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Newsarama was founded by fan Mike Doran, who began posting comic book news on the Prodigy message boards in mid-1995 under the name "Prodigy Comic Book Newswire." Co-creator Matt Brady joined by 1998 when the site took its final name.
Newsarama won the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism. The site also received multiple Eagle Award nominations and wins between 1999 and 2008.
Newsarama merged with GamesRadar+ in June 2020, ceasing to operate as a standalone website. During the transition, most of the site's archives were erased.
In 1998, Newsarama broke the news of Jim Lee's sale of WildStorm to DC Comics, establishing the site as a major source for industry news.
Newsarama was acquired by Imaginova in October 2007, then by TopTenREVIEWS in October 2009. That company rebranded as TechMedia Network and later as Purch Group in April 2014. Purch's consumer brands were acquired by Future US in July 2018.
In April 2026, staff writer George Marston, the last remaining Newsarama team member, was laid off. Chris Arrant of Popverse described Newsarama as "seemingly defunct," noting that the brand had been largely eliminated from GamesRadar.com over the preceding year.