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The AIPT Comics Podcast returns to another week of news summary, reviews and special guest appearances.This week, Al Ewing will be taking part in the show to unleash his annual Detective Comics 2025 (this week). In it, Ewing creates three mysteries of mystery that guide the title’s spirit (a true, brain detective work), adding layers of supernatural plots and place-specific flavors. On a chilly, damp New England afternoon, perhaps in the same weather as where Ewing spoke, we chatted about his distinct esoteric tone, which is unusual for the Dark Knight.You can find it on streaming the AIPT comic podcasts…
Mad Cave continues to expand to licensed titles with two free comic book days. Of the two, I got the chance to review Speed Racer #0. This is a modern update to my beloved anime. Like most of this year’s FCBD titles, Speed Racer #0 includes two stories. David Pepose, David Tinto and Rex Lokus’ first “Welcome To Palm City” focuses on title characters who engage in intense street racing and are violating the law. The second is “Life is Cheap, Race Price”, with Mark Russell, Chris Batista, Sabrina Cintron and Carlos Lopez focusing on Racer X.”Welcome to Welcome” serves…
A glorious free comic book day is finally here, and with it you will taste the things that come from DC, Marvel, IDW and more! Marvel FCBD comics are probably the hottest FCBD comics, mostly because they’ve always bullied what comes next, making them a big conversation starter. Nothing gets as hot as the FCBD Fantastic Four/Giant-sized X-Men #1. Set up a huge, Marvel-led, one-shot, showing what Ryan North and Hambel Ramos can do with the Fantastic Four.Do you want to pick this up? Check out the comic shop locator and get it!The first is a FF story by North…
The Ultimate Universe is one of the hottest comics these days. That’s why 2025 Free Comic Book Day: Amazing Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe #1 is on the pull list for many people. If you don’t know, FCBD is today and you can get a variety of comics from Marvel, DC, IDW and more! Free Comic Book Day 2025: Amazing Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe #1 offers three stories that will give readers the taste of Spider-Man Office, the Ultimate Office and Symbiote Office.Do you want to pick this up? Check out the comic shop locator and get it!Kicking Things Off is a story by Joe…
Free comic books for 2025 can be found here, and there’s a boom in some of the free offerings! 20th Anniversary Special (FCBD 2025). As the title suggests, boom! The studio turned 20 this year and was established on June 1, 2005. In that time frame, it’s a boom! The studio is building a rich library of comics ranging from drama to horror to fantasy, both from acclaimed and new aspiring creators.A boom to celebrate this rich history! The 20th Anniversary Special (FCBD 2025) features samples of the four most famous works, as well as stories from highly-prominent creators. Among…
boom! The studio is double obligation this year to provide free Comic Book Day. Boom, a 20th anniversary sampler! It also releases Power Rangers/VR Troopers FCBD Special #1. These comics feature a “flipbook” with a story centered around a Power Ranger and another story focused on troopers. All you had to do was turn the book over.That’s just worthy of that boom! We’re back to this format as Power Rangers Prime incorporated VR troopers into the story. Both stories are also based on previous events in Prime, as VR Troopers Story offers a different moment from Power Rangers Prime #1,…
The 2025 Mini Comic Awards took place on May 1, 2025 at Nib & Ink Fest via livestream. You can see the ceremony here. Nib & Ink Fest is a month-long online comics fest hosted by a cartoonist cooperative. The judges for the 2025 Mini Comic Awards were Barbara Benas, Ashanti Fortson, Gigi Murakami, Cam Marshall, Evan Derm, Alpad OK and Madeline McGrand. “The Minicomic Awards is an annual virtual showcase founded by cartoonists Leslie Hung and Sloane Leong, which highlights unique, challenging, and unrecognized work in this short form of medium.” Mini comics are short comics with less than…
Candidates for the Graphic Medicine Awards 2025 have been announced. The award presents comics that stimulate and enlighten various aspects of human health. The winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony in July this year. The 2025 edition of the Graphic Medicine Awards received 89 submissions in all categories. Each winner will receive a $600 award and special commemorative item. As ever, every year, the work listed on the nomination list highlights a wide range of subjects, including existence, trauma, cancer care, vaccines, and gender. The comics featured in each category are from traditional book publishers, small press agencies,…
(c)2025 Tokyopop Destined not to meetStory and Art: ei eijouPublisher: tokyopop (Digital & Paperback)Translation: Dylan JekyllRetouching and Lettering: A Vibrant Publishing StudioPublication date: April 22, 2025Rating: Mature, 18+ (Uncensored)Genre: I love manga, boys Izumi met his match in one or more ways. Izumi was one of his company’s top sales reps, and he flew high in #1 until Sendo joined the team and surpassed him. Now, Ike cannot stop his jealousy and his desire to compete with Ced at every cost. One day, at a request from his friend, Izumi downloads a dating app for men to work as app…
The umbrella academy, a cult classic oddball superhero comic, has finally returned this year with its first new story Ark Plan B in nearly six years. It is portrayed by the Young Animal Imprint Gerard Way written by the masterminds of My Chemical Romance Singer and DC Comic, and by Gabriel Bá of the award-winning Artist of Daytripper. Plan B is equally good, offering one of the series’ most topic arcs and will explore more deeply into parts of the World Building. For the first time, illustrator Gabriel Ba contributed to writing the series. That’s why, at Beat, we decided…