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Crunchyroll Manga, the newest hub for readers to explore their favorite series and discover fresh stories, has partnered with Titan Books to expand its rapidly growing library of over 200 manga titles to read. Thanks to Crunchyroll’s new partnership with Titan Books, subscribers to the Crunchyroll Manga app now have access to 26 additional mangas, including Atom the Beginning by Tetsuro Kasahara, Burst Angel by Minoru Murao, Kamen Rider Kuuga by Toshiki Inoue and illustrated by Hitori Yokoshima, Corpse Blade by Hajime Segawa, Speed Grapher by Tomozou, and more. Now you can dive into the title. Backed by Link-U Group,…
The future of the Angoulême Festival is in the balance as controversial entity 9e Art+ and its owner Franck Bondoux are set to resume their place as organisers of France’s premier international comics event from 2028. The controversial Bondoux was approved to continue running the festival in a recent decision by festival owner Association FIBD. The new contract would keep his widely unpopular company 9e Art+ at the helm of the show for an additional nine-year term after its current contract ends in 2027; keeping them in place until 2036. Publishers and creators have taken a stand with a rising…
Marvel Comics has announced that longtime Avengers writer Brian Michael Bendis will be returning to the series for the series’ 800th issue. He reunites with Ultimate Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley for a 14-page backstory that sees Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America (Steve Rogers) take on Hydra, where “they soon join even more teammates, past and present, in a thrilling showdown that embodies the team’s mission and influence!” Avengers #800 Variant Cover Art by Mark Bagley The comic will be Bendis’ first Marvel work since leaving his exclusive contract with DC in 2018. “It was a great experience to return…
Image credit: Dynamite Entertainment Looking at these early Pathfinder comics as supplementary material and starting points for tabletop RPGs is far better justified than reading them just for the story. Because at this point the story really falls apart, but there’s a nice attempt to at least make the somewhat bland blank slate characters feel more than what we’ve seen so far. Trapped by goblins and their masters (or more importantly, their human “queen”?), our heroes are forced to drink cursed water and relive their traumatic past. At least, that’s what I think was happening. That’s because art clarity only…
This may sound strange coming from someone who writes about what I consider to be classics in the comics industry, but I’m not really one to believe in the idea of something being the “greatest” era. Best is very subjective, so I’m not just talking about my own preference for what I consider things to be my “favourites,” but more specifically, I’m talking about people who say they were born in the wrong era. They rather prefer 50’s fashion. 80’s music. A movie from the 30’s. Anything. I think it’s reductionism. Usually the social and political issues of the time…
On Friday, Yen Press announced five new licenses, including four manga and one light novel, for its spring 2026 release schedule. These round out the publisher’s spring-packed lineup of yuri romances, sweet fantasy novels, and more. Here’s what you can expect: Beyond the Boundary Ryoka Morino Works (Manga) Ryoka Morino A boy encounters a cursed beast on a road outside the forest. The demi-human becomes the servant of a wealthy mistress. A witch and her familiar chat. Suzuka Morino’s stories of interspecies communication have been compiled into a beautiful collection of works decorated with the author’s exquisite line drawings. Shino…
Photo courtesy of Oni Press Hey Mary! Screenplay: Andrew WheelerArtist: Rye HickmanColorist: Hank JonesAuthor: Frank CvetkovicPublisher: OnipressPublication date: April 2025 The Oni Press graphic novel by Andrew Wheeler and Ry Hickman explores the complexities of coming out as gay while being Catholic, and the heartbreak of knowing that the church you love may never love you back. In a time of transition for the Catholic Church, especially in the midst of reactionary tremors in the United States, Hey Mary! It feels tragically timely. Talented artists find universal truths in the specific. “Hey, Mary!” The truth is that it’s the tension…
Audiences are counting down the days until Rob Liefeld makes his long-awaited return to YUNGBLUD. If you need proof, look no further than today’s announcement that YUNGBLUD #1 is already sold out at the distribution level and will be back in press before fans get their copies next week. In a statement, Image Comics urged fans to contact their local comic book store to pre-order and promised to quickly put this week’s issue back into print to meet reorder demand and fill the supply gap for retailers. Longtime Liefeld fans will definitely want a copy of the second printing cover,…
Needless to say, Marvel has grappled with problematic aspects of Iron Fist in recent years, a character steeped in white savior and cultural appropriation tropes. These endeavors include handing over the mantle to superhero Lin Li, known as the Swordmaster, and the original Danny Rand taking on new missions in the recent Undead Iron Fist miniseries. Today, the publisher announced Deadly Hands of K’un Lun, a five-issue miniseries written by writer Yifan Zhang (Eternals: 500 Years’ War) and artist Paco Medina (Venom, Spider-Boy), to be released in February, and the long-awaited next chapter in Lin Li’s journey as the new…
Alex Hood, who draws under the handle Haus of Decline on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Bluesky, is one of the internet’s most prolific, weird, and funny cartoonists. Hood’s cartooning shows a mastery of comics akin to Nancy’s Ernie Bushmiller, or Krazy Kat’s George Herriman. Her style is simple and cartoony, relying on largely minimalist figures with heavy black ink linework existing in large, white voids. Most Haus of Decline comics are four-panel gag strips similar in form to other newspaper strips, although their content would likely bar them from any widely circulated paper. In much the same way that…