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WARNING: Some spoilers ahead for Toxic Avenger Comics and Toxic Crusaders. Matt Bors was wise to go into Toxic Avenger with some hesitation. “I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when you take a beloved property and tinker with it a little bit,” Bors said during a recent Zoom call. “Sometimes people are really precious about that, or have opinions about how you’re executing it. I think one thing working in my favor is that Toxic Avenger did not originate as a comic book. It’s a cult movie, and those movies still exist and aren’t sullied by my comic if…
Cartoon lovers, mark your calendar. Kodansha House hopes to see SoHo highly anticipated this fall for an even more vast and immersive fan experience. The pop-up, which will be held at 210 Lafayette Street from October 4th to 19th, will be open Tuesday through Sunday from 12pm to 9pm, and promises to be the ultimate celebration of the comics and community. Hosted by Kodansha, Japan’s largest publisher, Kodansha House 2025, a creative powerhouse behind iconic titles such as Akira, Sailor Moon, Attack of Titan, and Blue Rock, offers more of what fans loved last year. This year’s article expands with…
After Frank Castle’s appearance in Daredevil: After being reborn, it’s no surprise that Marvel announced that the two vigilantes will face a comic with Daredevil/Punisher. The first issue features the cover Bikendrick “Kunka” rim, which can also be used as a virgin variant cover. Official press release below: Is there anything I need to pull the trigger? Daredevil and the Punisher – Marvel’s biggest two with one of the most famous and renowned rivals in the comics capture not only each other but also the criminal elements of New York! Writer Jimmy Palmiotti revisits Marvel’s universe and steals Frank Castle…
This November, Jimmy Palmiotti will return to two of Marvel’s most iconic street-level heroes, Daredevil/Punisher: Devil’s Trigger, a five-island limited series under the Marvel Knights Banner. In collaboration with rising star artist Tommaso Bianchi (Thunderbolts: Doomstrike), Palmiotti offers a brutal new chapter in the ongoing ideological war between Daredevil and the Punisher. When the Punisher targets the Gunucci crime family, who has been resurrected in his trademark vengeance, Daredevil is forced to intervene before bloody tears pull away from the hellish kitchen. Below is a high stakes clash between two vigilantes who want justice, in very different terms. “This exploded…
Argentine cartoonist Saul Otero made his English debut last year with the much-lauded mothballs. Set in her hometown of Argentina, this is a horrifying mystery about witches, told through the eyes of those who have met them. And today, Beat is fortunate enough to have exclusive excerpts that can be shared from the book publisher Fantagraphics. And while you don’t see much witchcraft on these preview pages, you definitely get great ideas about the fun aesthetic and clever tones of this book. This is an explanation from the publisher: “The three mystical sisters dancing on the edge of a benevolent…
One of the best anthology launched in 2024 returned this week with Brutal Universe 2#1. To make things even more special, Oni Press has packaged a new story EC comic classic. This latest issue includes Greg Pack, Annocenti and J. There’s also a stack of incredible comic talents, including Holsum, Charlie Adrad, David Rubin and Kano. If Oni wanted this sequel anthology to come out in bang, they would certainly blow up everyone’s hearts and hearts. Kicking Things Off is J. A “Strange Land” by Holsum and David Rubin, hits with quiet and devastating forces. On the surface, it’s a…
Welcome to the true followers of Marvel Rundown! We are in the summer dog age and the ubiquitous Americans may be living in the oven, but this week’s Marvel brings cold weather with them. At least Daredevil’s conclusion: Hell’s cold day #3 by Charles Soule, Steve McNiven and Dean White brings winter weather. This review contains spoilers, so I’ll go to the end for the final opinion. Elsewhere, readers will see that the swift devastation is not a breeze to you in Star Wars reviews: One World World under Legacy of Vader #7 and Doom #6. As always, beats want…
Marvel Comics is taking part in Toy Story’s 30th anniversary celebration with a playful twist. The trio of trio story homage variant covers will be appearing on shelves this November. Featuring art by longtime Disney comic artist Marco Forceloni and illustrator Nicky Nicoterra, these covers rethink the classic Marvel moments through the lens of Pixar’s beloved characters. Each variant brings a nostalgia and whimsical amount, just like the rest of Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jesse, Ham, and Andy’s toybox crew stepped into the role of Marvel Legends. Woody leads the Charge with a homage to Avengers #4 and brings together his…
Generative AI is everywhere. Everyone wants to be the cool kid, forcing it into every corner of their business to seem innovative. Manga publishers are no exception to this FOMO and are investing big bucks into AI translation. Manga tech startup Orange Inc. (not to be confused with the animation studio Orange) raised ¥2.92 billion (~$19.5 million) in 2024 to enable a capacity for Japanese-to-English “localization” of up to 500 manga volumes per month via its app emaqi. Among its investors? Shogakukan, publisher of the manga magazine Shonen Sunday, recently launched NOVELOUS, a light novel reader app powered by AI…
There is an inexplicable stone giant looming on the small Oregon town of Stoneshore, but no one in the town is particularly interested in finding out where it came from or why it was there. It’s always there and probably always there. What is the point of worrying about yourself? Dark Horse Small towns around the world are filled with these kinds of habits and features (though not obviously spectacular) – both natural and artificial – and when initial novelty wears on it, they simply become part of the landscape. Similarly, aspects of society itself – moods and ideas unique…