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A $4.6 million Transformers campaign broke the all-time comics record on Kickstarter in 2025 — and the category's center of gravity keeps shifting toward big-license reprints.
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A $4.6 million Transformers campaign broke the all-time comics record on Kickstarter in 2025 — and the category's center of gravity keeps shifting toward big-license reprints.

Absolute Catwoman lands in May and Absolute Green Arrow in June as six-issue limited series, and the line's first crossover arrives this summer.

Two very different endings defined the period: Marvel's Ultimate line got a scheduled send-off while DC's Green Arrow stopped for sales reasons readers could see coming.

Emerald City Comic Con packed Seattle in March with its usual six-figure-scale turnout and sold-out four-day passes — an early signal for the 2026 convention season.

U.S. manga sales returned to growth in 2025 while Japan's domestic market shrank for the first time in eight years — and both numbers matter to what's on your shelf.

Why the publisher founded by seven artists in 1992 remains the default home for creators who want to own their comics — and what that means for readers in 2026.