First Second Announce Graphic Novel from Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks
First Second have today announced that one of their next big projects will come from the creative team of Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin...
My Angoulême Diary, Day 0: Planes, Trains and Camembert
Bonjour, Beat readers, after two days of travel and jetlag, I'm pretty much embedded here in the Rights Center at Angouleme, with free wifi and free Nescafe.
I haven't had a chance to see most of the Festival yet, but that will take several days as the entire town has been taken over by the world of bande desinée.
Interview: Mick Foley talks about his surreal new WWE Superstars comic
The Beat: I just read the first issue of WWE Superstars and it’s pretty wild.
Foley Well thank you, wild in a good way I...
Stephen Mooney Wraps Up Half Past Danger’s First Volume [Interview]
Stephen Mooney's miniseries Half Past Danger comes out in a big hardcover edition today, published by IDW. It's a story of heroes versus dinosaurs, with...
Webcomic alert: The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew
The Shadow Hero is a graphic novel due later this year from the team of Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew that reimagines the...
The Beat Interview: Eric Stephenson “Our industry is in the midst of some pretty amazing...
The Beat: Eric, first off, congratulations. In comparing 2012’s Diamond year-end figures with 2013’s, I see Image rose in both dollars and units. Do...
Bid, Buy, Love: Thought Bubble’s 2014 Charity Auction
Every year the team at Thought Bubble commission artwork from some of their star attendees and put it all up for auction to benefit...
90s club kid version of Quicksilver from Days of Future Past revealed
EMPIRE magazine is having a big cover reveal day showing 25 character covers in 24 hours from X-Men; Days of Future Past, the eagerly...
Back to Class with Jimmie Robinson’s Five Weapons [Interview]
This week sees the return of Five Weapons by Jimmie Robinson, which last year was upgraded by Image Comics from a five-issue miniseries to...
Dark Horse Donate Digital Comics to Children’s Cancer Association
DC and Archie have both been using their comics to help raise money and support for charity in significant charity campaigns this last year,...
New Connor Willumsen & Reginald Péan from SHQ Publishing
Secret Headquarters, the much admired LA comics store, is one of several that has launched a micro-publishing arm, and they'll have two new books...
Mimi Yoon defends her Powerpuff Girls cover
And down the rabbit hole we go...artist Mimi Yoon has defended her "grown up Powerpuff Girls" cover for the comic that was withdrawn after...
