Process

As a new character joins the cast of Cullen Bunn and Will Sliney's Fearless Defenders, so she joins team members Valkyrie and Misty Knight in our growing group shot of the team! Today sees...

With comics having reached a hitherto unseen level of respectability, that's the cue for the comics literati to go back to the begining and argue about how the whole thing works...or doesn't.

Following up on last year's bestselling Vader and Son, Jeffrey Brown is back this April with Vader's Little Princess a series of gags based on Vader as dad to little Leia, from toddler to teen. Art Director Steve Mockus has a process post on putting together the book's cover; since it covered an age range the idea wasn't immediately apparent.

With Fearless Defenders #1 out today, artist Will Sliney has returned to The Beat to talk about the first recruit to Valkyrie's cause: Misty Knight! Yes,  she of the afro-wearing sass, street-fighting fighting, and Jean Grey......

The other day the New York Times interviewed South Park's Matt Stone which you should be able to read unfirewalled here, and Stone delivers a confirmation of Content as King:

Marvel seem to be making a proper investment in their female characters in 2013, with a number of new books launching and several of their more prominent female characters getting a boost in profile. Of...

Well, as we were just saying, colorists are an integral part of the comics creation process, more responsible fore the look of a book than anyone else, really in the modern production process. ...

This is one of those "the killer is calling from inside the house!" posts. As the digital tide slowly eats away at the limestone foundations of print, sometimes it's the hidden damage that is most destructive. In this case, artist Jim Rugg points out something that isn't discussed nearly enough: how coloring comics on computer monitors is not really an adequate preparation for the print versions. In this case, he notes that the print version of Mike Mignola's Hellboy in Hell just doesn't look as good as the digital version:

Ron Perazza has been at the forefront of new digital comic projects for years, with his work at Zuda and ComiXology helping to pave the way for digital comics as we now know them....

I'm sure this post on how to make it as an artist by animator Geneva Hodgson (and reblogged by Kate Beaton, hence my embarrassing ID mixup) doesn't need any promotion from me, but here it is anyway. IT's full of solid observations and advice, and you should READ THE WHOLE THING, but she mentions one thing that I don't think most career advice articles cover enough:

One of the more interesting aspects of Marvel's relaunch is how involved some of the creators have been in discussing their craft with fans. While Jonathan Hickman's formspring account has been pinging away daily...

When the news was announced that Cullen Bunn would be writing Fearless Defenders for Marvel next year, the world breathed a sigh of relief. It’s no secret that this is a project many have...