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This year, IDW Publishing embarked on perhaps its most ambitious undertaking in the Godzilla series with the launch of a new series of shared universe manga titles known as the “Kai-sei Era.” This month saw the release of Starship Godzilla, a new series from writer Chris Gooch and artist Oliver Ono. The series follows a team of space-travelling mercenaries who use their spaceship, the SS Mechagodzilla, to embark on monster-related missions throughout the galaxy. The Beat is proud to exclusively reveal the preview page for Starship Godzilla #2. The official recruitment information is as follows. You’ll be left behind in…
More Weight: Salem’s Story Author: Ben WickiPublisher: Top Shelf Productions – IDW PublishingRelease date: September 2025 The memory of the Salem Witch Trials remains permanently entrenched in the American collective psyche, even though it occurred before any ideas of independence began to emerge in the colonies. That explains too much about American attitudes toward truth and paranoia. It never fully heals because it keeps changing shape to stay relevant. Ben Wicke’s More Weight: A Salem Story is a monumental and thorough attempt to capture the innermost details of this foundational event and how the events it spawned have endured through…
Manga and art book publisher UDON Entertainment announced on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, that it will release Rockman Adventure Volume 1 – Deluxe Edition Hardcover, a collection of Archie Comics’ Rockman series, in partnership with crowdfunding platform Zoop. This is a collection of Archie Comics’ Mega Man series by Ian Flynn, who also served as the lead writer for the same publisher’s Sonic the Hedgehog comic (in fact, both of Flynn’s video game adaptations were so popular among readers that Archie published two books in the Mega Man and Sonic crossover series, titled Worlds Collide and Worlds Unite, respectively). At…
Marvel Comics has revealed that its ongoing Punisher series will begin in February, with a script by Benjamin Percy and art by Jose Luis Soares and inker Oren Jr. (Daredevil). The first arc, a continuation of Percy and Julius Ohta’s current miniseries Punisher: Red Band, finds Frank once again facing off against his archenemy Billy Russo, aka Jigsaw. Punisher #1 (2026) Cover by David Marquez As unflinching and uncompromising as ever, Frank Castle’s memory is damaged and he searches for both answers and the criminal. When the notoriously bloodthirsty Jigsaw returns, he’ll get more than he bargained for with both……
Albert Khuzairov Star Wars was a game-changer for the toy industry, comparable to the first appearance of Superman. Before Action Comics No. 1, comic books consisted mostly of reprinted newspaper strips and funny animals. The success of Superman changed the entire media. With dozens of new superheroes introduced every week, sales skyrocketed. The industry was reinvigorated as new artists and writers competed to create the next sensation, helping usher in a golden age of comics. Similarly, there were successful toy product lines before Star Wars. Disney merchandising was at its best since the 1940s. Mattel’s Barbie doll and Hasbro’s GI…
Grant Morrison is reuniting with co-creator Steve Yowell for a new adventure in the 1993 Vertigo comic “Sebastian O”, the writer announced in his newsletter on Tuesday. Morrison made this announcement in a larger context, saying that working on the Batman/Deadpool crossover has reinvigorated his passion for writing comics. “I thought I’d give the late-career comeback I hear so much about a try!” Morrison wrote. It seems likely that the Sebastian O sequel will be part of DC Comics’ own revitalized Vertigo slate, which announced 10 new comics at New York Comic Con this month. This work joins 100 Bullets…
Welcome to another Marvel Rundown! This time in our weekly Marvel review column, we take a closer look at Imperial #4 by Jonathan Hickman, Federico Vincentini, and Ivan Coello. Will Marvel’s big cosmic event end with a bang or a silent one? Read on to find out. Please be aware that there are major spoilers ahead. So if you want to know what we think, head to the bottom of the review. Also on Rapid Rundown this week are reviews of Boba Jett: Black, White, and Blood #2 and Death of the Silver Surfer #2. Additionally, we continue our deployment…
The following contains spoilers for all previous Life is Strange games. The original Life is Strange was released episodically ten years ago and concluded with Chapter 5 on October 20, 2015. This is one of my all-time favorite video games, a heart-wrenching, nostalgic, heartbreaking paranormal adventure. The film tells the story of Max Caulfield, voiced by Hannah Tell. Max Caulfield, voiced by Ashleigh Birch, is an 18-year-old photography student who discovers he can rewind time after witnessing (and thwarting) the murder of his childhood friend (and potential love interest). After Max reunites with her, the two begin investigating the disappearance…
This summer’s Superman movie featured an instantly iconic scene in which the Man of Steel (David Corenswet) suggests to Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) that “true punk rock” is about trusting people and being kind to everyone. This sentiment quickly won over viewers, and DC is getting in on the action with a new set of covers for the punk rock-themed Superman title. Scheduled to arrive in January 2026, the cover features artwork by Annie Wu, Dave Johnson, Mike Allred, Marguerite Sauvage, Dan Hipp, and Fabrizio De Tommaso. Below is a list and details of the issues published by DC that…
This week: Daniel Warren Johnson’s Absolute Batman Annual 2025 #1 depicts an otherworldly version of Batman brutalizing hordes of white supremacists as part of a larger meditation on violence, hatred, anger, and more. 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. Absolute Batman Annual 2025 #1 Writer/Artist: With Daniel Warren Johnson, James Hurren, Meredith McLarenColorist: Mike Spicer, Dave StewartAuthor: Clayton Cowles This week’s Absolute Batman Annual 2025 #1 may be the angriest comic you’ve read all year.…