ONE AND DONE: ‘She-Hulk’ #5 and the Joy of Polite Comics
One of my favorite things about monthly comics is the intro page. It has taken on special significance in recent years--I’d say it’s thanks...
Rocket Raccoon #1’s Initial Orders Inflated By Single Source
by Brandon Schatz
A few days before the book’s final order cut-off with retailers, Marvel let it slip that their upcoming Rocket Raccoon series had...
The Retailer’s View: On Art, Business, and Brian Wood
by Brandon Schatz
A few weeks ago, Marvel’s August solicitations revealed some alarming news: Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey would be leaving Moon Knight after...
One and Done: Why Moon Knight Is The Perfect Monthly Comic
What makes a comic ‘worth it?’
In the comments to my introductory column, a lot of readers seem to gauge the value of a comic...
The Beat Podcasts! More To Come Captain America 2 Special
Straight from the offices of Publishers Weekly, it’s More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and discussion starring The Beat’s own Heidi...
The state of comics retailing — and what it says about the Big Two
There's a big survey of retailers about current comics sales trends, ably put together by Shannon O'Leary up at Publishers Weekly today, called Despite...
Must read: David Harper on the diminishing role of the comics artist at the...
It's hard to believe in the era of Tumblr and Imgur and gifs and all that, but in comics artists seem to be getting...
The day everyone loved Dan DiDio
You know how what goes around comes around. Or, to put it another way, comic book fans love to bitch and moan. It is...
The Beat Podcasts! More To Come – Exit the Batwoman… Creators
Straight from the offices of Publishers Weekly, it's More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and discussion starring The Beat's own Heidi...
How much content should you get for $2.99?
Back in the old days of the mid 2000s, comic fans could pick up any standard comic book issue for $2.99. It was the...
Who Is Andrew Hope, and What’s He Doing at Marvel, Man?
Once upon a time, there was a man from Glasgow, and his name was Andrew Hope. He dabbled in comics a bit, at a...
Stop wondering where all the female creators are, and go find them!
Following on from Heidi’s post about gender issues in the comics industry, the best response seemed clear: I should probably write a post about...
