Something terrible festers in the boiler room and ELSIE and the cats have to figure out how to speak Dog because MOOSH has to tell them something VITALLY IMPORTANT!
With the ORIGIN BOXES scattered, new heroes (and villains) rise across the Marvel Universe. Miles Morales races to undo the damage – but is it too late?!
This summer, the hunt begins beyond the screen as Kayou launches officially licensed K-Pop Demon Hunters collectible trading cards, based on Netflix’s most-watched film of all time!
THE ULTIMATE GOODBYE…Following the events of Ultimate Endgame #5, the creative teams of all the Ultimate books come together one last time to say farewell…
Museum of the Moving Image and Crunchyroll together are celebrating the 10th edition of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, with a gallery screening program on view from May 15–October 12, and a free live watch party of the 2026 Anime Awards in the Museum’s grand Redstone Theater on Saturday, May 23.
This screening program, titled Anime’s Ascendant Decade, presented in the Museum’s Jane Henson Amphitheater, will feature full episodes from Crunchyroll Anime Awards–nominated and -winning series spanning 2017 to the present.. Each episode will play on continuous loop in the gallery for a two-week period. The selected episodes (to be announced on the Museum’s website) reflect the range of contemporary anime: intimate character drama, fantasy, action, romance, science fiction, and inventive storytelling. Together, they offer a snapshot of anime’s growing global reach and cultural influence and impact.
Also in the Jane Henson Amphitheater, the Museum will present a mural-size artwork by Japanese manga artist Acky Bright.
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards is the leading annual awards program honoring the creators, musicians, and performances powering the global love of anime, will take place in Tokyo on Saturday, May 23 and be livestreamed worldwide. In conjunction with the ceremony the Museum will host a free live watch party for New York audiences, bringing anime’s biggest night to the big screen in the Museum’s Redstone Theater.
The pre-show begins at 4:00 a.m. (New York time), followed by the main event at 5:00a.m. Doors will open by 3:00 a.m., for fans to view the gallery program, enjoy refreshments, and take photos in cosplay before the livestream begins. The event will be free and open to the public, with MoMI and Crunchyroll members offered priority RSVP access to the event. Other details will soon be announced.
Crunchyroll is turning a new page in collaboration with Kodansha USA Publishing by bringing some of the most iconic manga franchises to Crunchyroll Manga. This marks a major step in Crunchyroll’s commitment to anime fans around the world as the ultimate destination for anime and manga fandom.
Starting on May 18, the Kodansha titles joining the Crunchyroll Manga catalog will include Attack on Titan, Fire Force, Tokyo Revengers, Your Lie in April, The Seven Deadly Sins, BAKEMONOGATARI, Chihayafuru, with more Kodansha titles to follow. These landmark series, many of which have defined anime, demonstrate Crunchyroll’s growing investment in premium entertainment.
Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Manga reflect a seamless experience where fans can toggle from page to series with ease in a unified platform where discovery, storytelling, and fandom connect. Kodansha builds on Crunchyroll Manga’s growing roster of premier publishing partners, including AlphaPolis, COMPASS, MobileBook.jp, Shueisha, Square Enix, Titan Manga, VIZ Media, and Yen Press. Together, they reinforce Crunchyroll Manga as a single, seamless destination to fall in love with manga.
See the complete list of titles from Kodansha coming to Crunchyroll Manga on May 18:
Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan: Before the Fall
BAKEMONOGATARI
Beck
Chihayafuru
DAYS
Domestic Girlfriend
Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro
Fire Force
Kiss Him, Not Me
My Boss’s Kitten
Nodame Cantabile
Parasyte
Peach Girl
Say I Love You.
School Rumble
The Fable
The Seven Deadly Sins
Tokyo Revengers
Tsuredure Children
Vampire Dormitory
Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse
Your Lie in April
Featured titles from Kodansha:
Attack on Titan (created by Hajime Isayama) – A century ago, the grotesque giants known as Titans appeared and consumed all but a few thousand humans. The survivors took refuge behind giant walls. Today, the threat of the Titans is a distant memory, and a boy named Eren yearns to explore the world beyond Wall Maria. But what began as a childish dream will become an all-too-real nightmare when the Titans return and humanity is once again on the brink of extinction…
Fire Force (created by Atsushi Ohkubo)– The city of Tokyo is plagued by a deadly phenomenon: spontaneous human combustion! Luckily, a special team is there to quench the inferno: The Fire Force! The fire soldiers at Special Fire Cathedral 8 are about to get a unique addition. Enter Shinra, a boy who possesses the power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous “devil’s footprints” (and destroying his shoes in the process). Can Shinra and his colleagues discover the source of this strange epidemic before the city burns to ashes?
Tokyo Revengers (created by Ken Wakui) – Watching the news, Takemichi Hanagaki learns that his girlfriend from way back in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, has died. The only girlfriend he ever had was just killed by a villainous group known as the Tokyo Manji Gang. He lives in a crappy apartment with thin walls, and his six-years-younger boss treats him like an idiot. Plus, he’s a complete and total virgin… At the height of his rock-bottom life, he suddenly time-leaps 12 years back to his middle school days!! To save Hinata, and change the life he spent running away, hopeless part-timer Takemichi must aim for the top of Kanto’s most sinister delinquent gang!!
Parasyte (created by Hitoshi Iwaaki) – They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade—and take control of—a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret—except an ordinary high school student. Shin is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come?
The Seven Deadly Sins (created by Nakaba Suzuki) – When they were accused of trying to overthrow the monarchy, the feared warriors the Seven Deadly Sins were sent into exile. Princess Elizabeth discovers the truth—the Sins were framed by the king’s guard, the Holy Knights—too late to prevent them from assassinating her father and seizing the throne! Now the princess is on the run, seeking the Sins to help her reclaim the kingdom. But the first Sin she meets, Meliodas, is a little innkeeper with a talking pig. He doesn’t even have a real sword! Have the legends of the Sins’ strength been exaggerated…? Prepare to get swept away by an epic fantasy story and colorful cast of characters that will rewrite the history of manga as we know it!
Your Lie in April (created by Naoshi Arakawa) – Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style. Can she bring Kosei back to music, and back to life?
BAKEMONOGATARI (written by NISIOISIN and illustrated Oh!Great) – One day, high-school student Koyomi Araragi catches a girl named Hitagi Senjougahara when she trips. But-much to his surprise-she doesn’t weigh anything. At all. She says an encounter with a so-called “crab” took away all her weight… Monsters have been here since the beginning. Always. Everywhere.
Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro (created by Nanashi) – Nagatoro is a freshman in high school who loves teasing and torturing her older male classmate! What’s her motivation and why does Senpai put up with her? Does Nagatoro just want to create misery for Senpai? Or maybe she secretly likes him?
Chihayafuru (created by Yuki Suetsugu) – Chihaya is a girl in the sixth grade, still not old enough to even know the meaning of the word zeal. But one day, she meets Arata, a transfer student from rural Fukui prefecture. Though docile and quiet, he has an unexpected skill: his ability to play competitive karuta, a traditional Japanese card game. Chihaya is struck by his obsession with the game, along with his ability to pick out the right card and swipe it away before any of his opponents. However, Arata is transfixed by her as well, all because of her unbelievable natural talent for the game.
Additionally, a new title from Shueisha, Dricam!!, created by You Chiba, will also be added to Crunchyroll Manga on May 18.
Hasbro is teaming up with Amazon to host the BEYBLADE X Grand Prix, a series of tournaments across North America, with support from ADK Emotions NY Inc. and T-Licensing Inc. The competition kicks off with qualifiers in Canada on July 25 and culminates in the Canada Grand Prix on August 29 and U.S. Grand Prix on September 5. Top Bladers from these events will earn the opportunity to advance to the BEYBLADE X Grand Prix Final in Bangkok.
Tournament
Region
Tournament Date
Location
Qualifier
CAN
July 25
Toronto, Ontario
Vaughan Mills
Qualifier
U.S.
August 1
East Rutherford, NJ
American Dream
Qualifier
U.S.
Date TBA
Florida
Location TBA
Qualifier
U.S.
August 15
Dallas, TX
Galleria Dallas
Qualifier
U.S.
Date TBA
Orange County, CA
Location TBA
CAN Qualifier & Grand Prix
CAN
August 29
West Edmonton, Alberta
West Edmonton Mall
U.S. Qualifier & Grand Prix
U.S.
September 5
Minneapolis, MN
Mall of America Rotunda
At each stop, participants can enjoy free play throughout the event, with on-site registration and competition split into dedicated sessions for ages 8–12 and ages 13+. Ages 8–12 compete in morning sessions, followed by afternoon sessions for ages 13+, with awards presented at the conclusion of each bracket. All times are local, and additional details, including official tournament rules and participating locations, can be found at Beyblade.com and will be updated periodically.
Bladers will battle using Hasbro’s BEYBLADE X tops, putting their customization and strategy skills to the test as they compete their way through the tournament. The all-new BEYBLADE X SNEAK ATTACK BATTLE SET features a pop-up rail that creates high-speed Xtreme Dash action and explosive collisions, perfect for sharpening skills before battle. Also available for pre-order, the BEYBLADE X ROCKET GRIFFON H UX INFINITY STARTER PACK SET and BEYBLADE X LEFT SPIN STRING and LAUNCHER SET will launch July 15, 2026. Fans can visit the BEYBLADE X store on Amazon.com for the latest tops and stadium releases.
Kodansha is collaborating with Concacaf, the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, to officially “kick off” Blue Lock: Diamonds in the Rough, a nationwide online competition inviting fans and soccer players across the U.S. to show off their style, creativity, and ego. This mindset defines Blue Lock, Kodansha’s global-hit soccer-centric elimination-game saga by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura.
Inspired by Blue Lock, the campaign brings the high-stakes world of the series off the page and onto the pitch. By bridging professional soccer and global manga, Kodansha and Concacaf are creating a space where two of the world’s most passionate fandoms can collide in a new way.
Starting May 27, fans ages 13+ can submit soccer-inspired videos and photos through the Blue Lock: Diamonds in the Rough website for a chance to be crowned the Ultimate Striker. To enter, participants post their content on social media using #bluelockdiamonds and complete their submission at www.bluelockdiamonds.com.
Fan voting on the website will determine which submissions advance to the semi-final round. The final winners will then be selected by a panel of judges. Winners will be announced live at Comic-Con in San Diego.
Beyond the Ultimate Striker Grand Prize, fans can compete across five additional categories—Just Like Blue Lock, Best Use of Manga, Best Fan Energy, Best Cosplay (Group), and Best Cosplay (Individual)—with exclusive Blue Lock prizes and collectibles up for grabs across the board. Weekly raffle prizes will also be awarded to registered Kodansha Reader Portal users throughout the campaign.
The collaboration will also extend into collectible products, retail experiences, and live activations tied to the world of Blue Lock. Fans can visit select comic shops, bookstores, and Kinokuniya locations across the U.S. that will feature custom in-store installations, photo opportunities, and bonus gifts with purchase.
Striker’s Collection, a limited-edition BLUE LOCK × Concacaf project launching on Kickstarter, will feature officially licensed collector pieces inspired by the intensity of the game and bold “ego” energy.
The campaign will culminate and come alive with the Blue Lock: Diamonds in the Rough Experience at Kodansha House, to be held in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, from July 2–12, where fans can step into the world of Blue Lock and have the chance to meet the creators at Kodansha House and Anime Expo at the LA Convention Center from July 2–5.
Six months after launching the platform, Neon Ichiban is entering its next era. The digital comics platform has launched Neon Ichiban 2.0, a major platform evolution that expands how fans read, collect, and connect with comics and manga across iOS, Android, desktop, and entirely new immersive environments.
Neon Ichiban was built to be the global home for digital comics and manga: one destination to read, collect, discover, and connect with stories and creators. With 2.0, that vision accelerates.
Neon Ichiban 2.0 is a full-scale expansion of the platform, introducing new native apps, deeper reading experiences, community-driven features, and new tools for fans and creators.
iOS App 2.0 — Rebuilt From the Ground Up: A fully native iOS experience designed for speed, flexibility, and immersion. More reading modes, more customization, and a smoother, faster library.
Android Beta — Native and Built for Android Readers: Built from the ground up for Android users, with a fast, native reading experience. Sign up here.
Apple Vision Pro App Beta — Comics at a New Scale: Step inside the stories. Make your comics story-tall on your wall. Open multiple books at once. Read like you’re inside the page. Get the beta here.
Creator Hub — Get Verified, Start Earning:Creators take control of their Neon Ichiban page, sell digital comics as a verified creator, and offer Remarques — digital signatures, sketches, and soon, custom commissions — directly to fans. Set your own prices and sign Remarques live at conventions. Online commissions are coming soon.
Community — Review Comics. Earn Rewards.Post your thoughts, share your knowledge, and connect with other fans. Rate, review, and earn rewards for reviews, lists, and discussions. We’re creating the best comics and manga community on earth, built by the people who actually read them.
Watchlist — Never Miss a Drop. Track what you love. Get notified on price drops and releases. Build your list and stay ahead of the next must-read.
Custom Lists — Built by You. Create customized lists of your reading and shopping picks. Get notifications on price drops, marketplace listings, as well as new items in the series.
Print Pre-Order Rewards — Buy Print. Unlock Digital. Pre-order print comics at your local shop before Final Order Cutoff, upload proof, pick up your book, and get digital credit for each title. The weekly ritual, rewarded.
Tiny Onion has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Exquisite Corpses: The Game, a companion tabletop card game tied to the bestselling comic book series co-created by five-time Eisner Award-winning writer and CEO James Tynion IV and Eisner Award-winning artist Michael Walsh. Fans can now choose from various editions of the party game and additional rewards on the Kickstarter page, with limited time discounts for early bird backers.
Exquisite Corpses: The Game is a casual tabletop game perfect for fans of trading card classics like Magic: The Gathering and party experiences like Ultimate Werewolf. Needing only a deck of cards and some dice, a group of 4-12 players each pick their favorite killer and proceed to attack, bluff, and barter with their fellow killers until just one remains. No two games are alike, so players can immediately play again and again and get different results.
Since the project’s inception in February 2024, Tiny Onion have been designing and playtesting Exquisite Corpses: The Game alongside the comics’ creation. In addition to the standard Civilian Edition, Tiny Onion is producing two deluxe versions of the game: the elevated Killer Cache Edition, and the elite Thirteen Families Edition.
The Civilian Edition includes 12 killer cards, 24 event cards, 6 different status effect cards, and the instruction booklet. The deluxe Killer Cache Edition includes a special Killer Cache box with magnetic clasp, a Kickstarter exclusive reprint of Exquisite Corpses #1 with cover art by Ian Bertram, 12 oversized killer cards with new art, 24 event cards, premium wood status effect tokens, 13 pink resin dice in velvet bag, a pink and orange playmat, and a special Killer Cache edition exclusive event card. The top-tier Thirteen Families Edition includes a Thirteen Families box with a magnetic clasp, a Kickstarter exclusive reprint of Exquisite Corpses #1 with a gold foil cover, 12 oversized killer cards with new art in foil, 24 event cards, premium metal status effect tokens, 13 gold resin dice in velvet bag, a black and gold playmat, and a special Thirteen Families edition exclusive event card.
Aside from these editions, fans can also get even rarer rewards, including an option to get drawn into Season 2 of the comic book series, original card art by Michael Walsh, and the ultimate Historic Deck, featuring 10 original prototype cards from the first Exquisite Corpses summit, a private Zoom game with Walsh, Tynion, and the Corpse Crew, and all three editions. Retailers can also purchase packs of 25 copies and 100 copies. Fans can also get select add-ons to their orders, including blank sketch versions of the cards.
In the hit comic book series, the wealthiest families in America play a game every five years on Halloween. Twelve of the deadliest people in the world are dropped into a small town with just one goal: last killer standing wins. They call the game “Exquisite Corpses.”
The Kickstarter campaign will end on June 15th at 12pm ET and the game products are due to be shipped to backers between April 1, 2027 through June 30, 2027.
“That’d be me. The Spider-Man of tomorrow, here to save today…”
Spider-Man 2099 swings into the One:12 Collective!
The One:12 Collective Spider-Man 2099 wears an Unstable Molecules suit, a material created by Sue Storm and Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four. The suit features a web cape with integrated posing wire, spiked forearm gauntlets, and raised chest insignia. The web-slinger features three head portraits – masked, partially unmasked, and a fully unmasked Miguel O’Hara portrait.
Spider-Man 2099 is loaded with accessories including a removable wrist communicator featuring Lyla – Miguel’s A.I. assistant, multiple weblines in different styles that attach to his wrists, a web mask that fits over the heads of other One:12 Collective figures, and more.
In the year 2099, Miguel O’Hara has half of his DNA re-written with the genetic code of a spider and develops a wide array of powers. Gaining the proportionate strength, speed, and agility of a spider, he assumes the mantle as Spider-Man.
(W) Luke Arnold, Chris “Doc” Wyatt (A) Jeffrey Kam, Dave Acosta, Joe Flood, Zelda Devon, Kelly Williams, Emma Price, Jason Howard (C) Adam Guzowski (L) Jared K. Fletcher (CA) Bill Sienkiewicz (VCA) Dani
When Earth collides with a non-physical alien dimension which undoes and rewrites the rules of reality, shotgun-wielding scientist Harris Pax and his two extra-dimensional, non-corporeal alien sidekicks (manifesting as a reanimated corpse and a toy robot) become humanity’s only hope for survival. What’s left behind is a twisted and surreal landscape shaped solely by the madness of the few survivors who are left. In order to complete their conquest of Earth, the other-dimensional beings must take form in the midst of this madness and convince the humans to kill themselves through fear, seduction or intimidation.
In this latest volume of the Essentials saga, Harris Pax’s journey brings him closer to his companion, Buttons, while bringing them into contact with a cavalcade of strange new characters, including a despondent oil-rig worker on the verge of giving up, a free-spirited artist who has learned to manipulate their (un)reality, and a lighthouse keeper with a Messiah complex.
Netflix has announced it will be adapting Vault’s hit fantasy series, Barbaric, as a new episodic series. Barbaric is co-created by writer Michael Moreci and artist Nathan Gooden; Gooden is also a co-founder of Vault Comics. Debuting in 2021, Barbaric rapidly secured its place as a critical-darling and fan-favorite. As of 2026, Barbaric is currently on its fifth volume, and is one of the best-selling fantasy comics of the past decade.
Barbaric follows Owen, a bloodthirsty barbarian and his drunk axe as they roam an untamed, mythic realm battling supernatural cultists, hungry giants, creatures of the night, and more in their quest to somehow, amidst all this chaos, do some good.
Academy Award nominee Sheldon Turner will co-showrun and write the Netflix series along with Robert Rovner, who is best known for his showrunning and writing work on CW series Supergirl.
Also on the exec producing team are Jennifer Klein, Turner’s partner at the duo’s 100% Productions, Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson for A+E Studios, TV veteran Javier Grillo-Marxuach, and F.J. DeSanto and Damian Wassel for Vault Comics. Actor Sam Claflin, along with Luke Carroll, and Michael Stevenson, are exec producing via Soft Claw Productions.
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