Real lives of the cartoonists: Bennett/Guinan party pics
The annual Halloween party thrown at the home of Anina Bennett and Paul Guinan of Boilerplate fame, seems to have been a real humdinger.
Continue ReadingWebcomic watch: OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS
Folks around the net are linking to the webcomic OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS by Mr. Tim. This site depicts REAL things said to me (or at least near me) by customers in the comic book shop that I work in. These are real people. This is what they look like and this is something that they actually said. Obviously, Mr. Tim is made of stern stuff.
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Kibbles ‘n’ Bits — 11/15/10
Insights, the Digi-comp, What comics does Zadie Smith read, and convention adventures.
Continue ReadingEarly Green Lantern footage on EW
As everyone probably knows by now, the first public footage from the eagerly awaited Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively has surfaced as a teaser for a full reveal on Tuesday's Entertainment Tonight. The reaction to this footage has been...mixed.
Continue ReadingWizard officially buys Mid-Ohio-Con
After some mysterious seeming confirmations, Wizard has made official its purchase of the Mid-Ohio-Con, which will be held October 22-23, 2011 in Columbus, OH. Official PR below.
Continue ReadingJMS: “Graphic novels are key to DC’s future.” UPDATED
WOW -- so much e-ink over the news that J. Michael Straczynski, a prominent comics writer and Hollywood show runner, is leaving monthly comics to write an OGN sequel. And now two interviews at CBR and Newsarama to explain what really happened:
Continue ReadingDeath comes in many forms and publishers
Share this link on Facebook!TweetOkay, here’s what we know now. Re, death of Spider-Man, Marvel released a cover for AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #655 which seems to link up to that whole death-thing going on. PLus it’s by Marcos Martin so it’s already on the plus list. And over at DC, This image was released the other [...]
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To Read: Uncle Bob And The Frankenstein Monster
Daryl Cunninghamis best known for his scientific debunking stories -- a collection of which has been published in the UK by Blank Slate -- but he also does stuff likeUncle Bob And The Frankenstein Monster. A US edition of Psychiatric Tales: Eleven Graphic Stories About Mental Illness is coming out in February from Bloomsbury in the US.
Continue ReadingIndie Month-to-Month Sales September 2010
Share this link on Facebook!TweetSeptember may not have seemed to create any records for sales, but if you look more closely at the charts you’ll discover some interesting things. The bottom title on the chart (Farscape #11 from Boom!) sold more copies than any title in the #300 position in almost fifteen years. Even compared [...]
Continue ReadingTinkerers GN promotes industrial concerns
We all know that everyone wants to get in on that graphic novel boom, but did you know even the Metals Service Center Institute is getting in on the act?
Continue ReadingSteve Rude thanks people for support, keeps home
There have been many grassroots "cartoonist benefits" of late and the way things are going, there are bound to be many more. One of the most alarming recent calls to action was the news that Steve Rude was in danger of losing his house, and a resulting art sale. In his newsletter, The Dude reports that the house has been saved, and he's overwhelmed:
Continue ReadingKibbles ‘n’ Bits — 11/12/10
What is happening in Beaver County? You will soon find out!
Continue ReadingCredo
In the early days of The Beat I used to start many days with a "meta" post about my doings and very important thoughts, but that kind of personal stuff jumped the shark long ago, it seems. No one really cares about me seeing a blue lobster anymore...or rather, that's really what Twitter and Facebook are for. There's a social network for every ephemeral thought, and I now spend hours each day sharing the ephemeral thoughts of thousands of my close personal friends. In a way, it's too bad. Those were some of my most favorite posts to write -- like the time I went shopping for a mop. I guess you had to be there.
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