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The storied comic news site Newsarama is seemingly defunct, after a series of layoffs by parent company Future PLC resulted in the elimination of the last dedicated person working on the website. Long-time Newsarama staff writer George Marson announced earlier this month that they had been laid off earlier this month as part of a broader round of cuts across the journalism & events corporation.

"After 17 years, I am no longer writing for Newsarama or its associated sites," writes Marston on Instagram. "I am devastated. My career is my passion. I love what I do, and I loved my job. But I take pride in the fact that 17 years of unbroken work for a single outlet is a rare accomplishment, especially in the comic industry."

[Note: I worked as editor at Newsarama from 2015 to 2022, and prior to that was a freelance writer there starting in 2003.] 

Newsarama was formally launched in 1998 and quickly became one of the primary places to get news, interviews, and commentary on the North American comic book industry online. The site changed as the comics industry and the digital industries changed, and following a series of acquisitions, it was folded into the comics vertical of the website GamesRadar.com by 2018, while keeping the Newsarama branding, alongside other publications including Total Film and SFX. In the past 12 months however, the Newsarama branding on the GamesRadar.com website was largely eliminated, with the comics coverage remaining left as a secondary vertical and writing efforts minimized to focus primarily on games, film, & TV related to comics.

At its peak, Newsarama had a full-time staff of three with various additional writers, videographers, and others working in a freelance capacity. That was cut down to two by 2022, and, following his abrupt departure, co-founder Mike Doran was replaced by a general 'comics editor' that was shifted soon after to focus (in title and in work) on streaming TV & film, leaving Marston as the sole remaining Newsarama staffer until now.

Newsarama was one of the few comics journalism outlets in which much of its staff were unionized, as part of a broader Future PLC union in association with the WGA. Marston was one of several union writers/editors at Future plc that have been laid off in recent months, with their positions either eliminated or replaced by non-union workers living in Future PLC's home base of England.

"Though I don't know what's next, I know I'll get there," Marston adds. "And I know that I'll never shut up about comics."

Get ready for what's next with our list to upcoming comics and how to buy comics at a comic shop, and our guide to all the free comics you can get with this year's Free Comic Book Day 2026 and Comics Giveaway Day 2026.