Conventions

Marvel announces a new Captain Marvel ongoing by G. Willow Wilson and Rachael Stott at NYCC 2026. Carol Danvers is grounded—and going back up in May 2027.

Sony Pictures Entertainment unveiled a new division of its anime subsidiary, Crunchyroll, called Crunchyroll Storyworks.

Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt are officially guest stars in season two of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Paramount+ and CBS Studios revealed Saturday at New York Comic Con.

Star Trek star Robert Picardo has brought his version of the charismatic hologram, the Doctor, to two different centuries of television, and he's got a clear-eyed take on what's changed. Speaking with The Beat at the New York premiere of The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World on October 8, 2026, the Star Trek: Voyager and Starfleet Academy actor was asked how filming the franchise today compares to thirty years ago. Picardo, who originated the

Nitrate Games debuted gameplay and a full trailer for Jay and Silent Bob's Joint Venture at NYCC, with Kevin Smith on hand. Release is set for late spring 2027.

Yen Press came to New York Comic Con 2026 with a dozen new licenses — and the haul runs from a light novel legend to a Spice and Wolf spinoff to a historical romance from a rising manga star.

The apocalypse isn't over, and it's going to be an annual tradition now. Marvel Animation is bringing Marvel Zombies back for three more two-part special events, with the first arriving on Halloween 2027. Brad Winderbaum, Head of Marvel Television, Animation and Comics, made the announcement yesterday at New York Comic Con 2026 during the Marvel Television and Marvel Animation panel. The lineup runs three Halloweens straight: Marvel Zombies: Winter Soldier — Halloween 2027 Ma

The Sunbreaker six-parter marks Ian Fleming Publications' new comics partnership with IDW Publishing.

Marvel and WEBTOON unveil the new Marvel Comics app: 35,000+ comics, Pull List, two tiers from $9.99/month, and a NYCC preview October 8–11, 2026.

The dubbing powerhouse behind Demon Slayer and DAN DA DAN wants to hear from you, no reel required. Los Angeles dubbing studio Bang Zoom! Studios is setting up shop at L.A. Comic Con 2026, running October 30 through November 1, 2026, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, with a rare offer for aspiring voice actors: a shot at the mic with zero prior experience needed. The studio's “Open Auditions,” a format it's built a reputation on, land at the con's Akiba Station on Friday

Ahead of the Yen Press Industry Panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 24, 2026, four new titles were announced across social media.

Caroline Cash isn't waiting for the newspaper page to have her fun with Nancy: she's bringing 24 pages of the adorably meta tot straight to Small Press Expo 2026.

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

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

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

Yen Press announced nine new acquisitions at the Yen Press Industry Panel at Anime NYC 2026.

Calling all Mofusand fans! Random House Worlds is officially bringing the viral Japanese kawaii cats, known collectively as Mofusand, to shelves this fall, with a trio of licensed books arriving September 1, 2026. Fans of the adorable cats will be able to preview the book series RHW’s booth (#1540) at Anime NYC 2026, taking place this weekend, August 20th to 23rd. For anyone just catching on, Mofusand first debuted in 2017 as illustrations posted online by Japanese artist Jun

Marvel Studios isn’t playing it safe with Avengers: Doomsday — and maybe the studio has the right to be cocky with the recent success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day being only the eighth film in history to make more than $2 billion at the box office, per a story at USA TODAY. Between rumors (okay, my own personal suspicions based on a multiverse storyline from the novels) that Ryan Gosling’s Ghost Rider could appear in Doomsday and the existing casts historic appearances across