Bob Burden’s Mystery Men return at Dark Horse

3 Comments POSTED ON Jul 19 2011 AT 7:46 am BY The Beat

Despite a multiiplayer title war with Marvel, Universal and even Dynamite, the ORIGINAL MYstery Men, as created by Bob Burden are BACK. And they have come with trading cards.

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Top Shelf signs with iVerse

1 Comment POSTED ON Jul 19 2011 AT 7:45 am BY The Beat

The digital teaming up is coming fast and furious as Top Shelf has signed with iVerse for digital distro. The idea of reading Nate Powell, James Kochalka, and Renee French on a tablet sounds very tasty indeed.

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SDCC11: Who ordered a bunny taco?

3 Comments POSTED ON Jul 19 2011 AT 7:30 am BY The Beat

Jesus it was only yesterday we were saying how much we liked going to the Tin Fish to get a fish taco and a brew and relax. But now it seems even this functional area is being taken over by marketing -- NBC to be exact:

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SDCC11: Exhibit A Press

0 Comments POSTED ON Jul 19 2011 AT 7:02 am BY The Beat

Exhibit A Press is publishing its first-ever full-color book: The Life-Partner of Frankenstein: A Supernatural Law Book by Batton Lash (60 pages, $10.95).

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SDCC11: ELEPHANTMEN

2 Comments POSTED ON Jul 19 2011 AT 7:00 am BY The Beat

Handsome art, handsome books -- Active Images never disappoints:

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SDCC11: the Beguiling Art Sale

1 Comment POSTED ON Jul 19 2011 AT 6:45 am BY The Beat

Looking to buy some amazing original art at San Diego? Stop by the D&Q booth for the Beguiling art sale. Details below. Art above by Farel Dalrymple, from Meathaus: SOS; below, Paul Pope for Saks Fifth Avenue. The Beguiling: Original Comics Art at San Diego Comic Con!

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SDCC11: Ponent Mon

0 Comments POSTED ON Jul 19 2011 AT 6:25 am BY The Beat

Can there ever be enough Jiro Taniguchi? Not really -- and a new book is on its way for Comic-Con:

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SDCC11: The vastly overblown spectacle has already begun

4 Comments POSTED ON Jul 19 2011 AT 5:00 am BY The Beat

Apparently people are ALREADY LINED UP for the Twilight Panel on Thursday. I hope they found a place to pee! Also, the Hilton wrap, as expected, is COWBOYS & ALIENS. So much for Universal getting spooked by SCOTT PILGRIM. With the big red carpet premiere and this it shows that huge displays at Comic-Con are like Pringles --you can't have just one.

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Breaking: Bye bye, Borders

19 Comments POSTED ON Jul 18 2011 AT 4:31 pm BY The Beat

It's official....as everyone expected, Borders, the book chain that spearheaded the rise of graphic novel sin the good years, has failed to find a buyer and will be liquidated, perhaps as soon as this Friday.

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Official DARK KNIGHT RISES teaser trailer released…and it’s amazing

28 Comments POSTED ON Jul 18 2011 AT 1:01 pm BY The Beat

Damn! One of the best things about Christopher Nolan's Batman movies is that the villians are truly bad people, not just cardboard guys in suits. And in the glimpse of Bane (played by Tom Hardy) that same feeling of danger comes across. Can't wait.

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New, younger Superman is single, more broody and “Twi-lighty”

66 Comments POSTED ON Jul 18 2011 AT 12:13 pm BY The Beat

Perhaps inspired by the success of the SUPERMAN; EARTH ONE gn with it's younger, more teen-friendly Superman, the DCnÜ Superman will similarly be a jeans-wearing, broodier alien who is NOT married to Lois Lane. In fact, Lois is dating another guy! Is he named Jacob Black or Eric Northman? Only time will tell. The new cover by Rags Morales is one of the best of the current relaunch, a nice iconic shot of the Man of Steel in his jeans, t-shirt and running shoes outfit. According to the PR he's soon to don his battle armor that pays tribute to his Kryptonian Past. It was either that or a friendship bracelet.

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Diamond top 300 periodicals, June

1 Comment POSTED ON Jul 18 2011 AT 10:42 am BY The Beat

It was a great month for being ultimate, being afraid and flashing.

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Diamond top 300 Trades, June 2011

0 Comments POSTED ON Jul 18 2011 AT 10:36 am BY The Beat

It's a mix of publishers at the top of the charts for the month of June, led by The Walking Dead and Buffy.

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Diamond top 50 Manga, June 2011

3 Comments POSTED ON Jul 18 2011 AT 10:35 am BY The Beat

The indestructible beat of NARUTO led the way.

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SDCC11: What if you have to pee?

2 Comments POSTED ON Jul 18 2011 AT 10:14 am BY The Beat

Meanwhile, over at the Unofficial Comic-Con live journal, Twi-Hards are worried they will have to hold it for days while camping out. Where do you go to the bathroom if you're camping out?

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