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Marvel Comics July 2024 Solicitations
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Full solicitations and cover images for Marvel Comics titles scheduled to arrive in stores in July 2024 and beyond.
DC Comics July 2024 Solicitations
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Full solicitations information and cover images for DC Comics titles scheduled to ship in July 2024 and beyond.
Business News
Sales Charts: Top Ten Most Popular Comics on GlobalComix the week of 4/18/24
Announcing the start of a new feature here at the Beat: weekly listings of the Top Ten Most Popular comics on GlobalComix.
WEBTOON’S Super Likes: benefits and trade offs explained
Analysing WEBTOON's switch from the Creator Rewards program to the Super Likes program, and what it means for creators
Witchblade is back!
Witchblade, one of Image's most iconic characters, and Top Cow's flagship brand, returns from Marguerite Bennett and Giuseppe Cafaro, with Marc Silvestri covers
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Business News
Sales Charts: Top Ten Most Popular Comics on GlobalComix the week of 4/18/24
Announcing the start of a new feature here at the Beat: weekly listings of the Top Ten Most Popular comics on GlobalComix.
Image
Witchblade is back!
Witchblade, one of Image's most iconic characters, and Top Cow's flagship brand, returns from Marguerite Bennett and Giuseppe Cafaro, with Marc Silvestri covers
Marvel
SPIDER-MAN: REIGN II miniseries tease Miles Morales and a new Black Cat
The most notorious Spider-Man story ever told gets its long-awaited sequel!
Toys
Interview: Wandering Planet Toys founders discuss THE PRISONER Wave No2 retro action figure line
The independent toy company launches its third successful crowdfunding campaign!
Kickstarter
Exclusive Preview: M.K. Perker constructs an underwater fantasy in ESSENTIALS
The Lab Press has launched its debut sci-fi graphic novel, Essentials, on Kickstarter. Here's a sneak peek at one of its realities.
Columns
Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: THE ELF WITH NO NAME, THE CITY WE CHOSE and more projects we love
Welcome to the latest installment of The Beat’s Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up. This week, we present a look into stories of our homes, a harsh...
Business News
Sales Charts: Top Ten Most Popular Comics on GlobalComix the week of 4/18/24
Announcing the start of a new feature here at the Beat: weekly listings of the Top Ten Most Popular comics on GlobalComix.
ComicsPRO releases results of Comics Retailer Survey
In 2023, both periodical and graphic novel sales declined in a majority of comics shops surveyed by ComicsPRO
WEBTOON Originals contract draws criticism from creators
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A Reddit post claiming that WEBTOON's Original contract is unethical has opened a flood of controversy about the platform
New Oni Press hires, promotion: Crary, Dryer, Sainz
Oni has hired a new marketing person, a new editor, and promoted a longtime employee to director
Comings and goings: Dunbier leaves IDW, Abernathy at Skybound and more
Scott Dunbier leaves IDW; Ben Abernathy joins Skybound, along with two others, and more personnel moves around comics
Jim Viscardi ankles comicbook.com to head Biz Dev at Image Comics
Jim Viscardi is joining Image Comics as VP of Business Development, after nine years heading up ComicBook.Com
Reviews
The Marvel Rundown: ROXXON PRESENTS: THOR #1 is a Radical Revamp
A totally tubular review of Roxxon Presents: Thor #1, along with bodacious blurbs on Giant-Size Hulk #1 and Spectacular Spider-Men #2
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Graphic Novel Review: PHENOMENA BOOK 2 – MATILDE’S QUEST is an intricate stunner
In Phenomena Book 2 - Matilde's Quest, Brian Michael Bendis and André Lima Araújo deliver a stunner for true comics sickos.
Wednesday Comics Reviews: A look at 7174 AD #1
This week's main feature for Wednesday Comics Reviews is 7174 AD #1, the new book from creators TP Louise and Ashley Wood.
DC Round-Up: Journey to the fifth dimension in WORLD’S FINEST #26
This week's main review is Batman/Superman - World's Finest #26, with blurb reviews of Batman: Off-World, Superman, and more!
Top Comics to Buy for April 17, 2024: Some great, complex books
This week's top comics to buy for April 17 features Beyond Real, Golgotha Motor Mountain, Helen of Wyndhorn, and more...
Classic Comic Compendium: THE ETERNAUT 1969, you’ve seen Juan Salvo before
The Eternaut 1969 is a reboot of the original by Oesterheld and Alberto Breccia, as translated here by Erica Mena.
Graphic Novel Review: RUTH ASAWA – AN ARTIST TAKES SHAPE tells the beginning of Asawa’s story
The new graphic novel Ruth Asawa - An Artist Takes Shape is a great first step toward getting to know Asawa and her work.
Manga Review: STEEL OF THE CELESTIAL SHADOWS serves samurai weirdness
Steel of the Celestial Shadows is an intriguing manga centered on a samurai who literally cannot hold a blade
DC Round-Up: The House of Brainiac is unleashed in ACTION COMICS #1064
The last year and change of plotlines converge in this kickoff to the Superman event of the summer (well... more like Spring?)
Entertainment
Marvel Strike Force introduces Spider-Society…PLUS my Dark Dimension 6 Diary
The Spider-Society has joined Marvel Strike Force, offering some fun characters and gameplay...but Dark Dimension 6 was not fun.
SKYBOUND seeks to crowdfund a AAA game that lets users be a part of the company
Skybound Entertainment has announced a crowdfunding campaign in order...
Shalla-Bal: From Silver Surfer comics to Silver Screen
Julia Garner's casting in the Fantastic Four asks "Who is Shalla-Bal?" The Beat has your answers.
Interview: Wandering Planet Toys founders discuss THE PRISONER Wave No2 retro action figure line
The independent toy company launches its third successful crowdfunding campaign!
Gabriel Summers makes his debut in X-MEN ’97 clip
Plus the return of Deathbird and the Imperial Guard!
Wandering Planet Toys returns to the Village with THE PRISONER retro action figures Wave 2 Kickstarter campaign
Crowdfunding campaign for new wave of officially licensed action figures based on the cult classic TV now live!
Manga and Anime News
Interview: Acky Bright, illustrator of WcDonald’s THE MANGA
We get an opportunity to interview Acky Bright, the Illustrator behind WcDonald's THE MANGA, its creation, designs, and more!
Manga Review: STEEL OF THE CELESTIAL SHADOWS serves samurai weirdness
Steel of the Celestial Shadows is an intriguing manga centered on a samurai who literally cannot hold a blade
Exclusive Preview: An action-packed look at THE MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER WORLD OF GHOSTS VOL. 2
Saturday AM's The Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts (MMWOG) returns soon and the stakes are higher than ever.
THE AWL manhwa aims to overthrow corporations in July debut from Ablaze
Workers fight for better working conditions and to be recognized as humans in this powerful and visceral manhwa, debuting in May.
Manga industry faces hard questions as Eiichiro Oda takes break
Eiichiro Oda is taking some time off from making One Piece, as questions about the grueling schedules of even the greatest mangaka are questioned once again
Manga Review: I Want A Gal Gamer To Praise Me hits most of the right buttons
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Don't we all need a little praise?