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Sweet Shop Launches the Beta of its Digital Comic Store with 24 Publishers

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Sweet Shop is one step closer to launching its destination for comics and manga readers of all ages and interests. The company launched an invite-only beta, with apps pending approval in app stores, featuring a diverse selection of titles from 24 leading publishers across the industry.

There’s a comic book for everyone and Sweet is focused on giving readers all the tools they need to find it. Features available at launch include in-app purchases, offline reading, and the ability to download DRM-free PDFs, among others.

Soon users will also have the ability to give and receive recommendations, access sales and bundles, create reading lists, and more.

Sweet Shop was launched without venture capital money and has vowed it will not accept AI comics.

The 24 publishers are:

Image Comics
IDW Publishing
Dark Horse Comics
Oni Press
Fantagraphics
Magma
Kodansha
Mad Cave Studios

Good Trouble Comics
Panick Entertainment
Devil’s Due Studios
WhiteAsh Comics
Manga Mavericks Books
Ignition Press
Ablaze
Improper Books

Silver Sprocket
Glacier Bay
Second at Best Press
Invader Comics
Avery Hill
Rekcah
Alien Books
Living the Line

TokyoPop Expands E-Commerce Strategy to Include Canada

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Brett

Publisher TokyoPop has announced the availability of products ordered directly through its website to fans and readers in Canada. This marks an expansion of its e-commerce strategy and includes a broad catalog of manga, light novels, art books, and branded merchandise. You can browse all of items currently available at their website.

Canadian fans also will be able to participate in all TokyoPop website promotions and contests.

TokyoPop publishes an extensive array of manga including acclaimed titles offered under its LoveLove imprint as well as licensed graphic novels and manga inspired titles for franchises by Ubisoft, Capcom, Disney, and forthcoming releases by Mattel.

TokyoPop has also debuted a new line of branded merchandise that includes advent calendars, playing cards, SD figurines and tote bags based on popular anime, manga, and manhwa properties including Attack on Titan, Dr. Stone, Fairy Tail, Tokyo Ghoul, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Sword Art Online, On or Off and Star Crossed. These are available for direct purchase from its website.

Difference Engine taps Consortium for Distribution

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Difference Engine will begin distribution with independent distributor Consortium, January 1st, 2026.

Consortium strives to share new ideas — some that may not otherwise be discovered — with the world. Staffed full-time by a professional warehousing, fulfillment, and customer service team, their core mission is to foster a vibrant community of independent publishers by distributing a diverse selection of thought-provoking books to the widest possible audience. “Working with Consortium/Ingram puts us in the company of amazing independent comics publishers Iron Circus, Pow Pow, Rosarium, Street Noise, and Uncivilized,” says Felicia Low-Jimenez, Publisher and Co-Founder of Difference Engine. “We have an exciting 2026 publishing line-up of graphic novels for all ages including To the Last Gram, a young adult fiction about living with an eating disorder, and Amazing Ash & Superhero Ah Ma: Coming of Age, a heartwarming middle-grade sequel featuring a superhero grandma with dementia.”

All internationally distributed Difference Engine titles will be in stock and available for fulfillment on January 1st, 2026. Effective the same day, global distribution, including Canadian and UK distribution, will be exclusively handled by Consortium/Ingram, with Southeast Asian distribution remaining non-exclusive.

Difference Engine is an award-winning independent comics publisher based in Singapore. They are inspired by stories from Asia, and are committed to publishing diverse, well-written, and beautifully illustrated comics of all genres and for all ages. They collaborate closely with Southeast Asian creators, both new and experienced, with genuine and thought-provoking ideas to share.

The name is inspired by Ada Lovelace’s encounter with the Difference Engine, a mechanical calculator created by Charles Babbage. Now known as the world’s first programmer, she defied contemporary conventions and continues to inspire innovators and creators today. The comics that are published at Difference Engine are similar catalysts, to nudge readers to look at the world a bit differently. Who knows what they will see?

Visit https://differenceengine.sg/intl to view our complete international catalog.

Kodansha launches Kodansha Studios to Adapt Manga into Live-Action

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Brett

Chloé Zhao and Nicolas Gonda have opened up Kodansha Studios, a studio focused on creating live-action movies and television series based on manga.

Projects will be based on Kodansha’s library and will feature numerous genres including romance, drama, horror, action, and fantasy. The plan is to connect manga authors with filmmakers to develop and package adaptations.

Nomadland filmmaker Zhao will serve as Chief Creative Officer, while Gonda is President and Chief Operations Officer. Zhao and Gonda’s existing production company Book of Shadows, founded in 2022, will continue to operate as a separate entity.

Kodansha was founded in 1909 and publishes in over 40 countries and features more than 4,000 titles.

Neon Ichiban launches Worldwide, Moving Out of its Beta

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Neon Ichiban has officially launched worldwide, exiting beta and redefining what’s possible for digital comics. Fans can now buy, read, and resell digital issues—and for the first time, obtain digitally signed and sketched editions of their favorite creators via Neon Ichiban’s patent-pending Remarques technology. Fans can also sign up for the beta of Neon Ichiban’s iOS Reader app here.

Downloadable PDF backups from participating publishers will roll out later this week. With today’s launch, titles from Dynamite Entertainment, IDW Publishing, and Titan Comics join the ever-growing catalog.

Neon Ichiban reinvents digital comics and manga—fusing frictionless reading with creator connection, resale, and collectible culture. Anyone can sign up for an account on Neon Ichiban here: https://neonichiban.com/.

Neon Ichiban offers digital comics and manga from an impressive slate of publishers, including (in alphabetical order) Dark Horse Comics, DC, DSTLRY, Dynamite Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Kodansha, Marvel Comics, Oni Press, Titan Comics, Vault Comics with content from Legendary Comics, Mad Cave Studios, Rebellion, and UDON Entertainment coming soon.

Fans got their first taste of Neon Ichiban during beta—buying, reading, and collecting digital comics and manga across an ever-expanding catalog. Raders can now download their purchases from participating publishers as well as get their digital comics signed and sketched with Neon Ichiban Digital Remarques.

Coming soon: Commissionable Remarques—a Cameo-style model where fans request sketches and signatures from their favorite creators, no convention lines required. Instead of requiring fans and creators to meet live, artists can accept signature and sketch requests on their own schedule, from anywhere in the world. For fans, it means global access to their favorite creators; for artists, Commissionable Remarques creates a new revenue stream where creators can set their own prices, work on their schedule, and connect without convention constraints.

Regretting You tops a Rather Weak Weekend Box Office

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Brett

Update: Black Phone 2 came it first with $8.3 million while Regretting You came in second with $7.8 million.

Regretting You was the top of the weekend box office for the worst weekend of 2025 so far and the lowest-grossing October weekend in 27 years. The movie grossed estimated $8.1 million domestically. With just $100,000 between that and second place, things might be adjusted and change when final numbers are in. Domestically, the film is at $27.5 million. Internationally, the film added about $13.3 million over the week to bring that to $23.3 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $50.8 million.

Black Phone 2 held on to second place with $8 million to bring its domestic gross to $61.5 million. Over the week, it grossed $11.9 million internationally to bring that to $43.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $104.7 million after three weeks.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc dropped to third place after debuting in first. It added $6 million to its domestic total which is now $30.8 million. Over the week, it grossed $17.4 million internationally and now stands at $108.2 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed just under $139 million.

KPop Demon Hunters returned to theaters for a limited engagement coming in fourth with $5.3 million. Its two outings have grossed $24.3 million domestically.

Bugonia increased its theaters and thus gross jumping 576.2% to $4.8 million and now has grossed $5.8 million. Internationally, the movie has grossed $5.3 million for a worldwide gross of $11.1 million.

In other comic related movies…

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle grossed $641,247 domestically over the weekend and now its total is at $132.4 million. Internationally, the movie added about $2.6 million over the week and has now grossed $537 million. Its worldwide gross is at $670 million.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps remained at $274.3 million domestically. Internationally, it has grossed $247.6 million. Worldwide, the movie is at $521.9 million.

Initial numbers has 70 movies grossing $57,345,639 from 44,146 theaters for an average of $1,299. That compared to last week’s 61 movies grossing $75,704,794 from 36,556 theaters for an average of $2,070.93.

Legendary Comics comes to Neon Ichiban

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Neon Ichiban has announced that Legendary Comics’ acclaimed library of original graphic novels and franchise-based comics will be available on its platform—the revolutionary digital destination redefining how fans discover, buy, read, and collect digital comics and manga.

Founded by Comixology veterans David Steinberger and Chip Mosher, Neon Ichiban is designed as the definitive digital destination for fans, creators, and publishers. Legendary’s partnership brings its rich slate—including the Monsterverse titles (Godzilla vs. Kong, Skull Island), the Dune cinematic mythology, Pacific Rim universe, and original series from its Legendary Comics imprint—to a global audience on a seamless and collectible digital platform.

Neon Ichiban serves readers and collectors alike with same-day-as-print comics, manga, collections, and graphic novels, including always-available standard editions alongside limited-edition variants and sketch covers. Fans enjoy seamless digital control, choosing to read online or offline and even downloading a local copy when enabled. With participating publishers, digital comics can be transformed into one-of-a-kind collectibles through digital signatures and remarques from top creators—unique pieces that can be cherished or resold with provenance intact. A built-in secondary marketplace allows fans to buy and sell digital comics while ensuring publishers and creators benefit.

Legendary Comics joins publishers including Dark Horse, DC, DSTLRY, Dynamite, IDW, Kodansha, Mad Cave, Marvel, Oni Press, Rebellion, Titan, UDON, and Vault Comics, further cementing Neon Ichiban as the one-stop shop for comics and manga in digital form. Legendary Comics will make available both its extensive backlist and same-day-as-print digital releases of upcoming titles.

Fantagraphics launches Takumigraphics, a New Imprint focused on East Asian Comics

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Fantagraphics has announced a new imprint, Takumigraphics, devoted exclusively to East Asian Comics. This new imprint will feature comics, manga, manhwa, and more from Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and other countries. The launch is part of the publisher’s 50th Anniversary celebration taking place in 2026.

Ever since Fantagraphics was founded in 1976, they’ve sought out graphic works that are imaginative, daring, and aesthetically compelling. For the first 30 years, the focus was primarily on English language cartoonists, with forays into definitive translations of exceptional European and South American works. 2010 marked the publisher’s first serious entry into literary manga with the publication of A Drunken Dream and Other Stories by the pioneering shojo manga creator Moto Hagio. Since then they continued to publish manga by Atsushi Kaneko, Kago, Inio Asano, Susumu Higa, Gengoroh Tagame and others.

Takumi is a double-bottomed meaning encapsulating the imprint’s editorial goals: it refers to “excellence,” skillfulness,” “adroitness,” “ingeniousness” — as well as a person who embodies those qualities. It’s a term they feel exemplifies the aesthetic caliber of the books that will comprise this imprint — works of mastery and vision.

While the initial focus of Takumigraphics will be on Japanese comics, future titles will include comics by authors from Korea, China, Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines, and other Asian countries. While this represents a wide range of nuanced cultures and backgrounds, comics from these countries often share an aesthetic and visual language that they believe readers will recognize and appreciate.

UDON Entertainment joins Neon Ichiban

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

UDON Entertainment has announced that select comics from its acclaimed library of internationally celebrated video game properties will be available on Neon Ichiban, the revolutionary digital platform redefining how fans discover, buy, read, and collect digital comics and manga.

Founded by Comixology veterans David Steinberger and Chip Mosher, Neon Ichiban is designed as the definitive digital destination for fans, creators, and publishers. UDON’s partnership brings the fan-favorite franchises in its decades-long history with CAPCOM—including Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, and Mega Man—to a global audience in one seamless, collectible digital platform that celebrates artistry, fandom, and storytelling.

Neon Ichiban serves readers and collectors alike with same-day-as-print comics, manga, collections, and graphic novels, including always-available standard editions alongside limited-edition variants and sketch covers. Fans enjoy seamless digital control, choosing to read online or offline and even downloading a local copy when enabled. With participating publishers, digital comics can be transformed into one-of-a-kind collectibles through digital signatures and remarques from top creators—unique pieces that can be cherished or resold with provenance intact. A built-in secondary marketplace allows fans to buy and sell digital comics while ensuring publishers and creators benefit.

UDON joins publishers including Dark Horse, DC, DSTLRY, Dynamite, IDW, Kodansha, Mad Cave, Marvel, Oni Press, Rebellion, Titan, and Vault Comics, further cementing Neon Ichiban as the one-stop shop for comics and manga in digital form. UDON will make available same-day-as-print digital releases of upcoming single issues. Additional content may be added in future, pending approvals.

Rebellion joins Neon Ichiban!

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Rebellion, the award-winning publisher of 2000 AD, Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, and much more, announced that its acclaimed back catalog and upcoming slate of new releases will be available on Neon Ichiban, the revolutionary digital platform redefining how fans discover, buy, read, and collect comics and manga. Neon Ichiban recently opened its doors last month.

Founded in 1992, Rebellion is one of Europe’s largest independent publishers, spanning comics, graphic novels, video games, film and TV, and tabletop games. Its legendary imprint 2000 AD—home to Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, Brink, and Strontium Dog—has shaped generations of fans across media. Now, through Neon Ichiban, Rebellion brings its unparalleled mix of classic and cutting-edge titles to readers worldwide with a curated selection of its critically-acclaimed graphic novels.

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