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Graduate school required me to take lab safety courses to become familiar with OSHA regulations and safe handling of hazardous materials. After sitting through three hours of experience describing compounds of compounds that I didn’t work, the instructor asked which department I was in, in the right way to notify the authorities of different types of radioactive waste. There are many reasons why astronomers don’t go to black holes, supernovas, or gamma ray bursts. Somewhere on that list is the fact that they will kill you all instantly. Marvel’s first family doesn’t think so. After losing their power in Ryan…
After teasing at San Diego Comic-Con last week, Marvel Comics announced the end of 2099, a five-shot series by author Steve Orlando and artist Ibrain Roberson. Ostensibly depicting the final battle in the universe in Marvel 2099, the series features a diverse war between Mephisto and Abyssus (the fusion of Knur and Galactus) unfolding on another planet. I just want to survive. End2099 #1 Main Cover by David Marquez Just as black greedy people descend into the world, Mephisto risks the fate of 2099 in the brutal battle of 2099, embracing the warrior of 2099 to the fanfan characters of…
SDCC Coverage sponsored by Mad Cave Sometimes, ideas don’t just happen to you. Sometimes it’s up to you to know how to move ideas to your head with U-Haul filled with products and place the furniture. This is how to explain the Jake Master’s comic, Demon Rush. Draw Smile, also known as Pedro Perez. Demon Rush is set in a dark future where the demons have over the world. The interests are high. The final hope of mankind lies in the broken remnants of the holy knights and angels resisting the tide of the devil. The story centers…
Baptism of fire! In a contest to determine the fate of the world, the ancient (and codependent) God was Light and Dark Transport Maggie Sutherland, a young British scribe who became the wildest in Hyboria from 2025. Maggie must quickly learn how to survive both the constant environment and constant threat posed by her friends and enemies as she is struggling to return home. Legendary comic writer Christopher Priest (Vampirella, Black Panther, Conan) and artist Alessandro Miracolo squeal from serious to serious. Featuring famous and fascinating covers of talent, cosplay of Stjepan Sejic, Joshua Middleton, Chad Hardin, Greg Land and…
Marvel Comics has announced Marvel Rivals: Timestream Adventure, a brand new one-shot table top experience that combines the role-playing game of Marvel Multivirse with the hit video game Marvel rivals. Released in March 2026, this standalone adventure offers a new way for fans to jump into Marvel’s multi-Vissiversal Chaos at the game table. Written by Paul Allor and Marty Forbeck, players will work with fan favorite heroes such as Psylocke, Emma Frost, and Jeff the Land Shark to try and get out of the collector’s Space Museum. The Adventure includes everything you need to get started with Quick Start Rules…
Image Comics has announced that the full run of Friday, a mystery horror comic rated by Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martín and Muntsa Vicente, will be collected in a deluxe hardcover edition this November. Originally released through Panel Syndicate, the 9th issue series blends supernatural horror and adult drama with hard-boiled mystery, winning both Eisner and Harvey awards. Friday’s Deluxe Edition hardcover brings together all nine issues from the series and behind the scenes extras to become the definitive version of the story. Fans are looking forward to the genre mashup that blends the moody vibe of Dacielle Hammett, the nostalgic…
SDCC Coverage sponsored by Mad Cave Clover Press will soon release the new Kickstarter for the next article in the The Marvel Art of… series. Today, Beat can reveal backer exclusive and reversible dust jackets in high-end hardcover coffee table books. “Del Mundo is Eisner, an influential figure of comics, and his art is praised for his innovations, said Hank Canalz, the publisher of Clover. “Accordingly, we cooked something brand new for his campaign. For the first time, the campaign will feature a 5×7.5-inch softcover featuring a sketch of Del Mundo’s work found in a real book. Check…
After a powerful debut of balanced spectacles, satire and shocking violence, Godzilla #2 plunges deep into the tangled web of military ambitions, monster myths and body horror of the Kaisei era. If it wasn’t clear after reading the first issue, the second issue goes further to show that IDW has a long game approach in mind for Godzilla. This is very important because so many Godzilla comic projects feel like a one-off and fight the comics. Myth and World Building is now powerful on September 10th. In issue 1, we introduced Jasen and the G-Force. This was a team that…
Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics, in collaboration with Universal Products and Experience, has revealed a striking new series of pulp-style variant covers for the upcoming horror comic Universal Monster: The Invisible Man. The fourth issue limited series, released in August 2025, comes from Eisner-winning author James Tinion IV (something kills a child, kills an exquisite corpse), acclaimed artist Dani (low, low, low forest), and colorist Brad Simpson (the amazing Spider-Man). Aja’s pays homage to the classic Universal Pictures films that influenced the series, blending the aesthetics of vintage pulp with his signature noir flare. Each cover acts as a 1:10…
This December, Marvel fans’ favourite dystopian future returned at the end of 2099. This is a 5 Island limited series from creative teams Steve Orlando and Ebrime Roberson. First revealed at San Diego Comic-Con, the event brings together iconic legacy heroes like Spider-Man 2099 and Red Hulk 2099 along with new breakout characters in the battle for the fate of timeline and the fate of being. The battle unfolds in a distant world where the terrifying cosmic being Abyssus, an unclean fusion of Mephisto, Galactus and Knuru, ignites a secret war that pulls heroes and villains from the entire Marvel…