The Marvel Rundown: MARVEL: BLACK, WHITE AND BLOOD AND GUTS is an artist showcase A look at the the horror-tinged anthology, Marvel: Black White and Blood and Guts. Plus, a look at Marvel Rivals: The Cities of Heaven.

DC celebrates Free Comic Book Day 2026 with Next Level publishing initiative sampler and more

DC Round-Up: ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #15 is the book’s best issue yet Absolute Superman #15 headlines our first DC Round-Up column of the year, which also looks at the week's other marquee releases.

Exclusive: Ram V, Anand Radhakrishnan & Evan Cagle announce multi-book deal with Morgen Ram V, Anand Radhakrishnan, Evan Cagle, Aditya Bidikar, Eric Harburn, and Tom Muller will release a new series with French publisher Morgen.

Sebastian Stan to join the cast of The Batman Part II It’s unclear who Sebastian Stan will be playing in the upcoming Dark Knight adventure and whether he will be an adversary or an ally to Batman.

Bloom County is leaving Facebook and going subscriber only on Patreon and creator Berkley Breathed tells us why

Playmates Toys will no longer produce TMNT toys after 2026, ending a relationship that began with the production of the original cartoon.

Dropout’s UM, ACTUALLY Season 11 trailer reveals Tournament of Champions return Dropout has revealed the trailer and premier date for Um, Actually Season 11, which includes the return of Season 1's Tournament of Champions.

Exclusive Preview: Pak & Cabrol’s EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #6 story tampers with scale Get a sneak peek at Greg Pak and Sebástian Cabrol's story from EC Comics' Cruel Universe 2 #6, featuring one very large alien.

The X-Men are back in the third AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY teaser, now online after its exclusive theatrical release.

On today's Digest, THE BEAUTY's promotion ramps up; the animated LAST AIRBENDER movie is no longer heading to theaters; and GODFATHER OF HELL is switching to an OGN release.

Logan Paul's ultra rare Pikachu card goes up for auction despite ownership questions

Interview: Phillip Kennedy Johnson reflects on his tenure writing Superman

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: HORIMIYA says, ‘It’s egg time!’ This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers the series HORIMIYA, WAR OF THE ADULTS and NAGAHAMA TO BE, OR NOT TO BE.

2000 AD: Thrills to Come in 2026 With the end of 2000 AD's winter hiatus closing in, we take a look ahead at what to expect from the British weekly anthology and its monthly sister title in the year ahead

Classic Comic Compendium: STRANGE TALES #178-181 setup years of Marvel cosmic stories Strange Tales builds the foundation for what would become the Infinity Gauntlet story, nearly two decades before its publication.

With DC putting out banger after banger after banger, editor in chief Marie Javins is the Comics Industry Person of the Year

2000 AD in Review: Looking back at 2025 With the British weekly set to return from its winter hiatus next week, The Beat looks back at the raft of stories featured in the anthology in 2025

The Very Last Days of Diamond Comics: Diamond Comics shut down for the final time on Wednesday, December 31st 2025, and it was eulogized in both images and words

STRANGER THINGS 5's "The Rightside Up" ends the series on a beautiful note.

The Beat's 2025-2026 Creator Survey Part 4: Wrapping it all up - The Beat's Annual Survey wraps up with more thoughts on what happened in comics, what will happen....and where to shop!

Marvel’s full WONDER MAN trailer finally shows off the character’s powers With less than a month before it comes to Disney+, Marvel Television has released a full trailer for Wonder Man.

Ryan Coogler shares BLACK PANTHER 2’s original story In the first draft of BLACK PANTHER II, T'Challa would have fought Namor with his son at his side.

The Marvel Rundown: The Best Marvel Comics of 2025 To close out the year, The Beat's weekly Marvel review team is highlighting its picks for Best Marvel Comics of 2025.

Public Domain Day is coming — here’s what you need to know about characters like Betty Boop Betty Boop and Nancy Drew might be entering the public domain -- but artists should be careful how they use them, because copyright and trademark law is weird and complicated.

DC Round-Up: The 10 Best DC Comics of 2025 In another excellent year for DC, these were their 10 best titles as chosen by The Beat's DC Round-Up team.

The Beats 2025-2026 Creator Survey Part 3: More from comics industry folks around the world on what they have cooking for '26....and their favorite comics shops!

Some hidden gems of the highest caliber here. #horror #bestof

SHRINKING season 3 trailer debuts, bringing Michael J. Fox back to TV The third season of SHRINKING is coming to Apple TV next month.

Betty Boop and Nancy Drew to enter the Public Domain in 2026 and yes there is a Betty Boop slasher on the way, it's the logical next step.

The second AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY trailer, featuring the return of Chris Hemsworth as Thor, is now online.

Lots of previews of 2026 projects as we continue our annual Creator Survey for 2025-2026 with takes from all over

We tackle Will's big moment, Holly's bad day, and the ridiculousness of IMDb in our spoiler-filled recap of STRANGER THINGS 5's penultimate episode, "The Bridge."

The Beat’s 2025-2026 Creator Survey Part 1: Predictions, projects and more From Steve Foxe to Jimmy Palmiotti, comics pro look back at the past year and give a peak at what's coming in 2026!

DC's Absolute line has sold more than 8.2 million copies according to a numbers that came out just before the holiday break.

STRANGER THINGS 5 brings more major reveals, surprise character returns, and heartache in chapter six, "Escape from Camazotz."

Tensions rise on STRANGER THINGS 5's midseason premiere, "Shock Jock," which brings several appropriately alarming twists and turns.

Another big year for horror. #horror #bestof

Marvel Comics March 2026 Solicitations Marvel has released their solicitation text for product shipping in March 2026.

Defunded and still stunning, the 2025 production of Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT feat. Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh, and Peter Dinklage is streaming on @pbs.org until the end of the year.

The Room in the Tower airs Christmas Eve The newest Ghost Story for Christmas, The Room in the Tower, airs Christmas Eve

DC Round-Up: Condon, Montos, and co. exit Star City in GREEN ARROW #31 A standout run on Green Arrow concludes in Green Arrow #31. Plus, we look at the Absolute line's final releases of the year and the last bouts of DC K.O. All Fight Month.

On of the eve of STRANGER THINGS 5 Vol. 2, refresh your memory with our spoiler-filled recap of the absolutely stunning midseason finale, "Sorcerer."

Jed MacKay bids farewell to Earth's Mightiest Heroes with AVENGERS #36

Metropolis Mailbag: The Superman Holiday Classics Most People Read Backwards The Death of Superman exploded DC sales in the '90s...and made a sequel much more popular than the original.

U.S. Congressman calling for a federal investigation into the sale of Beckett “In less than five years, Collectors has systematically eliminated its competitors through serial acquisitions,” read the letter published by Congressman Ryan

The first AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY trailer has arrived online following its exclusive theatrical debut last week.

Check out the first trailer for THE BEAUTY, now an FX and Hulu series premiering January 21.

You may have to wait a whole year to see the FANTASTIC FOUR on the big screen again, but Marvel will have you covered with FIRST FOES, a quarterly series that will expand on the MCU First Family's past.

A new symbiote hero debuts in WEB OF VENOM one-shot