Fox TV’s Comic-Con schedule

25 Comments POSTED ON Jun 22 2010 AT 4:11 pm BY The Beat

Share this link on Facebook!TweetVia pr — GLEE is coming again and it’s gonna be huuuuuge; also lots and lots of Fox cartoons. Fox TV just sent out all the information on the panels for their various shows. This includes where, when, and who will be attending. Take a look: FRIDAY, JULY 23: 11:00-12:00 Bob’s Burgers: Creator/Executive Producer [...]

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Things that deserve ATTENTION: STUCK RUBBER BABY

16 Comments POSTED ON Jun 22 2010 AT 2:48 pm BY The Beat

It's time for pissed off readers to put their money where their mouth is.

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Internet: Dan DiDio has been playing you

73 Comments POSTED ON Jun 22 2010 AT 1:53 pm BY The Beat

As regular readers of this site and other comics sites know, the DCU has been taking a lot of lumps for perceived insensitivity in handling the death of various minority characters, and they haven't had too many opportunities to set the record straight. However, a big interview with co-publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee conducted by Fearless Kiel Phegley has been quoted widely:

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Frank Quiteley’s ABSOLUTE ALL-STAR SUPERMAN

13 Comments POSTED ON Jun 22 2010 AT 1:07 pm BY The Beat

Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Anything billed as an Absolute All-Star has to be great, but Frank Quitely holds up his end with the cover for ABSOLUTE ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, coming in October. Written by Grant Morrison, the collection of the acclaimed series — perhaps the most universally enjoyed loved superhero book of the past five years [...]

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Vertigo Spring 2011 GNs announced

2 Comments POSTED ON Jun 22 2010 AT 1:03 pm BY The Beat

The Vertigo blog annoucned their GN schedule for Jan-Apr 2011 yesterday -- including some books that were announced back in May but didn't get too much attention: RAT CATCHER by Andy Diggle and Victor Ibañez NOCHE ROJA by Writer: Simon Oliver and Jason Latour (above -- nice!)) Also, a new OGN, AARON AND AHMED by Jay Cantor and James Romberger. Nothing else new we spotted, although we're bummed that the third volume of the deluxe collected Preacher won't be out for another year. We had already cleared a place on the shelf for it!

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Kibbles ‘n’ Bits — 6/22/10

1 Comment POSTED ON Jun 22 2010 AT 9:00 am BY The Beat

Can commercial comics ever equal the greatness of underground comics? Is there a solution to the scanlation problem? Is Shaenon T. Garrity's list of ten defining manga the most defining list of all? The answers to all this and more will be found in the link below!

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Mickey Mouse gets high

8 Comments POSTED ON Jun 22 2010 AT 8:02 am BY The Beat

Found while surfing: An episode of the Mickey Mouse strip that features Mickey and Goofy getting all hopped up on goofballs. While they don't go out and muder some hookers while high, they do go to Africa so they can encounter uncomfortable racial stereotypes of the era. Was this the work of a rogue writer who slipped some crazy shit past Disney censors? Well, according to the site hosting this -- which offers "reliable, non-judgmental information about psychoactive plants, chemicals, and related issues:, this was really part of those wacky, wacky 50s and their unexpected propaganda:

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J. Bone’s Jonah Hex

6 Comments POSTED ON Jun 22 2010 AT 8:01 am BY The Beat

Based on a dream, Bone creates a new ctahc phrase. "Aw. hex yeah!"

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GREEN HORNET manifests photos and trailer

39 Comments POSTED ON Jun 22 2010 AT 8:00 am BY The Beat

Share this link on Facebook!Tweet   Michel Gondry’s GREEN HORNET feature is so weird that it’s been consigned to January release date hell by the studio, but actual approved pictures of a slim Seth Rogen and adorable Jay Chou have appeared online, as has a trailer, which looks…well, sort of what you’d expect if Seth Rogen [...]

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One Moment in Time preview

44 Comments POSTED ON Jun 21 2010 AT 4:24 pm BY The Beat

Marvel has sent out preview pages of the "One Moment in time" storyline by Joe Quesada and Paolo Rivera, and since we're big fans of Rivera we thought we'd pass them along. Plus, you don't need balloons to see how THIS marriage plays out. And talk about supervillains -- MJ's smiling, eager face might just be the scariest thing most single men will ever see in their lives.

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True Blood Recap: S2E2 — F*ckin’ Werewolves

10 Comments POSTED ON Jun 21 2010 AT 3:59 pm BY Shannon OLeary

Share this link on Facebook!TweetSeason 3: Episode 2 – Beautifully Broken by Shannon O’Leary Before the episode started, there was an announcement to stay tuned for a special Snoop Dog Tribute to Sookie video. I’ve got a thing for Snoop Dog so this made me go, “Oooo.” But right afterwards I was all, “Aw yeaaaaahhhh,” when the [...]

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But…will GN sales be UP in 2010?

6 Comments POSTED ON Jun 21 2010 AT 3:55 pm BY The Beat

Share this link on Facebook!TweetEven as the previous item showed graphic novel sales down from last year, Sandy Bilus has posted a list of books to look forward to for the rest of the year, and if you can’t find a few things to get all excited about, you are not a comics-lover. OUr own, [...]

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May DM estimates up — so are periodicals

21 Comments POSTED ON Jun 21 2010 AT 3:46 pm BY The Beat

Share this link on Facebook!TweetICv2 has posted its sales estimates for May,  and AVENGERS led the pack with a strong number as overall periodical sales went up by a healthy margin. 163,867 Avengers #1 113,752 Siege #4 108,534 [...]

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Ty Templeton’s Art Land

3 Comments POSTED ON Jun 21 2010 AT 9:30 am BY The Beat

Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Ty Templeton is doing webcomics!

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Nice Art: Brian Chippendale at Cinders

1 Comment POSTED ON Jun 21 2010 AT 9:00 am BY The Beat

Share this link on Facebook!Tweet An appreciation here.

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