In March 2026, a schedule was put in place regarding a lawsuit between Diamond and Alliance Entertainment spinning out of Alliance’s abandoned bid to purchase Diamond’s assets during the chapter 11 process
Industry News
Spotlight
Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’s Crowbound #1 has the Vibe of 80s Twisted Children’s Films
Crowbound #1 opens up a lot of questions and the first issue doesn’t give a lot of answers.
Comics
Fables: No More Happily Ever After DC Comics Comics edition is a nice introduction to the world
Imagine that all the characters from the world’s most beloved storybooks were real–real and living among us, with all their powers intact.
Kids Corner
Gabby Torres: Knows What You Did is a great mix of comics and prose, perfect for kids
When mysterious packages, wrapped in white plastic, show up at a house, Gabby is suspicious. Is that a couch… or a coffin?
Manga and Anime
Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 16 wraps up the series and delivers a very satisfying finale
Kafka wants to clean up kaiju, but not literally! Will a sudden metamorphosis stand in the way of his dream?
Tabletop Games
Renegade Game Studios has Announced the Return of Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game
Renegade Game Studios has announced the return of Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game,
Movies
Transformers gets a brand-new 12-minute animated short, Optimus Prime: Awakening, Peter Cullen’s final original voice performance as Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime: Awakening is a brand-new 12-minute animated short that will debut exclusively in theaters after Transformers: The Movie
Toys and Collectibles
Blokees Build: Transformers Galaxy Version 11 The Lost Light – Ultra Magnus
The crew of the IDW Publishing’s Transformers Lost Light comes to Blokees along with some G1 classics!
Television
HBO announces The People v. Gorilla Grodd for an 8 Episode, Straight-to-Series Order
HBO Max has given an eight-episode, straight-to-series order for a new half-hour comedy The People v. Gorilla Grodd from DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television. The Max
Conventions and Events
Dave Johnson, Jesse Lonergan, Andy MacDonald, Eric Powell, Cat Staggs, and Lee Weeks are coming to Baltimore Comic Con 2026
Join the Baltimore Comic-Con this September 25-27, 2026 at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center.
Podcasts
Graphic Book Club: DC: The New Frontier
Matthew Klein joins Alex K Cossa for the Graphic Book Club! This episode focuses on DC: The New Frontier
