Ruben Bolling wins the 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Award for Excellence in Journalism
Ruben Bolling's political comic strip Tom The Dancing Bug has won the 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Award for Excellence in Journalism in the Cartoon category....
By Its Cover #3: We Believe In Textless Covers (Part 2)
This is the third season in a column that judges a book by its cover. Catch up on the current season, or view the...
FCBD 2018: Read It! The TOP FIVE Issues!
52 Free Comic Book Day titles!
If you’re lucky, your store will give you a bundle of comics!
But more likely, you’ll have a limit… both...
Free Comic Book Day PREVIEW: Valiant FCBD 2018 Shadowman Special
This year's Valiant edition features Shadowman, X-O Manowar and Harbinger Wars 2.
Celebrate the Career of Yoshitaka Amano with Dark Horse’s Upcoming Illustrated Biography
YOSHITAKA AMANO: THE ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY—BEYOND THE FANTASY comes in both standard and limited edition releases.
Boom! promotes seven in the editorial department
From VP to editor, there was a lot of title movement this week.
Ice Cream Man’s Many Flavors of Misery
"Chocolate, vanilla, existential horror, addiction, musical fantasy…there’s a flavor for everyone’s misery."
The Gibbs Girls’ “The Invention of E.J. Whitaker” Shows We Need More Women of...
Over the years that I’ve contributed for The Beat, I’ve gotten to preview some pretty-interesting projects in the making, as well as talk to their equally-interesting creators. A little more than two years ago, I had a phone interview with two women who called themselves the “Gibbs Girls.” They were working on a steam-punk inspired comic that takes place at the dawn of the 20th century and during the Industrial Age. The story followed a female, African American inventor named Ada Turner who creates the first flying machine. Last week, the Gibbs Girls reached out and informed me that the comic had finally come out.
Slots: Crime and Aging… Vegas Style
Dan Panosian's story of an over the hill boxer going down swining.
FCBD 2018: Read It Or Leave It?: Gold Titles
Free Comic Book Day 2018
Gold Sponsor Comics
I continue reviewing this year's Free Comic Book Day titles! Today, I showcase the Gold Sponsor comics... these...
The Infinity Gauntlet graphic novel is the #1 comic on Amazon
Sometimes movies do sell comics.
Image Scores the English Edition of a Dargaud Graphic Novel, Wherein “Perdy” Enjoys Sex...
The artist is Kickliy, who was nominated for a 2017 Angouleme Award.


















