At a recent ComicsPro presentation, Kristen McLean of Circana (which owns BookScan) discussed trends in the manga category.  She declared that the fastest growing series in 2023 is BLUE LOCK from Kodansha!  This one-part sports drama, one-part elimination-game survival series has strongly connected with readers, and became turbocharged after a popular anime launch too. Now

Marvel Animation released the official trailer for X-Men ’97 – arriving March 20 on Disney+! This is a revival of the classic X-Men: The Animated Series which ran from 1992 to 1997.   Marvel is publishing a 4-issue prelude comic series created in close collaboration with the showrunners. The first issue releases March 27th. Check

Netflix dropped the official trailer for their live-action series adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The series will stream on February 22nd!   The original animated series currently streams on Netflix. And if you’re looking for more ATLA content, check out our list below! Dark Horse Comics publishes graphic novels, an art book, and a

Last week The Hollywood Reporter revealed the cover for the next Percy Jackson novel – Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess. The book releases September 24, 2024!     Book Description: In his continuing quest to earn college recommendation letters from the gods, Percy has to pet sit the goddess Hecate’s polecat

The first omnibus volume of street racing manga Initial D is receiving a Direct & Anime Market exclusive edition! This special variant edition with exclusive cover art will be available in comic and anime shops March 19, 2024 – same day as the regular edition. Initial D is a classic of the sports manga genre,

Marvel Studios just released the trailer for Echo, a new Original series, with all five episodes streaming January 10 on both Disney Plus and Hulu. The episodes will be available on Hulu until April 9. This will be the first Marvel Studios series to be rated TV-MA.   Check out this brand-new poster for Marvel

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures is the very first full-length animated Star Wars series created for preschoolers and their families, set in the exciting new era of the High Republic! The series airs on Disney Jr. and streams on Disney+.   If your child loves the show then check out our list of children’s books below!

Marvel just released a trailer for the upcoming book Marvel Studios The Marvel Cinematic Universe An Official Timeline – a stunning visual guide created in collaboration with Marvel Studios by DK, the award-winning global book publisher and a division of Penguin Random House. Check it out below!   Book Description: Become a master of the

The first teaser for Disney Plus’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series has just been released!   From Disney Plus: Percy Jackson & The Olympians tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing

Emmanuel’s Pick Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 1 Did you enjoy the recently release Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and want more turtle power? Then this collection is for you! Since 2011 IDW’s ongoing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series has been consistently delivering some of the best Turtles content in any

  Blue Lock is a manga by writer Muneyuki Kaneshiro with art by Yusuke Nomura which started in 2018. The story is part sports manga, part Squid game-like battle royal. After consistently losing the world cup, Japan’s national Soccer team hires a new coach. This coach gathers the 300 best strikers in Japan, traps them

Yesterday Marvel Studios released the trailer for Loki Season 2, premiering October 6th on Disney+. Check it out below!   From Marvel.com: Loki Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of the shocking season finale when Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius, Hunter B-15, and