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Nights is one of the most powerful creator-owned books published today. A funny, reckless adventure centered around a found family in a strange and often dark world, it’s a total joy. Writer Wyatt Kennedy and artist Luigi Formisano have combined a wide range of influences to create something wonderful and completely unique. This proves how fun and interesting indie comics can be. We at The Beat sat down with Formisano at Thought Bubble Comics Art Festival 2025 to discuss his experience working on the book, his artistic aspirations and inspirations, and the creation of unique, modern comics. This interview has…
Next week’s Avengers #34 marks the title’s milestone 800th issue since its release in the 1960s. It’s being made in a big way by bringing back legendary Avengers screenwriter Brian Michael Bendis and his longtime collaborator Mark Bagley in backup roles. Ahead of Wednesday’s release, Marvel released The Beat!, a first look inside Bendis and Bagley’s return issue. We asked Bendis about his return to the Marvel Universe. There Bendis became one of the greatest writers of his generation, but it was a place he hadn’t visited in a while. And we heard about the importance of stepping back into…
It’s that time of year! Have you finished your holiday shopping? If you’ve been procrastinating, fear not: Comics Beat has the 2025 Comics Lover Gift Guide! What are you most excited about giving (or receiving) this holiday season? ARPAD OKAY: Demon Summoner Gash Gash by Connor McCann. Nothing says “happy holidays” like psychedelic mutilation splatter-house apocalypse comics. There’s a great, OG outlaw comic intensity to this one, black humor and bloody guts. Very industrial culture concert poster. So Man’s Ruin fans take note as well as SLG heads. Super messed up, but with heart. Even vaguely (super) heroic? Very small…
9e Art+, organizers of the beleaguered Angoulême festival, have officially announced that production on the 2026 event is on hold indefinitely. The news was announced this afternoon (French local time) in an email circulated to publishers. While not an official cancellation, it is a further sign that the event, scheduled for January 29 to February 1, 2026, will not take place. In an email shared with most French media outlets, 9e Art+ Sales Director Noémie de La Soujeole said (translated by DeepL): “Hello, we would like to inform you that production for the 2026 edition of Angoulême Festival has been…
The French Association of Cartoon Critics and Journalists (ACBD) has announced the wordless 3D graphic novel Jean Jambe and the Mysteries by Matthias Picard, winner of the annual Prix Jeunesse Kids Prize. ACBD has also narrowed down the candidates for its signature award, the Grand Criticism Award. Roughly translated as “Jean Jambu and the Mysteries of the Depths”, the book is a wordless graphic novel that uses 3D (glasses included) to immerse the reader in the story of a character who follows a mysterious thread underground. This book was published by Éditions 2042’s children’s imprint 4048. You can check out…
Titan Manga has announced that it will publish the English version of the supernatural horror manga series “Eco Eco Azaraku REBORN” by J. Yamada on Anime Trend in May 2025. This manga is a remake of the Eco Eco Azaraku series, originally written by the late manga artist Shinichi Koga, and was serialized in Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Champion magazine from September 1975 to March 1979, and 19 volumes were published. Volume 1 of the manga will be released in bookstores, comic shops, and e-retailers on April 28, 2026. Koga’s Eko Eko Azaraku manga series, about Misa Kuroi, a powerful…
This week’s main review examines a new era of monsters in Infernal Hulk #1. Meanwhile, the team tackles new issues of Black Cat, Cloak or Dagger, and The Mortal Thor in a rapid wrap-up. Sit back and fasten your seatbelts…The Marvel Rundown begins now! Infernal Hulk #1 Screenplay: Philip Kennedy JohnsonArtist: Nick KleinColor Artist: Matthew WilsonWritten by: Cory Petit of VC It’s been a rough week for author Philip Kennedy Johnson. Not only did he announce a Marvel exclusive, but he continued his Hulk duties with this week’s The Infernal Hulk #1. PKJ’s Hulk run has featured a more horror-leaning…
This week: Gabriel Hardman brings us the new Prestige Black Label series with Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #1. Plus, DC KO #2 and its collaborations have fists flying! Note: The following review may contain spoilers. If you want a quick, spoiler-free buy/pass recommendation for the comic in question, check out the final verdict at the bottom of the article. Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #1 Writer/Artist: Gabriel HardmanColorist: Romulo Fajardo Jr.Author: Simon Bowland When Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #1 was first announced by DC Comics in August, I immediately rushed to the slack channel I use to coordinate this column to…
The holiday season is almost upon us, but it’s always difficult to find gifts for friends and family with a variety of interests, especially Marvel fans. With so much Marvel merchandise out there, it can be difficult to think of the perfect gift for the Marvel Zombie in your life. Thankfully, Comics Beat has a Marvel gift guide for your die-hard Marvel fan, from books to apparel to jewelry to LEGO. Does not include Ultimate Nullifier Fantastic Four vs. Galactus LEGO Set (or any other Marvel LEGO set) Everyone of all ages loves LEGO, and LEGO never disappoints when it…
In this week’s Thanksgiving Eve Wednesday Comics Review, the team reviews the Universal Monsters – The Invisible Man finale, DSTLRY’s new Galactic #1, the Spawn Christmas one-shot, and more. Also a progress report! Universal Monsters – The Invisible Man #4 Screenplay: James Tynion IVArtist: DaniColorist: Brad SimpsonAuthor: Becca CareyPublisher: Image Comics – Skybound Review by Khalid Johnson The Invisible Man #4 is a great conclusion to the reward of our dear scientist Griffin’s pursuits, where he finds himself in the position of prey and predator. And it’s interesting who his ultimate enemy is – a young boy who is much…