Interview: Kazu Kibuishi reaches “the end” with AMULET: BOOK NINE: WAVERIDER
The Beat caught up with Kazu Kibuishi to learn all about Amulet: Book Nine: Waverider, currently available from Scholastic.
Interview: Megan Brennan on the spellbinding MAGIC GIRLS: KIRA AND THE (MAYBE) SPACE PRINCESS
The Beat catches up with Megan Brennan on Magic Girls: Kira and the (Maybe) Space Princess, a new comic about glitter, friendship & fame!
Exclusive: Dark Horse announces Eric Drooker’s NAKED CITY graphic novel
Dark Horse Books has announced cartoonist Eric Drooker's highly anticipated third graphic novel, Naked City, will hit shelves this fall.
Graphic Novel Trailer: Scuba meets stone cold corruption in EVIL EYES SEA
Check out a trailer for Evil Eyes Sea by Özge Samanci, an upcoming graphic novel scheduled for publication by Uncivilized Books in spring 2024.
Exclusive: Steenz & Sattin’s SIDE QUEST hits shelves in October
It's been four years since Steenz and Samuel Sattin announced Side Quest: A Visual History of Roleplaying Games, and now we have an official release date!...
Interview: Mohammad Sabaaneh on POWER BORN OF DREAMS: MY STORY IS PALESTINE
The Beat interviewed creator Mohammad Sabaaneh over email about Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine.
Excerpt: NEXT STOP by Debbie Fong
Get your first look inside debut graphic novel Next Stop by Debbie Fong, which promises heart, humor and "a splash of mystery and magic."
Vault adapts THE ROACH by RHETT C. BRUNO
Vault has announced that they will adapt The Roach as a graphic novel as part of their new partnership with Aethon Books
Review: Erin Williams’s WHAT’S WRONG? deftly examines the hellish landscape of chronic pain
What do you do when your baseline pain is at the top of the scale for a non-disabled person?
ALA honors many graphic novels, including Big, Mexikid, Worm, Family Style
The ALA has announced its annual Youth Media award winners and many excellent works of graphic fiction were honored, including Mexikid.
Maverick announces OF HER OWN DESIGN, arriving summer 2024
Mad Cave Studios has announced Of Her Own Design, an upcoming YA graphic novel arriving in the summer of 2024.
The Beat’s 34 Best Comics of 2023
It's been a huge year in comics and the quality of this ever-growing medium is only getting better over time. In 2023, we saw...

























