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Lost Fantasy is a magical monster hunter story set in the modern world from the creative team of writer Curt Pires and artist Luca Casalanguida. Rookie monster hunter Henry Blackheart is keeping mythical creatures from coming into our world. The story is incredible, and the world-building is superb. The series also features back-up tales that continue Pires’ series Indigo Children. At San Diego Comic-Con 2025, The Beat caught up with Pires to discuss the future of Indigo Children and Lost Fantasy, the connection between comics and other media, and the importance of asking for forgiveness rather than permission. This…
Welcome to The Beat’s Fantastic Four (2025) movie roundtable. Many of us on staff have had the opportunity to see the latest theatrical offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, we’ve returned from Earth-828 and gathered back at Stately Beat Manor to discuss. In part one of our two-part roundtable, we discuss the movie generally, the Earth-828 setting and our favorite scenes and characters. Be sure and let us know what you thought of the newest MCU flick, either here in the comment section or over on social media. This article includes copious SPOILERS for Fantastic Four. What did you…
IDW is giving children in the 90s something to blow fins out of the water with the new #1 street shark. Writer Stephanie Williams will be at the helm and work with artist Ariel Medel, colorist Valentina Pinto and letter Jeff Eckleberry to bring readers’ incredible new stories from Fission City. Williams was kind enough to chat with Beat about Brand New Street Shark #1, her favorite SeaBite, and how fun it would be to write this new series. Street Sharks #1 will be on the shelf on September 17th, 2025. Monday, August 11th is the last day that ensures…
Bug Wars #6 did not end the microscopic, bloody tale of Jason Aaron and Mahmoud Asler. With the wider world and all the tips from the final page of this series, there’s much to explore. But it hits all the right notes as the end of the first act of the story. Aaron and Asler pack the pages of Bug Wars #6 with a lot of dangers, actions and emotions. In particular, Asler does not skimp on gore or details. A particularly terrifying moment comes when Slade’s murderer, fully empowered by his father’s mysterious amulet magic, fights through a horde…
The Kai-sei era of IDW swung and escaped from the dead zone with two excellent, very different entries in Godzilla, but Godzilla spaceship could be icing, cherry and lightning that proves this is a golden age for Kaiju’s comics. Author Chris Gooch and artist Oliver Ono take what was a Godzilla-themed spaceship and spin it into a fully realized science fiction adventure with high octane ratings. On October 1st, this first issue is pure adrenaline wrapped in dazzling world buildings. If Cowboy Bebop gets entangled with the chaos of the monster, you’ll have Godzilla spaceship. The energy here is rare.…
If a power fantasy proves something with its run, it means that in this world, the battle has not won a victory. Questions #9 and #10 reaffirmed it for the readers and now #11 is raising interest. This time they never promised that they wouldn’t kill them. I won’t say it anymore, but it seems that all of the Cold Wars have been hot all along. Power Fantasy #11 begins with a handy guide that Etienne can influence with the power of his mind. The three categories reveal who is completely controlled, who can read or simply speak. It’s a…
Dark Horse Books is set to release the bizarre pedestrian life of Christopher Chaos Library Edition Volume 1, a deluxe hardcover collection of the LGBTQ+ Horror-Hero-Hero series by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, and Isaac Goodhart. This oversized edition brings together the series’ volumes 1 and 2, as well as the original prologue comic, the Christopher Chaos Halloween Special, in one place for the first time. Read the first problem for free only with AIPT. Created by Tynion (something kills children, lovely house on the lake) and Blombar (Massacre House, Batgirl), the art of Good Heart (Batgirl, Constantine: A twisted…
AIZN-nominated author Rodney Burns shares the details behind Crownsville #1, a tough supernatural thriller that will be released by Oni Press on November 5th, 2025. The psychiatric facility, which ran during the Jim Crow era, became infamous for its quarantine, overcrowding, neglect and false rumors of abuse and illegal medical experiments. For Burns, Crownsville is not a work of fiction, but a deeply personal project. “My grandmother was a nurse at the hospital,” he says. “Several families were tied up there. Crownsville was like a boogeyman. If you’re in the wrong, that’s where they send you.” The story he calls…
Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics has released the first official trailer for Skin Breaker, the upcoming epic of Chinics Powerhouses Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and David Finch (Batman, New Avengers). The 8th issue series will be released on September 24th, 2025. The trailer introduces the artwork that defines Finch’s career, first watch the story of a high stakes fantasy, and presents ancient threats that can spell out the end of a whole person, a desperate battle for survival, a choice that will change everything, and the end of the whole people. At the heart of the story is…
BondsStory & Art: ZenzoPublisher: Manga Mavericks (printing & digital)Publication date: July 16, 2025Rating: TeenGenre: Manga, Fantasy, Action Adventure This review contains bond spoilers. In exchange for a review I received a free copy from Manga Mavericks. As the publisher’s explanation points out, Bond is an alternative effort to his journey to the West, focusing on his son Goku, who adorns the cover, and Sanzo at the beginning of their journey. The manga begins while Sanzo expresses doubts about Goku, and Goku tries to collect alms from humans. Observing the difference between humans and demons, Goku reflects that the demons do…