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One of the great secrets of American comics is how rich the Athens GA comics scene is. Home to University of Georgia and SCAD alumni, this college town is home to a diverse array of talent, with cartoonists as diverse as Drew Weing, Eleanor Davis, Joey Weiser, and Lee Gatlin. It may not be America’s biggest comic book production center, but it definitely ranks among the best. The best place to discover this treasure trove of talent is the semi-annual mini-comic anthology published by the community ‘Bezoar’. Bezoar serves as a perfect resource for comics being produced not only in…
misery of love Cartoonist: Ivan AragbeTranslator: Donald Nicholson SmithPublisher: New York Review BooksPublication date: July 2025 Yvan Aragbe continues his exploration of race relations and traditional family relationships in France in Misery of Love, a spiritual sequel to his widely acclaimed graphic novel The Yellow Negro and Other Imaginary Creatures. The story follows the dreamlike memories of a woman named Claire who is forced to spend time with her family during her grandfather’s funeral. Moving between memories of the past and the brutal reality of the present, the story is haunted by the legacy and impact of France’s colonial conquest…
If you’re looking for WLW graphic novels to add to your print library, we have good news! TOKYPOP has announced that it will publish a paper version of WLW’s popular manga “Unnie, I Like You!”. TOKYOPOP Editor-in-Chief Lena Atanasova announced the news in an exclusive interview with The Beat, revealing that the company has partnered with Webtoon to release a full-color graphic novel version of creator Jongushi’s webcomic. “We are excited to release the first full-color GL webcomic version of ‘Unnie, I Like You!’” said Atarasan. “This is a light-hearted, slice-of-life romance between two women who are very different from…
Image credit: Dynamite Entertainment In the second issue of Dynamite’s original Pathfinder series, a group of heroes grows to deal with the increasingly dangerous threat of a mutated goblin army. Who or what is behind the threat? We’ll have more clues soon, but first we need to dispatch the goblins. When I started writing this problem, I was sure there was a printing error. It feels almost identical to the opening sequence of issue #1. The biggest clue that this wasn’t what actually happened was a new cast member we met in the last issue but never saw in action.…
A look at Image Comics’ self-reported top 10 comics and books for the past month shows that the company has a lot going on right now. While the top two publishers in the U.S. comics market essentially only have superhero books as their main “hits,” Image, the third largest comics publisher in the market, has a much wider range of major brands, licenses, and new material. Robert Kirkman and David Finch’s new series “Skinbreaker” topped the single-issue sales chart, with “Skybound” accounting for about half of the top 10 overall. The Energon Universe is well known for having Transformers, G.I.…
Enjoy, Canadian manga lovers! On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, US-based manga publisher TOKYOPOP announced that it is expanding its e-commerce operations to Canada. This means Canadian geeks can order TOKYOPOP’s wide variety of manga, light novels, and officially branded merchandise directly from the publisher’s website. See the entire selection now at www.tokyopop.com. Stu Levy founded Mixx Entertainment (now TOKYOPOP) in 1997, which he defined as “a combination of entertainment, a combination of media, a combination of culture,” seeing manga publishing as a way to create a catalog of content in the digital space that could be used as a bridge…
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Once one of the United States’ largest manga publishers, TOKYOPOP has been credited by Publishers Weekly columnist Deb Aoki with driving “The Manga Revolution” of the early 2000s, publishing, at its peak, as many as 500 titles of licensed manga and original comics a year for Western audiences. While the publisher has faced its fair share of difficulties over the years (e.g., shuttering most of its North American operations in the mid-aughts), in its current iteration, TOKYOPOP has undertaken a thoughtful transformation—strengthening its editorial direction, expanding its carefully-curated catalog of diverse titles, and reaffirming its commitment to inclusive storytelling—that’s been…
Webtoon is discontinuing one of its most important and influential services, fan translation, for the first time in 10 years. This service change is particularly hard-hitting. Webtoon posted an official notice on September 25th that the fan translation service will end in November of this year. This comes after the company launched the service in beta in 2015 to meet the demands of a growing readership. What is Webtoon Fan Translation? Webtoon Fan Translation has been around for 10 years. The aim was to allow readers to translate the various webtoons from the site’s Originals and CANVAS lines into any…
Welcome to another Marvel Rundown! This time in our weekly Marvel review column, we spotlight the new Planet She-Hulk series by Stephanie Phillips and Aaron Cooder. But that’s not all. For reviews of Alien vs. Captain America, The Amazing Spider-Man, and works from the Age of Apocalypse including The Amazing X-Men and Longshot, enjoy our regular Rapid Rundown. As always, The Beat wants to hear from all you true believers! Let us know what you think of this week’s Marvel Comics! Give us a shout in the comments section below or on social media @comicsbeat or @comicsbeat.bsky.social. Planet She-Hulk #1…