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24-09-2026 The iconic Italian festival will celebrate six decades of history from October 28 to November 1, 2026, bringing together prominent international figures from comics, illustration, animation, and the video game industry.

Some of the sharpest jokes begin with something perfectly ordinary and then take one step too far. Cartoonist Chip White has turned that step into an art form in Blob Life, a webcomic he describes simply as a series about life’s everyday absurdities. Familiar scenes, well-worn expressions, and daily frustrations are nudged just past the point…

Patrick Mahomes has seen the narratives around him and the Kansas City Chiefs change. Just last year, the quarterback and his team came under scrutiny after Kansas City finished 6-11 and missed the playoffs for the first time in Mahomes’ era. Now, the same Chiefs have started the 2026 season 2-0, and the praise and…

In an increasingly crowded field of comics industry award shows, the Ignatz Awards, which held its 29th annual ceremony at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center on September 12 as part of this year’s Small Press Expo, is distinctive in at least two ways.

The Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Maryland has always been a somewhat unlikely location for comics’ premier showcase of indie creators. But for Small Press Expo, which returned to the venue for its 2026 edition, held September 12–13, it’s just a part of the local charm.

Thanks to his family, we’re absolutely delighted to serialise the late Barrie Tomlinson’s fascinating account of his incredible career as a comic editor and writer – a fitting tribute to the man who helped shape so much of Roy of the Rovers history, brought us New EAGLE, and so very much more.

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On the 23rd, a video titled “‘If I confess, they’ll curse me’: Kim Ji-yeon and Park Seo-ham, are they really close friends? Reality chemistry explodes with ‘Dive to You'” was uploaded to the YouTube channel ‘YouTube Ji-young’.

Some comics are funny because they are dark, while others are relatable. Some of them, however, are funny because you have no idea where the joke is going. ‘Caromaker Comics’ falls firmly into the second category.

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