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A two-day LA fundraiser will cap the nonprofit's first year of supporting trans youth, with Chappell Roan herself headlining. Chappell Roan is throwing a party with a purpose. The Super Graphic Spectacular, a two-day, Los Angeles–based charity fundraiser, will mark one full year of impact since The Midwest Princess Project's inception — the nonprofit Roan founded to support transgender youth. Taking place October 21-22 at The Shrine in Los Angeles, the event promises live ent

Baobab Studios lands Naver Ventures backing, sets SHINE as flagship title

It seems like sports comics are everywhere these days. Dial Books for Young Readers is betting the next breakout hit comes from the weight room, instead of on the soccer field or in the hockey rink. Raise the Bar, the graphic novel debut from Chilean animator Fernanda Frick H., hit shelves August 25, 2026, retailing at $14.99. The weightlifting graphic novel for young readers (ages 8-12) follows Sam Sanchez, a girl with no coach and no proper equipment who's nonetheless certa

Taco Bell has partnered with Salt & Straw just in time to bring you a brand-new reason to keep breathing: a churro ice cream taco!

The Northwest Portland house where Ursula K. Le Guin wrote nearly six decades' worth of genre-defining fiction has officially joined the National Register of Historic Places.

Kawaii metal meets the undead (again) as the band's latest comics tie-in goes up for pre-order. BABYMETAL is crossing over into Marvel's zombie-verse. The band announced on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, that it will appear on an exclusive variant cover for Marvel Zombies: War Zone (2026) #1, marking its latest — and highest-profile — foray into comics. The cover, illustrated by veteran Marvel artist Phil Noto, is limited to a 3,500-copy print run. General pre-orders opened S

Marshmallows, get your wallets ready — there's a new Veronica Mars project to back, and this one's a book. Film critic Jen Johans, known online as @filmintuition, has launched The Veronica Mars Book Project on Kickstarter, a "lovingly researched, behind-the-scenes oral history and companion" to the show that turned a canceled teen-noir into a fandom-powered franchise. The campaign went live this week at www.kickstarter.com/projects/watchwithjen/veronica-mars-book-project. Joh

Taco Bell x Olivia Rodrigo collaboration brings fans a new flavor of Baja Blast: You Seem Pretty Pink for a Baja Blast.

It's that time of year again. The one all indie creators look forward to: the announcement of the 2026 Ignatz Awards nominees.

The ADHD Alien has been quietly narrating the neurodivergent experience across social media since 2019. But this September, Pina Varnel’s viral sensation is finally returning to the page. Feeling Like an ADHD Alien, the debut graphic novel from Varnel, hits shelves September 15 — and it's set to be less "webcomic collection" and more Varnel finally letting Kiki, her alien stand-in, take up a whole book's worth of space. Varnel didn't set out to build an audience. According to

You can soon own your own pocket-sized Hellmouth, thanks to Mattel Creations. Via Nerdist, the toy giant unveiled a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Polly Pocket compact, mashing up two of the '90s and early '00s most enduring pieces of pop culture into one collectible. The set includes micro figures of Buffy, Willow, and Angel, plus a mini stake and a tiny Vampyr book for the figures to hold. The compact itself opens into two scenes ripped straight from Sunnydale: the top half recre

Dolly Parton, the country music icon and philanthropist who died Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 80, following a brief battle with cancer. She leaves behind a legacy that reaches well beyond Nashville and into the rural hills of San Diego County's backcountry (my home), where her Imagination Library has quietly reshaped early childhood literacy for six years. Parton died surrounded by family in Nashville, according to a family statement, after a brief battle with cancer. She wa

Review: In a world of dead-end trauma narratives, CAMP MIASMA OFFERS a way forward

The gothic horror cult classic is riding a fresh wave of momentum — a Dark Horse comic, new manga, and now a full theatrical rollout. GKIDS announced Saturday at Anime NYC 2026 that it has acquired the North American theatrical and home video rights to Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, with a full theatrical release set for 2027. The 2000 dark fantasy film, animated at Madhouse and based on Hideyuki Kikuchi‘s long-running novel series, has spent over two decade

Star Trek just found its fifth home in 60 years, and this time there's no subscription required. As of August 14, Pluto TV has added five of the franchise's series and all 13 films to its free, ad-supported lineup — a 551-hour binge that lands squarely in the middle of Trek's 60th-anniversary year. The catalog covers The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise, plus the complete run of feature films. What's missing is everything from Dis

General Mills and Netflix announced the team up of the century (at least for your nostalgic belly) giving KPop Demon Hunters fans a reason to hit the cereal aisle — or, more accurately, to skip it entirely and head straight to Walmart.com. The retailer is now the exclusive home of a limited-edition HUNTR/X Lucky Charms bundle, announced via Instagram by @luckycharms. The set centers on an 18.6 oz box of Peach Mango–flavored Lucky Charms wrapped in HUNTR/X cover art — Rumi fro

Dark Horse Comics used its Anime NYC 2026 panel at the Javits Center on Friday, August 21, 2026, to unveil three new titles for manga fans—two manga volumes and, notably, the publisher's first-ever original comic series set in the Vampire Hunter D universe. The headliner is Vampire Hunter D: Fortress of Blood, a four-issue miniseries breaking from the franchise's usual manga-adaptation format to tell an original story in single-issue comic form. Alongside it, Dark Horse confi

Manga Mavericks Books used its panel at Anime NYC 2026 to unveil two new manga licenses, plus a restoration project digging up lost color art from a decades-old shoujo classic. During its panel, Manga Mavericks announced Midnight Robot, an alt-sci-fi action series from Yohei Sajita, and Arai-kun & Haruma-senpai, a boys' love slice-of-life romance from Akahachi. The publisher also revealed it's restoring never-before-collected color pages from The Sword of Paros for the series

Manga platform and publisher Omoi used their industry panel at Anime NYC 2026 to unveil a trio of catalog updates—one new digital license, one print debut, and a wave of additions to their Premium subscription tier. The company announced it has licensed Love Is the Sweetest Journey, a travel-themed romantic comedy from Momoshiro and Tomoko Mitsuki, for exclusive digital distribution. Omoi also revealed that A Snow Fox at the Northern Fort—already available digitally on the pl

Tilly Bridges, the trans screenwriter and Matrix historian behind Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of the Matrix, is teasing something new, and this time she's got some extra exciting backup.