Does Harley Quinn Signal The Return of “Fun” Comics?
It would seem many of you probably picked up an issue of DC's new Harley Quinn series. The Comics Chronicles estimates sales as 114,212 for #0...
Mike Marts Moves to Marvel
It's been announced that Mike Marts, DC's Batman group editor, has moved to Marvel Comics this week as an Executive Editor. Having overseen the...
WB/Target release horrible products with different art styles for each gender
Sue at DC Women Kicking Ass has a post on the fruits of that WB/Target licensing deal that was announced last year, with emphasis...
DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: November 2013 – The Final Countdown
November was more of the same for DC, basically, with the "Forever Evil" and "Zero Year" crossovers rolling on, along with a couple of smaller ones. Oh, and Harley Quinn debuted.
Who Sold What?: New York Times Graphic Novel Bestsellers 2013
It's a new year, and what better time to take a look back at what happened in 2013?
Regular readers of The Beat know me...
DC shuffle: Scott Lobdell’s Teen Titans Ends, Kyle HIggins off Nghtwing
With solicitations due Tuesday, some DC talent adjustments are being announced, civilly and the proper way.
Via an announcement at his ComicVine column ...
Vertigo launches CMYK quarterly anthology
When Kieslowski meets printing processes, you get VERTIGO QUARTERLY: CMYK a color themed anthology with various hot young folks including Jock, Fabio Moon, James Tynion IV, Martin Morazzo, Robert Rodi and Javier Fernandez, Amy Chu, Joe Keatinge, Cris Peter, Shaun Simon and Tony Akins.
Wally West is Back, Thanks to Robert Venditti, Van Jensen, and Brett Booth
Following the end of my personal favourite New 52 run - Brian Buccellato and Francis Manapul's Flash - comes the news that a new...
Gal Wonder: Gadot talks Wonder Woman, breasts and shekels
Poor Gal Gadot, One minute she was just a talented, beautiful young actress minding her own business. Now she carries the hopes and dreams...
Today is decision day for DC Entertainment
Today is the deadline for DC Entertainment employees to give their decisions on whether or not they are going to move west with the...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David S. Goyer and a guy named Gaiman are making a Sandman...
Oi vey! My heart! Gotta sit down. The long, long LOOOOOOONG rumored Sandman movie is underway yet again, this time with Joseph Gordon-Levitt...
DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: October 2013 – After Before Sandman
Most significantly, October 2013 was the month after the month in which DC mounted its most aggressive and focussed attempt yet to single-handedly destroy the comics market, by shipping millions of random comics to retailers who had not ordered them. Not surprisingly, sales snapped back to more regular levels as a result.
