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A call for aid for voice actor Mike McFarland
Mike McFarland, the prolific and beloved voice actor and director, has been diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. McFarland first underwent surgery in January to remove a brain...
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Pokémon, CMLL Announce Event to Promote Mega Hawlucha
The Pokémon Company got a huge pop this week when they unveiled a double-whammy of announcements directed squarely at the wrestling fan in all of us. First and foremost, they revealed...
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Otakon 2025 Interview: MAKEINE one year later
This interview has been edited for clarity and length.
Stories about young love are everywhere—but what about the characters whose love goes unreturned? Too Many Losing Heroines (Makeine) follows three such girls:...
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AnimeNYC 2025: Manga Mirai wows fans with hands-on demos and exclusive promotions
Manga Mirai, the digital manga platform launched earlier this year by NTT DOCOMO in collaboration with MyAnimeList, Akatsuki Group, and MEDIA DO, made a splash at Anime NYC 2025, following a...
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Turnbuckle BEATdown: AEW blows the roof off with Forbidden Door 2025
Forbidden Door 2025, the latest entry in All Elite Wrestling’s annual crossover event, kicked off August 24th 2025 at the O2 Arena in London, England. Previous years would have AEW’s All...
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AnimeNYC 2025: Beyond Miyazaki: The Directors of Studio Ghibli
By Jeremy Fuscaldo
Having attended and tabled at many conventions and marketplaces, Anime NYC 2025 was my very first time at this particular event. I was pleasantly surprised to see a panel...
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Aethon & Vault launch new imprint
Aethon Books and Vault Comics are joining forces to launch Aethon & Vault, a new imprint that will introduce breakout ebook and audiobook hits from the science fiction, fantasy, LitRPG, progression...
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ULTIMATE UNIVERSE: TWO YEARS IN one-shot teases the debut of Ultimate Daredevil
It goes without saying the launch of the new Ultimate Universe from Marvel has been a tremendous success. It all comes to a head this December with the Ultimate Endgame event...
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Long Beach Comic Con returns with new showrunners
Long Beach Comic Con is back this weekend after a hiatus of a few years, and it’s got a new look and a new showrunner: founder Martha Donato has sold a...
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Exclusive Preview: DEATH DOG is kinder than his robo-body suggests
It’s International Dog Day! To celebrate, The Beat has an exclusive first look at a new sci-fi duology from Ahoy Comics, Death Dog, written by Bryce Ingman and illustrated by Alan Robinson. The...