The Peninsula Libraries Comic Arts Festival (PLCAF) kicks off Feb. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Foster City with a small press expo and keynote by Kazu Kibuishi. Ryan North, Svetlana Chmakova and Jason Shiga are scheduled to appear later in the month. All it took was an idea. Two San Mateo County […]
INTERVIEW: Spencer & Locke’s David Pepose and Jorge Santiago, Jr. Goes Where No Funnies Have Gone Before
By Nancy Powell When David Pepose and Jorge Santiago Jr. last left Spencer & Locke, it was with a tired but satisfyingly-twisted happily ever after. Locke had just mowed down dear old dad, who mowed down Locke’s sweetie, Sophie. And now the action will take on a darker and more sinister turn when this new […]
The Marvel Rundown: Rewrite reality with AGE OF X-MAN ALPHA, and take a JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS
We discuss the beginning of the next big X-Men event, and the latest celebratory one-shot for Marvel’s 80th anniversary.
Angoulême Day 4 – Goodbye Angoulême, Hello World
A really positive and heartening undercurrent of change and connectio helped me enjoy the festival this year.
Bandai Namco to Close Sailor Moon Drops Game Server
by Erica Friedman On January 28, Fans of the popular phone color-matching game, Sailor Moon Drops, based on the popular manga by Naoko Takeuchi, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, were greeted with a message from Bandai Namco Entertainment that read: We regret to announce the closure of [Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Sailor Moon Drops]. Thank you for all […]
Yuri is My Job! Works for Kodansha Comics as they move into BL and Yuri
Kodansha Comics, the US-based arm of Japanese publisher Kodansha, is beginning their foray into the worlds of Boy’s Love and Yuri Comics with a trio of hard-working series.
Angouleme Day 2 – Where We Celebrate the Medium of Comics – with photo galleries
The festival is a whirlwind of encounters and conversations and comparing itineraries, centered primarily on indulging in the delicious food and drink available in this region of France.
Angouleme Day 1: Jen Wang wins the Young Readers’s Prize as kids comics take over the future
Our man on the scene muses on the place of kids comics in France and talks about the day’s prizewinners.
Angoulême Day 0: The Wide World of Comics
French comics were once the focus at Angoulême but things are changing.
Interview: Clarissa Thibeaux Talks Playing Xavin in Marvel’s Runaways Season 2
The Beat had the opportunity to speak with actress Clarissa Thibeaux about playing the shape-shifting character Xavin in Marvel’s Runaways Season 2.