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Happy Halloween! In honor of the spookiest holiday of the year, Dark Horse has brought you a horror comic on the beat. Clipped from the pages of Dan Brereton’s Nocturnals Omnibus Edition, Vol. 1, we can exclusively share the full story of Punkinheads, which follows Halloween Girl and her guardian Gun Witch as they search for the remotest trick-or-treating outpost. Along the way, they encounter an evil witch and her pumpkin-headed minions, derailing Candy’s mission. You can read “Punkinheads” below. (Note: The page from the original publication from the 90s was removed because it contained slurs. Its removal has no…
Written by Avery Kaplan and Olly Kaplan In Star Trek: The Last Starship, the Federation, struggling in the aftermath of the Burn, turns to a long-dead hero for help. As issue #1 of IDW’s new franchise flagship comic series returns for its second printing, two crew members from Comics Beat’s Star Trek command team jump in to give their thoughts on the series everyone is talking about. The first three issues of The Last Starship are written by Jackson Lansing and Colin Kelly. Illustrated by Adrian Bonilla and colored by Heather Moore. Lettering by Clayton Cowles, design/creation by Neil Uyetake.…
Gran Familia Vol. 1 Writer/Artist: Kenji HamadaPublisher: Titan Manga (print version)Translation: Motoko Tamamuro Author: Skylar RutanPublication date: September 30, 2025Rating: 15+Genre: Supernatural Provided by Titan Manga Gran Familia once again taught me the lessons I learned as a child. That means you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. I felt like I had forgotten all that when I saw a white-haired young man in an unpinned tuxedo lounging in a red armchair. There was nothing that screamed, “You’re going to love this!” To me. Even the plot, about vampires wanting to coexist peacefully with humans, felt pretty basic. However,…
There’s Ray Bradbury’s The Halloween Tree, John Carpenter’s Halloween, Bobby Pickett’s Monster Mash, and finally Dan Brereton’s Nocturnals. Much like the aforementioned Halloween classic, Nocturnal will be in everyone’s snacks when the air gets clearer and the ghouls come out of the shadows. A mixture of horror and noir, this pulpy, fall-tinged work has no better way to spend a dark and brooding night than to be enveloped in Breton’s beautifully hand-drawn pages and cast of colorful monster heroes. First appearing in Malibu Comics in 1994, the team actually feels like a family through Brereton’s loving words and writing, with…
Via People magazine, First Second Books has announced As I Dream of You, a romantic and supernatural graphic novel by filmmaker Jennifer Lee (Frozen) and artist Luen Pham (Chinese New Year Love Story). Set for release next year, this young adult film follows a couple whose relationship takes a strange and unexpected turn. Cover by Louen Pham Falling in love is supposed to hurt. That’s what Franny and Sam, cynical teenagers who grew up hearing stories of heartbreak and loss, have come to understand. But when they fall in love with each other, they find out that the reality of…
Fear comes in many forms, so why not embrace that diversity? Halloween is perfect for watching horror movies, dressing up, reading scary stories, and playing scary video games. Whatever is invited on this day is accompanied by an amplified sense of fear. Halloween isn’t scary. I get scared. The situation is not only worrying. they are anxious. Bones don’t just get cold. They get upset. Here are three scary experiences (and a few honorable mentions) that will give you just the right amount of scares to get you ready for Halloween. enjoy. Magic! A card game that can be played…
Earlier this week, DC canceled retail orders for Batman Universe: The Deluxe Edition, an upcoming hardcover collection featuring the work of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Nick Derington. It didn’t take long for the rumors to take root, and this move tied in with rumors that Bendis might be returning to Marvel in the near future. That’s all well and good, but The Beat learned that the reason for the cancellation was more mundane. The book is far from ready by its (now-canceled) February release date, according to people familiar with the story. I’ve heard that some of the…
Fantagraphics, one of America’s best-known indie manga publishers, has announced a new East Asian manga publisher, Takumigraphics. Fantagraphics entered East Asian manga publishing in 2010 with Moto Hagio’s short story collection Drunken Dreams and Other Stories. Since then, it has continued to feature many influential works by innovative artists such as Gengoro Tagame and Susumu Higa. 2026 marks Fantagraphics’ 50th anniversary. To commemorate this, the publisher has announced “Takumigraphics,” which features only East Asian manga, covering comics, comics, and manga from East Asian countries. Conrad Gross, Eric Reynolds, and Gary Gross explain the meaning behind their choice of names for…
A few months ago, Marvel teased that someone new would be taking up the mantle of Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme in a new ongoing series starting in December. Today the publisher officially announced that Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch, will be playing the role. This new ongoing Sorcerer Supreme series is written by Steve Orlando, who has no prior knowledge of the character, and has art by Bernard Chan. The series will feature covers drawn by Reilix as well as a variety of other covers drawn by other talented artists, including Russell Dauterman and others. The official press release is below.…
Digital comics startup Neon Ichiban made a splash this week with the announcement of its partnership with Udon and Rebellion. And they added Legend Comics to their lineup. The Legendary Comics library includes MonsterVerse titles (Godzilla vs. Kong, Skull Island), the Dune movie mythology, the world of Pacific Rim, and Legendary Comics’ original series. “At Legendary, our mission has always been to tell bold, cinematic stories in every medium,” Robert Knapton, senior vice president and publisher at Legendary Entertainment, said in a statement. “Partnering with Neon Ichiban allows us to connect our comics and graphic novels with fans around the…