Dark Horse to publish Legend of Korra art book
Following the great success of their Avatar: The Last Airbender comics and the Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Art of the Animated Series art book, Dark Horse and Nickelodeon have come up with a no brainer: a new art book that has even MORE art from the Legend of Korra animated series.
Review: Emily (and the) Strange(rs) #1
If we can trust editor Rachel Edidin (and who wants to live in a world where we can't?) then Emily Strange is a pretty...
Tomb Raider is back at Dark Horse
Continuing the parade of 90s media giants coming back to life, Dark Horse has just announced a team up with Crystal Dynamics™, a Square Enix® for TOMB RAIDER: The Beginning, a prequel to the upcoming Tomb Raider video game reboot due March 5. A 48-page hardcover, “TOMB RAIDER: The Beginning,” was written by lead game writer Rhianna Pratchett, lead game writer for TOMB RAIDER, with art by Nichola Daniel Sela, and Andrea Mutti, if the poster is to be believed. The cover art is by Tomb Raider art director Brian Horton.
Review: The Answer #1
We've all been enjoying Dennis Hopeless week, haven't we? That time once a month where two of his books come out on the same...
Preview of the Legend of Zelda: HYRULE HISTORIA
A few months ago Dark Horse announced they were publishing The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia an authorized art book of the storied video game franchise. Such was the excitement for this book that it knocked off Shades of grey from the Amazon best seller list for a while week, and money from The Beat's Amazon affiliate link paid for all our Christmas presents.
Review: CREATOR-OWNED HEROES #8 and BLACK BEETLE #1
Well, here it is. The final issue of CREATOR-OWNED HEROES. When you think “last issue”, particularly on a series meeting an untimely end, you...
The Beat Reviews for 09/01/13: Ghosts Galore
Aside from being Dennis Hopeless week once more, this week saw every company release a massively publicized, 'important' comic. From Dark Horse's new Star...
Your Friday Francavilla: SUPER NOIR
A PR piece for the upcoming Black Beetle series by our beloved Francesco Francavilla.
Friday Francavilla needs to be a regular feature here.
Mary and Bryan Talbot win Costa Award for biography
A nice capstone for a year of graphic novel triumph as Dotter of Her Fathers Eyes by Mary and Bryan Talbot has won the Costa Award for best biography. The Costa is a respected UK literary prize, and the Talbots win is emblematic of wider acceptance, says the Guardian
Analysis: New York Times Bestsellers: Graphic Books: Manga 2012
When the New York Times first started their "graphic books" bestseller lists, they included one for manga. Why manga? Why not one for superheroes,...
REVIEW: THE BLACK BEETLE #0, “Night Shift”
Talk about an anticipated comic! While enthusiasts are waiting impatiently for the launch of THE BLACK BEETLE #1-4, “No Way Out”, starting on January...
Report: Star Wars comics going to Marvel in 2015
Well the other power converter has dropped, as respected Disney site Blue Sky Disney has some inside poop on the Star Wars comics...
























