Hall H for Heck
Well, here we are live blogging from Hall H. Although we never received our fabled pass to the hall, there also wasn’t any line to get in, either. So we’re stuck here for an hour listening to fans behind us quoting lines from Venture Bros. The Warner Bros. booth and its bag giveaways continues to be [...]
Continue ReadingHour one
Well, we managed to make it across the floor. Once. Warner Bros. is once again giving out giant bags — this time with Wonder Woman AND a shoulder strap for crossbody styling. There’s practically a riot going on in front of the WB booth. A harried guy with a headphone told everyone, “There is no [...]
Continue ReadingSpeaking of WATCHMEN, Alan Moore talks to EW
As you can well imagine, any interview that Alan Moore gives these days will be about WATCHMEN, comics movies in general, LXG, his relationship, and magic. This new interview with Entertainment Weekly has all those topics, as well as Moore talking about his favorite TV show. Do you think that any good can come of comics [...]
Continue ReadingFrazetta sues Vanguard
Legendary fantasy artist Frank Frazetta has filed suit against David Spurlock and Vanguard Productions for $2 mil, claiming the publisher used Frazetta’s artwork and signature without permission. Frazetta released a press release with his side of things yesterday: World-renowned fantasy artist Frank Frazetta filed a complaint today with the Supreme Court of the State of New [...]
Continue ReadingSchaefer now at Marvel
Well, after all that chatter about who was editing what at DC, we’ve just learned that Jeanine Schaefer, who had worked with Mike Marts, Mike Carlin and Eddie Berganza on such books as Countdown, 52 and Final Infinite Crisis, just started today at Marvel, working in Tom Brevoort’s office.
Continue ReadingYikes!
Sorry for all the horrible typos yesterday. Our horrible internet connection, pressing appointments and an interface with tiny type all conspired against us. Hopefully things are better today. However, it’s yet another travel day here, as we wend our way back to Stately Beat Manor. So, normal posting will resume TOMORROW, at long last!
Continue ReadingBEA wraps up
It was a long day for the Graphic Novel set yesterday here at the BEA. The day started out like gangbusters with the Graphic Novel Authors Breakfast, which we reported on yesterday, Then a full slate of panels rolled out. Unfortunately, we lost our notebook during the day in all the excitement, so we’ll have [...]
Continue ReadingGraphic Novels: Not just for breakfast any more
We were a little late to this morning’s Graphic Novels Breakfast, but got there in time to see Art Spiegelman deliver an entertaining slideshow on the history of graphic novels and his own history with the form. Jeff Smith moderated and Jeph Loeb and Mike Mignola contributed their own observations. As Spiegelman pointed out, it’s [...]
Continue ReadingPostings
Our primitive PC gear isn’t letting us post at the moment. We advise going to my Twitter account , where we’ll be updating from the show floor.
Continue ReadingLOST: It's Just a Jump to the Left
Who’s alive? Who’s dead? Who might be dead? Who’s dead but still appeared in tonight’s episode? Let’s get to it. SPOILERS, of course…
Continue ReadingRIP Rory Root
Numerous sources are telling us that Rory Root has passed away this evening. Our sincere condolences to his family and his friends. We’ll have more later.
Continue ReadingLOST: Visit Scenic Membata
Time for the return of some old faces. And some bombshells of course. SPOILERS after the jump
Continue ReadingSorry about that, Chief
We don’t know why the comment table keeps crashing. Our tech team is looking into it around the clock and will not rest until the gremlin is caught!
Continue ReadingIt's a good thing THE BEAT has been cleaning
It looks like room will need to be made at Stately Beat Manor … ADULT SWIM toys! From the Kidrobot Discussion Board: Adult Swim – Mini Figures We’ve teamed up with Adult Swim to bring your late night to life. From Robot Chicken and Mad Scientist to Assy McGee, Carl and the Mooninites, ridiculous-ness in a box can be [...]
Continue Reading2008 Eisner Award Hall of Fame Nominees
PR with emphasis added. Of some interest is the fact that now what we’d call “modern” or contemporary Marvel and DC creators are beginning to show up on the ballot, like Len Wein and Barry Windsor-Smith. Voting is now open for the Hall of Fame category of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. In a change [...]
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