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IDW

New TMNT: SHREDDER series by Watters and Bandini incoming

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 04/29/2025 2:11 pm 0

Shredder will make his return to IDW's TMNT comics in a new solo series by Dan Watters and Michele Bandini this August.

Top Comics to Buy

Top Comics to Buy for April 30, 2025: Amid distribution troubles, the comics keep coming

Zack Quaintance - 04/29/2025 12:10 pm 0

It's tough to tell what exactly is coming out this week, but we've done our best to recommend the Top Comics to Buy for April 30.

Video Games

Interview: Jennifer Miller Hammel’s radio show ARCADE is the place where Zelda and Beethoven coexist in musical harmony

Ricardo Serrano Denis - 04/29/2025 2:20 pm

A new challenger approaches…and it’s Mozart.

DC PRIDE 2025 adds autobio story from Black Lightning creator Jenny Blake

Joe Grunenwald - 04/29/2025 12:00 pm 0

The "Master Planner" story for DC PRIDE 2025 is the first new DC work for Jenny Blake since she came out as transgender earlier this year.

Business News

Alliance sues Diamond – again: “The truth finally emerged.”

Heidi MacDonald - 04/29/2025 9:30 am 3

Why did Alliance Entertainment cancel their bid to buy Diamond? The truth has been revealed in a new lawsuit

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The Beat Digest 04/29/25: SUPERMAN lawsuit dismissed

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 04/29/2025 9:00 am 0

Horror Beat: THE SHROUDS is David Cronenberg’s most chaotic film

Ricardo Serrano Denis - 04/28/2025 4:00 pm 0

Diamond Comics to reveal excited and “exceptionally well-known purchasers”

Heidi MacDonald - 04/28/2025 9:30 am 2

Diamond bankruptcy trustee files to either dismiss or convert to Chapter...

Heidi MacDonald - 04/28/2025 4:45 am 0

Helluva Boss, Hazbin Hotel Prime Video announcement

Blitzø crashes Charlie’s big news: HELLUVA BOSS heads to Prime Video...

Hayame Kawachi - 04/26/2025 9:21 pm 0

Alliance Entertainment cancels Diamond purchase; Diamond says “we good”

Heidi MacDonald - 04/26/2025 10:00 am 3

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Anime

Monkey D. Luffy to throw first pitch at Fenway Park during sold-out ONE PIECE theme day

Anime icon Monkey D. Luffy will throw the first pitch at Fenway Park on May 3 during the sold-out Boston Red Sox x One Piece Theme Day, marking a historic moment for the franchise.

Hayame Kawachi - 04/29/2025 3:36 pm

Video Games

Interview: Jennifer Miller Hammel’s radio show ARCADE is the...

Ricardo Serrano Denis - 04/29/2025 2:20 pm

IDW

New TMNT: SHREDDER series by Watters and Bandini incoming

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 04/29/2025 2:11 pm

Top Comics to Buy

Top Comics to Buy for April 30, 2025: Amid distribution troubles, the comics keep coming

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DC PRIDE 2025 adds autobio story from Black Lightning creator Jenny Blake

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Business News

Alliance sues Diamond – again: “The truth finally emerged.”

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News

The Beat Digest 04/29/25: SUPERMAN lawsuit dismissed

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Comics

Marvel and Fantagraphics team up for LOST MARVELS, a collection of Silver Age masters

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Indies

NYCC: Markosia

Markosia is coming to New York with a giant monkey! This weekend in New York, the second annual New York Comic Con will be occurring...

Grant Morrison

Monkeys still controlling robots with brains

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK1WBA9Xl3c&w=425&h=350] The danger is still real.

Events

Things to do: 2/21-2/27

Here are your comic events for the week! Thursday, February 22nd New York, NY at 8 PM Carousel at Dixon Place An evening of cartoon slide shows...

NYCC

NYCC: Pop Culture Shock Party

All guests of the 2nd Annual New York Comic Con are invited to the PopCultureShock / Illusion TV after party on Saturday Feb. 24^th...

NYCC

NYCC: Indie After Party

Attendees of the Second Annual New York Comic Convention are invited to attend the Second Annual Indie After Party on Saturday February 24th from...

Marvel

News briefs: Marvel’s rent, Bratz evil, etc.

§ Will Marvel have to move office again? According to this piece in the New York Observer, their office building has just been purchased...

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Manga and Anime News

Monkey D. Luffy to throw first pitch at Fenway Park during sold-out ONE PIECE theme day

Hayame Kawachi - 04/29/2025 3:36 pm 0

Anime icon Monkey D. Luffy will throw the first pitch at Fenway Park on May 3 during the sold-out Boston Red Sox x One Piece Theme Day, marking a historic moment for the franchise.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: Talking lizards, a sexy demon king, and the birth of gekiga

Adam Wescott - 04/28/2025 1:00 pm 0

For its 50th installment, BBA covers THE LUCIFER AND BISCUIT HAMMER, SEDUCED BY THE DEMON KING, A DRIFTING LIFE and...BIONICLE?!

Wonderful Wednesdays: Seven Seas to bring MONSTER GIRLS, MY TWISTED EATING DISORDER and more

Merve Giray - 04/24/2025 7:13 pm 0

Seven Seas teases fans with deluxe editions of beloved series and brand-new series alike on Wonderful Wednesdays!

Interview: Voice actress Melique Berger busts a “Ryme” in POKÉMON HORIZONS anime

Taimur Dar - 04/24/2025 10:00 am 0

"This was one of my most proud roles in all of my career."

YAN: Chang Sheng’s genre-bending revenge thriller debuts in English this June

Hayame Kawachi - 04/23/2025 3:00 pm 0

"YAN," the critically acclaimed and award-winning manga by Chang Sheng, is coming to English for the first time on June 10 from Titan Manga. Watch the official trailer now and get your first look at this gripping revenge thriller.

MY HAPPY MARRIAGE Season 2 finale to stream globally on Netflix April 25

Hayame Kawachi - 04/22/2025 7:39 pm 0

"My Happy Marriage" Season 2 finale arrives on Netflix globally April 25 at 23:00 JST. Don’t miss Episodes 25 and 26 of this beloved anime.

Business News

Alliance sues Diamond – again: “The truth finally emerged.”

Heidi MacDonald - 04/29/2025 9:30 am 3

Why did Alliance Entertainment cancel their bid to buy Diamond? The truth has been revealed in a new lawsuit

Diamond Comics to reveal excited and “exceptionally well-known purchasers”

Heidi MacDonald - 04/28/2025 9:30 am 2

Diamond offered a little more about their unnamed new buyer, who is said to be excited to partner with them

Diamond bankruptcy trustee files to either dismiss or convert to Chapter 7

Heidi MacDonald - 04/28/2025 4:45 am 0

A motion to convert to chapter 7 or dismiss by the trustee overseeing Diamond's bankruptcy could potentially have huge ramifications for the case

Alliance Entertainment cancels Diamond purchase; Diamond says “we good”

Heidi MacDonald - 04/26/2025 10:00 am 3

As revealed in an SEC filing, Alliance has terminated its bid to buy Diamond Comics, seemingly leaving Universal Distribution as the new owner of some of their assets

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

Heidi MacDonald - 04/15/2025 9:30 am 0

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

The one about comics journalism…again

Heidi MacDonald - 04/14/2025 9:30 am 11

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

Reviews

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Top Comics to Buy for April 30, 2025: Amid distribution troubles, the comics keep coming

It's tough to tell what exactly is coming out this week, but we've done our best to recommend the Top Comics to Buy for April 30.

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Classic Comic Compendium: HIGH LEVEL built a world that was never explored

High Level was one of the last wave of Vertigo Comics, and, unfortunately, it setup an intriguing story that was never told.

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Review: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster is an RPG gem for 2025

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster brings new gameplay but the same old feeling that players have loved for 20 years

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Graphic Novel Review: SAINT CATHERINE launches First Second’s new imprint for adults

First Second officially launches its new adult imprint, 23rd Street, this month with the release of Saint Catherine by Anna Meyer.

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Graphic Novel Review: SPECTOR is the robot detective we deserve

The last comics work from legendary artist Carlos Ezquerra.

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Graphic Novel Review: Guy Delisle’s MUYBRIDGE combines a fascinating biography with the technical history of visual media

With his new biography Muybridge, cartoonist Guy Delisle continues to make a case for himself as one of the most versatile artists in comics.

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Marvel Rundown: Bring your barf bag for PREDATOR VERSUS SPIDER-MAN #1

This week's Rapid Rundown looks at Spider-Man dragged into the ultraviolent world of the Predator films in Predator Versus Spider-Man #1. Additionally, the Rapid Rundown looks at the latest issues of One World Under Doom and X-Men.

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DC Round-Up: Wally Wests wage a war in THE FLASH #20

Part One of Bad Moon Rising serves as a solid jumping-on point for Simon Spurrier, Vasco Georgiev, and co.'s The Flash.

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Wednesday Comics Reviews: Magical gambling, heavy metal Spawn, and a friggin’ Moonshine Bigfoot

It's a week packed with AWESOME concepts, with the new mini-series launch Moonshine Bigfoot #1 leading the way.

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