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The 2025 Glyph Comics Awards took place on May 10, 2025 via livestream and was compiled by a black era comic convention group on the East Coast of Philadelphia.It was a big night with Greg Anderson Elise winning multiple awards. This year there were nine categories:Story of the Year, Best Cover, Best Writer, Best Artist, Best Comic Strip Web Comics, Best Male Characters, Best Female Characters, Fan Awards, Rising Stars. From the awards website: The Glyph Comics Awards recognize the best cartoons made by people of color from the previous calendar year and about people of color. Although not exclusive…
Manga artist and illustrator Adam de Souza is self-publishing two collections of comics, Mutt Mug and Blind Alley Volume 3, available this June. It can be obtained here. Blind Arrange Volume 3 brings together this modern take on this modern newspaper comic strip, bringing together adorable cast of bite-sized fun and naughty kids. The collection consists of comic strips from March 2024 to June 2025, and previously included Sunday strips exclusively for Patreon. The neighborhood is full of sensitive children and strange balls, not exclusive to adult managers. It’s even debate where their parents are, where they work, and what’s…
If you take a high school English class, many Ados in Shakespeare Classics may not be part of the curriculum. If not, it’s covered in Abuzz, a contemporary rethink of romantic comedy. This graphic novel under a Maverick imprint from the creative team of writer Amy Chase, illustrator Stelladia, colorist Ellie Wright and letterer Taylor Esposito arrives on November 18th, 2025. Here’s how publishers explain graphic novels: Shakespeare’s beloved rom-com has nothing to get modern updates with the same classic misconceptions as the LGBTQ cast! Senior students Ben and Beatrice drag half of Messina into their never-ending debate, making things…
Skybound has announced its latest entry for Universal Monsters Line as a fourth issue series based on The Invisible Man, Classic 1933 Horror Film (based on HG Wells’ 1897 novel). On debuting in August, the comic will be written by James Tinion IV and featured art by Dani (Arkham City: The World Order), plus colours by Brad Simpson. Invisible Man #1 Cover A by Dani and Brad Simpson Jack Griffin was always invisible to those around him, at least in his own mind. But when an experimental breakthrough presents a path to making the dream of invisibility a reality, no…
Beat emailed Steve Kuzor to discuss the adaptation of his graphic novel in Stephen Crane’s classic Civil War novel, “Red Badge of Courage.” Red Bad of Courage has already solidified its place in American literature for Abrams Comicarts’ publication on May 13, 2025. However, this new graphic novel adaptation brings it to life with the illustrations of Cuzor. Cuzor not only brings readers to the heart of busy, beautifully painted battles, but also offers strict portraits of soldiers in daily civil wars. Beat caught up with Cuzor and learned more about the projects he worked on and what Cuzor would…
The Thundercats comic book series will become the flagship title of Dynamite, with the creative team of Declan Shelvey and Drew Moss launching the series’ fourth story arc in Thundercats #16, introducing Thenights of Thundera. “The first year I brought Thundercats back to cartoons, old fans and new ones were thrilling experiences,” said author Declan Shalvey. “It’s a privilege for me and establishing new myths for these characters in the comics portrayed Moss. I could see it accumulate in new and exciting connected series like the Silver Hawks and the Thundercats. Now the arenas for the series arenas are bigger…
More than ever, more than ever, Beat’s Bizarre Adventure gives three writers the opportunity to recommend some of their favourite books and series from Japan, Korea and elsewhere from other countries. This week we have previous delinquents, Gory Tezka comics, and of course birds. Version 1.0.0 Catch these hands! Author/Artist: MurataTranslation: Amanda HaleyLettering: BiancapistilloDesign: Wendy ChanPublisher: Yen Press Ayako Takebe was a teenage delinquent whom he was proud of in high school. However, as she has grown up, her friend has married and has children. Take decided to change her style and clean up her actions. However, she then meets…
So Wolverine broke time. On a large scale. I won’t go into the details in case I don’t want to read the previous crossover event that happened, but at Ultron’s age, I set rules for the Marvel universe to answer the question “Why don’t heroes take the time to fix everything?” Questions answered in DC a while ago similarly by Flashpoint. Essentially, that reality causes repulsion when you try to ruin your time. DC was destroyed by the reality of a new dystopian, and was eventually reformed with the new 52, but Marvel never went to those extremes at all.…
Dynamite publishes a third entry in the newly established paperback line of the Vampirella archive. Dynamite reprints the classic Vampirella Tales in its hardcover archive edition, but retailers and fans are looking for a more affordable edition, and this August Dynamite offers. Vampirella Archives Volume Three collects issues #15-21 of the daughter of the ongoing Anthology series magazine for the first time in Drakulon, released by Warren Publishing. This third volume covers a series of issues released in 1972. Fans will get a taste of Jose Gonzalez, the era’s most iconic vampi illustrator, in a reprint of this beautiful archive.…
Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, Mauran Mazar from Broadway will be published by Abrams Comics Arts. Today you can get a preview of the graphic novel here at Comics Beat. To Broadway Here’s a description of Broadway from Abrams’ book: “The young dancer in postwar Europe is trying to seize his dreams and become a Broadway performer. “In this moving graphic novel, Mauran Mazar cleverly illustrates the emotionally resonating character studies of young gay men who struggle to express themselves in the wake of World War II. “Germany, April 1957. Uri is a contemporary dance student at the famous Folk…