Nickelodeon Magazine folds
The Beat has confirmed an LA Times report that Nickelodeon Magazine, the last studio kids magazine, has been canceled:
Viacom is shutting down Nickelodeon Magazine...
Marvel’s REBORN births more questions
The news which we reported on Monday, that Marvel would allow a much later than normal final order cutoff for REBORN #1 to...
Brigid Alverson comes out swinging
New Robot 6 webcomics columnist Brigid Alverson wastes no time in telling it like it is:
Eight pages should be enough space to establish the...
First peep at Josh Brolin as Jonah Hex
Ignore the reports of Brolin cheating on his wife, and enjoy these photos!
Would Daddy Warbucks have bailed out Lehman Brothers?
The New York Times finds Jeet Heer's analysis of Little Orphan Annie's anti-FDR tone during the Great Depression a "Big Idea" for today, and...
UK comic-con scam?
Speaking of comic-cons, apparently someone in the UK is going around claiming they have one with Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, and Alan Moore as...
Earth 2100 includes graphic novels!
Will there be graphic novels in 2100? Well, the year, we don't know...the special which airs on ABC tonight...definitely! According to an email from...
Marvel news and notes: profits, Cap’s early release
Much goings on about a recent Marvelinvestor conference in which John Turitzin, Marvel’s general counsel and EVP of the executive office, answers a fan's...
CNI 200th episode podcast/Final PLANETARY in October
Our pals over at Comic News Insider have just posted their 200th episode gala which features an interview with Michael "Ben Linus" Emerson, including...
First look at Crumb’s GENESIS in The New Yorker
While the Norton booth was hyping the fall release of R. Crumb's adaptation of the Book of Genesis with a big poster, and editor...
A few BEA thoughts
I'm working on a focused BEA wrap-up for PW Comics Week, so I'll post some of my more random thoughts here.
• I twittered...
Alley Oop!
Last year the University of Missouri had a special exhibit celebrating 75 years of the comic strip Alley Oop, which concerns a comical, time...
