The Beat: Comics and Pop Culture News, Review, and Interviews

Previews

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: The past comes back to haunt Bob in BLACK TERROR #5

Deanna Destito - 02/25/2020 4:00 pm

Previews

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Vault releases more pages ahead of the debut of FINGER GUNS #1

Deanna Destito - 02/25/2020 2:30 pm

Matt Chats

Matt Chats: Lane Lloyd on his spontaneous, Seussian comic GOD-PUNCHER

Matt O'Keefe - 02/25/2020 2:00 pm

Previews

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Things get bloody in CHASTITY #5

Deanna Destito - 02/25/2020 11:30 am

DC

INTERVIEW: How Amy Winston as Princess Amethyst is really a reflection of Amy Reeder the creator

Nancy Powell - 02/25/2020 10:30 am

Which comics should make it into the ‘Best of Kickstarter’ anthology? You decide!

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Raina Telgemeier: The Comics Industry Person of the Decade

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The 100 Best Comics of the Decade

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Latest Comics News

Black Terror #5

Previews

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: The past comes back to haunt Bob in BLACK...

Deanna Destito - 02/25/2020 4:00 pm

Bob Benton is learning you can’t outrun mistakes from the past

Finger Guns #1

Previews

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Vault releases more pages ahead of the debut of...

Deanna Destito - 02/25/2020 2:30 pm

The new series is set to release this week

Graphic Novels

Bong Joon-Ho’s PARASITE storyboards to be released as an English-language graphic...

Joe Grunenwald - 02/25/2020 2:15 pm

The graphic novel will utilize Bong's storyboards and dialogue from the finished film.

Van Lente and Dunlavey Kickstart their latest project, THE COMIC BOOK...

02/25/2020 12:15 pm

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Things get bloody in CHASTITY #5

02/25/2020 11:30 am

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW – The Avant-Guards Returns in Down to the Wire

02/25/2020 11:00 am

Amy Reeder’s Amy Winston as Princess Amethyst

INTERVIEW: How Amy Winston as Princess Amethyst is really a reflection...

02/25/2020 10:30 am

A Year of Free Comics: STICK FIGURE HAMLET offers an alternative...

02/24/2020 6:00 pm

the phantom twin

INDIE VIEW: ‘The Phantom Twin’ mixes solid sideshow scholarship with melodrama

02/24/2020 5:00 pm

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Graphic Novels

Bong Joon-Ho’s PARASITE storyboards to be released as an English-language graphic novel

Joe Grunenwald - 02/25/2020 2:15 pm

The graphic novel will utilize Bong's storyboards and dialogue from the finished film.

Toys

BREAKING: Mezco Releases Toy Fair Exclusive Direct to Fans!

Billy Henehan - 02/25/2020 1:00 pm

The high end toy designer released their Toy Fair swag bag directly to the public this afternoon

Toy Fair ’20: McFarlane Toys celebrates 25th Anniversary

02/25/2020 12:30 pm

Van Lente and Dunlavey Kickstart their latest project, THE COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF ANIMATION

02/25/2020 12:15 pm

riverdale f.p. jones hermione lodge

Studio Coffee Run 2/25/20: STAR WARS returns to Exegol and RIVERDALE loses two parent figures

02/25/2020 9:30 am

my hero academia: heroes rising review

Review: MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING’s finale is a series’ high

02/24/2020 12:00 pm

The Walking Dead S10E9

Recap: THE WALKING DEAD S10E9 – “Squeeze”

02/23/2020 10:10 pm

Recap: BATWOMAN S1E13: “Drink Me”

02/23/2020 9:22 pm

HAPPENING NOW

Black Terror #5

Previews

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: The past comes back to haunt Bob in BLACK...

Deanna Destito - 02/25/2020 4:00 pm

Bob Benton is learning you can’t outrun mistakes from the past

Finger Guns #1

Previews

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Vault releases more pages ahead of the debut of...

Deanna Destito - 02/25/2020 2:30 pm

The new series is set to release this week

Bong Joon-Ho’s PARASITE storyboards to be released as an English-language graphic novel

02/25/2020 2:15 pm

Lane Lloyd comics

Matt Chats: Lane Lloyd on his spontaneous, Seussian comic GOD-PUNCHER

02/25/2020 2:00 pm

BREAKING: Mezco Releases Toy Fair Exclusive Direct to Fans!

02/25/2020 1:00 pm

Toy Fair ’20: McFarlane Toys celebrates 25th Anniversary

02/25/2020 12:30 pm

Van Lente and Dunlavey Kickstart their latest project, THE COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF ANIMATION

02/25/2020 12:15 pm

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Things get bloody in CHASTITY #5

02/25/2020 11:30 am

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW – The Avant-Guards Returns in Down to the Wire

02/25/2020 11:00 am

Amy Reeder’s Amy Winston as Princess Amethyst

INTERVIEW: How Amy Winston as Princess Amethyst is really a reflection of Amy Reeder the creator

02/25/2020 10:30 am

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COOL GEAR

BREAKING: Mezco Releases Toy Fair Exclusive Direct to Fans!

Billy Henehan - 02/25/2020 1:00 pm

Toy Fair ’20: McFarlane Toys celebrates 25th Anniversary

02/25/2020 12:30 pm

These are the Baby Yoda toys you’re looking for

02/20/2020 3:30 pm

Lego Baby Yoda! Lego Baby Yoda! Lego Baby Yoda!

02/20/2020 2:15 pm

CON NEWS

American Library Association opens applications to their Artist Alley in June

Torsten Adair - 02/24/2020 11:00 am

INTERVIEW: New Flame Con Chair Maya Bishop hopes to create a more inclusive, accessible con experience

02/10/2020 3:00 pm

EXCLUSIVE: Bluestockings Comics Festival returns in July — this time at Kickstarter HQ

01/30/2020 9:00 am

Here’s a sneak peek at Harleywood & Vine, Hollywood’s immersive BIRDS OF PREY experience

01/28/2020 1:30 pm

SALES CHARTS

Sales Charts: Wonder Woman #750 tops slow January

Heidi MacDonald - 02/14/2020 11:01 am

Sales Charts: The Top 30 comics on Webtoon in 2019

01/17/2020 11:30 am

Sales Charts: Doomsday Clock #12 and HoX/PoX were bestsellers in December

01/17/2020 11:05 am

Sales Charts: The Top 10 most viewed comics on Tapas for 2019

01/15/2020 11:30 am

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