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Jamal Igle announces Action Lab Entertainment departure

10/11/2016 4:30 pm by Henry Barajas

Jamal Igle announces Action Lab Entertainment departure

Jamal Igle announced to the press that he has stepped down as Action Lab Entertainment’s Vice President of Marketing. “I am a creator and as such, I’m forced to make my multiple creative endeavors a priority,” Igle said. He started handling PR for Action Lab in November 2013, but Igle stated that he’s working on the next […]

Filed Under: Comings & Goings, News Tagged With: Action Lab, action labs, Black, Jamal Igle, Molly Danger

Interview: Sina Grace & Daniel Freedman on the Finale of “Self-Obessed”

04/19/2016 1:00 pm by Henry Barajas

Interview: Sina Grace & Daniel Freedman on the Finale of “Self-Obessed”

All good, gay things must come to an end. In order to celebrate the closing episode of the show, based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel he self-published with Image Comics, the Comics Beat recently spoke with Sina and the series director, Daniel Freedman.

Filed Under: Top News, Videos Tagged With: Daniel Freedman, Image Comics, Interview, Self-Obsessed, Sina Grace

Controversy swirls around the Wine Country Comic Con

03/07/2016 2:00 pm by Henry Barajas

Controversy swirls around the Wine Country Comic Con

With the proliferation of comic-cons and nerd-themed events in every country of the globe, there’s also growing controversy about convention organizers who may be shady or ill-prepared to throw such events. One show that has received a great deal of scrutiny of late is the Wine Country Comic Con, which will be held April 23-24 in Santa Rosa, CA. The scrutiny has led to some exhibitors and guests pulling out of the show.

Filed Under: Conventions, Top News Tagged With: Comic book conventions, Wine Country Comic Con

There’s a Cosplayer running for Arizona House of Representatives

03/06/2016 7:59 pm by Henry Barajas

There’s a Cosplayer running for Arizona House of Representatives

Cara Nicole, aka AZ Powergirl, has announced that she will be running for Arizona House of Representatives in district 26. Have no idea where that is? Neither does she. “It’s kind of in the Mesa, Tempe area with some of the out-lying places,” Nicole said in her official campaign Facebook video. “I’m actually running green […]

Filed Under: Breaking News, Top News Tagged With: Arizona Politics, AZ Powergirl, Cara Nicole, Cosplay, Power Girl

Cuddli hosted a Waffle Party Singles Brunch for Geeks at Meltdown

01/25/2016 1:30 pm by Henry Barajas

Cuddli hosted a Waffle Party Singles Brunch for Geeks at Meltdown

  I was scrolling through my Twitter feed when I noticed Meltdown Comics tweeted a sweet picture of maple syrup bottles, butter, and waffle makers on Saturday. The image was accompanied with “#Waffle party prepping with @CuddliApp. Singles mingle, 11AM.” Naturally, I jumped from my mattress off the floor and got ready to eat some waffles in […]

Filed Under: Top News Tagged With: Cuddli, Deadpool, harry potter, LADA, Meltdown Comics

Talkin’ ‘Great Big Hawaiian Dick’ with B. Clay Moore

12/14/2015 5:00 pm by Henry Barajas

Talkin’ ‘Great Big Hawaiian Dick’ with B. Clay Moore

Recently, B. Clay Moore sat down with The Comics Beat to talk about Great Hawaiian Dick, a special Kickstarter-exclusive comic that stems from his recent NBC TV Series deal.

Filed Under: Interviews, Top News Tagged With: B. Clay Moore, Great Big Hawaiian Dick, Interview, Jacob Wyatt, kickstarter, NBC

INTERVIEW: Confessin’ sins and talkin’ SAINTS with Sean Lewis

12/11/2015 5:30 pm by Henry Barajas

INTERVIEW: Confessin’ sins and talkin’ SAINTS with Sean Lewis

You might recognize Ben Mackey’s name because of his kick-ass Twin Peaks tarot cards or Sean Lewis for his work on This American Life. How the hell did these two guys meet? We’re about to find out.

Filed Under: Image, Interviews, Top News Tagged With: BEN MACKEY, Catholic Guilt, Image Comics, NPR, SEAN LEWIS, twin peaks

Comic Arts LA will rekindle your love for comics

12/08/2015 10:30 am by Henry Barajas

Comic Arts LA will rekindle your love for comics

Comic Arts LA was a show to make you happy about comics and inspire you for the next 12 months.

Filed Under: Top News Tagged With: Bryan Lee O'Malley, CA LA, comic arts la, Farel Dalrymple, Hazel Newlevant, Jaime Hernandez, lisa hanawalt, Matt Groening, Noelle Stevenson, The Simpsons

Emerald City Comicon gets Philip Tan and Billy Tan confused

11/13/2015 11:30 am by Henry Barajas

Emerald City Comicon gets Philip Tan and Billy Tan confused

Emerald City Comicon is a strong con. It’s right up there with San Diego and New York. Unfortunately, ECCC’s social media manager messed up bigtime The con announced that industry veteran Philip Tan is a special guest this year. Tan is among good company. Alex de Campi, Chris Burnham, Fiona Staples, and Sean Gordon Murphy […]

Filed Under: Top News

Boom! Studios green-lights ‘WE(L)COME BACK’ as an on-going series

10/23/2015 7:05 pm by Henry Barajas

Boom! Studios green-lights ‘WE(L)COME BACK’ as an on-going series

WE(L)COME BACK has been extended past a 4-issue mini to an open-ended series. Thx for all your support. Let's party! pic.twitter.com/zaZ6mQCag0 — Christopher Sebela (@xtop) October 22, 2015 We have good news for all you WE(L)COME BACK readers. Christopher Sebela, WE(L)COME BACK writer and Clown Hotel resident, announced on Twitter that Boom! Studios has agreed […]

Filed Under: Top News Tagged With: Boom Studios, Christopher Sebela

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