Month: August 2025

The Beat caught up with Blue Archive executive producer Yongha Kim and studio producer Gyeong Seop An over email to discuss upcoming updates to the popular mobile game, what kind of stories players can expect in the future, and how Blue Archive is growing as an IP.

“The way the characters’ internal struggles and uncertainties are portrayed are incredibly vivid, and makes you root for everyone.”

With SPX right around the corner, the 2025 Ignatz Awards nominations are in with – as ever – a tidy mix of indie and alternative work

In one of the most thrilling recent crossovers in comics, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Naruto crossover is a fusion that has fandoms across the world buzzing. At San Diego Comic-Con 2025, The Beat sat down with the writer behind this bold collaboration, Caleb Goellner, whose work continues to […]

At Otakon 2025, digital manga platform and publisher Azuki announced a new partnership with indie manga publisher Manga Mavericks Books and a new title from indie publisher Star Fruit Books.

The prolific actor discusses the return of Phineas and Ferb!

“I kind of cut samples the way that hip-hop producers do, right?”

The nominations for the 2025 Harvey Awards have just been announced, with a wide variety of comics from around the world recognized

The prolific voice actor discusses the publication of his first children’s book !