention, held in...
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Wonderful Wednesdays: FOLLOW THAT KISS, WONDER CATS and more from Seven Seas
December is here, and Seven Seas continues its weekly event Wonderful Wednesdays as the year draws to a close.
This week, the spotlight is on manga. From mature-rated romance and cute, comedic...
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Witness Battle Beast’s first bloody encounter with Viltrumites this March!
Earlier this year, Skybound launched a new Battle Beast series reuniting Invncible co-creator/writer Robert Kirkman and contributing creator/artist Ryan Ottley. It’s the first comic series set in the Invincible Universe since the...
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May 2nd, 2026 will see Free Comic Book Day and “Comics Giveaway Day”
Free Comic Book Day is coming back on May 2, 2026. But, like many things in the comics industry, it will be changed quite a bit from its original version under...
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Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: FINDING MY VOICE with art
With more people reading manga and Webtoons (aka vertical scroll comics) than ever before, Beat’s Bizarre Adventure gives three writers an opportunity each week to recommend some of their favorite books...
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Recap: STRANGER THINGS 5’s “The Crawl”
A long time ago, on a website far away, I wrote a retrospective of the first three seasons of Stranger Things for the show’s fifth anniversary, and covered season four as...