FIBD Angoulême 2018: Day 0 – Richard Corben wins the Grand Prix
It takes about 18 hours to get from Manhattan to this charming medieval town in France including lots of jetlag so the first day...
I KILL GIANTS Trailer Released
Based on the acclaimed comic series by writer Joe Kelly & artist J. M. Ken Niimura, the first trailer for the much anticipated I Kill...
Review: Ellice Weaver’s ‘Something City’ is a Busytown for the 21st Century
Like a Richard Scarry book for the modern urbanite, Ellice Weaver’s beautifully drawn Something City weaves together various corners of an urban environment to create...
INTERVIEW: Shining a Light on Planned Parenthood’s Chat/Text Service with PAUL LEVITZ & ...
In August 2017, ComicMix launched their Kickstarter for Mine!, a comics collection benefitting health services organization Planned Parenthood. Mine! features contributions from Eisner-Award winners...
INTERVIEW: Saladin Ahmed on the Genesis of his ’70s Noir, ABBOTT
Writer Saladin Ahmed has been making waves from his critically acclaimed ongoing Black Bolt with Christian Ward at Marvel and with his background in fiction through the...
DC ROUND-UP: DETECTIVE COMICS #973 brings Batman’s empire to a powerful, tragic end
In June 2016, DC Comics kicked off the start of its Rebirth initiative. After a wave of criticism surrounding the way they have treated...
The Dead Hand Has the Cold War Giving Up Its Ghosts
Kyle Higgins and Stephen Mooney are starting a spy comic -- quite possibly a spy-fi comic -- called The Dead Hand about a Cold War...
Remender / Moore / Opeña’s Fear Agent Is Getting Re-Collected
Fear Agent was probably the comic most responsible for putting Rick Remender on the map (although the slightly earlier Sea of Red is worth your time),...
Lucifer’s Team Looks Skyward
The transmedia flavor of modern comics manifests itself in strange ways. The showrunner of the Lucifer TV show and the artist of the Lucifer comic the show...
Matt Chats: Artist Donal DeLay on Bringing ‘Death of Love’ to Life on the...
I've known Donal DeLay for several years now. I knew he would (or at least deserved to) make it big in comics. His linework...
The Beat staff schedule in Angoulême 2018!
by Xavier Lancel
The Beat rendez-vous at Angouleme FIBD (January 25-28th)
The Beat will be at full throttle during the festival, proposing to you several encounters:
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Review: The ‘Park Bench’ at the center of the universe
There have been several good works over the past few years - Here, A Castle In England, and 750 Years In Paris come to...
