Actor and cultural icon Danny Trejo is expanding his legacy into creator-owned publishing with Year of the Devil, an original supernatural action-horror graphic novel debuting at San Diego Comic-Con
Diamond Chapter 11 News
Sparkle Pop’s Motion for Relief is Denied Without Prejudice
In April, Sparkle Pop filed a motion “for relief from the automatic stay to exercise its rights under applicable state law with respect to the goods remaining in a distribution facility owned and operated by Sparkle Pop.”
Spotlight
Announcing BCAF’s Lightning Grants to Massachusetts Cartoonists for Professional Expenses
The Boston Comic Arts Foundation has announced that it is now accepting applications for the inaugural round of a new grant program: Lightning Grants.
Comics
A Mischief Of Magpies #1 has potential to be a modern classic
A Mischief Of Magpies #1 is perfection and sticks out as one of the best comics of the year so far. A must get.
Kids Corner
Preview: Surfside Girls: The Box Set
Welcome to Surfside—a beautiful town full of ocean breezes, layers of history, long-lost secrets, unexplained weirdness, and maybe even…ghosts?
Manga and Anime
Preview: Strange Pictures Vol. 1
Each picture is innocent at first glance – yet when pieced together, they reveal a web of unsolved mysteries and shattered psyches.
Tabletop Games
Rocketship Entertainment Partners with Moulin Rouge to Publish New Graphic Novels, Games, and Manga
Rocketship Entertainment has announced its partnership with Moulin Rouge, the iconic Parisian cabaret and entertainment brand
Movies
Exclusive: TEZUKA! God of Manga – Ada Palmer discusses Tezuka’s drive to prove that manga can tell every type of story
It’s hard to overstate Osamu Tezuka’s influence on manga and anime in Japan and comic book and animation storytelling around the world.
Toys and Collectibles
Transformers x Hot Wheels Collaborative El Segundo is another nice addition to the Hot Wheels line
The epic worlds of Transformers robots and Hot Wheels cars collide with the Hot Wheels x Transformers El Segundo Coupe converting action figure!
Television
Warner Bros. Animation announces a Dark Shadows Adult Animated Series is in Development
Warner Bros. Animation is resurrecting tormented vampire Barnabas Collins as it is currently in development on an adult animated series based on the classic gothic sensation Dark Shadows.
Conventions and Events
SDCC 2026: It’s Danny Trejo’s Year of the Devil with Ashcan Debut and Signings
Actor and cultural icon Danny Trejo is expanding his legacy into creator-owned publishing with Year of the Devil, an original supernatural action-horror graphic novel debuting at San Diego Comic-Con
Podcasts
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord with Prof. Holly Schaeffer-Raymond
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord hits topics like raising kids amidst fascism, cycles of abuse, and it’s even got Weird Little Guys. GP Radio discusses the series with returning guest and resident Star Wars expert Holly Schaeffer-Raymond! #starwars #shadowlord #podcast @levin.bsky.social
