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Neon Ichiban 3.0 brings in-app purchasing and expanded desktop functionality

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Neon Ichiban's 3.0 update launches with in-app purchasing on the platform and expands desktop functionality to import DRM-free digital comics.
Digital Comics

NYCC ’26: Marvel replacing Unlimited with Marvel Comics Webtoon app

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Marvel Unlimited, the company's longtime comics subscription service, will shut down in December, in favor of a new app created with Webtoon.
Previews

Exclusive Preview: CANTO: THE CLOCKWORK CHRONICLES #1 returns

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CANTO: THE CLOCKWORK CHRONICLES #1 returns on November 18, thanks to Dark Horse, and The Beat has an exclusive first look!
Awards

2026 US Sophie Castille Award nominees announced

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The nominees for the US edition of the Sophie Castille Award for translation have been announced, with the winner to revealed as part of the Harvey Awards ceremony this week

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Exclusive Preview: LOST FANTASY #13 and FIREBORN #5 cross over event

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Digital Comics

Neon Ichiban 3.0 brings in-app purchasing and expanded desktop functionality

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Entertainment

Ninety-five-year-old WILLIAM SHATNER is everywhere

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Dynamite

Dynamite reschedules BUFFY, ANGEL, and FIREFLY comics

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NYCC

NYCC ’26: PRH unveils SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN and LEGENDS & LATTES exclusives

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Digital Comics

NYCC ’26: Marvel replacing Unlimited with Marvel Comics Webtoon app

Marvel Unlimited, the company's longtime comics subscription service, will shut down in December, in favor of a new app created with Webtoon.
Previews

Exclusive Preview: CANTO: THE CLOCKWORK CHRONICLES #1 returns

CANTO: THE CLOCKWORK CHRONICLES #1 returns on November 18, thanks to Dark Horse, and The Beat has an exclusive first look!
Awards

2026 US Sophie Castille Award nominees announced

The nominees for the US edition of the Sophie Castille Award for translation have been announced, with the winner to revealed as part of the Harvey Awards ceremony this week
Business News

Look what we’ve done with $2 billion: where does the comics industry go next?

Comics have worked hard to become a $2 billion industry, but there's still a long way to go to create economic security for creators
Mad Cave Studios

NYCC ’26: Mad Cave unveils programming and creator signing schedule

Booth #4457 is your hub next weekend for one of the fastest growing publishers in the comics industry
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Interview: Curt Pires talks first-ever LOST FANTASY and FIREBORN crossover

The Beat caught up with Curt Pires to talk about what's next in the Lost Fantasy universe, what new variants the team has been working on, and the importance of having fun while doing it. 
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Manga and Anime News

NYCC ’26: Dogu Publishing unveils CHAINSAW MAN metal trading card collection collab with Crunchyroll

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Just 200 cards per character will be produced, in addition to 50 ultra-rare Pochita chase cards distributed randomly throughout the run.

First official LEGO DRAGON BALL set features Goku and Shenron

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LEGO's first Dragon Ball set, out this November, will include Kid Goku, and the dragon genie summoned by the Dragon Balls himself, Shenron.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: Our THE BOY FROM VENUS obsession

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers PAWS & CLAWS, SHWD: THE COMPLETE YURI COLLECTION, and THE BOY FROM VENUS.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: DRAW THIS, THEN DIE! inspires

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers Draw This, Then Die!, Between the Lines, and My Mom is Easily Flustered.

Otakon 2026 Interview: Studio Trigger animation team reveals their love of American comics

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Hiromu Wakabayashi, Ichigo Kanno and Kazuki Chiba from Studio Trigger about their upcoming projects.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: DRIFTING DRAGONS is meaty

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This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers DRIFTING DRAGONS, THE INCONVENIENT LIFE OF AN AROUSING PRIESTESS, and SHE AND HER CAT.
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Business News

Look what we’ve done with $2 billion: where does the comics industry go next?

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Comics have worked hard to become a $2 billion industry, but there's still a long way to go to create economic security for creators

Report: De Luca and Abdy out at WarnerMount but Gunn and Safran to stay

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Lots of C-suite job changes as the combined WarnerMount studio takes shape, according to industry reports

Tapas update: site to shut down on March 31, and reactions from all over

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Kakao has released information on shutting down Tapas, with a closing date of March 31, 2027. Meanwhile, Tapas's founder and creators are speaking out

The new Ben 10 comic has sold more than 500,000 copies

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We knew the Ben 10 comic mostly written by Joe Casey was selling well, but half a million copies in five months is pretty darned good

Another settlement filed in Diamond Saga – and this time Sparkle Pop is on board

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A group of 13 publishers have reached a settlement with the Diamond estate and Sparkle Pop to get their inventory back, and this Diamond business may finally be drawing to a close

We’re having a media apocalypse and it’s only Wednesday: WarnerMount, Tapas, Popverse

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In only two days, the media apocalypse has intensified with the shutdown of Tapas and Popverse, and the coming of WarnerMount
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Reviews

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The Marvel Rundown: Here comes the less than AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1000

This week's Marvel Rundown takes a look at Amazing Spider-Man #1000, Alien vs. X-Men #1, and the Queen in Black finale!
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Comic Review: Unexpected inspiration from MAFALDA VOL. 1

Quino's masterpiece MAFALDA is reviewed by Arpad Okay, only this review of a comic is itself a comic. Graphic criticism? Why? Well, find out!
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TV Review: ADVENTURE TIME: SIDE QUESTS Season 2 is a fun and light continuation of the nostalgic spinoff

Avery and Ollie Kaplan review the first half of Adventure Time: Side Quests Season 2, which reunites Finn the Human and Jake the Dog.
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Horror Beat: RESIDENT EVIL is a campy, gnarly love-letter to the games

Welcome to Racoon City. We hope you survive the experience.
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Graphic Novel Review: BRASS SUN VOL. 1 will transport you to a clockwork universe

Pick up Brass Sun Vol. 1 today if you prefer a complicated story about how complicated people can tend to be.
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Movie Review: FORGOTTEN ISLAND uses Filipino folklore to push animation forward

A creative delight about friendship, growing up, memory, and letting go.
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Graphic Novel Review: STRANGE CASES shines a brilliant light on gothic ruins

Strange Cases, the stunning debut of the popular illustrator Riotbones, collects a set of gorgeously drawn supernatural mysteries.
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Horror Beat: NEVER AFTER DARK gets creative at the expense of tension

Pro tip: Ghost hunting is better done during the day.
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The Marvel Rundown: MILES MORALES – SPIDER-MAN #2 doesn’t explode like it wants to

The Marvel Rundown covers this week's new issues, wherein Miles Morales finds a new love interest and faces a new villain.
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Entertainment

Ninety-five-year-old WILLIAM SHATNER is everywhere

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At 95 years old, Captain Kirk is going at warp speed. Don't believe us? Here's proof, by way of his schedule this year!

Dynamite reschedules BUFFY, ANGEL, and FIREFLY comics

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Dynamite's new Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel comics will begin in March, while its Firefly relaunch will blast off in February.

Bradley Cooper to star in Danny McBride’s G.I. JOE movie

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Bradley Cooper will play G.I. Joe field leader Duke in the upcoming movie reboot directed by Danny McBride.

NYCC ’26: Dogu Publishing unveils CHAINSAW MAN metal trading card collection collab with Crunchyroll

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Just 200 cards per character will be produced, in addition to 50 ultra-rare Pochita chase cards distributed randomly throughout the run.

Wordburglar drops new PLANETOID RAIDERS theme song and gets his own action figure!

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The artist has released Planetoid Raiders: Recorder's Warning, an original track creator for Planetoid Raiders, a line of retro-inspired science-fiction action figures that you can currently back on Kickstarter.

Second VISIONQUEST trailer reveals more of Vision and Ultron’s uneasy alliance

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The second trailer for VisionQuest has dropped ahead of the show's premiere on Disney+ on October 14, revealing new villains like Paladin and Jocasta, and Ultron trying on a hat.

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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