Piecing Together the New Avengers Lineup
That's a fairly traditional lineup, as such things go.
Eddie Campbell Has Some Comics on His New Website
You remember Eddie Campbell, right? From Hell, Alec and Bacchus?
He has new website, "Eddie Campbell, Dammit!" (https://www.eddiecampbelldammit.com)
He's also running a six-part comic there. "The Empty Nesters" is running...
HYPE: Preview of Hazel Newlevant’s No Ivy League, coming in 2018
Here's a preview of Hazel Newlevant's debut graphic memoir, No Ivy League, a tale of teenage discovery and racial tensions set in Portland, OR.
Kingsman: The Secret Service Movie Cover Revealed
You knew it had to happen eventually, and it's finally here. To coincide with the new film, naturally. Image is now releasing the film...
Hitman (The Video Game) Gets a Comic Adaption and Origin in October
The Hitman video game franchise goes back to 2000 and with two different film adaptions, so the odds are at least even that you've...
The Final Fate of Heidi MacDonald
Comics have a long history of killing off it's darlings: Superman, Ferro Lad, Gwen Stacy, Invisible Kid, Professor X and Captain Marvel. Marvel, in particular,...
Charles Vess Has An Original Art Edition of The Book of Ballads
You remember Charles Vess, right? If not, guide left and his art ought to look familiar. He's got an original art book coming out....
James Bond Returns in Kill Chain
007 butting up against the CIA? Sounds like that's part of the plot for Kill Chain, the new James Bond comic from Dynamite in July.
Due...
Bettie Page: Recast as a Spy
Ah, Hollywood in the 1950s. The Red Scare, blacklisting, publicists covering up all manner of misbehaving and... Bettie Page the spy? Apparently, so.
In...
What Do You Get When You Cross Fantagraphics With the Sex Pistols?
This one came flying in from left field and it takes a moment to unpack. You remember how Fantagraphics is doing a line of...
A Fix-Up, Not a Reboot: One Month into DC’s Rebirth
A lot’s been said about DC’s Rebirth being an attempt to get the pre-New 52 fans (realistically, the fans who quit prior to New...
Preview: Awesome Con is going to be…awesome
Tomorrow Awesome Con in Washington DC kicks off, and The Beat will be there.
In case you missed it, last year Awesome Con partnered...
