300: Rise of an Empire is actually happening and here are some photos to...
In 2006, Zack Snyder's 300 was a innovative blockbuster that gave America's frustration over the war in Iraq an acceptable outlook, made Gerard Butler's...
Nice art alert: PEPITA: Takehiko Inoue meets Gaudí
Okay here is a thing which is cool: PEPITA: TAKEHIKO INOUE MEETS GAUDÍ a hardcover travel diary comprised of prose, sketches, and artwork by Takehiko Inoue, creator of SLAM DUNK, REAL, and VAGABOND. Inoue, whose sensitive pen and ink drawings are gorgeous by any standard, went to Barcelona and became entranced, as so many do, by the imagination and beauty of the architecture of Antoni Gaudí which lies over the landscape of Barcelona like a surreal lace scarf. culminating in the still unfinished Sagrada Familia, the famed twisty, turny cathedral that unites the gothic and the modern in one stunning building.
Titan Share ‘Frigid Terror’ of Upcoming Series IT CAME!
You send me something silly, you're almost bound to see it show up on The Beat. Silly is the best of things to be!...
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer Go “Live” at Bard College
The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College in Red Hook, New York, hosted "An Evening with Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer"...
Disney/Marvel release first Captain America: The Winter Soldier photo and final cast
Production is underway on Captain America: The Winter Soldier — it will film in LA, Cleveland and Washington DC. Anthony and Joe Russo direct...
Revealed! Red Sonja #1 Variant Cover Gallery
As part of the relaunch of Red Sonja by Gail Simone, Dynamite has released the entire #1 variant cover gallery with images by
Nicola Scott,...
Exclusive Sneak Peek: Liberator
I've already pegged this as potentially the debut of the year, and with Liberator #1 now available for pre-order, we get a sneak peek...
Let Me Tell You What Trinity War Is
Dearest readers! Brian Truitt, that most handsome of USA Today reporters, has today revealed what DC's Trinity War event will actually be about. There...
Poison Chalice Interlude: 1953 – 1985 Roundup and Some Notes on Copyright
So far, this history of Marvelman - more correctly called Poisoned Chalice: The Extremely Long and Incredibly Complex Story of Marvelman - has taken...
Can creators really get their books back from Tokyopop?
We've been covering the sometimes glorious, sometimes ignominious history of Tokyopop for as long as there has been a Beat. Although its biggest legacy...
Dark Horse Show You How To Make… Dream Thief Paper Dolls
I love strange publicity bits, and Jai Nitz has released something ace in advance of the publication of Dream Thief -- his new Dark...
Marvel Tell Us More About Infinity
I'm not talking about the constantly-developing fifteen-page theoretical shadow-physics equation Jonathan Hickman emails every member of the comics press once weekly - this is the...









