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Welcome to The Beat‘s first official shot at a Year’s Best list dedicated to the under-18 crowd: The Beat‘s Best Kids Comics of 2025. In any year there is a deluge of great comics and it can be bewildering to filter through them all, then narrow those titles down to a small list. Herein our contributors brought together over 20 titles we loved that can be enjoyed by kids AND adults. The below books made us laugh, smile, cry, and fundamentally remember the joy of reading with a child’s (or teenager’s) eyes. We have two manga, three bande dessinée, a…
Image Comics is pleased to release Giselle’s Memories, a shocking youth graphic novel by Italian cartoonist Katia Vecchio (Silver Vessel, Colored). It centers on childhood abuse and trauma, and centers on Giselle, a young girl haunted by repressed memories of her grandmother. Cover of “Memories of Giselle” by Katia Vecchio The book depicts her and her brother navigating the “vulnerable territory of a childhood marked by hidden abuse, silence, and loss. Gisele struggles with the memory of her late grandmother and a single recurring image, a symbol of the truth she has suppressed for years. Chased by an empty boat.…
Yen Press on Friday announced the audiobook adaptation of two manga series and nine new licenses to be released next summer. The license announcement includes eight manga and a TTRPG companion rulebook. New audiobook adaptation from Yen Press 86—EIGHTY-SIX Alter.1: Shinigami’s occasional youth Written by Asato AsatoIllustration: ShirabiiTranslated by Roman LempeltLight novel now on sale In the midst of their youth, they were also on the battlefield… Shin, Rena, and their friends experience a moment of peace and happiness in the face of death, enjoy a brief respite, throw themselves back into battle, set foot in frigid England for the…
There’s no gimmicky cover here, but the first issue of Eternal Warrior committed the biggest sin of the ’90s: starting an entirely new series in the midst of a company-wide crossover. That said, this isn’t necessarily a problem limited to 90s comics, but it’s definitely a problem that was pretty prevalent in the last decade. Despite this problem, is Eternal Warrior #1 worth reading? Let’s find out! Gilad Ani Padda is the strongest warrior in his tribe and the bravest defender of his people. His younger brother Aram, although brave and incredibly strong, always felt like he was living in…
We all know about digital subscription fatigue. You pay a monthly fee and binge on content, but the moment you stop paying, your library disappears. It’s a rental trap. But just in time for the holiday rush, GlobalComix is working on a small disruption that bridges the gap between streaming convenience and actual digital ownership. For those who don’t follow the digital landscape closely, GlobalComix (available on iOS/Android and the web) has steadily established itself as a major competitor to things like Kindle/Comixology and individual publisher apps. The company’s flagship GlobalComix Gold service acts like the “Netflix of comics” and…
Tom Jung’s iconic Star Wars A New Hope painting was sold by Heritage Auctions last Wednesday for $3.875 million. This artwork was used as key art on half-sheet posters that appeared in newspapers, magazine ads, and billboard ads in 1977 during the film’s original release. For many Americans, this was their first look at the Star Wars series. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (TCF, 1977), historic half-sheet key poster artwork by Tom John. (Cover image source: Heritage Auctions) “For most people in America, this was the first glimpse of a galaxy far, far away,” said Charles Epting,…
Next February, Ignition Press will debut Love Ignition 2026, its first-ever anthology featuring love stories from a host of incredible creators. However, please be careful. Some of these romances are a little weird. Today, The Beat is giving you an exclusive sneak peek at some of the stories from the collection. Details are explained below. The synopsis of the anthology is as follows. Ignition Press debuts its first anthology. This is an outsized, fiery love that stretches from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. In love, emotions become intense, and some people go to extremes…
This week we took a look at what’s going on with Les Humanoïdes Associés and Humanoids, the French publishing house that launched Heavy Metal Magazine. And as we progress through the story, more is revealed, so consider this the end of the trilogy… unless there’s more to reveal, which is always a possibility. Les Humanoïdes Associés has a storied history. Founded in 1974 by creators Möbius, Jean-Pierre Dione and Philippe Druillet and businessman Bernard Farkas, it published the original Metal Hurland magazine. This quirky, spirit-expanding mix of science fiction and gorgeous art is one of the most influential comics anthologies…
boom! The studio is continuing the legacy of the popular sci-fi series The Expanse with a series of comic stories, including the latest installment, The Expanse: A Little Death, released in September. Today, The Beat can reveal an exclusive first look at issue #4, which concludes the limited series. Written by Andy Diggle and Wes Chatham, illustrated by Francesco Pisa, colored by Sarah Stern, and written by Simon Bowland, The Expanse: Little Death takes place after season 6 of the TV series and the events of The Expanse: Dragon’s Tooth. The series is directed by the author of the original…
In Jed McKay and Ryan Stegman’s X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale #1, the Age of Apocalypse has come to an end and the X-Men are reeling from a leap forward ten years. Cyclops faces a grim future, a world ravaged by the X-Virus, a highly contagious pathogen that not only affects mutants but threatens the entire world. Now Cyclops knows that the devastation it causes is somehow related to one of his team members. The X-Men will return this January, but it won’t be the same team. They must deal with the shadows of tomorrow in order to build a…