Marvel Tease X-Termination

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Ed McGuinness delivers a fight between Wolverine and the Nightcrawler from Age of Apocalypse in this new teaser image from Marvel, which seems to...

Morrison v Moore — the Comics Version

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Via Millarworld -- in case you have been sleeping and missed Grant Morrison's thoughts on Alan Moore. We don't know the credits for this, but it's pretty awesome.

Kickwatcher & Preview: Big Feminist But kicks ass

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A new Kickstarter just launched this morning for The Big Feminist But a comics anthology of stories about women, men, attitudes and the humor and drama of those attitudes. Contributors include Jeffrey Brown, Gabrielle Bell, Lauren Weinstein, Josh Neufeld, Sarah Oleksyk, Corrine Mucha and many more, including what may be the last published comic by the late, great Dylan Williams. The goal is $13,995 which will pay for printing and distribution and a page rate for contributors.

Breaking: Graphic novels are DEFINITELY not just for nerds any more

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Over the holiday weekend, I had a chance to view Ron Mann's documntary Comic Book Confidential, about which I will have more to say...

ADVANCE REVIEW: Chew #30

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Chew, the multi-awarding comic arrives at the halfway point in the series and hits comic stands this Wednesday.  The Beat gives you the advanced...

Grand Comics Tour: 2012: Omaha, Nebraska

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Last year, on Black Friday, my 27-year-old nephew Parker and myself attempted a Grand Tour of visit comics retailer in the Omaha metropolitan area....

INTERVIEW: Steven Sanders has Designs for the World

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Steven Sanders was one of the first people I ever interviewed. An artist and designer who has worked on books such as Five Fists...
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The Strange Case of Grant Morrison and Alan Moore, As Told By Grant Morrison

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by Laura Sneddon--Over the last few weeks, my good friend Pádraig Ó Méalóid has been writing a series of articles about Alan Moore and Superfolks, which became an edgeways look at the long running friction between Moore and fellow writer, Grant Morrison. While Moore has previously spoken out about his thoughts on Morrison in various interviews, Morrison has generally kept quiet on the issue. There have been occasional barbs of course, and plenty of praise, but very little on the actual facts of the matter.
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On the Scene: Thought Bubble!

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The wonderful thing about Thought Bubble, an annual festival in Leeds that encompasses the academic Comics Forum and a two day comics convention covering all sequential art from Bunny to Batman, is that two people can attend the event and come away with a completely different experience. So while Steve Morris brilliantly scratched the surface, the following is the tale of my adventures as I visited one of the UK's most popular conventions for the very first time.

Black Friday Gives Way To Small Business Saturday

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Everyone knows about Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  It's covered to death by the media, analyzed relentlessly by Wall Street, and now rivals Thanksgiving...

Macy’s 86th Thanksgiving Day Parade: The Geeks Have Won

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Thursday, I got to be seven years old again.  When I woke up, my parents were watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  My mother...

The Beat Comic Reviews for 21/11/12

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I'm going to try a review column! Heidi sent me a message (tied to the leg of her errand boy, Piotr) asking if I'd give...

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