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A month after acquiring the license for Hasbro’s Jem and the Holograms, BOOM! Studios has revealed that it has also acquired the comic rights to My Little Pony. Publisher Michael Kelly broke the news to Publishers Weekly, saying that he plans to release new comics based on the Friendship is Magic series, which ran from 2010 to 2019, as well as deluxe editions of older works. Created by Bonnie Zacherle in 1982, the My Little Pony series revolves around talking horses in the magical world of Equestria. In addition to its target audience of young girls, Friendship is Magic, created…

During New York Comic-Con, Warner Bros. Animation hosted “Art Night: Batman in Animation,” a panel where top artists and creators discussed past and current Batman animated projects. The Beat had the opportunity to speak with panelists including James Tucker (Executive Producer and Showrunner, Batman: Caped Crusader), Juan Meza-Leon (Director, Aztec Batman: Clash of the Empires), Mike Ross (Executive Producer and Showrunner, Batfam), and Simon J. Smith (Executive Producer, Batwheels). Read the full interview below, and stay tuned for more coverage from Ross and the voice cast of the Batfam animated series. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.…

In case you didn’t know, today is Godzilla Day, celebrating the Japanese premiere of the first Godzilla movie in 1954. To celebrate this special, IDW has announced details for the first-ever Godzilla tabletop role-playing game, exclusively courtesy of GamesRadar. More details in the official press release below: Join G-Force and battle the greatest monsters of all time when IDW Games releases the first-ever Godzilla tabletop role-playing game! Launching next March on a Kickstarter campaign, Godzilla: Role-Playing Game reunites Warhammer gaming legends Jarvis Johnson, Mark A. Latham, and Gab Thorpe for their first co-produced tabletop game. Godzilla places a team of…

For me, horror comics are something I work on all year round. Still, this year’s Halloween was special as The Beat had the chance to speak with independent creator Jonathan Chance about his spooky anthology Never by Night. Two volumes have been released, and a third volume is currently in print. Each volume contains unforgettable stories that will leave you wanting to read the next one. Chance was able to give Beat an insight into his very personal journey into comics, what makes scary stories good, and what it’s like to be an independent creator. This interview has been edited…

Image credit: IDW The spies attempt to escape with data that Starfleet is desperately trying to protect, but Miller and his colleagues are determined to stop them at all costs. Of course, the price of being a redshirt member of Starfleet is usually very high… This is a really great series. While the number of cast members initially introduced was overwhelming, the cast is now on a much more manageable scale thanks to the disposable nature of the Redshirts. Most of this problem is occurring in a single location, where there is a fast-paced battle, and no one seems able…

When it comes to books that have been read over the years, Violator by Alan Moore, Bert Sears, Greg Capullo, Mark Pennington, Steve Oliff & Orioptix, and Tom Orzechowski probably isn’t at the top of anyone’s list. It’s unlikely to be on anyone’s radar. But maybe that’s the way it should be. An over-the-top action thriller that firmly presses your tongue. Early image books are often ignored for style rather than content. Artists, mostly branching out with their own companies for the first time, created visually appealing material that may not have been the best written material. Some ideas are…

Saint Seiya DARK WING Vol. 1 Author: Masami Kurumada Writer: Kenji Saito Artist: Shinshu UedaPublisher: Titan Manga (print version)Translation: Motoko Tamamuro, Jonathan Clements Author: Yousef MohammedPublication date: September 16, 2025Rating: 15+Genre: Fantasy Saint Seiya Darkwing is the latest spin-off of the fantasy constellation manga series created by Kenji Saito and Shinshu Ueda. Darkwing is a unique take on the series, spotlighting high school students who discover that they are the reincarnations of the Gold Saints and Judges of the Underworld. I didn’t like how the main character changed in the middle of the story. We switch from Shoichiro to his…

October was a strong month for crowdfunded comics. We’re leading the campaign for The Dungeon Crawler Carl: CROCODILE graphic novel, which has already raised nearly $2.3 million with only hours left. Based on Matt Dinniman’s wildly popular LitRPG series Dungeon Crawler Carl, Vault’s graphic novel is nothing short of a huge success. It’s no secret that publishers have had a lot of success with crowdfunding, but they’ve reached even greater heights in recent months. For example, Oni’s Murder Drones graphic novel campaign, which also ended in October, earned $1,750,552. And earlier this year, Skybound’s THE TRANSFORMERS Compendium Set sold for…

Marvel Comics has previewed Armageddon, an event storyline written by Chip Zdarsky, which will be released in June 2026. Described as a cosmic-scale event that will reshape the Avengers in a way not seen since Disassembled (a 2004 crossover that launched Brian Michael Bendis’ comics run), the series will build on Zdarsky and Valerio City’s Captain America work and Ultimate. Spider-Man: Incursion features teaser art that reveals a new Ultimate Universe Origin Box. For those unfamiliar, the Origin Box was created by the new Ultimate Tony Stark to give superpowers to heroes who were prevented from gaining them by the…

The Absolute Universe Line produces bangers, and Absolute Batman Annual #1 is no exception. The Dark Side Alternative Timeline featured the witchy Wonder Woman, the brick-shack Batman, the temperamental Martian Manhunter, and the creepy creature Mr. Freeze. Photo credit: DC. Absolute Batman Annual #1 depicts the early part of Batman’s career, specifically before Batman chooses not to kill the villains he faces. But instead of creating a youthful, edgy iteration of a violent Batman, it feels more like a gaudy mirror held up to the headlines. This story has the delicacy of a megaphone, daring you to say something. Batman…