A new manga industry organization called the Independent Manga Alliance announced its formation at the San Diego Comic-Con 2026.
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
Demo-Graphics: We’re Going Worldwide! Comic Fans Around the World!
Guess who’s back, back again?
Demo’s back. Tell a friend
Comics
Preview: Ghost Machine: The Official Guidebook #5
This concluding issue to this limited series answers all your Hyde Street questions and more, collecting all-new entries debuting all-new characters and stories for the first time!
Kids Corner
Hand-Me-Down: A Graphic Memoir tugs at the heart and delivers an emotional punch
When Damian feels lonely, he imagines what life was like when his mother and grandmother were middle schoolers like him.
Manga and Anime
SDCC 2026: Independent Manga Alliance launches to give Creators and Publishers Resources to Grow the Global Manga Audience
A new manga industry organization called the Independent Manga Alliance announced its formation at the San Diego Comic-Con 2026.
Tabletop Games
Gen Con 2026: D&D Beyond Adds New Features and the Dungeons & Dragons Partnership Expands
Wizards of the Coast tackled one of Dungeons & Dragons’ greatest barriers to entry head-on by announcing and launching a new Looking For Group feature on D&D Beyond.
Movies
The Odyssey has a Monster Second Weekend
The Odyssey had another impressive weekend at the box office taking first place and dropping very little from the previous week.
Toys and Collectibles
The Transformers: Legacy Evolution Commander Armada Universe Optimus Prime is pretty solid
We check out the Transformers: Legacy Evolution Commander Armada Universe Optimus Prime but we’re really just waiting for the Armada Jetfire release…
Television
SDCC 2026: Hasbro reveals My Little Pony: Forever Friendship, a new YouTube Animated Series
At San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Hasbro revealed a new My Little Pony animated series, My Little Pony: Forever Friendship.
Conventions and Events
Gen Con 2026: D&D Beyond Adds New Features and the Dungeons & Dragons Partnership Expands
Wizards of the Coast tackled one of Dungeons & Dragons’ greatest barriers to entry head-on by announcing and launching a new Looking For Group feature on D&D Beyond.
Podcasts
X-Men ‘97: Season 2 episodes 1-5 with Ethan Gould
“Speaking of sexual Tyrannosaurus, the tension between Wolverine and Sabretooth could be cut with a knife”
