Watch the first three minutes of the WALKING DEAD mid-season premiere

3 Comments POSTED ON Jan 30 2012 AT 6:39 pm BY The Beat

Can't wait to see what happens after that last traumatic scene of season 1.0 when Rick shoots Sophia and the rest of the zombies in the barn? The first three minutes of The Walking Dead's February 12th premiere have just been put on line and we'll give you three guesses what happens:

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The Walking Dead opening credits as cheesy ’80s sitcom

0 Comments POSTED ON Jan 27 2012 AT 12:50 pm BY The Beat

The internet FTW once again.

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VIDEO: “I’ll ski on your lunch if I want.”

2 Comments POSTED ON Jan 11 2012 AT 3:26 pm BY The Beat

James Bond is a bit of a prick, isn't he?

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Politics: Marvin E. Quasniki would lead a puppet regime

0 Comments POSTED ON Dec 19 2011 AT 4:23 pm BY The Beat

If you are like us, you are still grieving at the loss of Herman Cain from next year's presidential race. From his powerful hats, to his inspiring slogans -- "You need a job, right?" -- to his wondrous waffling that made every scandal a delight, Cain never failed to bring a smile to our lips, even in these grim times. And he justified that faith in his ability to make us laugh at our problems right up until the very end, topping it off with a quote with the Pokémon movie. But Herman is gone. Luckily, a new candidate for the Republican nomination has arisen who may just take his place, Marvin E. Quasniki, a humble turquoise farmer from Tonopah, Nevada who is running on a very catchy campaign motto that will soon be heard all over Fox News: "No more bullshit."

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Red Hot Chili Peppers channel Raymond Pettibon for recent video

3 Comments POSTED ON Nov 29 2011 AT 8:30 am BY The Beat

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are still around! And to prove they are still in touch with the kids they have hopped on the hot graphic novel trend for their latest video -- because graphic novels aren't just for kids any more. Under the bridge downtown, is where I drew some mini comics. Actually, the video for "Monarchy of Roses" is more an homage to Raymond Pettibon than comic books. Amazingly, Anthony is still rocking the shirt-off look as he nears the half century mark...clean living, I guess.

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Video alert: Derek Kirk Kim’s MYTHOMANIA finishes Season One

0 Comments POSTED ON Nov 15 2011 AT 11:00 am BY The Beat

As we've previously mentioned, Derek Kirk Kim is a real hyphenate. Note only is his webcomic TUNE going strong towards a Fall 2012 collection, but he's just finished posting to YouTube 9 episodes of MYTHOMANIA, a parallel video series following cartoonist Andy Go and his millennial adventures.And now it has a poster!

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24 Hours of Halloween: “Ghost Town” by the Specials

0 Comments POSTED ON Oct 31 2011 AT 9:01 pm BY The Beat

At a time of similar hopelessness and when people are actually asking if Brutalist architecture contributed to the UK Riots, it's good to revisit this classic from the Specials. When I first watched this video I thought it was a modern remake as it looks so current and timeless, but apparently it's from 1981, and directed by the late Barney Bubbles, a designer who killed himself a few years later.

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31 Days of Halloween: “The Birds of Anger”

1 Comment POSTED ON Oct 26 2011 AT 3:02 pm BY The Beat

This Angry Birds/The Birds short film by Gregg Bishop -- presented as part of G4's Epictober filmfest -- is not as funny as you might think given the premise; instead it's an Alfred Hitchcock fanfic kinda thing—and violent! But you will probably enjoy Jamie Alexander (Sif) and Amanda Baker looking very fetching.

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Exclusive: The making of the IMMORTALS: GODS AND HEROES video

0 Comments POSTED ON Sep 30 2011 AT 9:00 am BY The Beat

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.

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1-800-MICE: the rap video

0 Comments POSTED ON Sep 28 2011 AT 8:00 am BY The Beat

Matthew Thurber is one of a kind, and we haven't even figured out what kind yet. Here's a new animated rap video based on his new 1-800-MICE book, out now from Picturebox. Thurber is also touring, starting Friday in SF.

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WATCH: “The Secret History of Women in Comics” at SPX

0 Comments POSTED ON Sep 25 2011 AT 12:46 pm BY The Beat

Scott Edelman has posted a complete video of the panel I moderated at SPX featuring Jessica Abel, Robyn Chapman, Alexa Dickman, and Diane Noomin. If you don't want to watch the whole video, former Beat Events Editor Maggie Siegel-Berele posted her own cartoon take on the panel. Maggie thought the panel was depressing. I say those who don't remember the past are doomed to go to panels to find out about what happened.

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Stop Motion Jonny Quest by Roger Evans

2 Comments POSTED ON Sep 12 2011 AT 7:00 am BY The Beat

A fan-made homage to the opening credits. If you want to know where Brock Samson got his mojo, check out that little look Race Bannon gives near the end.

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Yes yes: Don Cheadle’s Captain Planet is the funniest thing today

4 Comments POSTED ON Sep 01 2011 AT 2:20 pm BY The Beat

Via Funny or Die, the ecological wonderland of '80s TBS is recalled.

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Watch Little Nemo-inspired video for Jascha Hoffman

1 Comment POSTED ON Aug 10 2011 AT 9:00 am BY The Beat

Benjamin Ahr Harrison directed this swell animated video that references Winsor McCay's great Little Nemo comic strip. Check out Hoffman's website for more musical stylings.

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Video Parade: THE LEGEND OF KORRA trailer

1 Comment POSTED ON Jul 29 2011 AT 11:50 am BY The Beat

Despite the awful, whitewashed M. Night Shyamalan movie, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER retains its passionate fanbase, and news of a sequel, THE LEGEND OF KORRA, a 26-episode miniseries, has had hearts a fluttering for some time. The trailer was released at Comic-Con, and the panel had lots of news about the show, which is slated to air next year.

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