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boom! The studio has officially announced its new superhero limited series, The Center Holds, and The Beat has all the details. “The Center Holds” features the last work of the late artist MD “Doc” Bright, written by Larry Hama, with colors by Josh Burnham and lettering by Janice Chan. The story follows a union of superheroes attempting to combine superhero mania with not-so-exciting bureaucratic victories. Five percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Hero Initiative in Bright and his honor. Editor Tim Finn teased details about the series at New York Comic Con in October, highlighting the fact…
There’s never been a better time to be a horror fan, especially in the world of comics. A great example of this is IDW Dark, a great book of horror prints from IDW. As announced earlier this year, the publisher added “The Twilight Zone” to the colophon. Similar to the original Rod Serling anthology television series, this five-issue comic book series features standalone stories drawn in black and white by a variety of top-talent comic book creators. The Beat is proud to exclusively reveal the preview page for The Twilight Zone #3, which will be released on January 7, 2026.…
chorus wave Cartoonist: Karenza SparksPublisher: Avery Hill PublishingPublication date: October 2025 Cornish artist Karenza Sparks’ debut graphic novel The Corus Wave is a cozy scientific mystery that combines equal parts archaeology, palaeontology and architecture. Guided by Sparks’ immersive art, readers follow the adventures of two students as they uncover the secret research of a genius scientist forgotten by time. While looking through the footnotes of her master’s thesis about rare star-shaped fossils, an earth science graduate student named Lorelei came across a reference to something called “chorus waves” that she couldn’t find anywhere else on the internet. What she found…
boom! The studio has announced that it is developing an animated series based on Grimm Is for Netflix, with Alfred Gough and Miles Miller (creators of Wednesday, Youngville, etc.) and director Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Love, Death & Robots, Kung Fu Panda 3) serving as executive producers. Created in 2022 by writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Flaviano, the comic follows newly deceased Jessica Hallow, who is tasked with becoming the Grim Reaper, transporting other souls to the afterlife. The official synopsis for issue #1 details, “Unlike other Reapers,[Jessica]has no memory of what killed her and put her in this predicament. To…
Marvel Comics has announced “Planet of the Apes vs. the Fantastic Four,” the first crossover series between the legendary film series and the House of Ideas superheroes. Premiering in February of this year, the four-issue series, written by Josh Trujillo (What If…? Galactus) with art by Andrea Di Vito (Emma Frost: The White Queen), will find Marvel’s First Family trapped in the world of the original 1968 film. Cover of Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #1 (Greg Land) Marvel’s First Family is stranded on the Planet of the Apes! Witness history as the Fantastic Four meet Cornelius, Zira,…
Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com This 1994 Harbinger caught my eye recently when I visited Vanguard Comics in Gosport after reading the first issue of the Valiant Beyond reboot (All-New Harbinger #1). The striking, colorful, old-fashioned cover sold it naturally, so I couldn’t help but buy it. In this issue, the Harbinger Foundation has visitors and it turns out they’ve been up to no good with their experiments. Meanwhile, tensions, jealousy, and deceit cause a dangerous rift between the Harbingers, leading to a violent and super-powered conflict. It was my first time reading the classic Harbinger comic and I was…
Back in 1966, Black Panther made his debut in the pages of Fantastic Four #52. Since then, there’s no denying that the character has had a huge impact on pop culture and the world at large, epitomized by the 2018 blockbuster and actor Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of the King of Wakanda. This February, Marvel Comics will pay homage to the groundbreaking hero with a special Black Panther commemorative one-shot. This groundbreaking oversized one-shot celebrates 60 years of T’Challa and Wakanda with brand new and thrilling stories from fan-favorite writers, artists, and those who helped define Black Panther’s legacy. Here are…
This week on Marvel Rundown, we examine the conclusion to Ryan North, RB Silva, and David Curiel’s nearly year-long saga of One World Under Doom. Additionally, Rapid Rundown includes Captain America #5, Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #5, and other dispatches from the Age of Apocalypse. Cover art: Ben Harvey One World Under Doom #9 Screenplay: Ryan NorthArtist: RB SilvaColorist: David KrielWritten by: Travis Lanham of VC I would like to take this review as my formal apology to Ryan North. I started to turn away from One World Under Doom around the fourth issue, unsure if the story would…
San Diego has a lot to offer when it comes to comics and pop culture; we are talking about the birthplace of Comic-Con. However, when it comes to having spaces to let that community thrive, it still has a lot to work on. In that absence, Los Angeles has done its best to fill in that void, whether it be Anime Expo, Los Angeles Comic Con, Anime Los Angeles, the city has made itself ground zero for pop culture events and media. That’s why a comic shop like Revenge Of has been able to thrive. It fills a scarcity, a…
In this week’s abbreviated Wednesday Comics Review, the team reviews the new remastered version of Capes #1 and Ibrahim Mustafa and Matt Kindt’s new comic book expansion of John le Carré’s world. Also a progress report! Cape #1 Writer/Letterer: Robert KirkmanArtist: Mark EnglertPublisher: Image Comics – Skybound Review by Khalid Johnson Screenwriter Robert Kirkman and artist and series co-creator Mark Englert have revisited and remastered the 20-year-old series “Capes” following the introduction of the series’ characters in Invincible Season 3. Watching the original release reveals a new level of sophistication from Englert that should be celebrated as an artist. Being…