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Top Comics To Buy For April 23, 2025: It’s prestige comics week, plus also a MOONSHINE BIGFOOT

This week's Top Comics to Buy for April 23 features books like Assorted Crisis Events, Absolute Martian Manhunter, and more!

The Beat Digest 04/22/25: The Discworld Graphic Novel Universe is coming

Also on today's Digest, Mad Cave outlines their Speed Racer slate, Marvel's Swimsuit Specials are officially back, and Si Spurrier and Vanesa Del Rey team up on The Voice Said Kill.

Announcing the Diablo X Berserk crossover

Blizzard's immensely popular Diablo franchise is teaming up with the much loved Berserk manga for gameplay and cosmetics

Horror Beat: SINNERS is an action-horror must-watch

Coogler's latest is a triumph.

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WonderCon ’17: Comics Change the World: A History of Activism in Comics

If you are familiar, or in the least semi-familiar, with the early history of the comic medium, images of fit men flying and punching...

WonderCon ’17: IDW and Shelly Bond Gleefully Talk About Black Crown Imprint and New Books  

It seems that at every major comic convention, IDW is afresh with announcements of new comic releases, media growth, and more. This year is...

WonderCon ’17: DC Collectibles get expressive and Joelle Jones does the best Batgirl cover ever!

DC Collectibles recently had a fantastic showing at Toy Fair in New York. That doesn't mean they were out of announcements for attendees of...

NO SPANDEX SATURDAY: WrestleMania Predictions and WonderCon Laments

So there's going to be a bit of spandex today. Writing this as the first day of WonderCon comes to a close and I've...

First Black Crown title announced: Kid Lobotomy by Milligan and Fowler 

The first title from Shelly Bond's Black Crown imprint has been announced at WonderCon this afternoon and it's by veteran Peter Milligan and artist...

WonderCon ’17: BOOM! STUDIOS Discover Yours panel

Boom! Studios first panel of Wondercon 2017 may not have been filled with ground shaking announcements, but what it lacked in fancy headlines it...

Manga and Anime News

Announcing the Diablo X Berserk crossover

Blizzard's immensely popular Diablo franchise is teaming up with the much loved Berserk manga for gameplay and cosmetics

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: A strange and funky column

Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers YOU SHOULD BE THE ONE TO COME KISS ME, EUREKA SEVEN and ...AND THE STRANGE AND FUNKY HAPPENINGS ONE DAY.

Manga Review: APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS Volume 2

April Showers Bring May Flowers Volume 2 Writer and Artist:...

STEEL BALL RUN anime confirmed: JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE enters a new era

Warner Bros. Japan confirms the anime adaptation of "JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run" is in production.

THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED anime reveals trailer, cast, and Netflix release window at AnimeJapan 2025

Netflix’s exclusive anime "The Summer Hikaru Died" unveiled its main trailer, cast, and new visuals at AnimeJapan 2025.

STAR WARS CELEBRATION JAPAN announces Thrawn, Fallen Order Manga, and more!

Star Wars will be getting several manga projects in the coming years, including an art book, Thrown and Fallen Order

Business News

The Week in Diamond Bankruptcy: more fees, more filings, more loans

Rounding up the most recent news in the saga of Diamond's bankruptcy and acquisition by Alliance Entertainment.

The one about comics journalism…again

It's my semi-annual screed about comics journalism: it may be dead but was it ever alive?

Court appears to have ruled for Alliance in Diamond bankruptcy hearing

The latest court filing suggests that Alliance Entertainment is once again the winner of the Diamond bankruptcy auction

Hiveworks Comics sunsets publishing program

Hiveworks, a webcomic publisher that offered both digital and physical publishing and marketing services - will shut down its publishing operations by the end of the year.

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 4/10/25: Comics industry (sort of) jobs listings and more

I went on LinkedIn and found all kinds of comics news and job listings - also why is Road to Perdition out of print?

So wait a minute, books aren’t subject to tariffs?

Although it appears that printed books are exempt from tariffs, confusion and uncertainty remain for publishers

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Announcing the Diablo X Berserk crossover

Blizzard's immensely popular Diablo franchise is teaming up with the much loved Berserk manga for gameplay and cosmetics

Horror Beat: SINNERS is an action-horror must-watch

Coogler's latest is a triumph.

Monomythic: The Monomyth explained as seen in The Last of Us and more (Part One)

A breakdown of how Monomyth and The Hero's Journey works as seen in the video game The Last of Us and two more examples from comics and film.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: WrestleMania Saturday delivered a mixed baguette with a couple of gems

The main event was certainly one for the ages.

Star Wars Celebration Japan recap, days II-III

Zero Company, a Ninth Jedi series, and Jaxxon making his first appearance outside the comics are among the last two days' announcements.

Metamorpho, Guy Gardner and more among McFarlane Toys SUPERMAN product reveals

Less than three months until the movie flies into theaters!

Wrestling News and History

Turnbuckle BEATdown: WrestleMania Saturday delivered a mixed baguette with a couple of gems

The main event was certainly one for the ages.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: We predict Wrestlemania 41

We're thinking Cena takes the belt from the American Nightmare. You?

Turnbuckle BEATdown: WWE, John Cena Team Up With Drumstick For Summer-Long Promotion

I thought it was CM Punk who famously demanded more WWE ice cream?

Turnbuckle BEATdown: History was made at NXT ROADBLOCK in New York City

Stephanie Vaquer continues to dominate.

Turnbuckle BEATdown: WrestleMania storylines kick into high gear at WWE Elimination Chamber

Hustle. Loyalty. And a slap in the face to children everywhere!!