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JY for Kids, the intermediate graphic novel division of Yen Press, has announced the acquisition of a new light novel series, Four Child Life, written by Himari Hino and illustrated by Oriko Sakura. This series, which depicts the joys and difficulties of family relationships and sisterhood, won the 6th Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award. JY was founded in 2017. Yen Press describes this as “a demonstration of Yen Press’ commitment to aggressively growing its catalog of quality content aimed at mid-level audiences while making content easily identifiable for parents, booksellers, librarians, and educators.” Other titles in JY’s books include Horror…

Image credit: Dynamite Entertainment Initially thought to be an anthology series about one-off missions from the post-Judgment Day future into the past, Declan Shalvey’s Terminator comic book series was revealed by issue #8 to be telling a much more connected story. That was cleverly done, but where is the story arc of the last three issues now? So why not go straight to Judgment Day itself? It depicts an attack on the Cyberdyne system by a group of human soldiers who have been gathering numbers and planning the attack for a year. What they didn’t realize was that the T-800…

Charles Burns’ critically acclaimed Black Hole is closer than ever to becoming a movie after Netflix won a bidding war for a new TV series based on the comic book. “Black Hole” comes from “I Saw the TV Glow” writer/director Jane Schoenbrunn, who has consistently worked on the series. The film marks Schoenbrunn’s first foray into television, having made two of the most beloved horror films of the last decade. Published over a 10-year period from 1995 to 2005, Black Hole tells the story of a group of teenagers infected with a sexually transmitted disease that literally turns the patient…

Following Marvel’s Deadpool/Batman one-shot published last month, DC Comics will be releasing its own Batman/Deadpool one-shot next month. This is the first crossover between manga publishers in decades. After revealing details about the gorgeous main story written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Dan Mora, as well as the characters and creators of the issue’s backup stories and variant covers, DC has released a preview of the upcoming Batman and Deadpool crossover one-shot. Morrison is no stranger to The Dark Knight, but it’s been quite a while since the prolific writer played in Marvel’s sandbox. It also goes without saying…

Where Ink On Paper Studios leads, Gilmore Girls fans will likely follow. The company’s highly anticipated “Drink Coffee, Talk Fast: A Documentary About Gilmore Girls” project, co-directed by Meghna Balakumar and Kevin Konrad Hanna (Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters), reached its Kickstarter goal in just 48 hours, raising more than $234,000 from nearly 2,000 backers as of press time. Entering the final week of crowdfunding, Balakumar and Hanna have announced additional interviewees for the film and stretch goals for the campaign, and The Beat has all the details. “Drink Coffee, Talk Fast: A Documentary About Gilmore Girls” coincides with the hit…

black arms that support you Cartoonist: Ben PassmorePublisher: Pantheon Graphic LibraryPublication date: October 2025 Review by Ian Thomas Black history produced for mainstream audiences (e.g., published on mainstream or widely distributed channels) tends to omit the hiccups, false starts, hypocrisies and incongruities inherent in the movements they seek to portray, thereby stripping black history of its character and essence. The reasons for this are probably too complex to explain in such a short review, but include the concepts of safety, respectability, and of course marketability. After all, a book on a subject that might not otherwise reach an audience is…

Hikari Toriumi, a talented Tokyo-born, US-based animation artist, has announced that she will self-publish her debut graphic novel, The Scroll of Kiichi. The work will be unveiled in the coming days at her booth at LightBox Expo 2025, a festival dedicated to independent creators. Toriumi wrote on Instagram that “Kiichi no Maki” is “a story about two friends torn between two families.” “This story is a fantastic depiction of actual historical events that took place in Japan in the 12th century.” “This is my first time creating a graphic novel from scratch, so there are things I want to improve…

System preferences Author: Hugo BienvenuTranslator: Edward GauvinPublisher: Titan ComicsPublication date: September 2025 What if, in a digital future, the cloud is finite and the internet is nearly full? What if a world focused on short-term commercial gain and algorithmically defined profits decides what to keep? New, ultra-high quality social media content needs to be stored, so something has to be erased from existence to make room. In the future, no one will look at it anymore. WH Auden’s farewell poem or the work of Stanley Kubrick. It’s a terrifying prospect, brilliantly explored in Ugo Bienvenu’s graphic novel System Preference, now…

12 years ago, a community arts event debuted in the comic mecca of San Diego, California. An event that connected artists in the community, allowing them to have a voice and share their creations with other like-minded individuals in a way that some events could only hope to achieve. In those 12 years, the event has only evolved, including artists and creators from all around the nation, convening to share their ideas and creations.  That event is the San Diego Zine Fest.  This year, it took place in Barrio Logan, a historic town in San Diego, where everywhere you go,…

Needless to say, Marvel loves celebrating milestone issues of their titles. Accordingly, the publisher announced that January’s Avengers issue 34, by writer Jed McKay and artist Farid Karami, will mark the book’s 800th issue. Marvel is pulling out all the backup stories from past Avengers creators that are later revealed. Let the guessing begin! The official press release is below. This January, AVENGERS #34, part of superstar author Jed McKay and acclaimed artist Farid Karami’s current hit run, marks the 800th issue of the ongoing AVENGERS series. To celebrate this big milestone, this issue will be a massive deluxe issue…