APE previews, debuts, parties!
The Alternative Press Expo kicks off this weekend, boasting one of the best guest line-ups imaginable, including Craig Thompson, Matthew Thurber, Kate Beaton, and many others. Please remember, Sparkplug Books will be at the show, and buying from them not only gets you some great comics but helps pay remaining medical bills from the late, truly great Dylan Williams. Here's a very quick who's where, debuts and all that other stuff:
Continue ReadingChris Weston has finished drawing THE TWELVE
As shown in a picture just posted on Weston's Twitter feed, he's finally finished drawing THE TWELVE, a 12-issue mini series written by J. Michael Straczynski that debuted in 2008 to great acclaim -- some even thought it could be Marvel's THE WATCHMEN. However scheduling difficulties -- JMS was writing movies, Weston was storyboarding them -- kept the book on hiatus since issue #8 came out in late 2008.
Continue ReadingThe day in gender battles: Fight the crap or wallow in the good?
"Perhaps this inability to find something appropriate to wear is related to her new characterization. An alien who can’t tell one human male from another probably has trouble understanding American sizing, or fitting rooms. However, since she makes it clear that, like all her people, she’ll have sex with anyone at any time whenever she feels like it, I’d love to see what the appliance stores are like on Tamaran."
Continue ReadingFight! Darryl Ayo vs Sean T. Collins over the immortal soul of Daniel Clowes
Quote: There’s not much to grab onto with Clowes’ new work. Just upper middle class white male alienation. His tone is smug but he offers very precious few treats for the cartoon enthusiast who wanders into his worlds yet doesn’t share his worldview.
Continue ReadingNYCC: Saturday sold out; pro passes going fast
Perhaps spurred by news of the Chevy Sonic, ticket sales to New York Comic Con are flying off the shelves. According to the show's official twitter feed, Saturday ticketsa are now sold out, although some may be available via retailers. And professional 4-day passes -- which cost $10 as a registration fee this year -- are almost gone as well. Three and four day passes for the public are still available but going fast.
Continue ReadingWill DC leave its New York offices?
This article on Time Warner reevaluating its New York office space from deadline has everyone talking: This led Glenn Hauman and Johanna Draper to ask if DC might be part of a move. The answer is "No" -- at least for the short term, as New York real estate is defined.
Continue ReadingExclusive: The making of the IMMORTALS: GODS AND HEROES video
Watch an EXCLUSIVE video featuring F.J. DeSanto, David Gallaher, Jock, Ben McCool and Patrick Scherberger as they talk about their work on the IMMORTALS graphic novel.
Continue ReadingGAME OF THRONES comic gets primo placement at Barnes & Noble
Game of Thrones is stilll selling like hotcakes, and Dynamite has managed to get the new comics adaptation premium placement in a display of similar material. The publisher worked closely with Ingram and B&N to get this across the chain. That should move a few copies. Nice one, Dynamite.
Continue ReadingJoe Jusko, master of the male wedgie
This cover for an upcoming issue of Dynamite's DEJAH THORIS is actually a very adroit piece of work. It's also an example of equal opportunity cheesecake for a change. Nice one.
Continue ReadingThe new Kindle has kicked off all kinds of havoc
While tech pundits are predicting an all-out tablet war following the introduction of a cheap, Amazon-powered Kindle Fire, ICv2 has a very interesting analysis of what the DC/Amazon exclusive on all of DC's GNs could mean:
Continue ReadingNYCC approaches — exhibit space sold out
There will be Star Wars, a special car and many, many people. New York Comic Con has announced that the floor is sold out. Chevrolet is using the show to launch the Sonic, a US-built economy car -- the car will be promoted with four painted Sonics and one giant gas-filled Sonic—one imagines it will be floating overhead, but surely not the only element of the show that will be filled with hot air.
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Speed force activate!
As happens from time to time, The Beat has been engaged in an outside project which takes up a significant amount of time normally given over to Beatage. Between that and all the incredible comics events all around every week, it's literally hard to find time to sleep, let along post fun pictures. But we'll keep pooking along. There's so many great events we've attended in recent weeks that we meant to post about -- like the signing for Cliff Chiang and WONDER WOMAN last weekend at Bergen Street Comics -- people had lined up as early as 4:30 and the line went around the block! The Source had a little write up. That's Mike Cavallero and Ali Collucio standing in front of some of the art, above.
Continue ReadingMeanwhile…what is Marvel Comics doing to its women?
September has been New 52 month and Marvel has been silently sitting on the sidelines waiting for her chance to get a dance with the homecoming king at the school dance, while wondering how her formerly drab rival managed to catch his attention. But while they haven't been getting all that much good talk...they also haven't been scrutinized...yet. The Sufragettes of Comics have been too busy raking DC over the coals to notice that, as "Man Show" as their books sometimes are, at least DC has SIX books featuring a female character as the lead..compared to Marvel's paltry one—X-23. Marvel also publishes Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, Anita Blake, and the Crossgen pick-up Mystic -- but while we'd consider those fine examples of diversity and finding a female audience, they aren't mainstream Marvel U.
Continue ReadingFirst official Avengers set photos in EW
EW kicks off the OFFICIAL Avengers set photos race as opposed to the gigabytes of spy photos everyone has been snapping on the streets of various American cities.
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