Graphic Novel Review: AMBIGUOUS BLU is a rare nuanced look at eating disorders
Ambiguous Blu offers a rare glimpse into the secret shame of somone struggling with disordered eating, and it is sure to be added to the list of essential comics about eating disorders.
Announcing the 2025 Minicomic Awards winners!
The 2025 Minicomic Awards took place on May 1, 2025, at the Nib & Ink Fest via livestream.
Interview: Janet Harvey on HIGH STREET HELLCATS, with exclusive art page!
Janet Harvey and I were co-workers way back in the day, and I took advantage of that to talk to her about her currently...
The Minicomics Awards 2025 nominees are announced!
The Minicomics Awards 2025 nominations were announced across seven categories—winners to be announced at the Nib & Ink Festival.
Ignition Press launches first title: Murder Podcast
Ignition Press is kickstarting its first title: Murder Podcast: The Cold Open by Jeremy Haun and Mike Tisserand.
CoryxKenshin’s MONSTERS WE MAKE becomes fastest selling indie manga in the U.S
It's been a while since I last covered the indie manga, Monsters We Make. A passion project created by popular YouTuber CoryxKenshin, it was...
Small Press Review: WEDDING JUICE turns the drama into a feast
Wedding Juice and Other Melodramas No. 1
Cartoonist: Sanika Phawde
Self-published / $20
September 2024
The first lesson comes within the opening pages of Sanika Phawde’s comic about...
Interview: COME OUT AND PLAY editors on why ‘queerness and athletics are not at...
Previously in The Beat's Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up column, we announced that Stacked Deck Press's latest project, Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project,...
MoCCA ’25 Interview: Jaime Hernandez hopes his ‘work still stands up’
Announced in February, this year's MoCCA Arts Fest (March 15 - 16) will feature some fantastic creators at the 2025 event. In anticipation of...
Storm King Comics signs with SCB Distributors
Storm King Comics will get distro for their graphic novels to both comics and book stores via SCB Distribution.
Interview: Louis Southard on the return of MIDNIGHT WESTERN THEATRE
Louis Southard discusses bringing back Midnight Western Theatre.
On the Scene: MICE turns fifteen
Sunday afternoon, the second day of MICE, and I’m headed to a panel. The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo is celebrating their fifteenth anniversary this...
