Mysterio Visits the Stately Beat Manor Staff Comics Pull for 7/29/15
Team Beat, a group of the world’s most elite comic book reading/writing forces assembled in the Stately Beat Staff Manor to deliver The Beat -- the world’s premiere comic book website. Recently, Marvel and...
SDCC ’15: BOOM Studio’s Pre-Show Annoucement Roundup, featuring Grant Morrison, Philip K. Dick, Cyanide...
Over the past few weeks, BOOM Studios has made a bevy of announcements to drum up excitement for their San Diego showings. It's their tenth anniversary, and they're celebrating in style.
First off, Grant Morrison...
James Tynion IV’s Cognetic Wants to Control Your Mind
Recently, James Tynion IV announced Cognetic, a new three issue limited series to be published by BOOM Studios. Described as the spiritual successor to last year's breakout hit Memetic and the second in a trilogy of...
Say What?! Michael Keaton to Star and Produce Film Adapation of Boom’s Imagine...
When I was a kid, I wasn't as well versed in pop culture as I am now. Thus, I missed out on Beetlejuice and Michael Keaton's stint as the Batman. My first experience seeing him...
The Loot Crate Effect Reaches “Cartoonish Levels” on Comics Sales
Note: The distribution numbers used below are estimates, not hard sales numbers. They're accurate to the trends, but take the exact unit measurements with a small grain of salt.
Recently, Comichron released Diamond distribution numbers...
Lumberjanes is about to become a major motion picture
One of the big critical darlings of last year, Lumberjanes is a fabulous comic series written by Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis, with art by Brooke Allen and co-created by BOOM! Studios editor Shannon...
Matter-Eater Lad Visits the Stately Beat Manor Staff Comics Pull: 5/20/15
The Beat Staff has been...busy lately with two events going on and the Ultimate Universe coming to an end (sort of) this week. All of us that write here at The Beat live at...
What’s Happening NYC: Forbidden Planet Rocks!
WOW! Forbidden Planet in New York City, one of the oldest and best comics retailers in the country, has an amazing amount of events planned this week!
First off, on New Comics Wednesday:
Dan Slott and...
Wondercon’15: Pushing Fun Forward Asks the Question, “What Does All-Ages Mean?”
WonderCon brings together an eclectic mix of all-ages books creators.
Emerald City news round-up: 10 new titles from Dark Horse, Mouse Guard and more
Here's a quick round-up of new projects from Boom, IDW, Dark Horse and Valiant, including new stuff by Eric Powell, David Petersen, Jen Wang, and many many more.
Review: HIT 1957, A Good Year For California Wine and Crime
Bryce Carlson writes a story for California history buffs. You’ll see a lot of seediness, which marred an influential period in the economic and social development of Los Angeles. In a book like this you won’t always be able to tell the good guys from the bad, and that’s the mark of any good noir.
Review: Giant Days “Boy Drama Will Be On The Test”
School's in session. Take the GIANT DAYS test to see if you'll like it. No studying required.
