diff --git a/src/en/earlymanga/build.gradle b/src/en/earlymanga/build.gradle
index d2b854e0a..b3f3ae48f 100644
--- a/src/en/earlymanga/build.gradle
+++ b/src/en/earlymanga/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ext {
     extName = 'EarlyManga'
     extClass = '.EarlyManga'
-    extVersionCode = 22
+    extVersionCode = 23
 }
 
 apply from: "$rootDir/common.gradle"
diff --git a/src/en/earlymanga/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/earlymanga/EarlyManga.kt b/src/en/earlymanga/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/earlymanga/EarlyManga.kt
index 643e01f8b..47ef8603c 100644
--- a/src/en/earlymanga/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/earlymanga/EarlyManga.kt
+++ b/src/en/earlymanga/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/earlymanga/EarlyManga.kt
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ class EarlyManga : HttpSource() {
     override fun popularMangaParse(response: Response) = searchMangaParse(response)
 
     /* latest */
-    override fun latestUpdatesRequest(page: Int) =
-        searchMangaRequest(page, "", OrderByFilter.LATEST)
+    override fun latestUpdatesRequest(page: Int): Request {
+        return GET("$apiUrl/home/show-more?page=$page")
+    }
+
     override fun latestUpdatesParse(response: Response) = searchMangaParse(response)
 
     /* search */
@@ -93,7 +95,9 @@ class EarlyManga : HttpSource() {
                 SManga.create().apply {
                     url = "/manga/${it.id}/${it.slug}"
                     title = it.title
-                    thumbnail_url = "$baseUrl/storage/uploads/covers_optimized_mangalist/manga_${it.id}/${it.cover}"
+                    thumbnail_url = it.cover?.let { cover ->
+                        "$baseUrl/storage/uploads/covers_optimized_mangalist/manga_${it.id}/$cover"
+                    }
                 }
             },
             hasNextPage = result.meta.last_page > result.meta.current_page,
@@ -166,10 +170,17 @@ class EarlyManga : HttpSource() {
             title = result.title
             author = result.authors?.joinToString { it.trim() }
             artist = result.artists?.joinToString { it.trim() }
-            description = "${result.desc.trim()}\n\nAlternative Names: ${result.alt_titles?.joinToString { it.name.trim() }}"
+            description = buildString {
+                result.desc?.trim()?.also { append(it, "\n\n") }
+                result.alt_titles?.joinToString("\n") { "• ${it.name.trim()}" }
+                    ?.takeUnless { it.isEmpty() }
+                    ?.also { append("Alternative Names:\n", it) }
+            }
             genre = result.all_genres?.joinToString { it.name.trim() }
             status = result.pubstatus[0].name.parseStatus()
-            thumbnail_url = "$baseUrl/storage/uploads/covers/manga_${result.id}/${result.cover}"
+            thumbnail_url = result.cover?.let { cover ->
+                "$baseUrl/storage/uploads/covers/manga_${result.id}/$cover"
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -211,9 +222,11 @@ class EarlyManga : HttpSource() {
         val chapterUrl = response.request.url.toString()
             .replace("/api", "")
 
-        return result.images.mapIndexed { index, img ->
-            Page(index = index, url = chapterUrl, imageUrl = "$cdnUrl/manga/manga_${result.manga_id}/chapter_${result.slug}/$img")
-        }
+        return result.images
+            .filterNot { it.endsWith(".ico") }
+            .mapIndexed { index, img ->
+                Page(index = index, url = chapterUrl, imageUrl = "$cdnUrl/manga/manga_${result.manga_id}/chapter_${result.slug}/$img")
+            }
     }
 
     override fun imageRequest(page: Page): Request {
diff --git a/src/en/earlymanga/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/earlymanga/EarlyMangaDto.kt b/src/en/earlymanga/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/earlymanga/EarlyMangaDto.kt
index 3e797f94c..26b0ad8d0 100644
--- a/src/en/earlymanga/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/earlymanga/EarlyMangaDto.kt
+++ b/src/en/earlymanga/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/earlymanga/EarlyMangaDto.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ data class SearchData(
     val id: Int,
     val title: String,
     val slug: String,
-    val cover: String,
+    val cover: String? = null,
 )
 
 @Serializable
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ data class MangaData(
     val artists: List<String>?,
     val all_genres: List<NameVal>?,
     val pubstatus: List<NameVal>,
-    val desc: String = "Unknown",
-    val cover: String,
+    val desc: String? = "Unknown",
+    val cover: String? = null,
 )
 
 @Serializable
diff --git a/src/en/earlymanga/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/earlymanga/EarlyMangaFilters.kt b/src/en/earlymanga/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/earlymanga/EarlyMangaFilters.kt
index af27a74aa..ff3f966c6 100644
--- a/src/en/earlymanga/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/earlymanga/EarlyMangaFilters.kt
+++ b/src/en/earlymanga/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/earlymanga/EarlyMangaFilters.kt
@@ -53,14 +53,11 @@ class OrderByFilter(
         private val options = listOf(
             "Views",
             "Bookmarks",
-            "Added date",
-            "Updated date",
             "Number of chapters",
             "Rating",
         )
 
         val POPULAR = FilterList(OrderByFilter("Views"))
-        val LATEST = FilterList(OrderByFilter("Updated date"))
     }
 }