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

FANDOM FLAMES: Should fanfiction be cancelled?

Ruth Johnson - 01/22/2021 5:00 pm

Johns & Frank’s GEIGER, Walsh’s THE SILVER COIN, and more in the Image Comics April 2021 Solicitations

Joe Grunenwald - 01/22/2021 12:00 pm

The Center for Cartoon Studies and The Beat team for the 2021 Cartoonist Studio Prize

Heidi MacDonald - 01/22/2021 11:45 am

DC

DC’s REPRESENT! digital series adds creators and stories

Heidi MacDonald - 01/22/2021 11:00 am

DC

INTERVIEW: Gene Luen Yang on BATMAN/SUPERMAN, in FUTURE STATE and beyond

Joe Grunenwald - 01/22/2021 10:30 am

Latest Reviews

Review: In ABBOTT 1973, victory is only the beginning

Avery Kaplan - 01/20/2021 5:00 pm

Review: Same as it ever was in TERMINAL PUNKS #3

Avery Kaplan - 01/20/2021 1:00 pm

The Marvel Rundown: THE KING IN BLACK hits its pitch-black midpoint

Joe Grunenwald - 01/20/2021 11:00 am

Bobbie Draper (Frankie Adams) picks up Naomi's fake distress call in "Hard Vacuum"

RECAP: THE EXPANSE S5E8 — “Hard Vacuum”

Ruth Johnson - 01/20/2021 10:00 am

Review: Weather strange timez with the GORILLAZ ALMANAC 2020

Avery Kaplan - 01/19/2021 3:00 pm

DC ROUND-UP: The Future State Week 3 Roundtable

Beat Staff - 01/19/2021 12:00 pm

Breaking Comics News!

SHUT IN THEATER: Weekend Reading 44

Beat Staff - 01/23/2021 1:00 pm

A RIVERDALE OGN, JOSIE pre-Pussycats, and more in the Archie Comics April 2021 Solicitations

Joe Grunenwald - 01/23/2021 11:30 am

SILBER LININGS: Why Kevin Smith’s Onomatopoeia is a delightful Z-lister

Gregory Paul Silber - 01/23/2021 11:00 am

New BEASTS OF BURDEN, a MADMAN Library Edition, and more in the Dark Horse Comics April 2021 Solicitations

Joe Grunenwald - 01/23/2021 10:30 am

MAGIC: THE GATHERING, THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR, and more in the BOOM! Studios April 2021 Solicitations

Joe Grunenwald - 01/23/2021 10:00 am

BREAK: RUN

Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: BREAK: RUN, SPIRIT’S DESTINY and 3 more campaigns we love

Josh Hilgenberg - 01/22/2021 1:00 pm

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Godzilla vs. Kong

In the GODZILLA VS. KONG trailer, get your first glimpse of their titanic duel

Kyle Pinion - 01/24/2021 12:04 pm

SHUT IN THEATER: Weekend Reading 44

Beat Staff - 01/23/2021 1:00 pm

Invincible animated series

First look and release date revealed for INVINCIBLE animated series

Taimur Dar - 01/22/2021 5:30 pm

Village

RESIDENT EVIL: VILLAGE looks to take more than a page from RE4

Ricardo Serrano Denis - 01/22/2021 4:30 pm

Superman Lois trailer

Jonathan & Jordan Kent discover their family legacy in the SUPERMAN & LOIS trailer

Taimur Dar - 01/21/2021 4:00 pm

Recap: THE STAND S1E6 – “The Vigil”

Avery Kaplan - 01/21/2021 3:00 pm

RECAPS

Bobbie Draper (Frankie Adams) picks up Naomi's fake distress call in "Hard Vacuum"

RECAP: THE EXPANSE S5E8 — “Hard Vacuum”

Ruth Johnson - 01/20/2021 10:00 am 1

THE EXPANSE gets into intense territory in "Hard Vacuum".

Marco (Keon Alexander) convinces Filip (Jasai Chase Owens) over to his side in "Oyedeng"

RECAP: THE EXPANSE S5E7 — “Oyedeng”

Ruth Johnson - 01/13/2021 6:30 pm 0

Naomi makes a move in this next episode of THE EXPANSE.

"Tribes" gets Amos Burton (Wes Chatham) all bloody

RECAP: THE EXPANSE S5E6 — “Tribes”

01/06/2021 10:00 am

Filip Inaros (Jasai Chase Owens) is on Marco's side in "Down and Out"

RECAP: THE EXPANSE S5E5 — “Down and Out”

12/30/2020 10:00 am

Recap: HIS DARK MATERIALS S2E7 — “Æsahættr”

12/29/2020 9:30 am

Admiral Delgado (Michael Irby) and Chrisjen Avasarala (Shohreh Aghdashloo) learn just how bad Marco's attacks on Earth have gotten in "Gaugamela"

Recap: THE EXPANSE S5E4 — “Gaugamela”

12/23/2020 10:00 am

his dark materials "malice"

Recap: HIS DARK MATERIALS S2E6 — “Malice”

12/21/2020 10:00 pm

Marco Inaros (Keon Alexander) isn't in "Mother," but his presence is certainly felt

Recap: THE EXPANSE S5E3 — “Mother”

12/19/2020 10:00 am

Camina Drummer (Cara Gee) is back on THE EXPANSE

Recap: THE EXPANSE S5E2 — “Churn”

12/18/2020 10:00 am

Mandalorian Season 2 finale

Recap: THE MANDALORIAN S2E8 — “Chapter 16: The Rescue”

12/18/2020 9:30 am

FANDOM FLAMES #2: Back in time with nostalgic fandom

Ruth Johnson - 01/15/2021 10:00 am

The McDuffie Award Finalists for 2020 announced

Heidi MacDonald - 01/14/2021 11:45 am

Jack Kirby’s son denounces Capitol attackers who wore Captain America symbols

Heidi MacDonald - 01/14/2021 11:15 am

Announcing The Beat Comics Industry Person of the Year: Gene Luen Yang

Beat Staff - 01/08/2021 12:15 pm

FANDOM FLAMES #1: What’s upcoming for fandom 2021

Ruth Johnson - 01/08/2021 10:00 am

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COOL GEAR

My Little Pony and Transformers cross over again to bring mirth to the world

Heidi MacDonald - 01/20/2021 9:30 am

Say “I love you” with these STAR WARS Valentine’s Day figures revealed during Funko Fair

01/19/2021 6:45 pm

Maybe Cup Noodles x Hello Kitty is the collab we need for these times

01/13/2021 9:00 am

Hasbro unveils the most savage She-Hulk figure

01/11/2021 2:30 pm

CON NEWS

People on the move: Sassaman, Singh, Kim, Perry

Heidi MacDonald - 01/18/2021 9:00 am

CCXP ’20: Everything we learned about DC’s post-FUTURE STATE plans

12/07/2020 10:00 am

Looking back at the glamorous world of BookExpo

12/07/2020 9:00 am

What secrets of Future State will DC reveal at virtual CCXP?

12/03/2020 7:55 pm

SALES CHARTS

Marvel and Spider-Man lead Diamond’s November sales charts

Heidi MacDonald - 12/02/2020 5:15 pm

Milton Griepp to deliver 2020 Comics White Paper at the ICV2 Insider Talks

10/28/2020 6:15 pm

Venom and Jack Kirby lead Diamond’s September sales charts

10/22/2020 9:00 am

Tynion and Simmonds’ Department of Truth reprinted after 100K first printing sells out

10/07/2020 3:15 pm

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