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Following DC’s announcement, Universal Distribution, Lunar and Diamond UK have revealed the full list of titles to be released as part of this year’s Free Comic Book Day (Saturday 2nd May). Other publishers and their books participating in the event include Image, Archie, Titan and more, with details and images available on Lunar’s website. Archie Comics: The World of Archie in One Shot (W) Various (A) Holly G, Stephen Butler, Dan Parent (CA) Dan Parent, Holly G, VariousCelebrate Archie Comics’ landmark 85th anniversary with this collection of fun stories for all ages. You probably already know Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead,…
Welcome to this week’s Beat’s Comic Crowdfunding Roundup! Check out authentic high fantasy, post-apocalyptic monster stories, the end of the press, and more! Red Hill #1: A 36-page fantasy drama in a unique world. Author: Jazz Blair (Writer/Artist)Goal: $1,586End date: January 31, 2026Bonus: Get a digital copy for $1, a physical comic for $15, a single print and sticker layer for $19, or two print layers for $23 on higher tiers. Copal Cavalier is tasked with caring for his newborn niece after her sister suddenly dies from a strange magical illness. Red Hill is something I didn’t expect from Kickstarter.…
In this edition of the ye olde Awards Roundup, three annual awards are now accepting applications, including the Eisner Award, France has introduced yet another comics award, and the British Book Awards has introduced a graphic novel category (also accepting applications). Now accepting applications for the 2026 Eisner Awards Comic-Con International has announced that submissions for the 2026 Eisner Awards are now open. The deadline is March 13th. The finalist list will be announced in May, and the winners will be announced at the Eisner Awards Ceremony on Friday, July 24 (SDCC ’26 weekend). Publishers, subsidiaries and imprints may submit…
As previously announced, DC KO: Boss Battle is an upcoming DC KO tie-in one-shot that sends DC’s greatest superheroes into the challenge of unexpected challengers from comics, horror, fantasy, and gaming. The high-octane one-shot, which will be released next month on February 4, is created by the creative team of writer Jeremy Adams, artists Ronan Cricket, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Kieran McCune, Pablo M. Culler, and Hi-Fi. Today, DC released preview pages for the highly anticipated tie-in issue. The publisher describes this one-shot as follows: In DC KO: Boss Battle, the heroes of the DC Universe are running out of time…
Happy New Year to all Marvel fans! Marvel Rundown is back with reviews of the latest Marvel books. This week, we’re spotlighting the anthology series Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts #4. Also check out Marvel Rivals: The Cities of Heaven #1. Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts #4 Screenplay: Mark Waid, Anthony Oliveira, Victor LavalArtists: Jorge Fornes, Javier Pulido, Bruno Bull de Oliveira, Rachel RosenbergWritten by: Joe Sabino of VC Cover artist: Luke Ross Marvel has been steadily pumping out these black and white and red/blood anthology books with little fanfare for quite some time. This type…
As previously reported, the traditional Free Comic Book Day will be a joint venture between Universal Distribution (which owns FCBD), Lunar, and Diamond UK, while Penguin Random House will be doing its own thing with a variety of other comics publishers for the first Comics Giveaway Day. For DC, leading up to FCBD on Saturday, May 2nd, the publisher will be offering free comics showcasing three DC Next Level titles, DC’s early reader graphic novel Aquamanatee, the fan-favorite crossover comic series DC x Sonic the Hedgehog, and DC’s award-winning horror comic House on the Lake, available exclusively at participating local…
Newly launched French publisher Morgaine has already signed major graphic novel deals with some of the industry’s biggest creators, The Beat can exclusively reveal the details. Acclaimed author Ram V, artists Anand Radhakrishnan and Evan Cagle, letterer Aditya Vidhikaru, and editor Eric Habern will create a multi-volume graphic novel series to be published by Morgen over three years, with Image Comics as the English-speaking publishing partner. As of now, the series doesn’t have a name or a plot, but with these creators at the helm, it’s sure to make waves. From the creator’s comments below, the scale of the work…
Berkeley Breathed’s Bloom County was one of Physical Newspaper’s last blockbuster comics, running daily from 1980 to 1989 and then sporadically in newspapers in various spin-offs and formats until 2009. The original comic, which satirically combined politics and small-town humor, ended with a story in which Donald Trump’s brain was implanted in a cat. Has foresight. The strip won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartoon in 1987. In 2015, Breathed digitally relaunched the strip as “Bloom County Continues” on Facebook and Instagram, with occasional but regular content featuring Bill the Cat, Milo the Penguin, Steve Dallas, and the rest of…
Desperado Books and series curator Joe Pruett today announced plans to revive the Eisner, Harvey, Gem, and Eagle-nominated Negative Burn on comics crowdfunding platform Zoop. First launched in 1993, Negative Burn describes itself as “a creative testing ground where legendary and emerging voices collide – an experimental, creator-driven laboratory that challenges the norm and moves the medium forward.” This new Negative Burn is packed with big-time talent including Mike Allred, Margaret Bennett, Brian Bolland, Mike Carey, JM DeMatteis, Francesco Francavilla, Phil Hester, Joe Jusko, Sam Keith, Joe Linsner, Ron Mertz, Peter Milligan, Steve Niles, Dan Panosian, Paul Pope, Joe Pruett,…
Oni Press and EC Comics enter 2026 tomorrow with a new issue of the Cruel Universe. Today, The Beat has an exclusive sneak peek at the anthology series of short stories written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Sebastian Cabrol. Here’s the synopsis for all issues of EC Comics’ Cruel Universe 2 #6: You have just landed in a barren, alien world. . . It’s cold, isolated, and devoid of any signs of life. . . Except for the eerie, pulsing hum from the planet’s core that sends messages directly to the synapses of the human nervous system: a new…