In June 2025, Sparkle Pop began a proceeding against Alliance Entertainment for “disregard of binding non-disclosure and non-solicitation obligations and its theft of valuable of trade secrets.”
Spotlight
Demo-Graphics: Tabletop Game Edition – May continues the drop as Facebook users gain
Guess who’s back, back again?
Demo’s back. Tell a friend
Comics
Matt Kindt and Brian Hurtt’s Fort Psycho #2 Ups The Ante in September – Featuring Covers by Lewis LaRosa, Mike Del Mundo, Joe Palmer, and more!
As the secrets of the forfeited island prison called Fort Psycho deepen, the paranoid tension between its secrets-agents-turned-inmates comes to a rolling boil!
Kids Corner
Squalo & Mage vs. the Rage of the Bakunawa is beyond adorable and leaves us wanting more
Mage and her shark best friend, Squalo, set off on a wild adventure filled with mythical and powerful creatures from Filipino folklore to save their world from the wrath of the Bakunawa.
Manga and Anime
Yen Press announces Nine New Licenses
At the annual Toronto, Canada, convention Anime North, Yen Press announced nine new title acquisitions
Tabletop Games
Cataclysm Arcade launches an Early Bird Depositor Exclusive Ahead of its Crowdfunding Campaign
The team behind the game announce a special set of perks for those who make as little as a $5 deposit to reserve their place in line of initial supporters.
Movies
Movie Review: PASSENGER doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel to be entertaining
Sometimes, fun is enough.
Toys and Collectibles
Hot Toys’ Jeff the Land Shark 1/6 Scale Figure is as Adorable as You’d Expect
In the hit video game Marvel Rivals, Jeff the Land Shark stands out as a strategic hero, charming players with his playful spirit and agile design.
Television
That Texas Blood is being developed by FX
Another comic series might be coming to television as FX is developing That Texas Blood.
Conventions and Events
Baltimore Comic-Con’s Yearbook Returns in 2026 with Savage Dragon!
Come to the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 25-27, 2026 at the Baltimore Convention Center in the Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
Podcasts
Daredevil Born Again Season 2 with cartoonist and organizer John Leavitt
“ It’s not so much that Mayor Fisk is like [Former NYC Mayor] Eric Adams, it’s that Eric Adams is a comic book character.”
