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Written by Ollie Kaplan and Heidi McDonald After a year of investing heavily in big brand partnerships and IP acquisitions, WEBTOON today announced a series of new programs aimed at helping creators gain more resources and more opportunities. With programs aimed at both indie creators self-publishing on CANVAS and established WEBTOON Originals storytellers, the initiative is described as a “major investment designed to support creators every step of the way, from up-and-coming CANVAS talent to established global storytellers.” New programs include expanded monetization opportunities, support for new conferences and events, and new educational programs for career development. The new programs…
The following contains references to sexual abuse and suicidal thoughts. Months after filing the lawsuit against Midjourney, Disney announced a three-year agreement with Sam Altman’s company OpenAI, giving users of video generator Sora access to more than 200 Disney characters starting in early 2026. You can read the full press release here, but for now, here are the highlights, courtesy of Disney. As part of this three-year licensing agreement, Sora will be able to leverage over 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters to generate short, user-driven social videos that fans can watch and share. The agreement will allow…
A few months ago, Skybound announced Invincible Omnibus Volume 2. 1 HC includes Marvel Team-Up #14, a historic team-up between Invincible and Spider-Man. This is a first for a trade collection. Today, Skybound is teaming up with Marvel Comics to announce the reprint of the aforementioned Marvel Team-Up #14 by writer Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead), artist Corey Walker (Invincible), and colorist Dave McCaig (The Walking Dead Deluxe), which will be back in comic shops on Wednesday, March 4th. This new reprint marks the first time that fans can purchase this iconic issue in standalone format since its original…
The Beat has exclusively released Archie Comics’ new one-shot, “Archie’s Valentine’s Day Spectacular #1.” Archie Comics loves pop culture parodies, so it’s no surprise that they decided to try their hand at parodying the super popular K-Pop Demon Hunter. Looks like there’s going to be a lot of romantic fun. Please read the official description of the issue below. The official Valentine’s Day comic is back with an all-new story! A-POP is a vibrant world fueled by music and love. When Sabrina, Betty, Veronica, and Josie form a band (managed by Archie!) to spread joy and compassion, they come to…
Not only was Superman one of the most popular movies of the year at the U.S. box office, but anecdotes suggested that comic book retailers may have actually brought in new readers. This is unusual. For years, the success of comic book movies doesn’t seem to have an impact on actual comic book sales. With the release of the first teaser trailer, Supergirl hopes to repeat that feat. The trailer released earlier today ends with a call to action to “Read Where It All Began,” and includes an ad for DC Universe Infinite and a link to a landing page…
Welcome to this week’s Beat’s Comic Crowdfunding Roundup! Check out new-age fantasy, new editions to the top, thrilling thrillers, and more! new era Creator: Morgan Hickman (writer/artist)Goal: $2,700End date: December 19, 2025Bonus: Get a digital copy for $5, a physical copy for $20, and an autographed copy for $25. At a higher tier, the “Mage Tier” is available for $35. 200 years have passed since humans were able to use magic. A girl born into a distant tribe is now the world’s only hope. There’s not much to The New Age’s project page as much as promotional art. However, there…
This year, The Beat is bringing you more Best Of lists than ever before — including a brand new look at kids comics — but it all starts today with our Best Comics of 2025 selections. Put simply, these are the comics our staff loved most during the past 12 months. All of the site’s contributors were invited to add to this list, with a (soft) cap of three choices. As such, our Best Comics of 2025 is not so much editorial consensus, as it is a patchwork of selections made by the diverse folks who write for our site…
Yesterday morning, I published an article summarizing my investigation into the bankruptcy of Humanoid’s US and French branches. Less than three hours later, an email from Humanoids PR arrived in my inbox. It was to promote a new Kickstarter campaign for COSMOCHASM: FROM CHILE TO THE EDGE OF IMAGINATION. This campaign feels like a collaboration between Alejandro Jodorowsky (The Incal) and Locke & Key’s Gabriel Rodriguez, but it’s not. Despite having $17 million in debt and $0 in assets, it looks like the humanoids are back. In fact, they never left. The book itself looks great: Decades after penning the…
This is my 6th time writing about MICE, but I still have a lot more to say. That’s because the annual Massachusetts Independent Comic Expo, a free, two-day convention held in the (formerly) historic Cadillac showroom on the (now) Boston University campus, is liquid. It will fill in the space you put. It was snowing early Saturday afternoon, but it was outside. In the large room, MICE took the form of a vessel. It was hot all over. I’m sweating. I’m glad it became a masked event for a variety of reasons. The closeness of the rooms was the reason…
In the latest update: We may know what the Angoulême 2026 Official Selection could have looked like (and what familiar names made the cut); the Association FIBD responds to mayor Xavier Bonnefont‘s accusations; the ADBDA moves forward; the Inter-Org BD coalition gives an update; no more Fauve; meetings taking place to decide on a program for the vacant FIBD weekend; and Le Figaro interviews mayor Bonnefont. (Un-)Official Selection French magazine Nouvel Obs managed to bag quite an exclusive – a leaked copy of what would likely have been the Official Selection of top books in the running for the festival’s…