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

Heidi MacDonald - 04/26/2025 10:00 am 2

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

Digital Comics

Expanded IDW x Webtoon partnership launches later today

Heidi MacDonald - 04/25/2025 5:15 pm 0

IDW and WEBTOON are launching their new partnership this afternoon, and have added two new titles, Sonic the Hedgehog and Locke and Key

Cartoons

Blitzø crashes Charlie’s big news: HELLUVA BOSS heads to Prime Video with crossovers teased

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

"Helluva Boss" heads to Prime Video! Charlie and Blitzø reveal the exciting news, tease crossovers with "Hazbin Hotel," and confirm VivziePop’s continued creative control.

Comics

11 comics to read during Lesbian Visibility Week

E.B. Hutchins - 04/25/2025 5:00 pm 1

It’s Lesbian Visibility Week! As a very visible lesbian, I wanted to give some recommendations (thanks, Beat staff!) for sapphic books to check out this week.

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A classic villain returns this summer in SPACE GHOST #1 from Dynamite

Javier Perez - 04/25/2025 4:15 pm 0

Dynamite and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced the relaunch of Space Ghost, with Space Ghost #1, arriving July 2025.

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THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS is getting a tie-in comic

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 04/25/2025 3:42 pm 0

Art of a man in full imperial steel armor, armed with a sword and sheild stands in front of an oblivion gate made out of fire. The cover art for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster

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

Justin Guerrero - 04/25/2025 2:15 pm 0

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

Zack Quaintance - 04/25/2025 11:00 am 0

Rebellion to publish Andreas Butzbach post-apocalyptic techno-fantasy BIG-ASS SWORD in November

Dean Simons - 04/25/2025 10:00 am 1

Australian court reapproves sales of Gender Queer

Heidi MacDonald - 04/25/2025 9:30 am 0

The Beat Digest 04/25/25: NEMESIS is FOREVER

Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 04/25/2025 9:00 am 0

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Blitzø crashes Charlie’s big news: HELLUVA BOSS heads to Prime Video with crossovers teased

"Helluva Boss" heads to Prime Video! Charlie and Blitzø reveal the exciting news, tease crossovers with "Hazbin Hotel," and confirm VivziePop’s continued creative control.

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

Business News

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

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

Digital Comics

Expanded IDW x Webtoon partnership launches later today

Heidi MacDonald - 04/25/2025 5:15 pm

Comics

11 comics to read during Lesbian Visibility Week

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Dynamite

A classic villain returns this summer in SPACE GHOST #1 from Dynamite

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Turnbuckle BEATdown: WrestleMania Sunday a livelier affair as John Cena makes history

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THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS is getting a tie-in comic

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Conventions

MoCCA Fest 2025 Report by the numbers

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Manga

Let’s all learn new words

The AP reports on new words in the latest edition of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and one of the most imporant ones has made the...

Jon Peters, man of Aquanet

As chronicled for the life of this blog, Superman has had a long, twisting journey back to the screen. One of the key figures...

Marvel

Marvel Movie News: Surfer, Arad

Will the Silver Surfer, who is slated to appear in the next Fantastic Four movie, be an entirely CGI creation? That's what the rags...

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Kibbles ‘n’ Bits

Steven Grant has a very lucid view of Anime Expo: I noted this when I last attended, a couple of years ago. It has only...

Late Night

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN ride update

While the world worries about the Reds' Rocket Dare, and what really killed Ken Lay, there is really only one topic keeping us up...

General

The Beat: now with morning coffee

Thanks for all the well wishes and kind words! It's great to have interaction back -- although when the spammers get started, let's see...

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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.

Announcing the Diablo X Berserk crossover

Heidi MacDonald - 04/22/2025 9:00 am 0

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

Adam Wescott - 04/21/2025 1:00 pm 0

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.

Business News

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

Heidi MacDonald - 04/26/2025 10:00 am 2

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?

Court appears to have ruled for Alliance in Diamond bankruptcy hearing

Heidi MacDonald - 04/10/2025 7:52 pm 2

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

Hiveworks Comics sunsets publishing program

Heidi MacDonald - 04/10/2025 9:30 am 0

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

Heidi MacDonald - 04/10/2025 9:15 am 0

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

Reviews

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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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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!

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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.

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