Lego Batman Review: Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape!
As an early Christmas present for my cousins, who live far away in the south, ugh, I decided to give their mum a break and...
The Beat Comic Reviews for 21/11/12
I'm going to try a review column! Heidi sent me a message (tied to the leg of her errand boy, Piotr) asking if I'd give...
Wonder Woman’s battle kiss
Speaking of Wonder Woman, in more pocryphal news, DC has announced Announcing YOUNG ROMANCE: A NEW 52 VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL for this February...
Diana Prince’s Diary is v.v. funny
There's a new socialite on the scene, and she's penning Diana Prince's Diary. Between whirlwind social events and world saving, it's all a girl...
On the Scene: Eisner in the Snow at MoCCA/Society of Illustrators
With a nor’easter blowing in at increasing velocity on November 7th, a full house still turned out for the first of the newly partnered...
Vertigo Cancel Hellblazer; DC Announce Constantine
Hellblazer, one of the longest-running books in mainstream comics history and one of Vertigo's launch titles, will be cancelled in February 2013, with issue...
DC’s Monthly Comics Now On Amazon/Kindle, iPad/iBooks, B&N/Nook
DC Comics just made a big move in the digital space. If you read The Beat regularly, you'll have seen me scratching my head...
DC goes all out for new JLA book with 52 variants
Okay this is the limit. In January DC will launch a new JLA book by Geoff Johns and David Finch, and to make sure...
Astrophysicist locates Krypton
A real astrophysicist has found a planet which fits the profile of the fictional Krypton, and a back-up story in ACTION COMICS #14 will...
Before Watchmen: Dollar Bill Gets A Late Addition To DC’s January Slate
Here's an odd one: DC just added a comic to their January schedule that wasn't in the solicitations that went online on October 15....
Lil’ Gotham Arrives Today as a Digital-First Comic
Yes we're all attempting to adjust to life in this new, crazy, Disney-owning-Lucasfilm landscape, but let's return to comics for just a little bit,...
Frankenstorm Reading: Weathering the Evacuation Blues
On Sunday, I went out and got groceries from the already Walking Dead-like store with its empty shelves and zombie walkers and then I...
