Comics

Yesterday the above, somewhat disturbing photo, swept through the internets like a virus, with the breathless question : is this a leak from the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie?... Latino review, which first cirulated he photo, says that it's just a class project from one of make-up master Tom Savini's students. However we are happy to report that THIS is the real deal: PIZZA TIME!... The above is Jon Vermillyea 's drawing, and it is not disturbing at all.

Jamie S. Rich's sketchbook might say yes. The above is by Mike Allred, proving that many Mike Allred characters have a family resemblance to Audrey Hepburn.

Iconix, the world's second biggest licensing company, has acquired the licensing rights to E.W. Scripps (aka United Media's) comic strips, including Peanuts, Dilber, Get Fuzzy and many, many others, it was reported today. The price was $175 million. As we reported a few months ago, Scripps, had put its lucrative licensing business on the block, given the problems in their other segments, including the newspaper business. The deal will be a joint venture with the family of Charles Schulz continuing to get a share of the licensing income from a previous deal.

A single gag is recycled in various settings. "What is it about Garfield that makes it so infinitely mutable? Seriously. You can't do this so...

Waitaminnit! That Slaterman23 is quite the busy bee -- he's also designed a Lost: The Animated Series poster. Click for larger image! Looking at...

Via Jill Pantozzi , yet more fan designed vintage style posters for comics stuff, this time various superheroes, via Slaterman23.

• Yow, lots of Marvel movie news percolatin' out there. Claude Brodesser-Akner reports that Columbia is the first studio to run up against the...

If you couldn't be at Stumptown, you could follow along via Twitter, or check out the Portland Mercury's photos, or Anna Faltermeier's, or...

The Stumptown Comics Festival was held this weekend. Many folks attended the party where the awards were held, and even wrote extensive blog postings...

Jim Rugg writes to tell us he'll be debuting a new mini comic at SPACE tomorrow, and -- as befits one of our most POPULAR categories here on The Beat -- gave us an exclusive peek:

Such a busy weekend! The indie comics tour continues in the Midwest with the SPACE Festival, held this year at a new location:Ramada Plaza...

The Stumptown Comics Fest unfolds this weekend in Portland, one of the premier events on  the indie comics circuit, and what with the Mayor...