What’s coming in 2026, including the state of Marvel and DC, comics sales, indie comics, Webtoon, manga, a Chinese convention manga ban, and AI translation; plus, the Diamond aftermath, Universal Distribution, censorship, the relaunch of Vertigo, and new book projects. 

A look back on the biggest stories in graphic novel and comics publishing in 2025, from the Diamond Distributors bankruptcy debacle to Batman’s absolute triumph. Plus graphic novel and comics sales, the Warner Bros. sale, Angoulême festival cancellation, AI controversy, convention update, startups and more.

The best graphic novels of the year from PW's annual Best Books 2025 list; ComicsPRO and its annual comics retailing report; update on the Angoulême crisis; a report on Baltimore Comic Con; news from Crunchyroll; the Frieren manga series goes on indefinite hiatus because of the health of the creative team; and More To Come announces a break from programming while we revamp our format.

Recorded live at New York Comic Con 2025, Calvin Reid talks with Jeff Trexler, interim director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund about threats facing comics free speech; Heidi MacDonald interviews Tom Scioli writer and artist of 'Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theater', comics artist Danny Earls of 'Incredible Hulk' and 'Darth Vader'; and Meg Lemke speaks with Toril Orlesky, the creator of 'Hotblood!' coming out from Mad Cave.

The people and events of New York Comic Con 2025 including retailer day; ICv2 Insider Talks; DC and the Vertigo relaunch; Marvel Ultimates; the show floor; programming; party poop; the Harvey Awards; and the More to Come 700th Episode Spectacular, recorded live at NYCC.

More To Come: Kate Fitzsimons, Calvin Reid, Meg Lemke, and Heidi MacDonald are celebrating their 700th Episode and you’re invited! To mark this very special event, More to Come recorded a 700th Episode Spectacular live before an audience at NYCC, featuriing an all-star line-up of creators Cliff Chiang ('Paper Girls', 'Wonder Woman'), Ben Passmore ('Black Arms to Hold You Up'), and Ngozi Ukazu ('Check Please', 'Flip').

This Stargazing episode, Meg and Calvin discuss ‘The Weight,’ Melissa Mendes’ depression-era family saga, and Mimi Pond’s ‘Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me,’ a graphic biography of the entertaining and wildly dysfunctional Mitford family. Plus, ‘Absolute Wonder Woman' by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman, and ‘Grommets’ by Rick Remender and Brian Posehn. Also, Heidi interviews Carla Speed McNeil, Eisner winning creator of 'Finder' about their new book 'Settlers of the Storm Worlds'.

New York Comic Con preview; Demon Slayer's new box office record; Webtoon and Disney's new joint app; Warner Brothers has a potential new owner; Heidi's goes to SPX; and the One Piece flag becomes a symbol of revolution. Also, More To Come is having free live show 700th episode at NYCC 2025 on Saturday night!

Meg Lemke interviews Tom Devlin, Editorial director and co-owner of Drawn & Quarterly, and Lee Lai, the creator of the graphic novels 'Cannon' and 'Stone Fruit' about her works live at SPX.

DC's cancellation of a new Red Hood series over a controversial social media comment; DC returns to the New York Comic Con exhibition floor; anime news update; distribution (and Diamond) news update; and conventions fight AI invasion. 

An interview by Meg Lemke with Nathan Gelgud about his webcomics series Reel Politik, forthcoming as a book from Drawn & Quarterly (November). Recorded at the San Diego Comic-Con, the two discuss bougie movie theater dinner orders, whether hipster is pejorative, why it’s funny if a small-town arthouse cinema started a political revolution, and how Gelgud compelled himself to draw the strip daily.

Anime NYC 2025 and the convention experience at the Javits Center; the winners of the American Manga Awards; plus an update on new developments around the Diamond bankruptcy and lessons from the failure of Once Upon a Con.

Calvin Reid interviews Ed Chavez, publisher of the indie manga house Denpa Books; and Kate Fitzsimons speaks with Haga and Kang Jiyoun, creators of the hit webtoon 'King's Maker' and 'King's Maker: Triple Crown' in a joint interview with reporters Michele Kirichanskaya and Adam Wescott live at AnimeNYC.

An interview with actor, activist, and Eisner winner George Takei, also known as Sulu from Star Trek, about his new graphic memoir, ‘It Rhymes with Takei,’ out now from Top Shelf.

The new Webtoon/Disney vertical scroll comics deal; KPop Demon Hunters top the charts; changes at Crunchyroll; AI manga translation controversy; Archie digests are done; Angoulême festival boycott; and (spoiler alert) 'Superman 2025' and the 'Fantastic Four'.

Meg Lemke speaks with Eric Reynolds, VP and Associate Publisher of Fantagraphics, and more, and also with Sam Kusek, Kickstarter senior outreach lead for comics, recorded live at San Diego Comic Con 2025.

First-hand reports from San Diego Comic-Con from Heidi and Meg, including the artists, publishers, show floor events, parties, and panels at the show. Plus a salute to this year’s Eisner Award winners including our own Heidi MacDonald, editor in chief of the Beat, which received the Eisner for Best Comics-Related Journalism.

Heidi MacDonald, Brigid Alverson, Johanna Draper Carlson at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 discuss comics, this year's convention and the Eisner awards, including the Eisner for Best Comics-Related Journalism which was awarded to Heidi and The Beat.

Calvin uses Zoom to tour the floor of SDCC with cartoonist Tim Fielder, Heidi interviews Alessandra Ferrari, the head of content at Wattpad Studio, and Meg talks with Ben Wickey about his debut graphic novel 'More Weight' (Top Shelf), with his wife Mariana Yovanovich.

Meg Lemke speaks with Mimi Pond about her graphic biography 'Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me', out from D&Q in September, live from the floor of San Diego Comic-Con 2025.