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It’s no exaggeration that IDW is heavily promoting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13, which opens up a new era for our half-shell heroes under the new creative team of writer Gene Luen Yang and artist Freddie E. Williams II. Today, the publisher announced that TMNT #13 has received over 100,000 orders. The news was announced the day after yesterday’s pre-order deadline, as sales forecasts exceeded expectations and printers needed extra time to produce more copies to meet increased demand. Next week sees the release of TMNT #12, the final issue from the current creative team of writer Jason Aaron and…
The Marvel’s Next Big Thing panel discussion began with President Dan Buckley, Editor-in-Chief CB Cebulski, Editor-in-Chief Nick Lowe and Editor-in-Chief Will Moss, along with screenwriters Deniz Camp, Philip Kennedy Johnson, Chris Condon (who appeared in cosplay wearing an Ultimate Wolverine helmet), and surprise guest Joshua Williamson. The panel covered a lot, from the shocking fate of the Ultimate Line to the announcement of a new Iron Man series written by Williamson to mark his return to Marvel. Fans also got their first look at a Doom-themed horror offering and a fresh preview of Infernal Hulk. infernal hulk The panel discussion…
2000AD continues to publish new Judge Dredd collection editions with “Judge Dredd: Rend and Tear with Tooth and Claw.” This 128-page collection includes Rend & Tear with Tooth & Claw and Tunnels, written by Rob Williams and illustrated by RM Guera. In “Rend and Tear with Tooth and Claw,” Judge Dredd and a small team find themselves stranded in the frozen North Redlands. There is no way to get help and the nearest city is 100 miles away. So Dredd and Cadet Moon must brave the elements and join forces with unlikely allies to make it out of the frozen…
Ecos, led by Marvel Studios founding chairman David Maisel, will launch the second installment of Aspen Comics on Kickstarter later this month. Today, The Beat can exclusively reveal two different covers for the comic that continues the story of protagonist Grell. Produced by Maisel and Aspen Comic, Ekos Vol. 2 is written by JT Krul, penciled by Alex Konat, digitally inked by Mark Roslan, colored by Peter Steigerwald, and lettered by Josh Reed. This world is inspired by Mark Turner and Geoff Johns and stars Grell, a character they created in 2003. Volume 1 raised $238,102 on Kickstarter. Here is…
Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com It took me a really long time to get around to reading the first volume of Plants vs. Zombies, Dark Horse’s comic adaptation of the popular video game series. The game was released in 2011, and while it was still a few years after the first game was released, it’s notable that it only features elements from the first game, as subsequent sequels and spin-offs (such as the Garden Warfare series) had yet to be released. Is that a good thing? Let’s find out. Nate Timely doesn’t seem to have much brilliance. Case in point:…
Titan Comics and Jamie Hewlett have teamed up to present an all-new slipcase collection. It’s a collection of outback antics featuring the ever-popular Tank Girl, who rebels for no reason and always loves tanks, titled Tank Girl: Unclenched. The Tank Girl: Unclenched slipcase contains three volumes of Tank Girl, with hijinks and capers galore. With art by legendary Pooh action artist Jamie Hewlett, fan-favorite Brett Parson, and more, classic characters like Booga, Jet Girl, Sub Girl, and the Gangster grace the pages. All three volumes include four exclusive art cards and new cover art exclusive to the Tank Girl: Unclenched…
Sponsor: 01 First Second We all know about the 1977 Star Wars story, director George Lucas’s visionary movie that changed cinema forever. So what about the story behind the creation of Star Wars?Lucas Wars tells the origin stories of classic films as great as the movies tell them. Lucas Wars, written by Laurent Hopman, illustrated by Renaud Roche, and translated by Jeremy Mereur, is available now from 23rd St., an imprint of First Second. Here’s everything you need to know about this biographical graphic novel. lucas wars In Lucas Wars, learn the origins of the original Star Wars movies. And…
Oni Press, a multi-Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher that has published groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, has many exciting graphic novels on its 2026 schedule. Announced today at Comic Book Club Live is another exciting addition to Oni’s 2026 graphic novel releases. It’s German comic book creator Klaus Daniel Herrmann’s U.S. debut, Pink Monsters , which tells the moving story of putting aside negative thoughts and coming out as LGBTQIA+. Pink Monsters, which will be released in May 2026 ahead of Pride Month, tells the story of 14-year-old Frank, who gradually realizes he is gay. Although he has…
On Saturday, October 11th, Kodansha’s “Seeing Yourself: Queer Representation in Manga” panel began at 4:15 and was moderated by Ivan Salazar of Kodansha Sales and Marketing. The panel discussion included TJ Ferentini (senior editor at Kodansha), Gigi Murakami (creator of the VIZ original one-shot Resenter), and Morgan Perry (marketing manager at Square Enix). Perry was delayed in traffic on her way home from Kodansha House in SoHo, so the panel discussion began without her. The panel discussion began with words from sponsor Kodansha, who introduced several new releases and Kodansha House, a pop-up event space and manga library. Salazar then…
Cullen Bunn is one of the most prolific and consistent purveyors of horror comics in the industry today. For someone with such a large body of work, it’s amazing that his work is never less than good, often reaching greatness, and offering readers a wide variety of horrors. From Brian Hart’s bizarre westerns to Andrea Mutti’s serial killers, Sally Cantilino’s humorous monster hunts, Danny Ruckert’s tricky past-life cults, and the list goes on. Tyler Crook burst onto the scene with an original graphic novel with Philip Gerratt that delved into the conspiracy surrounding Rasputin’s death, and quickly made a name…